Example sentences of "[adv prt] the [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although a late developer , it began to take on the size and conformation of an excellent Clydesdale stallion . |
| 2 | A notice hung on the gate and he read the words in the beam of the headlamps : DANGER . |
| 3 | She sighed as she switched on the ignition and the Glory moved off . |
| 4 | Thompson , the Secretary of the Yorkshire North District , and Littlecott , Secretary of the Western District , wrote to Jacques urging that a firm stand be taken on the issue and no further concessions be made . |
| 5 | Adults learning to use computers are frequently taught very basic principles ( like how to switch on the machine and " boot " a disc ) and then encouraged to simply play with it for a while . |
| 6 | I had watched Quintin under pressure during the Suez crisis where he had shown admirable calm at the Admiralty in testing circumstances ; and while I had some misgivings about his famous ‘ judgement ’ I felt that he could take on the leadership and the job of Prime Minister , and make a success of it . |
| 7 | She switched on the shower and tested the water , then looked round for some shampoo to wash the rest of the snarls from her hair . |
| 8 | As an infection carried on the air and in milk , diphtheria was not much affected by changes in living standards . |
| 9 | Tristan was not in the sitting room but a haze of smoke hung on the air and a reek like a garden bonfire prickled in my nostrils . |
| 10 | He switched on the engine and drove on . |
| 11 | She switched on the engine and headed back on to the road . |
| 12 | Well it used to be carried on the back and . |
| 13 | Well usually erm modern telephones have got a switch on the back and you can switch them to pulse or tone |
| 14 | Mm , mm , cos of King 's Cross , had to come at all it 's awful and one time you just went straight on the escalator and now you 've got to go |
| 15 | Whitlock activated the switch on the dashboard and the glass slid into place , sealing off the back and front seats of the car . |
| 16 | I put on the dress and it suddenly came to life . |
| 17 | The turning-point in his fortunes came in October 1861 , when he was asked to take on the printing and publishing of the Union newspaper , which was trying to bring Tractarian Anglicans into touch with Roman Catholics . |
| 18 | Robert was not envious ; he knew that the time would come when he must retire , though not yet ; and Dinah would carry on the name and the tradition . |
| 19 | ‘ By this time I had waited about 15 minutes hanging on the phone and the clerk had not confirmed any booking . ’ |
| 20 | Henry carried on the milling and baking side , Thomas was the corn dealer and Edward the dairy man and grocer . |
| 21 | I also switched on the echo-sounder and adjusted it to ‘ bleep ’ if we passed over any fish — such are the benefits of modern technology ! |
| 22 | As soon as Mauer knew their destination he switched on the siren and within minutes they had reached Landstrasse , drawing to a halt opposite the Landerbank . |
| 23 | The proposal was that His Majesty would invite certain individuals as individuals to take upon their shoulders the burden of carrying on the Government and Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Samuel ( sic ) had stated that they were prepared to act accordingly … the Administration would not exist for a period longer than was necessary to dispose of the emergency , and when that purpose was achieved the political parties would resume their respective positions . |
| 24 | You see , under the old law when a married man without a family his brother was to take on the widow and raise up a family in the name and in the memory of his brother . |
| 25 | ‘ When I go out I switch on the video and know my cats are having a good time looking at visions of snakes , hippos , mice , rabbits — oh , just about everything . |
| 26 | At home we switch on the video and fall asleep in the chair almost before Mavis has opened up shop . |
| 27 | Then we switched on the TV and had a cup of tea . |
| 28 | He returned to his coffee and drank , switched on the TV and flicked through soundless channels of familiar images , crouching to watch the dull face of a man in a suit . |
| 29 | The so-called Main Force bombers from 5 and 6 Groups further north were usually later on the scene and were very heavily loaded with high explosives and incendiaries , and they came in for some real pastings . |
| 30 | It is thus that ‘ national liberation ’ , or the breakaway movements , so often take on the colour and rhetoric of the group they see as dominating them . |