Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [art] [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dadda only smoked when he was contented and then he would get through forty or fifty a day , bringing on a cough and staining his fingers yellow-brown . |
| 2 | This argument was rejected on the basis that , from its formation , Newco 's wider purpose was to carry on a trade and that was why it was acquiring the business . |
| 3 | One , however , was the decision to establish a European Movement which would have a National Council in each country , to carry on the debate and pressure governments . |
| 4 | But he died rather young , leaving his widow to carry on the farm and bring up their three children . |
| 5 | ( d ) To acquire or undertake the whole or any part of the business , goodwill , and assets of any person , firm , or company carrying on or proposing to carry on the business or any part of the business which the Company is authorised to carry on and as part of the consideration for such acquisition to undertake all or any of the liabilities of such person , firm or company , or to acquire an interest in , amalgamate with , or enter into partnership or into any arrangement for sharing profits , or for co-operation , or for mutual assistance with any such person , firm or company , or for subsidising or otherwise assisting any person , firm or company , and to give or accept by way of consideration for any of the acts or things aforesaid or property acquired , any shares , debentures , debenture stock or securities that may be agreed upon , and to hold and retain , or sell , mortgage and deal with any shares , debentures , debenture stock of securities so received . |
| 6 | ( d ) To acquire or undertake the whole or any part of the business , goodwill , and assets of any person , firm , or company carrying on or proposing to carry on the business or any part of the business which the Company is authorised to carry on and as part of the consideration for such acquisition to undertake all or any of the liabilities of such person , firm or company , or to acquire an interest in , amalgamate with , or enter into partnership or into any arrangement for sharing profits , or for co-operation , or for mutual assistance with any such person , firm or company , or for subsidising or otherwise assisting any person , firm or company , and to give or accept by way of consideration for any of the acts or things aforesaid or property acquired , any shares , debentures , debenture stock or securities that may be agreed upon , and to hold and retain , or sell , mortgage and deal with any shares , debentures , debenture stock of securities so received . |
| 7 | And if all these should flicker out like candles , still his young , lusty brother Edmund , strong as a stag , and ripe for marriage , capable of getting more sons , more Mortimers to carry on the line and the claim to eternity . |
| 8 | Some were hanging on the brambles and a few flat , wet clots were lying well out in open ground beyond the clump . |
| 9 | ‘ By this time I had waited about 15 minutes hanging on the phone and the clerk had not confirmed any booking . ’ |
| 10 | He walked as far as the cart , took a packet of cigarettes from his jacket that was hanging on the tailgate and stood , sullenly smoking . |
| 11 | We left our belongings hanging on the handlebars and |
| 12 | Berowne 's towel is presumably the one hanging on the chair and that looked dry enough . ’ |
| 13 | Those blacks were hitting the deck as soon as it moved , and in the reverberating seconds when we all look to see who 's been hit , the suede nips down the alley and into the car . |
| 14 | Novotna had looked well in control , always seeming to guess correctly whether Seles was going to hit down the line or cross-court . |
| 15 | track down the histories and fate of the 903 Norseman aircraft built , in order to compile a complete history of the type and its service . |
| 16 | He wore a baggy tracksuit with what looked like a jam stain down the front and egg yolk all down the sleeve . |
| 17 | It may slow down the discussion but improve its quality . |
| 18 | Skulk along the shore and feed off others ’ carrion . |
| 19 | Nicholas looked at what he had been doing , which was nothing very much , and laid down the stone and the knife and , clasping his knees , looked at Diniz . |
| 20 | The other ( a Committee under the chairmanship of Lord Dudley ) laid down the forms and the space and equipment standards for post-war housing , and in conjunction with a team from the Ministry of Town and Country Planning , examined matters such as housing layout and densities . |
| 21 | She laid down the brush and faced Shae directly . |
| 22 | The SLORC issued a statement on July 27 which laid down the powers and responsibilities of the newly elected People 's Assembly , but gave no indication as to when it would be allowed to convene . |
| 23 | She laid down the telephone and stared at the view outside her office window . |
| 24 | She laid down the phone and leaned back against the pillows . |
| 25 | Juliet laid down the receiver and hurried into the ward . |
| 26 | And then the music stopped and Fael-Inis laid down the pipes and turned his golden gaze on Fergus , and the spell faded , and a cold awareness flooded Fergus 's mind . |
| 27 | When he was out with a group of other kids , playing kick-the-can or soldiers , he would often sneak away , so that they would never find him , or think he had fallen down a hole or into a burn or a loch . |
| 28 | ‘ He could have been eaten or run over or trodden on or blown away or fallen down a hole or trapped , ’ said Grimma . |
| 29 | The other rabbits were beginning to reach the hedge as Bigwig hopped down the bank and crouched on the verge of the road . |
| 30 | Trent found a boulder on the edge of the ravine which he prised loose so that a light push would send it crashing down the ridge and he hid one of the shotguns at the foot of a solitary pine . |