Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chestnut-seller laid out the chestnuts on the grating to cool and then brought them over to Owen and Georgiades . |
| 2 | While the fireman attended to a brew , the driver sought out the R.S.F. in his lair , and enquired the loco number ‘ 4913 ’ came the reply . |
| 3 | The captain of the guard led them on to the scaffold , a scrawny-faced clerk gabbled out the sentence of the court . |
| 4 | In addition to specifying what the core should contain , the framework laid down the percentage of the timetable to be allocated to some subjects , for example , English and mathematics were each to be allocated ten per cent . |
| 5 | I 'd blown it , and I stood on stage in a semi-circle with the rest of the acts and an artificially bright smile , while the compère read out the marks awarded to each act by the three judges . |
| 6 | Photographs , coloured yarn and a short text made up the rest of the display . |
| 7 | At first sight everything seemed normal as boats bobbed at anchor in the little harbour , the wind whipped up the sea , and the mainly farming community attended to early calving . |
| 8 | The military were fully alerted and when the village priest read out the details the police were in attendance to stifle the groans of disbelief with which they were met . |
| 9 | His mind fought off the idea furiously , and yet it came back to fret his certainty again . |
| 10 | An attempt was made where possible to aspirate gastric juice using a Teflon catheter passed down the suction biopsy channel . |
| 11 | Dot spooned up the bottom from where it was cool and milky . |
| 12 | After he had eaten he lit a small oil lamp to dispel the gathering gloom , and by its light fought off the silence by indulging in some desultory tidying , which consisted of gathering together assorted scrolls of papyrus and articles of clothing scattered about , and dumping them into two chests — one for each . |
| 13 | She wore a pale blue suit , skirt slit up the thigh for combat , and a white blouse . |
| 14 | HM Inspectorate helped in various ways and Statistics Division of the Scottish Office Education Department drew up the sample of schools at short notice . |
| 15 | We were leaving England and as the boat sailed down the Solent past the Needles everyone was mustered on deck to be informed that the King had died . |
| 16 | A horse came down the ramp in one bound , as if on wings , hit the concrete in a shower of sparks . |
| 17 | The adviser spelt out the details of the scheme , saying that the self-appraisal consisted of providing factual information , looking at what they were doing and describing it so that advisers could understand what they are trying to do . |
| 18 | Half an hour passed ; nightfall blanked out the mist and spindrift . |
| 19 | The south-east 15 knots wind opened up the fleet , but the gusty beat was a great leveller and provided some close finishes in the final four races . |
| 20 | It is also worth noting Braehead Golf Club opened up the summer course especially for Lyles Golf Club ! |
| 21 | The Chinese echoed Western views that the USSR had ‘ in effect turned down the proposal of some Western countries for the neutralisation of Afghanistan ’ . |
| 22 | A deal signed with the American biotechnology firm , Genentech , for the mass-production of the protein opened up the prospect of supplying a massive world market for haemophiliacs . |
| 23 | In a leather purse hung on the handle of the loft door were eight bright shillings . |
| 24 | However , the US administration stepped up the food aid programme in spite of the Lavoro scandal and the suspicions of the Department of Agriculture . |
| 25 | But a cable fault knocked out the phone and fax at his home for two days delaying the arrival of the umpires ' report . |
| 26 | The Japanese High Command pulled out the BIA , sent Colonel Suzuki back to Japan , and finally disbanded his private army in July 1942 . |
| 27 | But in this case the enlightened engineer was concerned to do precisely the opposite , and as the digger pulled back the rubble , he exposed an area of wall which looked for a moment as if it was made entirely of shiny cream bones . |
| 28 | I was on the grass below the paddock when Ronnie 's car pulled off the road with a completely inexplicable failure : inexplicable in that Ronnie could find no reason why his car , which had been going so well , should suddenly come to a halt . |
| 29 | The obstetrician pulled out the feet , then the bottom , then suddenly i had this huge sinking feeling as my bump disappeared and most of the baby shot out and landed on my tummy . |
| 30 | The Royal Society for Nature Conservation / Wildlife Trusts Partnership took on the role of lead-organisation within the Consortium , although they have tried hard to liaise with all other partners , particularly CPRW . |