Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a ramshackle club-house with its roof falling in and a rickety stand which rocked in the wind . |
| 2 | She peeped in and a friendly voice greeted her . |
| 3 | ‘ It represents a new way of thinking about the media world we live in and a new way of learning the skills of active engagement and critical reflection with all forms of modern media — television , video , film , radio , print , and the glue that binds them all together — advertising , ’ says Sister Elizabeth Thoman , Executive Director of the Center for Media and Values . |
| 4 | For a couple of years the low cliffs of unconsolidated coombe rock and brickearth were eroded at the rate of 3.5–6m ( 12–20 ft ) per year before they were boarded in and a new groyne system established . |
| 5 | ‘ John was trying to buy two cans of beer from street vendors and was haggling with one of the women , when the other joined in and a real barney developed . ’ |
| 6 | The battle was also a landmark in the conduct of the war , for henceforth both sides dug in and a complex line of trenches soon stretched from the North Sea to the Swiss frontier . |
| 7 | A black and white fluffy cat in and a German pointer . |
| 8 | So I boiled them in pan for the dog and I put some taters in and a few peas and carrots sort of thing and some Oxos and made him a r a right good dinner . |
| 9 | I also get a couple of good standby wines for friends and neighbours who might drop in and a super-cheap bottle or two of red ( try the supermarket £1.99 offers ) to make some delicious , warming mulled wine . |
| 10 | The old open fireplace had been boarded in and a single gas fire now burned in the hearth . |
| 11 | Another stun grenade was thrown in and a third soldier hurled himself through the window after it , before it had exploded . |
| 12 | Mildred 's tabby was clinging desperately to the front of her cardigan , its claws hooked in and a wild , desperate look on its face . |
| 13 | The police were called in and no further trains were dispatched that day . |
| 14 | His skull had been kicked in and the dark blood seeped out , mingling with the grey sludge of his brains . |
| 15 | We mean the best to work in and the best to buy from . |
| 16 | These are sheets of paper divided vertically into two , one side forming a list of value moving in and the other list of value moving out . |
| 17 | These are sheets of paper divided vertically into two , one side forming a list of value moving in and the other list of value moving out . |
| 18 | So I was taken in and the first job I was taken , by this young fella , eighteenish , big chap to me , but he said , Come on young'un , this is what you 've got ta do . |
| 19 | An external consultant was called in and the first steps towards a safer environment were taken with the installation of signs indicating emergency exits and fire extinguishers . |
| 20 | By the end of the week the company had played themselves in and the two opening productions were soundly established . |
| 21 | The quiet , rustic public rooms are perfect for relaxing in and the cosy bar is wonderful for a peaceful drink in the evening . |
| 22 | They did give me the name of the hospital Salome was in and the taller one told me that the accident had happened ‘ just off the M20 near Wrotham ’ , but they had no more details , they were just running errands for the Kent police . |
| 23 | The Scenes of Crime Officer walked in and the fluorescent bulbs on the ceiling flickered into life . |
| 24 | is the environment you work in and the major benefit that you 'll be putting over to the |
| 25 | Alexandra pushed up the window and the cold rushed in and the sharp salt smell of the sea . |
| 26 | Just give 'em half a chance , they 'll whip you in and the only way they let you out of them places is feet first , in a box . ’ |
| 27 | The Caliph 's armies followed us in and the real killing began . |
| 28 | There were bulletholes in the ceiling — which might have been there before the ‘ pomps checked in and the queensize bed was a tangle of ugly tie-died sheets and surplus clothing . |
| 29 | By far the most popular months for marriage were October and November , when harvest was safely gathered in and the annual period of service for farm servants in the corn-growing regions had come to an end and wages had been paid . |
| 30 | In spite of the charter having been called in and the old Puritan ruling party apparently crushed , he rapidly attained considerable influence , as was sourly noted by the ardently imperialistic customs official , Edward Randolph [ q.v . ] . |