Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The girl smiled shyly up at the big man behind the wheel and got a friendly grin in return . |
| 2 | Roll out pastry trimmings , then cut into 12 × 1cm/½in strips with a pastry wheel and form a lattice across the flan . |
| 3 | ‘ Now 's the time to nail my colours to the mast , throw away the scabbard , buckle to , go the whole hog , cross the Rubicon , grab the bull by the horns , put my shoulder to the wheel and leave a note out for the milkman . ’ |
| 4 | He then moved to the London Borough of Hackney which is arguably the most deprived inner London borough and has a high proportion of ethnic minority residents . |
| 5 | They were there to assist the papacy in its work of extending the Christian religion and maintaining a just society . |
| 6 | All these factors fan the bias against religion and produce a fundamental obstacle for RE — that of the radical secularism of Western society . |
| 7 | Rural people in most countries suffer from isolation and lack a sense of solidarity or the opportunity to influence decision making . ’ |
| 8 | When the button is pressed and pressure is released , the Polygas propellant desorbs from the sponge and operates a piston or compresses a bag of the product . |
| 9 | At this point we must remind ourselves that Shklar includes as part of this ancient conception the idea of ‘ middle-class moderates ’ within the structure of politics who are able to persuade others to practise self-restraint and maintain a legal order that best fits the ethical structure of the polity . |
| 10 | But , though it is heartening to find an Iranian writer bravely grappling with the problems of exile and turning a critical eye on the values of both his native and adopted countries , Mr Ataie will write better plays when he admits the theatrical importance of contradiction and argument . |
| 11 | The trip was arranged by the Musselburgh Twinning Association and followed a similar exchange last year when seven teachers from Musselburgh and Wallyford went to France . |
| 12 | Ruth Hilali , who 's fifty and formerly from Worcester , but now of no fixed address , is charged with stealing more than six thousand pounds from the Kurdish Refugee Association and making a false statement to obtain a passport . |
| 13 | Manchester City were subsequently charged with misconduct by the Football Association and face a possible fine , or even suspension from next year 's competition . |
| 14 | Help the Stroke Association and enter a competition at the same time . |
| 15 | The policy has stifled realistic thinking and become a conspiracy whereby happenings such as the attempt to assassinate William Black was carried out under 2 Conservative government and the decision by the Attorney General to have no one prosecuted was taken under a Labour one . |
| 16 | It will provide a framework for structured , creative thinking and produce a greater understanding of the business and of the markets and other conditions in which the business operates . |
| 17 | Powered by a Ha 70/1 ‘ double ’ -Atsuta buried in the fuselage and driving a six-blade constant speed propeller via an extension shaft , a crew of two sat well forward in the nose because of this arrangement . |
| 18 | On Nov. 27 , following direct talks brokered by the UN , dos Santos and Savimbi issued the " Namibie Declaration " in which they committed themselves to accepting the Bicesse Peace Accord and implementing a ceasefire , and to a continuing UN presence in the country . |
| 19 | Some builders , in order to assist with the viability of maintaining a yard stock and operating a store , actively encourage direct sales to the general public . |
| 20 | I mentioned to Ewen that I still had some ( I told him 10 , but it appears to be only 8 ) copies left of GGE , and yesterday I approached Bargain Books on Princes Street , where I see they 're selling it for £6 , in the hope that I might add my copies to their stock and get a cheque for you . |
| 21 | He went into an off-licence and bought a large bottle of Bell 's . |
| 22 | The first dedicated fax card I used was the JTFax , which was purely a fax card and lacked a data modem . |
| 23 | Noel Park 's model was made from corrugated card and had a drawbridge and four towers , two with staircases and two with ramps . |
| 24 | So one of your responses would be to bring in the privatization card and put a lot of this out to tender ? |
| 25 | Whenever mum was ill I used to get a little card and write a poem and put it on her pillow . |
| 26 | He found one that took money rather than a card and dialled a number . |
| 27 | He collected his boarding card and found a seat in the cafeteria that allowed him to look down on the concourse . |
| 28 | These are made of card and feature a tropical tank scene on one side with extremely easy to use cutting to size markings on the back aimed at standard tanks . |
| 29 | … it was very odd that they got the money in the first place … however they had thought a great deal and had a viable project … and may be a certain amount of guilt . |
| 30 | I 've thought about him a great deal and have a plan he might find useful . |