Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [conj] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In doing so , it is hoped that they will not only benefit from the content of the seminars ( topics such as sixth-form teaching and exams ) but , by rubbing shoulders with and getting to know British teacher- trainees , come to a better understanding of the role-model of a language teacher in the UK . |
| 2 | ‘ She develops this grandiose theory of herself as being important , and makes Truth Or Dare which I saw a couple of minutes of but had to stop watching because it was so unpleasant and embarrassing and awful . |
| 3 | She looked around the lighted bays as if expecting to see one somewhere , providentially turning on a spit . |
| 4 | To everyone 's surprise , the bodies of the tech and the scum warrior stayed in full view , soaring and bobbing on convection currents of superheated gases as if trying to swim away from the wall ; though the bodies were obviously changing in texture as they cooked . |
| 5 | Ahead were the fountains and Nelson 's Column , jabbing upwards towards the overcast heavens as if threatening to tear the low cloud and release the torrents of rain that seemed to be swelling in them . |
| 6 | They had never been on Scottish waters before and planned to go round Skye . |
| 7 | But still she could not use it until she spent an accumulation of 2 ½ years filling out Ridiculous Redundant Forms from the Grand Canyon 's Department of Ridiculous Redundant Forms Redundancy Department , spent $4,967 in stamps mailing the forms in and had to get a skin graph on her tongue from licking stamps . |
| 8 | He gazed down at her for a long moment , studying her features as if trying to re-gather his thoughts . |
| 9 | But validity can be quite hard with this sort of er because there 's , there 's detailed ways of and cross checking . |
| 10 | The results show that simply conjoining characters with and serves to facilitate plural reference relative to the ‘ with ’ condition , although this tendency is only a relative facilitation : under no condition does the proportion of plural reference get as high as 60% . |
| 11 | Legal organizations , to be effective in attaining their mandate , have to transmit their policies to and make secure their control over the enforcement agent in the field . |
| 12 | Ryker knelt beside her , shook her , rubbed her arms as if trying to restore the circulation . |
| 13 | All said they were going to consult their leaders for fresh mandates on whether to continue participating in the 26-party democracy talks . |
| 14 | He turned the two sheets as if hoping to find them double-sided . |
| 15 | ‘ Your friend has so much talent and she 's so … ’ he waved his hands as if trying to snatch words from the air , ‘ … she has this gift of firing one 's imagination without talking too much . |
| 16 | Gilbert was rubbing his face with both hands as if trying to wash away bad dreams . |
| 17 | I 've played many neck-through-body instruments before and sustain has generally been very good , but here it is nothing short of remarkable . |
| 18 | He saw himself as in some way subverting that tradition : they told Hawaiians to put their clothes on and stop surfing ; he was taking his off and going pagan all over again . |
| 19 | I would n't try to put records on and start dancing , not until they was ready . |
| 20 | I ca n't wait to get my boots on and get started . ’ |
| 21 | She made no sound but the tips of her taut and bloodless fingers dug into her temples as if seeking to sever the nerves that carried the message from ears to brain . |
| 22 | In fact all the furniture hugged the walls as if frightened to put its feet on the carpet . |