Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] and a " in BNC.
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| 1 | One might almost be driven to conclude that there are in fact two ‘ plans ’ , the public one which always seems to go awry and a secret one that the economy actually works to . |
| 2 | An explanation of the available function keys and how these are used is given below and a summary is given in Appendix A. |
| 3 | Unfortunately , each make of microcomputer is designed differently and a program written for the BBC-B will not work on an IBM PC or an Apple 2e . |
| 4 | This was followed by a growing uneasiness as Helen 's time drew near and a sensation , despite my physical condition , of being drained and miserable . |
| 5 | Mr Stanley Goodchild , county director of education , said the decision would be considered carefully and a report made to the education committee on December 20 . |
| 6 | It rises steadily to a height of almost 600 feet above the loch before levelling out at the top of a headland ; cars may be parked here and a short stroll reveals an extensive panorama of exquisite beauty without a discordant note . |
| 7 | The piping stopped abruptly and a horse neighed . |
| 8 | ‘ In Britain there is a great willingness to work ecumenically and a longing to find ways that we can actually share in the tasks that there are within the country . |
| 9 | Oh , Lord , my heart beat quicker and a sudden sweat drenched my body . |
| 10 | So when I got there , it 's the swimming coach there and a uniformed inspector and a particular individual who came from Cambridge University ( quite a few of them came into the force at that time — in 1932 ) . |
| 11 | They all had to jump overboard and a lot of them drowned . " |
| 12 | Both agreed to meet again and a meeting on Thursday with the county police committee in York has now been arranged . |
| 13 | Consequently , from the authorities to which I have referred above and a number of decisions in other common law jurisdictions which we have been invited to consider , I have come to the conclusion that there is no difference in principle between a trading company and a non-trading corporation for the purposes of suing in tort , including the tort of defamation . |
| 14 | Each period of casual employment will be treated separately and a previous period may not be aggregated with a current period for determining sick leave allowable . |
| 15 | Not all connections were glued — some of the pipes and bends were just pushed together and a bead of silicone run round the outside to seal them . |
| 16 | The rain came suddenly and a hot wind , as if someone had opened a furnace door , hurled it against the car . |
| 17 | The line has been changed to one of 2lb b.s. , and on this I have pinched 3BB shot midway and a number 4 shot nine inches from the hook . |
| 18 | He signalled imperiously and a porter seemed to materialise from nowhere to take the two cases , and that left Alain free to deal with Jenna . |
| 19 | I have erm one daughter living here and a son living here but my eldest daughter is in the United States and my granddaughter is just finishing her last year of law . |
| 20 | One hostile dark eyebrow lifted briefly and a pair of diamond-hard eyes swept quickly over her , seeming to assess in the flicker of an eyelid the stylish dark red outfit she was wearing . |
| 21 | He always said … 'She gulped again and a tear trickled through the make-up . |
| 22 | Throwing back the covers she was about to get out of bed , when the far wall suddenly exploded inwards and a broiling mass of water burst into the room . |
| 23 | All of a sudden the far wall exploded inwards and a broiling mass of water burst into the room . |
| 24 | and a knick knack paddy wack give the dog a bone , my old man went tumbling home and a knick knack paddy wack give a dog a bone my old man went tumbling home How much is that doggy in the window , woof woof Woof woof , woof woof . |
| 25 | A 1956 collector 's item — the first polythene road cone , a dud one so long and thin it could n't stay still and a Korean cone found floating in Swanage harbour . |
| 26 | So can you see it is vital that all of you keep your circulation going right and a good idea is to start it in bed so that before you get out and put weight on your limbs And the same with the rest of your body get your circulation going , get the joints doing a bit of movement and before you get up and give them the added job of bearing your weight . |
| 27 | Opening times of the offices vary widely and a check should be made before a visit . |
| 28 | The door opened suddenly and a furious Algernon emerged to find James leaning over the stair rail listening quietly . |
| 29 | I 'd got Nicola to say five o'clock because I knew the pool would be busy , with businessmen and secretaries dipping before heading home and a fair smattering of kids getting in practice for the school team . |
| 30 | An identical monument exists at Spaxworth , Norfolk , but here we have two shrouded figures , William Peck ( d. 1635 ) and his wife , he lying behind and a little above her . |