Example sentences of "the [noun] and [vb -s] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , however , he simply makes a small incision in , or beside , the navel and inserts a laparoscope ( viewing tube ) to see inside . |
| 2 | It is far more desirable to develop a style of advertising that fits the brand and has a relevant built-in attention-getting effect — in other words advertising that is original and unusual , not just technical fireworks . |
| 3 | A strip chart recorder duplicates the reading of the computer and forms a permanent record . |
| 4 | Every new subject which emerges in the literature and has a reasonable number of documents associated with it must be added to the list in the enumerative scheme . |
| 5 | ICL GERMANY BATTLES THROUGH THE RECESSION AND MANAGES A PROFIT |
| 6 | Meanwhile , Vistec is making the most of the recession and has a Pounds 4m cash pile . |
| 7 | As with the TRAINER device IIDA provides training for the user and includes a practice mode , but during the latter the student using IIDA is connected to the DIALOG information system . |
| 8 | Ultracare 3 is quickly absorbed into the skin and forms a protective grease-free barrier . |
| 9 | Turnaround Cream reaches into the skin and finds a world of freshness and youth inside . |
| 10 | After the traversal program has determined the order in which links will be crossed , a printing program takes the semantic net and the paragraphs and produces a camera-ready document . |
| 11 | He arrives without the key and sends a runner to the office to retrieve it , while he calls the register in the rain . |
| 12 | Now she too buckles on the hookboots and turns a graceful cartwheel to bring their hooks , with a faint clang , against a couple of the walking rings in the ceiling . |
| 13 | The Family Development Nurse is available to the Community Mother at any time to discuss any problems or developments in relation to the programme and has a routine individual session each month where the visits are discussed and supplies re-ordered and there are group meetings on a two-monthly basis . |
| 14 | One thing I did not like about the aircraft was the flap lever which is mounted on the left side of the aircraft and needs a hefty pull to operate . |
| 15 | ‘ He is getting on a bit , he is going grey round the whiskers and has a milky white coat . |
| 16 | He is confident he will gain the 6pc swing needed to secure the seat and says a Labour victory will ‘ finish off ’ what his colleague started at the last election in 1987 . |
| 17 | When the button is pressed and pressure is released , the Polygas propellant desorbs from the sponge and operates a piston or compresses a bag of the product . |
| 18 | Crilly sits down by the window and opens a gardening magazine . |
| 19 | This is towards the top of the range and gives a cross between a platter and a bowl . |
| 20 | As illustrated , the externality is Pareto-relevant over the range and suggests a welfare-increasing transfer for A and B of that sum . |
| 21 | Then , on this background , he paints the portrait and adds a setting which may be indeterminate shades , or room details , or even a landscape . |
| 22 | she then ‘ picks up ’ the open stitches ( a fine circular needle is wonderful for this ) , returns these stitches to the machine and knits a new rib ( going downwards ) or whatever is required . |
| 23 | It has been very stretched lengthways on the machine and needs a couple of hours to recover . |
| 24 | It buttons through down the back , is fitted to the waist and has a full flowing skirt . |
| 25 | He began writing to his friends : The life is as much a fiction as the poetry and becomes a kind of secondary creation against which the primary one may be read . |
| 26 | The mouse allows you to click the notes into position on the stave and saves a lot of keying time . |
| 27 | It is particularly accessible to the Central and National Libraries and the Museum and has a good liaison with the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Planning Department . |
| 28 | Joseph O'Neill 's first novel lifts the lid off the arcane world of the law and paints a wry picture of the humdrum , uninspiring existence which lies beyond the thrills and spills of the courtroom . |
| 29 | The hardware manual covers the connection of the tablet and provides a number of simple BASIC programs to read co-ordinates from it but little else . |
| 30 | This wide open moorland with spacious views all around stands in stark contrast to the terrain on the rest of the circuit and provides a gentle descent to an especially idyllic lakeland valley . |