Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 They bring on the young ponies and in return he teaches them .
2 Track down the following books through the index .
3 Sam Baker QC ( almost ) from number 113a had suggested that he ‘ bring along a few bottles of my Australian Chardonnay ’ but no one could face the prospect of being talked through another glass of uniquely flinty , resonantly expressive Murray River Chardonnay by Sam Baker QC ( almost ) .
4 ‘ The small orders bring in the big ones . ’
5 Say , you have a problem with a youth , they could do you out this plan that would sound very good on paper — bring in the social workers , bring in the DHSS and juvenile liaison .
6 They fly over the high peaks of the Himalayas and exist in surprising numbers on the permanent ice caps of the Poles .
7 But both companies ' increase in money sales merely matched the six-fold increase in the retail prices index over the 20 years .
8 Thus , whilst Wallis and Gusfield disagree over the likely causes of resentment , both appear to be identifying ‘ status groups ’ as central to moral campaigns .
9 Skinner 's notes to the final disc in the Christchurch recordings of the Byrd masses skate over the exact reasons for this change of pitch and , although I would agree that the brighter sound of trebles has the greater immediate impact than men 's voices alone , it could be argued that if this Mass was ever used , it would most likely have been performed by solo voices or a small and musically skinned ensemble gathered to celebrate a recusant Roman service , probably without the participation of boys .
10 Or , in Sainsbury-ad speak : Take one chunk of human and peel off the outer layers .
11 We must not only abide by a precise form , but also build up the right waves of emotion to give it full human significance .
12 The ‘ needles ’ that send out the negative ions clog up in time , reducing efficiency , so they also need regular cleaning ( use a cotton bud ) .
13 Every household of eunuchs has a network of informers — sweepers , dhobis , midwives — who report back the imminent births and marriages in their district .
14 I saw her knock back a few glasses but never saw her tight !
15 Turn seed-heads upside down and tap out the tiny seeds on to white paper , so they are clearly visible .
16 See one of Shakespeare 's plays performed at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre , stroll by the River , and browse around the delightful shops .
17 At first the belts slip round the flat pulleys — they 're meant to — but as soon as I squirt the gum they grab and the shafts pick up speed real fast , and the spokes on the pulleys blur and disappear .
18 It is absolutely essential to ensure that , so long as the possibility of control or influence over the Russian republics remains , steps are taken to bring about a strategic arms reduction .
19 I intend over the next Journals to put them on record for all members , who are unable to visit the Museum at Bishop 's Castle , to reproduce them for you .
20 Put on the glad rags and go out and party , after that ?
21 Researchers at Atlanta 's Emory University claim brides put on an extra 5lbs in the weeks before marriage .
22 It always seems to me that you 've got a set of results , and if you come to write them up , and you know they 're obviously wrong , you 're going to get a lot more marks if you put down the right values — or what should be the right values — so you end up fiddling things eventually .
23 Forsooth , my lord , quoth 1 , your sheep that were wont to be so meek and tame and so small eaters , now , I hear say , be become so great devourers and so wild , that they eat up and swallow down the very men themselves .
24 The Western sheep and cattle rangers cut down the big trees and put a stop to the burning of bush .
25 Every other station has , you even have advertising on radio , why ca n't you have it now on B B C One and Two and cut down the eighty pounds ?
26 ‘ We hope over the five years to make a significant impact into solving the area 's many problems , ’ said Coun Carr .
27 About 20 trainees may be brought together for about ten days spread over a few months , interspersed with more in-bureau case study exercises and observation .
28 Today , five hundred million years after those jawless armour-laden creatures began to wag their tails and blunder over the muddy bottoms of the ancient seas , the fish have evolved into some 30,000 different species .
29 The overhead lights swoop and dive over the white lines , completely out of control .
30 The leader let off a few rounds which went bellowing over our heads .
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