Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the car , my colleague put his elbow on the wheel and drove with his chin cupped in his hands . |
| 2 | May I urge each and everyone of you to show support and consideration to all your colleagues and to the Society , be positive in your thinking and openminded in your views . |
| 3 | Teachers in higher education are bound to have a close understanding of much of the current thinking and work in their intellectual field . |
| 4 | He also insisted that I put a notice in the local paper in order to thank ‘ … all friends , Welsh and English , for their kindness and support during his recent attack of lung cancer and was happy to report that he was now well on the way to recovery ’ . |
| 5 | Although it took her months to get over Cerdan 's death , Edith Piaf 's desire for other men finally conquered her grief and according to her sister , Momone , ‘ she went wild , she ate her heart out , she was jealous and possessive … she howled and she locked guys up ’ . |
| 6 | A melancholic figure dressed in black , he seems to have specialised in overhung jugged hare and insults to his customers . |
| 7 | He had a bath and shave and spoke to his secretary again . |
| 8 | Desolately Ruth went into the bedroom and slid into her bikini and , grabbing a towel from the bathroom , she went downstairs and out through the dining-room door to the terrace . |
| 9 | She had a mince pie with her tea , then went to her bedroom and changed from her shop uniform of a black alpaca dress and white apron into a grey jersey-wool dress , then she went downstairs again . |
| 10 | Also at this event the Champion of Oulton series continues with Graham Riley of Rochdale out to prove that he can stay on top of the contest and improve on his third place last year . |
| 11 | They breed and multiply at speed and to cope with their ability to sustain their population a number of rabbit-killing methods have evolved by which the stock can be drastically reduced . |
| 12 | At the counter the elderly lady took off her pinafore and put on her coat . |
| 13 | Harry leant against the boathouse and puffed on his pipe . |
| 14 | For a moment , it appeared that his intransigence might pay off : many of his opponents in the MRP and Socialist Party were on the verge of losing their nerve and submitting to his ultimatum . |
| 15 | It did n't take much anaesthetic to render the exhausted patient unconscious , and , as Sophie made the first incision , she put aside her dislike of being critically watched by her professional rival and concentrated on her life-saving task . |
| 16 | She could n't summon up a whacky death-dealing reply and went into their mother 's beautiful garden to cry . |
| 17 | Allen Watkins agreed to be President of the club and spoke at its inaugural meeting in November 1962 ( the same day as the founding of the Findhorn Community in Scotland , such are the synchronicities of the universe ! ) . |
| 18 | Join a guided tour of the Northamptonshire County Cricket Club and learn about its history and that of the ground , as well as just what it takes to run a major sporting venue . |
| 19 | Ian , 17 , died of acute alcohol poisoning and choking on his own vomit after the traditional celebration to mark completion of the gruelling 30-week course at the Commando Training Centre , Lympstone , Devon . |
| 20 | The Maggot turned in his seat and rummaged in his camera bag until he found a battered Nikon and a roll of black and white film . |
| 21 | Ladies , two , with ample flesh flapping from the bones of their legs spread themselves thickly on the tube train seat and gather in their posh polythene well-advertised shopping receptacles like a doting mother with five children . |
| 22 | She guided her emotional mate back to his seat and sat with her arms around him until he tried to kill her again . |
| 23 | Blanche leant back into her seat and glued on her most charming smile . |
| 24 | On a loose rein however , slowed down by Theodora 's seat and guided by her legs , he began after a bit to do better . |
| 25 | ‘ So he lit up his owd bit of clay pipe , put his hands to the plough and went after his horses . |
| 26 | He was frightened , despite the encouraging winks of Deuce and the occasional smile from Doug ; disoriented amid the tropical forest-sized plants , the silent , ceaseless escalators , the glass walls and lifts , the page boys in scarlet and green livery and all manner of sights which would normally have thrilled him and been companionable to his mind and stored for his sister . |
| 27 | I shall put all that out of my mind and concentrate on your dress . " |
| 28 | Then suddenly she changed her mind and reached into her wardrobe for a new pair of tight stretchy ski trousers that she had hardly worn . |
| 29 | In terms of price , Hamer challenge Gibson 's own reissues amongst other quality guitars , and I 'm sure that if someone were to go shopping for an instrument with a classic tone , but prepared to keep an open mind and buy with their ears , then they may well end up going home with a Hamer . |
| 30 | Something else nagged at my mind and gnawed at my soul . |