Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much of the material has been lent by the Terra Foundation for the Arts and consists of ninety or so paintings by William Merrit Chase , William Leroy Metcalf , Frederick C. Frieseke , John Singer Sargent , Theodore Robinson , Childe Hassam , Mary Cassatt , Whistler and Winslow Homer . |
| 2 | Instead of meandering up a path to the top , chatting amicably to a pal about how George Michael used to be good in Wham and passing round the butterscotch , they choose a cliff and try to reach the summit by slowly inching their way up vertical rock , pushing their fingers into tiny fissures and standing with one toe on a ledge the size of a pebble . |
| 3 | There were screams and cries from Scottish Conservative Members , who said that , unless the Government did something , they would lose their seats . |
| 4 | ‘ Rode through forty nights of the gospels ' rain Black sky pourin' snakes frogs And love in vain You were down where the river grows wider Baby let me be your soul rider . ’ |
| 5 | He 's real excited when I 'm shoving the food into his dish — rubbing against my legs and miaowing like crazy . |
| 6 | Its supporters make the point that it breaks down rigid hierarchies and allows for greater participation in the decision-making process . |
| 7 | We shall assume that the two kinds of particles have equal densities and move in opposite directions . |
| 8 | Saddam Hussein had urged the Iraqi parliament " to adopt your just decision to lift the travel ban on all foreigners and to restore to all of them the freedom to travel , apologizing to those who may have been harmed , and seeking forgiveness from God " . |
| 9 | The exciting outfit were constantly recording John Peel sessions and playing to ecstatic audiences , which often included Gedge . |
| 10 | Composed of an allover arrangement of repeating vases and considered by many experts to be one of the most aesthetically accomplished of all Persian designs . |
| 11 | It featured the removal of state subsidies for public organizations and cuts in public spending , but increased farm subsidies ( combined with the introduction of market prices for farm products ) . |
| 12 | Serafin emerges from the minuscule domestic offices and crosses to one of the two windows . |
| 13 | They can , for example , digitise outline maps , generate percentage distribution maps from point data input , transform co-ordinates , incorporate place-names from gazetteer databases into maps , and print base-maps and overlays on suitable plotters . |
| 14 | At municipal and provincial levels party committees were to be reduced from seven to five members who would , for the first time , be selected from lists of multiple candidates and elected by secret ballot . |
| 15 | Peristaltic or simultaneous oesophageal contractions occurred in clusters of four or more repetitive waves and lasted for several minutes . |
| 16 | The pair became used to the waves and hoots from passing motorists , trucks and even train drivers as they journeyed to the Mediterranean coast . |
| 17 | At a time when the political parties have all released bulky documents stuffed full of environmentally-friendly policies , when any washing powder that ca n't say it 's CFC-free and untested on animals and made from biodegradable phosphates is likely to be left on the supermarket shelf , golf 's ‘ green ’ credentials seem pretty strong . |
| 18 | She narrowed her eyes and added in clipped tones , ‘ I know you always thought of this as your home and that you never wanted me to be a part of it . |
| 19 | Underfed farmers emerged from their homes , rubbing their eyes and searching for suitable throwing stones . |
| 20 | I raised my eyes and stared at that mad , bad face , the fleshy nose , the neatly trimmed gold beard and moustache . |
| 21 | Close your eyes and stay in this position for 10 minutes . |
| 22 | ‘ Then let's all close our eyes and wish like mad for the WVS lady and her trolley to materialize right here in front of us like a dear little fat fairy . ’ |
| 23 | All the broken down buildings have gone , existing businesses have been hidden from 125mph prying eyes and replaced with pleasant trees and shrubs . |
| 24 | Just close your eyes and think of that time when you were really well . |
| 25 | He closed his eyes and tried with all the concentration of which he was capable to see with his mind exactly what it was that he had wanted to paint . |
| 26 | His last thought before closing his eyes and succumbing to overwhelming tiredness was , ‘ I hope Elizabeth 's got that stewpot on . ’ |
| 27 | Auguste closed his eyes and counted to three . |
| 28 | In Britain the foreign office acquired a news department almost at once ; later two improvised bodies staffed largely by journalists and created for particular purposes , the Neutral Press Committee and the War Propaganda Bureau , were set up . |
| 29 | I got to know the blobs and wiggles in that rough circle that looked like a sample from an oil slick , until I could draw them blindfold , and I began to visualize them inside me . |
| 30 | In Egypt , Lords Cromer and Milner , enthroned in marble halls and surrounded by British soldiers , thought of themselves as playing , with the utmost discretion , an exceptionally difficult lone hand ; they delighted in the formal restrictions placed on British power , though everyone in Egypt knew them to be of no practical consequence . |