Example sentences of "[noun] and [verb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the car , my colleague put his elbow on the wheel and drove with his chin cupped in his hands . |
| 2 | Judgement is particularly important in the initial assessment of risks and deciding on their tolerability . |
| 3 | Kieran has now Rostrevor home to Dublin for six months where he intends , as he puts it , to ‘ lie low ’ for a while , writing songs and preparing for his and Frances 's second album . |
| 4 | May I urge each and everyone of you to show support and consideration to all your colleagues and to the Society , be positive in your thinking and openminded in your views . |
| 5 | Teachers in higher education are bound to have a close understanding of much of the current thinking and work in their intellectual field . |
| 6 | He also insisted that I put a notice in the local paper in order to thank ‘ … all friends , Welsh and English , for their kindness and support during his recent attack of lung cancer and was happy to report that he was now well on the way to recovery ’ . |
| 7 | He was aware of the wind roaring in his ears and tearing at his clothes . |
| 8 | Although it took her months to get over Cerdan 's death , Edith Piaf 's desire for other men finally conquered her grief and according to her sister , Momone , ‘ she went wild , she ate her heart out , she was jealous and possessive … she howled and she locked guys up ’ . |
| 9 | No doubt when Wrexham see what a joke he is , he will be back at ‘ The Tip ’ licking a few supporters ' backsides and begging for his job back . |
| 10 | A lorry driver heard her screams and rushed to her aid . |
| 11 | Other people in the hotel had heard the screams and came into our room . |
| 12 | A melancholic figure dressed in black , he seems to have specialised in overhung jugged hare and insults to his customers . |
| 13 | Anne sat next to him on his mother 's cretonne-covered settee and Abigail lay on a plaid rug on the floor , kicking with her legs and punching with her arms . |
| 14 | Mark suffered serious injuries to his arms and legs and cuts to his ears . |
| 15 | He was in a rosy mood , kicking his legs and grabbing at her hands as she tried to get the material firmly round his podgy middle . |
| 16 | She punched his face and kicked his legs and tore at his abdomen . |
| 17 | For example , the mice stop gnawing , scamper down your arm , cock their legs and piss in your face . |
| 18 | He had a bath and shave and spoke to his secretary again . |
| 19 | She had out-lived three husbands and gathered in their respective estates , investing the money shrewdly , knowing to a penny what she was worth . |
| 20 | Desolately Ruth went into the bedroom and slid into her bikini and , grabbing a towel from the bathroom , she went downstairs and out through the dining-room door to the terrace . |
| 21 | She had a mince pie with her tea , then went to her bedroom and changed from her shop uniform of a black alpaca dress and white apron into a grey jersey-wool dress , then she went downstairs again . |
| 22 | Also at this event the Champion of Oulton series continues with Graham Riley of Rochdale out to prove that he can stay on top of the contest and improve on his third place last year . |
| 23 | They breed and multiply at speed and to cope with their ability to sustain their population a number of rabbit-killing methods have evolved by which the stock can be drastically reduced . |
| 24 | According to Western reports , during the first months of 1990 the Khmers Rouges increased their infiltration of fighters and supplies from their border camps into Cambodia proper . |
| 25 | I did n't care — time was of the essence and I was eager to get home , sort out the kids and get to my gig . |
| 26 | I always assumed I 'd leave school and get a ‘ proper ’ job , then get married , have kids and look after my family in a modest little house . |
| 27 | She tied the strings of their aprons and did up their buttons , and she sat between them at their bread and milk breakfast which was at half past seven . |
| 28 | They moved to Sherburn-in-Elmet and set to their new task . |
| 29 | At the counter the elderly lady took off her pinafore and put on her coat . |
| 30 | Harry leant against the boathouse and puffed on his pipe . |