Example sentences of "[adv] and [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He appealed to drivers to park sensibly and avoid the inconvenience and expense of recovering vehicles from the car pound . |
| 2 | Provided I could hit the patches of sand quickly enough and keep the momentum , the wheel would skate across . |
| 3 | I had located the dreaded Carol easily enough and reclaiming the pendant had been a piece of cake , well , a piece of more than cake , actually . |
| 4 | Those responsible for planning the move must be experienced enough and have the time to spend on dealing with all the issues that arise . |
| 5 | The Profitboss might work long hours but , come Friday , he 'll leave the office at 5 pm. and devote the weekend to the family . |
| 6 | All carboxyl side chains of the metal-binding site of apoR2 change their conformation somewhat and fill the hole created by the removal of the iron ions ( Fig. 2 ) . |
| 7 | Giles thanked him warmly and pushed the map into his coat pocket . |
| 8 | For example , in the MISLIP project teachers in different subjects ( biology , history , English ) found that the microcomputer helped pupils to plan projects better and improved the motivation of pupils ; while the school librarian at Bankhead Academy pointed to the use of a wider range of resources by pupils in the school library . |
| 9 | Consequently SCP is attractive to some corporate depositors since it commonly carries an interest rate of Libid or better and diversifies the risk away from the banking sector . |
| 10 | He whirled suddenly and struck the wall with his clenched fist . |
| 11 | Then he straightened suddenly and returned the paperweight to its place on his desk . |
| 12 | Dexter jumped inside and inserted the ignition key . |
| 13 | She 'd had enough today , and now all she wanted was to get inside and lock the door on Luke Calder and all the problems he kept bringing into her life . |
| 14 | The lift doors parted and he smiled fleetingly at the couple who emerged then stepped inside and pressed the button for the seventh floor . |
| 15 | ‘ My husband came out to see what was wrong , and a very authoritative voice shouted : ‘ Get back inside , please , immediately ; right inside and close the door ’ . ’ |
| 16 | Receiving no answer , Hilary went back inside and slammed the door . |
| 17 | He was white with rage and she stepped back rather fearfully as he came inside and slammed the door , locking it securely . |
| 18 | Just take an odd sock , put your hand inside and pull the toe in for a mouth , stick paper shapes on for eyes and nose . |
| 19 | When you buy a sleeping bag test it out in the shop — put it on the floor , get inside and get the feel of it . |
| 20 | Seeing a sheet had been stuffed round the edges of it he suspected something suspicious was going on inside and forced the door open to have a look . |
| 21 | The Trunchbull simply grabbed me by one ear and rushed me to The Chokey at the double and threw me inside and locked the door . |
| 22 | It was a relief to get inside and shut the door . |
| 23 | Slipping inside and closing the door , he switched on the light and examined his surroundings . |
| 24 | He urged her forward , turning her towards the passenger door of the sleek Jaguar before handing her inside and closing the door . |
| 25 | When I arrived , she urged me inside and closed the door , and I could see that she was breathless with fear . |
| 26 | ‘ Let us hope that your feet are in the correct place by the morning , Mildred , ’ said Miss Hardbroom frostily , as Mildred hastened inside and closed the door . |
| 27 | Instead , she turned the handle of the door , picked up her basket , stepped inside and closed the door firmly behind her . |
| 28 | As they reached their garden gate , he burst into a torrent of foul-mouthed racist abuse that continued as they went inside and closed the door . |
| 29 | As well as manipulating external appearances , he has a unique ability to reach inside and find the sex in his subjects . |
| 30 | He put his hand to the switch just inside and turned the light on . |