Example sentences of "[vb pp] and [noun sg] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was , he says , the first decent school that he was ever in , a cheerful , disciplined place where manners mattered and clothing did n't . |
| 2 | Now , ’ he waved a fork at me , ‘ if the guy was spending more money than Bonanza expected and Bonanza did n't seem to mind what 's the obvious thing ? ’ |
| 3 | It is perhaps less well known that a number of them became ‘ lost ’ as building stone was re-used and land ploughed over . |
| 4 | Windows are double glazed and draught proofed throughout . |
| 5 | Management was strengthened , operating costs were contained and production performed well in both cashmere processing and woolcombing . |
| 6 | Costs are contained and efficiency encouraged since , unlike fee-for-service systems , there is no incentive on the part of the HMO to ‘ oversupply ’ services . |
| 7 | These can create even more stress on the individuals left with the burden , especially in the credit control department , where targets have to be met and cash pulled in by certain deadlines . |
| 8 | Luckily no-one was injured and recording recommenced once the bridge had been resecured . |
| 9 | Temperature was regulated and pH monitored intermittently . |
| 10 | The initial sums were often quite modest as football clubs tend to grow gradually , first drawing crowds on a casual basis and then fencing in a field and charging admission ; from this point a wooden stand might be built and earth piled up into which steps could be cut . |
| 11 | The effect of this when it is accepted is very far reaching because the more an idea is tested the more it is validated and criticism becomes not a threat but an opportunity to strengthen the idea ; and what is more important scientists cease to have the same proprietorial attitude towards in idea . |
| 12 | ( E ) Immediate notice of interest shall be given and cover declared forthwith . |
| 13 | Rooms gaped empty on the next landing , their doors gone for firewood , paper stripped and plaster crumbling away from the lath walls . |
| 14 | She turned to her right and set off for home , all thought and feeling evacuated along with her energy and her sweat , in touch only with the irregular paving-stones , the light-rays interrupting the pink-grey clouds , the number-plates of cars , the lines on the faces that passed her , the name of the day , its date . |
| 15 | It will be obvious to the reader that the boundaries drawn and phraseology used above are just those of one group of workers . |
| 16 | Cups were rinsed and coffee handed round again . |
| 17 | The club 's original application to the American authorities for his transfer had to be resubmitted and clearance has not yet arrived . |
| 18 | Chart 13 shows Mr Moore 's findings : in the successful sample the average ratio of long-term debt to assets was 62.4% after the LBO had been made but it fell to 37.6% by the third year as assets were sold and debt paid off . |
| 19 | Our joint submission to the National Council for Vocational Qualifications ( NVCQ ) was duly approved and work commenced swiftly to implement this new venture , which was seen as a positive and exciting contribution to the Government 's radical reform of vocational education . |
| 20 | The already type-tested new design of valves was immediately approved and production went ahead . |
| 21 | The answer is that after mating they produce a tiny mobile larvae totally different to the adult this might drift for miles on ocean current before settling into the fixed adult form Down Norwick power station in North Wales , generates the electricity by pump storage , in off peak hours thousands of gallons of water are pumped from a lower lake to an upper lake , when the demand for electricity is high bowels are opened and water falls back through turbine to the lower lake again , this generates the power To ensure that the lower lake would never flood the was diverted through mile long tunnel in the mountain side , no one knew for certain how the salmon , the trout and even rarer that used to migrate up the old river would cope with the tunnels , pitch darkness and slow flowing water . |
| 22 | Martin charging down on Dobson ; Martin , eyes glaring and lips drawn back in a feral snarl ; Martin , arm raised and baton coming down again and again on Dobson 's head ; Martin , growling savagely at the yobs , daring them to interfere ; Martin , turing angrily as the sergeant pulled the baton from his hand ; finally , Martin , white and shaking , as he looked down disbelievingly at the unconscious Dobson . |
| 23 | No other cause for anaemia was found and anaemia did not recur during follow up . |
| 24 | So both United and Town doing well in the league … in the cup success too … |
| 25 | leeds scored and jostein lept up celebrating leeds ' goal … the other sheff utd players were needless to say shocked and silenzed and i guess jostein wont be doing too much of this sort of celebration in the future ( he , he ) . |
| 26 | When the generations overlap , and when the insect is gregarious ( cockroach ) or social ( termite ) , the juveniles are often infected and infection passes freely between juveniles and adults . |
| 27 | Once again , tolerance decreased and hostility increased quite markedly with age ; and ( with the exception of " the rather anomalous group who call themselves upper working class " ) the same was true going down in social class scales . |
| 28 | Dust has gathered in inaccessible places , walls have faded and paintwork has subtly changed colour . |
| 29 | The latter claimed that the car was still theirs since X had never paid and property had therefore never passed to X. It was held , however , that Mr. Carter had obtained good title under section 25 . |
| 30 | An expert advisory panel on air quality will be established , monitoring of air pollutants will be improved and information made more widely available through weather forecasts . |