Example sentences of "[noun] beat [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Outside the snow beat against the window-panes . |
| 2 | Bligh 's crew , for example , in the Bounty mutinied after one appalling attempt to beat round the Horn in which the ship could barely be held together structurally . |
| 3 | But they counted as necessary a pair of iron-pointed walking sticks , a clasp-knife , stout hunting-whips to beat off the legions of dogs they were prepared to encounter , and a policeman 's small lantern , since they had been warned that Turkish paper lanterns were useless in a hurricane . |
| 4 | So , though Forest began their seventh game in 17 days with eight of the side beaten in the Rumbelows Cup final by Manchester United two days earlier , their defence was almost unrecognisable by the end of this watery affair . |
| 5 | The sun beat into the sedan , and not for the first time I questioned the desirability of our climate as applied to automobile drivers . |
| 6 | It was also very hot , for the drawing room faced due south and the hot sun beat on the glass . |
| 7 | The sea was calm , the sky was blue and with the sun beating on the tent it was almost too warm to zip up my sleeping-bag . |
| 8 | The rain beats on the window |
| 9 | The rain beat against the peeling door and the uncurtained windows and dripped from the still bloody lambskin that swung spreadeagled from the washing line . |
| 10 | ‘ Did you know ’ , Matilda said suddenly , ‘ that the heart of a mouse beats at the rate of six hundred and fifty times a minute ? ’ |
| 11 | As the Rattlesnake beat across the seas , Huxley trawled for specimens of sea creatures using an improvised net . |
| 12 | My unwanted guest and I spent five long days and evenings together , with the wind and rain beating on the windows . |
| 13 | With the rain beating at the trees and the wind whistling there was no chance of José using intonation as a warning . |
| 14 | As he began to read , he was faintly aware of the rising wind and of the rain beating against the windows . |
| 15 | Sir Bryan nodded at the rain beating against the window . |
| 16 | If disturbed , the ants beat on the stem , alerting predators , possibly elephants , with an alarming noise . |
| 17 | My feetbones beat on the earth |
| 18 | From Stop Your Fussin , with a subtle reggae beat to the haunting Where 's The Ocean and finally the memorable Let The Rain Come Down , insinuating animation and acquiescence from a failed relationship , the album is tremendously good and truely ambitious . |
| 19 | The Olympic 100m champion beat off the challenge of Nigel Mansell , Nick Faldo and Sally Gunnell to collect the award at London 's Cafe Royal . |
| 20 | I am not a person to beat about the bush . |
| 21 | Britain 's best hope is David Holding , the third fastest entrant who , at 20 , became the youngest winner of the race in 1989 when he won a tight finish to beat off the challenge from the experienced pair of Canadian Ted Vince and Chris Hallam of Wales . |
| 22 | ‘ Tranmere are one of the more difficult teams to beat in the division and it will be a tremendous task to come away from there with anything , ’ he said . |
| 23 | A hundred questions beat on the windows of his brain . |
| 24 | Morley had the concept ; in Paul Rutherford 's words , ‘ Morley had his strategy all worked out , he wanted it to be like the Sex Pistols — all the outrage , controversy — but this time with all the sex ’ , and it was rumoured that he was first interested in Bronski Beat for the Frankie role — they turned him down . |
| 25 | Mersey giant beats off the recession |
| 26 | Throttles opened wide , the engines roared as they regained flying speed , the Vimy skimmed the waves so close that the spray beat underneath the wings . |
| 27 | As we pass through , people beat on the car windows . |
| 28 | He carried Wynne-Jones on his back ; the old man beat at the thorns with his stick , one arm held tightly around his son 's neck . |
| 29 | The big man beat on the door and shouted in the high nasal tone of the Caucasus , slammed his fist into the woodwork , demanded attention . |
| 30 | The thought beat in the back of Jack 's mind . |