Example sentences of "[noun] and [vb base] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | This may be enough to make him lose interest but , if he persists , discourage him briefly and matter-of-factly , explaining that such words show bad manners and offend some people , who will like him less if he insists on using them . |
2 | Walk through the Freemantle Copse , take the left fork of the bridleway and cross three fields to reach the drive of Appuldurcome House . |
3 | Many police officers will want to remind the Home Secretary as he prepares his response to the Sheahy report that they take special risks and deserve special treatment . |
4 | Second , by pooling their financial resources , the merging companies may enjoy better creditworthiness and access to cheaper borrowing , enabling them to take more risks and finance larger research projects . |
5 | A mother had instituted her sons heirs and added : ‘ Let them not for any reason alienate the lands which will come to them from my estate , but let them conserve them for their successors and give each other reciprocal guarantees to that effect . ’ |
6 | Their capacity for organotypic development is retained after isolation and shortterm primary culture . |
7 | That way chaos lies , but the Window are aware that the best tension is created from a structure being stretched and shattered , so they rein themselves into songs and mess that way . |
8 | Now the rhythm section 's so strong and permanent , we can almost deconstruct the songs and create more space in what we 're doing . ’ |
9 | The following messages emerged from interviews with staff and pupils in the six case-study schools about how to combat casual truancy and promote good attendance . |
10 | I also have severe loss of hearing in both ears and wear two hearing aids . |
11 | It is important that the whole family can recognise their grief and give each other emotional support . |
12 | Composites : essentially manufacturers in their own right which stock and sell other manufacturers ' products . |
13 | I can realise my stock and pay twenty bob in the pound if I go into voluntary liquidation now , before Masters of Notts gets deeper into trouble . |
14 | It always strikes me when you see meths drinkers and imagine those people as children — they were all beautiful then , and it is simply an inexplicable phenomenon which makes me sit here and that other person is out there on the street . |
15 | Bryan Gould , Labour 's trade and industry spokesman , yesterday posed for photographers with a Co-op credit card the size of a tea tray : ‘ There are middle class Labour supporters … no , it wo n't contribute to the credit boom … change your credit card and help Labour win . ’ |
16 | The hon. Gentleman must answer this question : how can he argue that it is in patients ' interests to move away from a system of competitive tendering and use that money to pay trade union members rather than to pay for extra treatment for patients ? |
17 | I found it my calling to be the one in the NME office who flinched at the very sight of their wibbly-wobbly figurines and pretend four-track album which was really 12 tracks , the over-educated jessies ! |
18 | The urge to return to the sea is now so great that they will wriggle out of a pond and cross dew-drenched meadows if that is necessary to reach a stream that will lead them to salt water . |
19 | It is a good idea of Lewis Carroll to think of the March hare because in March hares tend to go a bit potty and they stand on their back legs and box each other . |
20 | I try to be comfortable ; to stretch my legs and think soothing thoughts . |
21 | ‘ We can stretch our legs and have some coffee and something to eat , but we 'd better keep going , ’ he said . |
22 | Horses have very sensitive legs and need protective boots and bandaging . |
23 | The recruiting sergeant told them all to disembark , stretch their legs and grab another cup of char , and added that if they were lucky they might even get something to eat . |
24 | His family own a bakery and have two shops on the south coast . |
25 | The inhabitants of Cairo often remove manhole covers and dump all sorts of rubbish , from old car tyres to building rubble , into the sewers . |
26 | Aromatherapy ( massage with fragrant essential oils ) is not only sybaritic experience but can ease tension , improve circulation and release accumulated tensions . |
27 | Skin Tonique from Clairol is a complete battery operated facial skin care system which incorporates a Cleansing Brush to keep skin scrupulously clean ; a Toning Massager to gently stimulate circulation and encourage natural exfoliation and an Exfoliator to help speed up the process . |
28 | That will disappoint David Gower fans and baffle those critics who believe any lefthander would be worth his weight in gold against leg-spinner Shane Warne . |
29 | You may want this , and choose coral gravel or crushed shell — but you may be keeping Neon Tetras or Discus and need hardness-free gravel . |
30 | In a keynote address on July 15 , Major called on G-7 leaders to " build a world partnership and strengthen international order " by adopting a five-point plan covering global arms control , a strengthened UN , international free trade , support for the democratic movements in eastern Europe and the Soviet Union , and increased trade with these countries . |