Example sentences of "[noun] and [vb base] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so Felix offered to take over the wheel and drive for a while . |
| 2 | Any schemes which promote the arts and lead to a wider understanding are obviously most welcome . |
| 3 | Add orange zest and chestnuts and saute for a couple of minutes . |
| 4 | JUNE 30 : At the EGM , the BRDC members vote down a resolution by directors to ratify the deal and vote for a special resolution to have it unwound . |
| 5 | Some journals give clear feedback and ask for a list of changes if the paper is resubmitted , but this is not true of all . |
| 6 | Fully developed hedgehogs can grow to a length of around 225mm and weigh between a half and one kilo . |
| 7 | I leave Darius shuffling in the litter while I ease up to the bedroom and try on a smile like when the pink Panther gets caught in a scrape . |
| 8 | Melman told the tale of an American car parts manufacturer where one plant elected to perpetuate Taylorism when it installed computers , and the other agreed ( as a condition of collective bargaining ) to train workers to program , In the first plant , workers were designated ‘ operators ’ and paid $12–50 an hour ; when their machine malfunctions they nip the on-off switch and call in a repairman . |
| 9 | The extension provided Rabbani with more time to form a consultative assembly , the Council of Resolution and Settlement ( Hal wa Aqd Shura ) , which would elect a permanent president and prepare for a general election . |
| 10 | The opening of the session , called for under the terms of the April 1992 Peshawar Accords in order to elect a permanent President and prepare for a general election , had been repeatedly postponed . |
| 11 | On the Waterfront and Rebel without a Cause had appeared in 1954 and 1955 , starring Marlon Brando and James Dean respectively , and I had fallen for them both . |
| 12 | The fellow looked furtively round , licked his lips , and beckoned Corbett and Ranulf into a shadowy window recess . |
| 13 | The Gascon led Corbett and Ranulf through a maze of corridors which led out to the back of the palace , across a deserted dusty yard into one of the large outbuildings there . |
| 14 | Close your eyes and lie in a comfortable position . |
| 15 | This would maximise total revenue and result in a profit of £100,000 . |
| 16 | It is the only tram in service where you have to climb up to your seat and sit at an angle of 20 degrees behind two spacemen in the front compartment ! |
| 17 | It was agreed by Mrs Buckingham , who had always resisted the false belief about the pain in her daughter 's back , that Harriet should stop lying around on the hall seat and go to a school founded in the 1840S for the further education of gentlewomen . |
| 18 | Anyone who thinks owning a diesel spells the end of driving fun , should park their backside in the AX 's comfortable , supportive driver 's seat and go for a quick ride . |
| 19 | Ferguson , for his part , can now look any supporter of his club in the eye and say that Gough having to commit the foul that debarred him from a Cup-tie verified the youngster 's ability to put an awkward pre-match situation out of his mind and play in a determined way that suggested his temperament was on the mend . |
| 20 | You start with a lucky break and end with a major breakthrough ! |
| 21 | London has seen the disappearance of more than three quarters of a million manufacturing jobs in 20 years : an aggregate figure masking stagnation and decline in an inner south-east zone , and growth in the west , in part related to Heathrow Airport , as a ‘ high-tech ’ crescent ( Hall et al . , |
| 22 | At home the sudden switch from inflation and boom to stagnation and slump in a few months made changes in policy inevitable . |
| 23 | After Ibn Tulun 's death there was a period of confusion and decay before a new conquest by the Fatimids from north-west Africa in 969 . |
| 24 | They will be able to give you a practical demonstration and support with an after sales service that offers a same day or out of hours call . |
| 25 | Swing from 41 through Beta and continue in a direct line until you come to M3 , which is just out of the × 7 field with Beta Comæ but which has a fairly obvious star close to it . |
| 26 | The gigantically helmeted head of some biblical hero would stick out through the roof and stand like an Easter Island monolith among the chimneys and machine-gun emplacements , jewelled eyes blazing with golem life . |
| 27 | Douglas Hurd , Foreign Secretary , said yesterday that an indecisive result would delay recovery , lead to uncertainty and result in a second election within a year . |
| 28 | Such control will promote tight intra-system nutrient cycling and obviate to a degree the need for artificial fertilisers . |
| 29 | There are also plans for an Evening Bus Run with High Tea and Dance at a west coast venue on a date to be arranged in June . |
| 30 | But before that she would make a cup of tea and read for a bit . |