Example sentences of "and [noun prp] [verb] [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , when Schisgal had returned to his interrupted slumbers , Mortimer and Yates brought up the subject of the purpose of their visit . |
| 2 | The light from the kitchen window was showing up the faintest of impressions on the paper , and Doyle picked up the pad and examined it more closely . |
| 3 | The octopus was urbanization and Williams-Ellis conjured up the vision of the tentacles of urban growth with their strong hold over the countryside . |
| 4 | ‘ She 's away with your daddy and Kenneth to bring in the present . ’ |
| 5 | We sat down and Harvey picked up the telephone . |
| 6 | Two of the doors were numbered , and Alison opened up the door bearing an eight . |
| 7 | Rashid and Shahid cooked up the idea while serving customers at the Sitar in Northgate , Darlington . |
| 8 | Now Alex and Judy take up the story … |
| 9 | He was watching Jack and Floss go down the ride towards the feeding-ground . |
| 10 | There was a tongue of flame and Asa pulled back the column and levelled out at two thousand feet . |
| 11 | Wilcox and Hill set up the move , Stowell could only block Shearer 's shot and Sellars followed up to put Rovers ahead . |
| 12 | They did little , however , and Grubb took over the ride again last November , but has taken him to only a few shows , mostly indoor , in which Ever has been extremely consistent . |
| 13 | Pauline and Pat climb out the window |
| 14 | A barrage of punches which started with a swinging left hook left Clarkson on one knee and once the action restarted and Hardy picked up the assault , it was clear the fight would come to a quick conclusion . |
| 15 | And Bobby picked up the phone when the phone rang and it was her and she sai erm Bob said yes ? |
| 16 | The line of boys and masters — Hasan and Rafiq bringing up the rear — made its way through pools of water and patches of sodden black earth , across the cinder track leading up towards the Windmill , and to the chestnut-trees , now almost empty of leaves , that shadow the edge of parkside . |
| 17 | According to the Bible , Samuel 1:5 , the Ark was desecrated by being placed in the Temple of Dagan , and Samson destroyed both the temple and the statue of the god in retribution before dying there himself . |
| 18 | Melissa waved and Eleanor wound down the window . |
| 19 | A Manor and Dukedog take over the train at Birmingham . |
| 20 | And Andy written down the back if you want to scratch it . |
| 21 | The three of them discussed the pose for the painting and Lipchitz brought out the wedding photograph to help Modigliani decide on the pose . |
| 22 | And Gemma had not the heart to tell either of them how much they wearied her . |
| 23 | The telephone rang and Rust snatched up the receiver . |
| 24 | A five-strong British team will contest the Commonwealth Tournament at Northumberland Golf Club from 6 — 8 June ; Great Britain and Ireland take on the Continent of Europe for the Vagliano Trophy at Nairn from 20 — 21 September , and the four Home countries will be among the line-up for the European Team Championship at Wentworth from 10 — 14 July . |
| 25 | When Clemens and Crecquillon borrow respectively the superius of Sermisy 's ‘ C'est a grant tort ’ and ‘ Do nt vient cela ’ , their own six- and five-part compositions make considerably more use of imitation and the cadence points are woven over . |
| 26 | She went off to attend to her cultures , and Reynolds handed in the form and the catalogue to the copy clerk . |
| 27 | Er I think er if the honourable gentleman checks the record he will find that my right honourable friend said that America did not have a national statutory minimum wage but I 'm most I 'm most grateful to the honourable gentleman for reminding us of the international comparisons because he will know that the country in Europe which has embraced his policy of a statutory minimum wage is Spain and Spain has twice the level of unemployment of the European average and twice the level in this country . |
| 28 | He called on Bommai and Rao to arrange quickly the election of a new Prime Minister . |
| 29 | She paused for breath and Giles took up the tale . |
| 30 | Queen Margaret , white-faced and with dark-ringed eyes , nodded slightly and Catesby prised loose the lid to reveal white , gauze cloths which gave off a sweet fragrant perfume . |