Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] [adv] and [verb] " in BNC.

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1 It is an archaic situation , and lives on in the unconscious of people today , and may emerge in a random group situation , and is in any case present unconsciously and affects the action of people in groups .
2 She shut her eyes , unsure if she was trying to blot out the unexpected hunger in his kiss , or opting for her ostrich trick again and trying to pretend this was n't happening to her .
3 For volume , simply dry your hair upside down and grab handfuls at the roots , scrunching as you dry .
4 If there had only been some way they could have gone in the doors of University College together and come home on the bus each night , or better still got a flat together , life would have been perfect .
5 You can put a four hour tape on and put it
6 A BACK injury aggravated by polo forced the Prince of Wales to pull out of the Garter ceremony today and cancel plans to attend Royal Ascot .
7 Sheldukher set the Cell case down and walked slowly about .
8 Financial and administrative constraints permitting , the proposed more open and formal systems of careers guidance , support , and appraisal could achieve much especially if , as proposed , they were reinforced by explicit fairness in appointments procedures from preregistration level upwards and monitored for ethnic and gender neutrality under the auspices of the NHS Management Executive .
9 He talked to Tuathal and then to the toisechs as he put on his mail shirt again and took up his helmet .
10 Two brothers were reunited amid the misery of a Croatian refugee camp yesterday and celebrated as best they could … by sharing a bowl of scraps .
11 He sees the American scene as so stagnant , however , that he may eschew the rock circuit altogether and move more towards the ( deep breath ) US art world .
12 I put my Summerchild file aside and turn back to the Quality of Life .
13 Linking the Pro GAP back up and checking through the rest of the sounds the Utopia had to offer , one thing became obvious : that the Intellifex is the real key to a lot of great sounds .
14 His role was ill-defined except to himself and other members of his union , but he spent most of his time carting scenery around and moving heavy props into position .
15 and when you try t in the past when I tried to find some way of imposing discipline , there is no way because quite rightly , you 're not allowed to strike children , I never wanted to and I I hardly ever did at one school where there was a marvellous spirit of give and take I used to whip off my little black velvet slipper occasionally and whack some of the larger boys about the top of the thigh .
16 She opened the car door determinedly and got out .
17 When this was over , I would switch the tape recorder off and offer some drinks .
18 I managed to get my seat belt off and ducked down in the seat to get out of range of the gunshots . ’
19 When Tom and Belinda reached the lift , he took her arm suddenly and said , ‘ Belinda , can you go across to the blood bank now and give that blood ?
20 Then she examined what she could of her singed hair , licked her cut lip better and tried to smooth her broken nails .
21 This view argued that section 7 was meant as an accounting section only and contained only a prohibition against annual accumulation deficits .
22 PRINCESS Diana held hands with a dying AIDS victim yesterday and spent 15 minutes comforting him .
23 Today 's stage 11 is 86 miles from Liverpool 's King 's Dock starting 11am and ending in Salford Quays .
24 Made from microwave-friendly materials , it can be used to brew and re-heat coffee quickly and removing the plunger transforms it into a stylish juice jug .
25 He contacted the South Africans who had been told they could n't meet a council delegation independently and invited them to a meeting in Darlington town hall .
26 The Yugo finally skidded to a halt upside down and straddling the middle lane .
27 And you could go over to erm the Social Work Department in and try and you know get an interview with the admissions person .
28 Pour the garlic vinaigrette over and toss the salad , then serve immediately , scattered with cress .
29 So have a winter check now and make sure your home will be weathertight when the wind and rain start in earnest .
30 ‘ I was having a pub lunch recently and noticed a thumbprint of food on the edge of the plate .
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