Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is hardly surprising given the enhanced status , power and influence which the nineteenth century had brought , that Nonconformists had come to identify the Christian religion with the values and secular goals of their times , the most important of which was an acceptance of the inevitability of progress through change . |
| 2 | When Batty comes back , why not preserve the current formation and make him the fifth defender , seeing as Speed seems to revel in the central midfield . |
| 3 | Go and make yourself a first . |
| 4 | onto the rail and offers you the last fruit , |
| 5 | it was n't good because erm I did n't love him and right so , so if I kissed him and met him the next day would I , would I snog , would , would he , he 'd give me the hat so I said yeah sure , you know , whatever , so he goes okay and he like prepared himself and goes no I ca n't do it in here and so I had to go outside with him , snog him , got his hat and pissed off , never saw him again . |
| 6 | I am not dying , no , I have suffered a terrible nightmare , but I am here , in my room , and the night must be far gone , it must be almost morning , I shall go downstairs and make myself a first pot of tea . |
| 7 | Under Rachel 's serene autocracy the firemen agreed that there was nothing much to be done now , that the house seemed safe enough but they should not use the attic until someone ‘ from the department ’ had been and inspected it the next day . |
| 8 | I began to move more freely around the island again , and built myself a third house . |
| 9 | Tonight he had been immersed in scenes of Mafia violence and found himself the next moment slumped in the Chesterfield staring at silver snow on the screen . |
| 10 | Then one day I discovered that he was borrowing them to show off at his dinners and returning them the next morning . |
| 11 | He began gathering the books together , handling them with exaggerated care and opening them a second time to gaze at Melissa 's signature . |
| 12 | When he was gone Klaus Ebert went across to the decanter and poured himself a second brandy . |
| 13 | I went back to Brigade headquarters that evening hoping that all would go well and wondering what the next problem was going to be . " |
| 14 | And I said oh that 's right , he said and I , I 'd come up and see her the first we 'll either take her out for a drink afterwards , I thought that does n't seemed to mix in one glass , and I going to a pub because she 's , but there you are , and she so 's erm , can I bet you 'll stay a bit , she said oh , I think December is your like it to be , well obviously it 's getting him settled you must n't over , she must off pushed him and then he 's said erm , I , I 've told mum and dad that if they want to go as well , they can go . |
| 15 | He was referring to the times at Achnacarry when I would on occasion meet the trainees returning from a speed march and pipe them the last two miles back to the camp . |
| 16 | A magic fairy that would whisk her away from all this , she thought , who could turn the clock back and give her a second chance — a more dignified entrance perhaps , a way of showing this arrogant rat just what she thought of him . |
| 17 | This would help to ensure that you have mastered its main ideas on this crucial topic , and give you a first taste of the strategy in practice . |
| 18 | Win the new Renault Clio We unveil a fantastic new six-part competition to win one of this year 's most exciting models , and give you the first plant posers that lead the way to £9,180-worth of gleaming new car ! |
| 19 | Who can put their hand up and tell me the next number ? |
| 20 | Fortunately the judges agreed , and awarded it the first prize . |
| 21 | S. H. We were held responsible for property and we had to go round and test every doorway and that would occupy the first time round — say an hour and a half — and then usually you had to go round and test them a second time , just to make sure . |
| 22 | But he almost always gave the defendant a second chance , and sent him a second summons to appear the following week . |
| 23 | We made the necessary arrangements with the owner and viewed it the next day . |
| 24 | Okay now er Garth Brookes my favourite country singer at the moment and er your chance to win this Elvis video okay you have to ring in we 're giving this away first you have to ring in and tell me and tell me the next word no I ca n't do that I ca n't no I ca n't do it 's too easy okay . |
| 25 | Cos I call on them everyday , I can pick the tools up and deliver them the next day . |
| 26 | It was a very helpful preparation and gave her a first real taste of teaching . |
| 27 | I well remember the long watches of the night when I and my baby struggled to overcome a physical incapability on my part , and I can not begin to tell you the relief on both sides when I strode out of the house , bought the largest tin of baby food I could find , and gave her the first square meal she had had since birth . |
| 28 | At the door he turned and gave me a last despairing look and I saw him no more . |
| 29 | Then they brought in a couple of supporting interrogators and gave me the third degree . |
| 30 | Selim shook hands again and gave him a second look . |