Example sentences of "[adv] and [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Upon taking up his new post , he discovered that the bearings were not strong enough and put great strains upon the axles which broke regularly . |
| 2 | Attempts to straighten out the Lang Lang river in Australia between 1920 and 1923 caused a series of cuts into the bank , which progressed rapidly upstream and destroyed seven bridges . |
| 3 | If Ferdinando left the Brownings service and came in with her , adopting his rightful position , then she could manage even better and take more boarders and they would be self-supporting besides living together always . |
| 4 | The wet and windy conditions prevailing were not conducive to good hockey , with the visitors adapting better and taking both points in a creditable 2–1 win . |
| 5 | The Whitby line , another which has been the subject of closure worries , will serve shoppers better and has new connections at Grosmont for the North York Moors Railway . |
| 6 | Provided both are prepared to give some ground it is possible to sort out roles afresh and to plan new patterns for the marriage . |
| 7 | I went back to it carefully , stroking it gently and making shushing noises with my mouth . |
| 8 | However , conductors of each group would meet daily and discuss minor adjustments to the programmes . |
| 9 | We should debate and argue at , at every level to ensure the local government receives the money available to provide efficient , effective services and , and not be subject to the whims of the market economy where cowboy contractors can come in and undercut in-house tenders in order to gain local authority services . |
| 10 | This is because a socially and economically dominant group is best able to engage in and control all aspects of contemporary culture , setting norms and values for others . |
| 11 | The evangelist Leighton Ford , who told me this story some years ago , used it to illustrate the fear of many churches of the evangelist coming in and bringing all kinds of disturbing , unsavoury characters into the church . |
| 12 | there was this er butchers , and I went in there and I got some sausages , oh , er nobody said anything about these sausages I just thought well I 'd better take something back for Fred 's dinner so I went in and got these sausages , well they were the nicest sausages I 've ever tasted in my life |
| 13 | They looked after about fifteen children from dawn to dusk and it was in their belief to take in and embrace all children in the love and light of Zephandra Butolphi . |
| 14 | Someone who is working as the only in-house solicitor in a relatively small company , will also probably be a member of the senior management team with a high profile and the opportunity to participate in and influence commercial decisions . |
| 15 | They looked furious when they saw our faces peering in and made frantic signs for us to close the curtains again . |
| 16 | She 'd bought some fancy underwear and was showing it to Franca and I came in and made some remarks . |
| 17 | Marek eyed them up his nose for a moment , breathed in and recited two verses , his head flung back , his eyes damp . |
| 18 | Now children am I right in thinking that when Mrs came in and took some lessons with you when I was on a course that she taught you how to count up to thirty ? |
| 19 | Usually , these are water-based ( emulsion type ) paints which , as well as containing a fungicide , have been reinforced with sand , stone , granite or fibre to enable the paint to fill in and disguise small cracks . |
| 20 | While most cavalry lack the rank bonus , their ability to charge in and kill large numbers of enemies before that enemy even gets to strike back means that they are just as capable of inflicting catastrophic defeat . |
| 21 | Leave it in and twist small sections of hair together to achieve better curl formation . |
| 22 | We have come from the country to a city , and I shall have a chance to get settled in and find new friends before they all take off . |
| 23 | We can go through Sunday school and bible school , we can sit in church year after year , after year and take it all in and learn great reams of the bible by heart , and be able to explain this and that , that does not make us , a Christian ! |
| 24 | The trick is to lo to watch for them , to be aware of them , erm , because we 've we 've practically , better to go around the cycle , wherever you start , you can say , I chose to start here , but you can start anywhere , the minute you go in and give positive bits , which will create positive reactions , which will give you positive memory . |
| 25 | ‘ Because that team is almost all new , we were very wary of rushing in and making inappropriate changes , which is why we did nothing permanent with the marketing of the 1992 Festival which was Brian McMaster 's first . |
| 26 | Yes it will be launched , a bit late next Wednesday the ninth February at the section , not a big splash at all it 's just a photo call for the press to come in and take such pictures and what have you . |
| 27 | We walk in and see these tables of hors d'oeuvres , and people standing round them , and then Sam Peckinpah takes a look at me and he says , ‘ Do n't you think you ought to have something to eat ? ’ |
| 28 | Observing the children 's play out of doors , teachers will be able to draw in and encourage some children by offering them small problems to solve , such as the best way to move some bricks from one side of the garden to another . |
| 29 | Then , after about three months , I had got it all out of my system I suppose , and I actually turned down an invitation to a party in favour of staying in and washing some clothes ! |
| 30 | but you do n't go in and buy five cases of |