Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just when you think you 've got it straight , along comes the Fool with his pig 's bladder and whops you on the nose . |
| 2 | Second , because governments and ministers still retain political objectives and motivations , they will attempt to guard jealously information within their purview and to use it in such ways as to influence and direct public opinion . |
| 3 | Nigel Buxton , 41 , swerved snarply across the road when he lifted both his hands off the wheel and ran them through his hair , Didcot magistrates heard . |
| 4 | The operation of the wheel is unusual , being a variation on the overshot type in which water falls on to the top of the wheel and turns it in the same direction as the water 's flow . |
| 5 | If you have quick release wheels , take off the front wheel and lock it to the frame and back wheel . |
| 6 | ‘ If they keep their bikes in garages , they should consider removing a wheel and putting it in the house . |
| 7 | Alternatively , an economical and effective way of securing your car is to fit a strong chain and padlock around the steering wheel and attach it to the seat , clutch or brake pedal . |
| 8 | Bede perceived in Ceolwulf a love of religion and recommended him to Ecgberht , bishop of York , in 734 as a willing helper in the work of ecclesiastical reform and organization . |
| 9 | Only Sinead O'Connor would have the courage , the reckless spirit , to take on songs made famous by the greatest singers — Ella Fitzgerald , Billie Holiday , Peggy Lee — to sing them live in front of a 47-piece orchestra , then take on organised religion and blame it for child abuse , and damn the consequences . |
| 10 | By introducing him to Pan Am 's lawyers before bowing out again , Miller had broken Coleman 's alarming sense of isolation and put him in touch with at least a measure of the support he needed , support that the DIA itself was unable to give . |
| 11 | As this knowledge of the remedies grows in you , do not be surprised if you sometimes ‘ just know ’ which is the right remedy and know it without any doubts . |
| 12 | It will be helping with localisation and pushing it on Apple Computer Inc 's Power Book line . |
| 13 | A friend in Joan 's office was active in the Womens ' Loyalist Action Association and invited her to one of its meetings . |
| 14 | There are organisations which take a positive approach to creative thinking and build it into their staff development structure by organising creative days or even weeks . |
| 15 | When , a long time ago now , Stephen had tried to call him Dad or Father and drop the babyish name , he had shouted that Stephen was all he had in the world and could n't he have a little bit of kindness and call him by the one name that meant something ? |
| 16 | If you put your Orc Shaman on a wyvern and fly him to the other end of the battlefield he wo n't be able to use his Waaagh magic . |
| 17 | procedure for taking goods out of stock and transferring them to the shop floor |
| 18 | But , rather than pay cash , Novell will issue about 1.1 million new shares of Novell stock and trade them for existing USL stock . |
| 19 | In many ways , he would have preferred to have been able to give himself over to the delusion and accept it as truth ; but there seemed to be a definite boundary here , and it was n't his choice whether or not he crossed it . |
| 20 | The county council had wanted to demolish the towering and elegant stone-built landmark and replace it with a more functional concrete and steel structure . |
| 21 | She pulled out her warrant card and slapped it on the desk then marched out of the office , slamming the door behind her . |
| 22 | If you accept the terms of this Agreement , please complete and sign the enclosed REGISTRATION CARD and return it to your local distributor ( particulars see below ) . |
| 23 | Fill in the yellow registration card and return it to the address shown on the card . |
| 24 | Just fill in this FREEPOST card and return it to us NOW , and we 'll rush your TOTAL COLOUR KIT to you ! |
| 25 | As an extra reminder , you could write a special message on a pretty piece of card and fix it to the back of the picture , noting both the date and the event . |
| 26 | It was still soaking wet and now Wexford carefully removed from its leather partitions a photograph of Lilian Hatton , a driving licence and a darts club membership card and spread them in the sun to dry . |
| 27 | Look at the numbers on your card and match them against those following for Game 228 Day 1 . |
| 28 | Across the table , the younger of the two men from Six had already torn up his place card and put it in his pocket as a gesture of security . |
| 29 | Each book should have a card within it , and when you take the book you sign and date the card and put it in a box at the location of the books . |
| 30 | This is merely the reaction time required in picking up the card and placing it on a pile without making any choice based on the value of the card . |