Example sentences of "[noun sg] again and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After two to three years there , another signal prompts the now adult salmon to change hue again and return to fresh water to spawn . |
| 2 | I put the blade of the knife against her neck again and look down to the edge of the mattress . |
| 3 | Quickly the king 's son mounted his horse again and rode back over forty-nine kingdoms . |
| 4 | Ward slipped down into the driving seat again and slammed the roof shut . |
| 5 | P.C. Clifford and the other policeman got into the car again and drove across the bridge to its junction with Queen Street on the City bank , giving a brief report of what had happened on the radio telephone before leaving the car . |
| 6 | Go round the again car again and throw them to the kids . |
| 7 | So I thought now what do I say , do I drop myself in it or do I say well that was n't , that was Roy , I said well you know I said I must admit I said I I 'm sorry so erm then Roy said well that battery he said was me he said I , I borrowed Geoff 's car again and look the battery fell over in it so I 'm gon na help him er then I sa , a piece of that bloody great went across our French doors and this , there 's a went across |
| 8 | Then he found her mouth again and gave her another of those butterfly-light kisses . |
| 9 | ‘ There 's no future in it , Luce ; change your mind again and come home with me now . ’ |
| 10 | Deposed champion Evander Holyfield has changed his mind again and decided to retire after all following his defeat by Bowe . |
| 11 | John Byrne says … he 's looking forward to playing first team football again and has still got a lot of goals left in him |
| 12 | He unlatched his web again and swam about the cockpit , fielding flotsam . |
| 13 | I just ran Con again and to add the new bar to see if that be back one disappears . |
| 14 | Pull down a loop again and knit 4 more rows on the main bed only and remove . |
| 15 | She did The Old Man and the Seal with ease , acting old , acting a big man and swimming the breast-stroke in the air , and they got it almost immediately and then she flopped on to Conrad 's knee and he laid his wine-filled head on her breast and somebody wiped a smear of black kohl from her cheek and she felt like a child again and thought of how Gabriel had nursed his little girl to sleep when she had been tired and fading away . |
| 16 | He looked down now on to the plate on which lay a pig 's foot and two pieces of streaky pork ; and picking up the pig 's foot in his two hands , he gnawed at it for a moment before looking at the child again and asking her , ‘ Well , what 's your other name ? ’ |
| 17 | Turn work again and repeat the two rows continuously . |
| 18 | She had neither the energy nor the time to feel irritated ; instead she took out her pen again and reached for a sheet of the museum 's paper . |
| 19 | Poor , pathetic old man , he thought , watching as his Uncle Walter picked up his pen again and consulted some notes , preparing to conclude his long chronicle of the family . |
| 20 | If I could take up my pen again and find some hard , satisfying work it would be the better for me . ’ |
| 21 | As Chuck followed Devraux into the trees he hung back , pulled out his flask again and drank deeply from it . |
| 22 | ‘ First thing Sunday morning I rang his home again and spoke to Sarah . |
| 23 | If it is n't right later , you can highlight the range again and move it again . |
| 24 | Extracting main ideas : students choose one of six statements which gives ‘ the most accurate summary of the passage as a whole ’ ; they decide who is responsible for the destruction of the jungle from four alternatives ; they then read the passage again and make notes on how to save the jungle . |
| 25 | I cut the engine again and let the boat drift towards the birds while my passengers admire the curious beaks . |
| 26 | I start up the engine again and move on , staying within fifty metres of the shore , which is the usual feeding range of the local otters . |
| 27 | She stepped forward to the window again and looked down from her turret , whence she had the view of a seagull , on to the sweep of snow , blanketing terrace and steps and lawn , rolling on white and smooth to the ruff of black shrubs on the lochside , and then beyond that the grey water , still as glass , gleaming like steel . |
| 28 | With a regretful sigh she closed the window again and made her way into the luxurious en suite bathroom and stripped off the shirt before turning on the shower . |
| 29 | He slammed down the snifter again and flung his hands on to his hips . |
| 30 | You should contact the shop again and explain that you are returning this faulty watch to them under your statutory rights and not under guarantee . |