Example sentences of "[noun] and [adv] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mark on parallel lines with the pastry wheel and then use it to wrap round the sides of the cake . |
| 2 | In the aftermath of the events in Braşov , Silviu Brucan became the first old Communist apparatchik to break ranks with Ceauşescu and publicly criticize his policies . |
| 3 | In other words , they created a self-image and then sold it to the greater powers of western Europe ; and whatever their reaction , be it incredulous , admiring or contemptuous , these powers now found it impossible to ignore the Scots ' insistent demands that they should be noticed . |
| 4 | The usual thing was to hire diamonds from the court jeweller for the coronation and then return them . |
| 5 | Anyone who wished to hoax an archaeologist need only buy up Quirke 's stock and then sink it in a bog to be rediscovered . |
| 6 | LUCKY to be alive skydiver Terry Wakenshaw vowed yesterday to go on with the sport which killed his girlfriend and almost claimed his life . |
| 7 | Once you have chosen a suitable design , place it on a sheet of firm card and carefully arrange it in position , bearing in mind the scale of your required pattern . |
| 8 | If you 've forgotten to buy a card and the shops are all closed , simply cut out some funny or pretty pictures from magazines , paste them onto a piece of card and then write your own personalised message inside . |
| 9 | A GANG of five teenagers stole a 20-year-old woman 's cash card and then tortured her to give them the pin number . |
| 10 | But they were unhappy with the deal and allegedly forced their way into Mr Hawthorne 's home in Hopemoor Place , Darlington , two days later , the court heard . |
| 11 | The researcher , Valerie Yule , watched adult-child pairs in these settings and then compared what occurred with the behaviour of adult pairs . |
| 12 | Maltote slumped down on the stool , his long sword catching him between the legs and nearly tipping him over on his face . |
| 13 | When one lands on such a flower , it seizes the clumped anthers with its six legs and then vibrates its muscles so vigorously that its whole body shakes with a loud buzzing noise and pollen pours out of the anthers like salt from a vigorously-wielded salt cellar . |
| 14 | She picks up this blue skirt and holds it against her legs and then puts it back on the rail . |
| 15 | The big bag they had brought for the goose caught between her legs and almost threw her down but she recovered her balance , her feet slipping and sliding . |
| 16 | Kuhn started his academic career as a physicist and then turned his attention to history of science . |
| 17 | In this chapter we begin to assess how the changes can both bring together states and firms in partnership and also pull them apart . |
| 18 | Anyway , I 'll go and give mum and dad a quick ring and then let them know . |
| 19 | Dress your hair in the way I intended , put on my pearl necklace and — ’ Anne drew off her gold ring and carelessly dropped it on to the coverlet ‘ — my wedding-ring . |
| 20 | He then returned to the bedroom and carefully folded his socks , underwear , jeans and other casual wear before putting them in a drawer by the bed . |
| 21 | She just wanted some huge natural catastrophe to sweep through the bedroom and miraculously carry her two hundred thousand miles away . |
| 22 | You will , you note the recommendation and again thank you for general support on that issue . |
| 23 | Manager Goodman quickly spotted that Harry 's lack of inches ( he only stood 5ft 6in ) were something of a handicap when playing down the middle in Second Division football and successfully transferred him to the outside-right spot . |
| 24 | He gave it a few more seconds to get him through the next traffic signals and then killed it again . |
| 25 | They were , first , practical measures such as speed humps to make drivers aware of their speed and thus slow their vehicles ; second , a designed environment that conveys to the driver the fact that the area is one whose function is principally for living not travelling , with a consequent imparted feeling that awareness of soft traffic is imperative ; third , a legal change in priority , so that all occupants of the street space are equal ; and fourth , lest drivers are encouraged to view the new street layout as a challenge to driving skill rather than an encouragement of self-restraint and caution , a new regulation on car speeds . |
| 26 | She lifted it over the fence and set off across the little meadow , gathering speed and thoroughly enjoying it . |
| 27 | I instructed Peter to keep a sharp lookout for enemy fighters and then to follow me . |
| 28 | Mary said hullo to Jean and then gave her son a shrewd look . |
| 29 | Old Florence had left as usual for East Gore to stay with Jim and Jean and ostensibly to clear her verandah room for Tina and the new baby , but really everyone knew it was to get out of the way before all the excitement . |
| 30 | He poured a cup of watered wine for Corbett and then joined him , sipping carefully while studying the English clerk . |