Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [vb base] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The Association will provide past students with a chance to renew old friendships , make new contacts or build up a strong , useful network within the catering industry .
2 After sewing the neck shape I either overlock the shoulders or pick up the stitches on a darning needle using the same colour yarn .
3 A quiet little fishing village on the northern-most tip of the island , where you can sample the day' catch in traditional-style restaurants or browse around the shops and bars .
4 Fine to medium paintbrushes are useful for moving flowers and leaves around , and for brushing hairs and fluff off the design once you have finished it .
5 Most of that is presently with your offices and draw up a reports in a moment , it was on special education needs , and so on .
6 Use of PLATO has the disadvantage that special PLATO terminals have to be used for the instruction ; this means that users can not be taught in their own congressional offices and carry out the training as and when required .
7 Robyn closed her eyes and let out a groan .
8 Maggie looked at him ironically and the dark eyes were turned fully on her , inspecting her face until she had the mad urge to shut her eyes and block out the intent gaze .
9 Her aim was simple ; to head up the coast under cover of the bushes and seek out the first help she could .
10 When approached by a possible killer they hide their real heads and raise up the tips of their tails .
11 At half time you can change your tactics and bring on a substitute .
12 When , in 1124 , the Emperor Henry V planned an invasion , Louis summoned his nobles to Rheims to debate tactics and draw up the battle-lines .
13 It was typical of the thoroughness of his approach that he immediately decided to visit sixteen gaols in nearby counties so that he could gauge the extent of the evil , look for alternative solutions and make out a proper case for reform .
14 Choose one of the history units and carry out a detailed audit of the possibilities for cross-curricular links .
15 ‘ Now work out the profit I made on each of the five cars and add up the total .
16 I have seen our old matriarch walk between two younger antagonists and break up a fight with a snarl , even though she was aged and barely able to walk .
17 It 's nearly time to give up the tights and get out the sandals .
18 Cockroaches crawl inside machinery such as tape recorders and computers and gum up the works .
19 Members are invited to log on to their computers and call up the Heisei menu .
20 Add the almonds and cook over a high heat until golden .
21 Roll out the reserved black fondant trimmings and cut out a strip the length of the roof and about 2·5cm ( 1inch ) wide .
22 If Simon had gone to the stables and let out the horses , it would be difficult to prove it .
23 Edward VIII , the rise of Hitler , and World War Three which will last three years and seven months and bring about the end of the world .
24 Today , five hundred million years after those jawless armour-laden creatures began to wag their tails and blunder over the muddy bottoms of the ancient seas , the fish have evolved into some 30,000 different species .
25 Cut the remaining sheet of pastry into diamond shapes and scatter over the top .
26 ‘ If you leave it with me for an hour , I 'll pencil in the vowels and divide up the words at the end of the sentences . ’
27 Enter receipts , work out VAT , deduct from our own books and dole out the money .
28 The ‘ Economist ’ , in March ‘ 78 , doubted whether Thatcher could ‘ forge a new majority of the right ’ and reckoned that her ‘ crusade to balance the books and roll back the government ’ was not finding much popular resonance .
29 Parenting education might begin in schools and continue over the first few years of married life ( Pound et al. , 1985 ) .
30 I retrace my steps and walk up the righthand arm of the T , where the roadway is closed by a second set of iron gates .
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