Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [vb base] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may be enough to make him lose interest but , if he persists , discourage him briefly and matter-of-factly , explaining that such words show bad manners and offend some people , who will like him less if he insists on using them . |
| 2 | Many police officers will want to remind the Home Secretary as he prepares his response to the Sheahy report that they take special risks and deserve special treatment . |
| 3 | Second , by pooling their financial resources , the merging companies may enjoy better creditworthiness and access to cheaper borrowing , enabling them to take more risks and finance larger research projects . |
| 4 | A mother had instituted her sons heirs and added : ‘ Let them not for any reason alienate the lands which will come to them from my estate , but let them conserve them for their successors and give each other reciprocal guarantees to that effect . ’ |
| 5 | That way chaos lies , but the Window are aware that the best tension is created from a structure being stretched and shattered , so they rein themselves into songs and mess that way . |
| 6 | Now the rhythm section 's so strong and permanent , we can almost deconstruct the songs and create more space in what we 're doing . ’ |
| 7 | I also have severe loss of hearing in both ears and wear two hearing aids . |
| 8 | It always strikes me when you see meths drinkers and imagine those people as children — they were all beautiful then , and it is simply an inexplicable phenomenon which makes me sit here and that other person is out there on the street . |
| 9 | I found it my calling to be the one in the NME office who flinched at the very sight of their wibbly-wobbly figurines and pretend four-track album which was really 12 tracks , the over-educated jessies ! |
| 10 | It is a good idea of Lewis Carroll to think of the March hare because in March hares tend to go a bit potty and they stand on their back legs and box each other . |
| 11 | I try to be comfortable ; to stretch my legs and think soothing thoughts . |
| 12 | ‘ We can stretch our legs and have some coffee and something to eat , but we 'd better keep going , ’ he said . |
| 13 | Horses have very sensitive legs and need protective boots and bandaging . |
| 14 | The recruiting sergeant told them all to disembark , stretch their legs and grab another cup of char , and added that if they were lucky they might even get something to eat . |
| 15 | The inhabitants of Cairo often remove manhole covers and dump all sorts of rubbish , from old car tyres to building rubble , into the sewers . |
| 16 | That will disappoint David Gower fans and baffle those critics who believe any lefthander would be worth his weight in gold against leg-spinner Shane Warne . |
| 17 | Apparently erm , they often do this and of course , they sort of went into their home and got this girl with her friend and they sort of put the pegs on their noses and have these sort of rubber hats with those |
| 18 | They have dark skin , long noses and wear shabby farmers ' smocks . |
| 19 | Leave blank lines between paragraphs and make frequent use of headings to hold the reader 's interest . |
| 20 | The only drawback is the expense if you fish for long sessions and take enough meat to feed continuously . |
| 21 | And so you might find that some offices have to think of two or three D S S offices and refer various people to the , to various ones . |
| 22 | Students generally join as Officer Candidates and receive initial training in seamanship and leadership . |
| 23 | Meanwhile , sheep owners like Charlie Huckerby are worried about safety for their animals and fear more attacks could happen . |
| 24 | That is to say we are , we all need renewal and new ideas , but we stick to old quarrels and re-run old battles because we do n't know how to face up to the real problems at the present , nor to find ways of working together for a worthwhile future . |
| 25 | If you find it difficult , simply open your eyes and take another look at it before closing them again and repeating the process . |
| 26 | The secret for any cat-phobic individuals who want to keep their distance is to lean towards a cat , stare fixedly at it with wide-open eyes and make agitated hand movements , asking the cat in strident tones to come and sit on their laps . |
| 27 | If you could send some more troops up here I 'd be very grateful , but not the ones who eat sheep 's eyes and have ten women each as they are a strain on the economy and we 've run out of rice pudding . |
| 28 | A new press and publications law was drafted to protect journalists and encourage new publications in both Yemens ; on Jan. 8 both Yemeni news agencies issued a joint bulletin on this subject . |
| 29 | Both of these boys set out to follow their dreams and because of this conviction did , in fact , realize their goals and become successful solicitors . |
| 30 | In several primary schools children are working together at ‘ turtle geometry ’ projects in which they set their own goals and spend several days or weeks achieving them . |