Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [verb] [prep] the nearest " in BNC.
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| 1 | She then felt a choking sensation with increasing wheeze , tightness , and cough and rushed to the nearest accident and emergency department . |
| 2 | While he talked to a girl , she would sit at the bar and talk to the nearest man . |
| 3 | After quenching her desire to see and experience new things , she was going to ask her boss for a transfer and move to the nearest city , where the office had its headquarters . |
| 4 | Quigley ( 1979 ) adds to this a tendency to interpret noun phrases as connecting to the nearest verb phrase , producing misinterpretation and limiting the range of written sentences . |
| 5 | With a rush of glee , he lifted a fallen machete and swung at the nearest Secte Rouge , biting deep into his side . |
| 6 | The , finally remembering all that I had been told , I capsized myself and grabbed onto the canoe and paddle and headed for the nearest bank . |
| 7 | But which of us , locked behind a desk or in a queue at the supermarket check-out , has not had an overwhelming desire to drop everything , run into the street , hail a passing cab and make for the nearest airport to catch a plane to anywhere ? |
| 8 | NOTES 1 The area sizes listed have been derived from preferred dimensions and rounded to the nearest m2 for convenience . |
| 9 | When seeking old routes ‘ by eye ’ rather than with the aid of a map , I have often found it useful to stand in the middle of an old bridge and look towards the nearest hills . |
| 10 | ‘ If I feel the situation warrants it , I can arrange to get him lifted off by helicopter and flown to the nearest civilian hospital . |
| 11 | Less than two minutes after becoming Mrs Tim Laurence , she stood beside him on the steps of Crathie Church , Balmoral and pointed to the nearest Range Rover . |
| 12 | Thwack — the ball soared into the air and dropped into the nearest empty hole . |
| 13 | And if you 're short of something to do , ’ he added , ‘ you could get on a bus and go into the nearest town . |
| 14 | He promptly turned off the by-pass and headed for the nearest hospital . |
| 15 | After breakfast John wanted to explore , so Nick drove Sara , Carla and peter into the nearest town . |
| 16 | I discarded my unfamiliar new slinky satin pyjamas for my familiar old sweater and jeans and headed for the nearest shops . |