Example sentences of "[vb base] [adj] and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Asian families , for the most part , are organized in such a way as to keep a firm control over their children , integrating them into a tightly knit web of relationships within the community where religious traditions remain strong and create in the members a respect for norms , seniority and morality . |
| 2 | The blue grey mud banks glittered where wet from the tide , but lay dry and cracked like acres of crazy paving above the high water mark . |
| 3 | Drain the greens , squeeze dry and shred finely . |
| 4 | My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and my hon. Friend the Minister have achieved in the Bill a delicate balance between encouragement of the private utilities so that they remain profitable and strengthening consumer interests , without excessive bureaucracy . |
| 5 | For the Stoke-on-Trent area twelve high-quality coloured thematic maps display solid and drift geology , as well as the full range of geoenvironmental constraints that affect urban planning and redevelopment . |
| 6 | The maps display solid and drift geology , as well as the full range of geoenvironmental constraints that affect urban planning and redevelopment , such as bulk mineral extraction and undermining . |
| 7 | Soak your feet in the solution for at least 15 minutes twice a day , pat dry and sprinkle your feet and the inside of your shoes with a little arrowroot powder . |
| 8 | If you need to keep them longer , rinse and pat dry and store them in a sealable container in the fridge . |
| 9 | However , these data combine spontaneous and induced abortions and thus reflect different causal phenomena . |
| 10 | Fly right to the platform under the last button you hit , go up and collect the arrow , go down and right , go left and right through the platforms to get to the bottom , at the bottom go up the other side of the wall , collect the star and fly left over the spikes , collect the arrow and recharge your flying abilities on the star , fly right and go down , go right to the star in the grass , collect it and fly up , push the crate down , fall down . |
| 11 | It involves an act of imagination to see one 's society and culture through the eyes , as it were , of someone from a different culture , to whom the normal ways of living and acting in Western societies appear odd and to demand explanation . |
| 12 | It is most commonly woven into textured or pile fabrics and it has an advantage over wool in that when washed correctly ( without too much heat ) it will retain its shape , drip dry and need little ironing . |
| 13 | When isolated mature hepatocytes are cultured on a non-physiological substratum such as tissue culture plastic , the cells attach poorly and have a limited viability . |
| 14 | It 's being tackled from three angles : more efficient burning to reduce output at source , exhaust after-treatment and devising cleaner fuel . |
| 15 | The retired can squat , smoke , reminisce and grow old and die in familiar , comfortable surroundings . |
| 16 | But even in a dense garden , plants grow old and die and cuttings need to be taken . |
| 17 | She said in a muffled voice , ‘ It seems so awful that people grow old and die and no one remembers what they were like . |
| 18 | She starts small children in group classes of three or four , introducing them to instruments and devising musical games which involve listening and responding to music . |
| 19 | We want reformed and strengthened wages councils to protect workers and employers in traditionally low-paid sectors . |
| 20 | Make your way to the block marked 4 , then build left and collect the gem . |
| 21 | These groups are to some extent welcome to the authorities , as they provide obvious and organized bodies with which negotiations and discussions can be held . |
| 22 | We expect little and get a lot . |
| 23 | For example there are echoes of colonial discourse in the way the boys make a distinction between the ‘ good blacks ’ ( who accept the verdict of the first , lost fight ) and the ‘ bad blacks ’ who cry foul and fight back , trying to reverse the verdict of a society which has made them permanent losers . |
| 24 | Grow heavy and vanish , without ever emerging . |
| 25 | Although they appear happy and contented their sex life has evaporated . |
| 26 | I say planned and agreed , because , as my hon. Friend the Minister knows , more than one public inquiry has taken place and the go-ahead has been given after all the proper formalities have been gone through . |
| 27 | Oh there were there were there were cook and cook waitress and cook general and waitress oh I do n't know how many they were . |
| 28 | Though they appear green and contain abundant chlorophyll , productivity of these mats is generally low : much of their material is moribund , and persists only because of an absence of decomposers . |
| 29 | But wherever the king was , in one of his palaces or castles , or staying in monastery or cathedral close , or under canvas , space had to be found in which his chancellor and chaplains could do their writing , celebrate mass and maintain the offices of the royal chapel , and preserve the royal collection of relics with due honour and security . |
| 30 | These foxes appear disorientated and pay no heed to the hounds , which makes their learning curve a short one . |