Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv prt] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | If I was n't an actor I 'd be covered in tattoos and pierced up the fucking ying-yang . |
| 32 | Taken by surprise and fear of the other the boy lost his balance and tumbled down the grassy bank towards the stranger but to the boy 's incredulous gaze the figure melted into thin air . |
| 33 | ‘ I 'm going to shower , ’ Ruth told him , getting to her feet and gathering up the dirty glasses which littered th table-top . |
| 34 | The presence of ice withdraws water in vapour form from distal cells , concentrating their solutions and building up the extra-cellular crystals . |
| 35 | She balled her fists and fought down the growing desolation inside her . |
| 36 | He opened his coat and got out the ten-shilling note from his wallet and the coins from his trouser pocket . |
| 37 | If it does , it will hunch its back and push out the other eggs . |
| 38 | Complying with her appeal , Dada abandoned his kedgeree and , sucking his moustache inwards always with him a sign of annoyance he picked up the viburnum , still with its precious burden , opened the bottom sash of a long window , and flung out the double butterfly as viciously as if it had been a slug in the salad . |
| 39 | The two Senussi soldiers were sent off on a recce and reported back the following day that there was no checkpoint on the road leading into the town . |
| 40 | Pupils are helped to work out the rules and patterns for themselves and to try out the new language forms . |
| 41 | For instance , when you return your renewal slip why not enclose at least one or two application forms from new members or better still get your class organised and send in the whole lot together ! |
| 42 | Just fill in and send off the Free Trial Card . |
| 43 | It is difficult to know whether FDI would take place without incentives and to work out the actual cost to the people of the tax remissions and infrastructural investments made by the host governments of the countries where TNCs enjoy these privileges . |
| 44 | See one of Shakespeare 's plays performed at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre , stroll by the River , and browse around the delightful shops . |
| 45 | Only 16·5 per cent of the inhabitants of Pimhill Hundred were exempted from payment of the hearth tax in 1672 , and though many cottagers remained near the poverty line all their lives others prospered a little and moved up the social scale . |
| 46 | No one follows , so I come out the other end and nip round the small block . |
| 47 | Do n't be concerned with the feeling that nothing is " sinking in " but do try and seek out the main points . |
| 48 | The clerk stretched and sucked in the clear morning air . |
| 49 | It was instinct — the natural reaction of a predatory male — that made Ibn Fayoud smile back and press down the automatic window beside him . |
| 50 | Turn seed-heads upside down and tap out the tiny seeds on to white paper , so they are clearly visible . |
| 51 | He came across and dabbed up the spilt coffee with a dirty dishcloth and a flourish . |
| 52 | If you are going to be away from work for a period in the future , you will have to pay the full rate when you return to paid employment , so it might be as well to start now , and build up the maximum benefit . |
| 53 | All she wanted was to turn the clock back and shrug off the ghastly realisation that her marriage was not what she 'd thought it was . |
| 54 | Finally , the whole of the Gospel leads to the commission of the Church , to go out and baptise , to teach , and to pass on the new law of Christianity ( Matt. |
| 55 | Or , in Sainsbury-ad speak : Take one chunk of human and peel off the outer layers . |
| 56 | At Burford , they left the main road and headed down the sloping High Street . |
| 57 | A Shrewsbury architect , Thomas Farnolls Pritchard , had the idea and drew up the original plan , but the design was modified in the process of building the bridge . |
| 58 | By the way — ’ She opened her bag and drew out the incriminating tape , which she put down on the round antique table which stood at the centre of the hall . |
| 59 | He reached under the saddle a second time and drew out the steel-tipped phallus that was attached by a chain to the pommel . |
| 60 | He reached into the drawer beneath the table and drew out the transparent template , then laid it down over the shaded area . |