Example sentences of "and [vb base] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We share that judgement and intend to continue with the passage of the Bill . ’ |
| 2 | In other words , pre-exposure to the stimulus may both retard the acquisition of the CS-US association and act to interfere with the retrieval of the information embodied in this association when it comes to a test trial . |
| 3 | I am making plans for a series of visits to all parts of the country and hope to return to the north-east in the midst of those plans . |
| 4 | He also thought of Dame Agatha 's smiling face before drifting into a dreamless sleep , leaving Ranulf and Maltote to argue over the fortunes of dice . |
| 5 | He sheathed his dagger , whispered to Ranulf and Maltote to wait at the top of the alleyway , and knocked gently on the shop door . |
| 6 | Cut the salmon into thinnish steaks , arrange them in one layer in a well-buttered baking dish , sprinkle them with salt and seasonings , add about I oz. of fresh butter , cut in pieces , for every pound of salmon , cover the dish with buttered paper and a lid , and put to cook in the centre of a moderately heated oven , gas no. 3 , 330 F. In 45 to 50 minutes — a little more or less according to the thickness of the steaks — the salmon will be cooked . |
| 7 | But since her captivity , a babel seethed around her constantly , the cries and demands of Sycorax , the commands of the men on guard over her , the hammering and planing of the pales for the stockade and for the settlers ' other plans ; the shouts of the men from the boat-building on the beach , the barking of orders to bondsmen brought from England on the ship that had returned , the yells of slaves whom they had loaded in Dahomey or Yoruba on the journey back , and roped and chained and put to work under the whip , and the bellowing laughter now and then of the overseer , a tall African who had been taken out of chains himself to hold the lash over his fellows . |
| 8 | Another feature of dolphin skin which could offset turbulence and accelerate movement is a system of dermal ridges ( similar to those that make up our fingerprints ) which are found beneath the skin on the back and flanks of most cetaceans , and seem to correspond to the patterns of water flow . |
| 9 | If they overcome these guards , and manage to break into the cages , the adventurers still have the difficulty of getting into the chests . |
| 10 | In their second year these children become able to walk , they leave the hut and begin to participate in the life outside . |
| 11 | They walk up the cleft in the hills beside the stream and begin to climb above the valley . |
| 12 | Another would have forced fishing for whiting and saithe to stop in the North Sea when the haddock and cod quotas were exhausted . |
| 13 | And remember to go to the video boutique if you have n't seen the videos recently . |
| 14 | The owners were not content for this much power and control to reside in the hands of the craftsmen , and Stone details the strategies they used to break the union and replace the jobbing/sub-contracting arrangement by an employment relationship . |
| 15 | Turn round day is a bit hectic for us , so we suggest you pack your bags in the morning , leave them in our safekeeping , and disappear to explore for the day ! |
| 16 | Remove the pears from the heat and allow to cool in the syrup . |
| 17 | Another is that they do n't shove the gear up on their dining-room walls ; you ca n't have a cop or two show up at some billionaire 's apartment in Sutton Place and demand to go through the strongroom . |
| 18 | It is now daylight and another new day , as we continue to trudge along the road ; there is no conversation , it 's just heads down and continue to look at the boots of the man in front . |
| 19 | You could begin your essay by acknowledging this and continue to work with the definitions throughout the essay , relating the different definitions together in the conclusion . |
| 20 | Whelks have developed a radula on a stalk which they can extend beyond the shell and use to bore into the shells of other molluscs . |
| 21 | He does n't even tilt his head and try to see round the blindfold . |
| 22 | At times of the greatest mental stress I would wander into some cool church and try to pray in the dimness scented by peasant sweat , cold candle-grease and stale incense . |
| 23 | Two children climb down into the hole ( having first borrowed a rope ladder ! ) and try to talk to the creature . |
| 24 | Often , the best way to prove a mathematical theorem is to start at both ends , and try to meet in the middle . |
| 25 | And the way we do this is by resort to moral principles , which we identify , weigh , and try to apply to the issue before us . |
| 26 | I slightly lengthened my stride , feeling self-conscious as I always do if I find myself marching in step with martial music , when I deliberately break step and try to walk between the beats , as it were , in as unmilitary a way as possible . |
| 27 | ‘ I shall take Rosie or Violet and try to get through the drifts and reach Aumery Park Farm . ’ |
| 28 | I suppose English critics will always work on the old lines , and try to get behind the book to quiz the author … instead of seeing that he is almost irresponsible , that it is the result of haphazard circumstances , and that the writer rubs his eyes and wonders how this and that got into his pages as much as the reviewer does . |
| 29 | ‘ If no one else turned up we 'd play three pots in , at night we 'd get nearer the light in the pub car park and try to play in the pitch black . |
| 30 | In a short while she would be installed in a quiet hotel room where she could get on with her work , and try to forget about the arrival of that frightening letter . |