Example sentences of "[noun] break the [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her kindness broke the ice and as we began to chat I discovered that instead of feeling awkward I was eager to talk to her . |
| 2 | After the fall of Calais , when war ceased for some years , the king had to persuade the commons that direct taxes should continue in order to finance the defence of English positions abroad , notably Calais itself , and to maintain English forces in a state of readiness in case the enemy broke the truce and resumed the war . |
| 3 | The tiny sound of distress broke the spell and spurred Grant into action . |
| 4 | And even if it went down , at least it would be a heroic failure — a genuine attempt to break the mould and bring back standards of quality and decency . |
| 5 | The spear breaks the pack and allows water to surge out of nozzles above the spear-end to rinse it . |
| 6 | Yet it is remarkable , on the other hand , how morally unmoved the British hierarchy in India seems to have been at the time by civil disobedience : if British officials found it morally painful to see Indians breaking the law and suffering for it , by and large they succeeded in keeping the fact to themselves . |
| 7 | Suddenly he crouched as a cry broke the stillness and another cry answered it . |
| 8 | Graham broke the hold and swivelled Samir round as Al-Makesh fired . |
| 9 | In 1983 a Government initiative broke the deadlock and a compromise of sorts was reached , with the Stock Exchange agreeing to amend its rule-book on the condition that the case against it was dropped . |
| 10 | The failure of the DUP to endorse the illegality of working-class loyalists , which stems from a general reluctance to break the law and an evaluation of the present situation which argues that such extreme acts are not yet justified , should have made it unpopular with working-class loyalists and to an extent it has . |
| 11 | His blind refusal to break the rules and give us any information was so bloody irritating . |
| 12 | But the average fine for employers breaking the Health and Safety at Work Act last year was just £297 — much lower than fines imposed on large manufacturing companies . |
| 13 | Her head broke the surface and she gratefully gulped in air . |
| 14 | Philip broke the gun and fitted the cartridges in . |
| 15 | In the first story , Jesus broke the rules and touched the leper . |
| 16 | Harry broke the seal and unfolded it , taking his time over the reading of it , for although he could read adequately well , Sir Gregory 's handwriting was not easy to decipher and there were a number of peculiarly spelt words . |
| 17 | He replied that he had tried to get an attorney to break the contract and that he had spoken to this lawyer and that lawyer . |
| 18 | Warner broke the connection and re-dialled . |
| 19 | The umpire 's whistle breaks the spell and sets ‘ real ’ life going again . |
| 20 | Any sign of Men and he was off out of sight using the dead ground between rises to stay hidden , and he was careful to rise when he could over ridges where rocks or trees broke the skyline and so camouflaged his presence . |
| 21 | One problem for the Virginia planters was that tobacco could be grown in England ; James I agreed to help the company by making tobacco-growing illegal in England and , although people broke the law and tried to raise tobacco for much of the rest of the century , the American monopoly was eventually made effective . |
| 22 | We have to go into liquidation because these people broke the agreement and illegally occupied the houses . ’ |
| 23 | Mr Alan Bemrose , trust founder , said last night : ‘ We have to go into liquidation because these people broke the agreement and illegally occupied the houses . |
| 24 | But behind it we see a leader who was available to be led by God to break the mould and to go to a completely new group . |
| 25 | As they reached Allen 's side a voice broke the stillness and made them spin round . |
| 26 | The sudden shock and noise of whirring wings broke the stillness and left our pulses racing . |
| 27 | When the results became known the party leader , Konstantinos Mitsotakis , met with the single member of a small centre-right party , Democratic Renewal ( Komma Dimokratikis Ananeosis — DIANA ) , who agreed to give external support to an ND government to break the deadlock and avoid a fourth general election . |
| 28 | All round there was a lack of shared will to break the strike and maintain Faulkner 's executive . |
| 29 | It keeps the tension going until the Tsarevich breaks the egg and thus signifies the death of Kostchei . |
| 30 | The amateur record of 68 was set in the Monthly Medal of May 1986 when Club member Michael Orris broke the Club and his own previous record of 69 set in October 1983 . |