Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] and [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Louis Libaude and William Kundig also purchased paintings and finally a banker named Schenemayer hurried over to see Zborowski and bought six portraits for four thousand francs without even bothering to look at them . |
| 2 | Great swarms of starlings and thrushes raid the vineyards by day , pecking at large numbers of grapes but eating few and causing more damage indirectly by rot than by anything else . |
| 3 | Rescuing beleaguered maidens had a certain passing reward , but most of the time he 'd finished up by setting them up in some city somewhere with a handsome dowry , because after a while even the most agreeable ex-maiden became possessive and had scant sympathy for his efforts to rescue her sister sufferers . |
| 4 | Her parents required extensive help with accepting this and finding suitable ways of managing and playing with her . |
| 5 | Social attitudes have changed towards women , organisations need to appear progressive and support equal opportunities , eg women 's economic power . |
| 6 | It is most commonly woven into textured or pile fabrics and it has an advantage over wool in that when washed correctly ( without too much heat ) it will retain its shape , drip dry and need little ironing . |
| 7 | He will also clean away accumulated carbon every 60 hours to prevent the bottom rings becoming clogged and causing expensive damage . |
| 8 | However the European Commission and most E C governments refute this and contend that legislation is needed to ensure that workers are not kept in the dark about decisions taken elsewhere in the community that could affect their livelihoods . |
| 9 | It 's being tackled from three angles : more efficient burning to reduce output at source , exhaust after-treatment and devising cleaner fuel . |
| 10 | Second , that I am not in a position of knowledge and I ca n't deliver some goods to them ; that basically , I 'm on a journey and I will hate the techniques I 'm learning for unpicking the threads of my life by becoming assertive and getting new knowledge with them . |
| 11 | The chapter first provides a critical overview of the standard ‘ referential communication task ’ , where a child 's skills are gauged when required to communicate with another about an array of objects or drawings , while speaker and hearer can not see one another , being placed behind opaque screens to encourage verbal and preclude non-verbal communication . |
| 12 | Again , B. J. Garner has considered these and suggested three premises : |
| 13 | Whatever ramblers may think of mountain bikers ( and I will be the first to admit that they can occasionally be annoying ) , the fact is that they are mostly young people , enjoying the countryside , keeping fit and getting fresh air , which is surely something we all subscribe to . |
| 14 | WPC Dick 's salutary essay ( 1985 ) changed little and generated few ripples on the ACPO pond , while one of the most powerfully critical books on policing in recent years ( Jones 1980 ) seems to have had little effect on the structures of the organization , except , perhaps , to help draw its author — then a chief inspector — into the ACPO ranks . |
| 15 | They may also arrange sub-underwriting of any cash underwritten alternative and provide valuable feedback on market sentiments regarding the offer . |
| 16 | It handles better , grips better and has better brakes . |
| 17 | They interrupt more , disagree more and give less hearer support ( yes , mm ) . |
| 18 | ‘ Now I wo n't come down on him like a ton of bricks if he misses chances but I do n't want to see him becoming uptight and letting other aspects of his game suffer if things do n't go right — as against Norway . |
| 19 | As the children grow older and see other pictures , they will all too soon learn how to draw in the conventional manner . |
| 20 | The apartments sleep 2–4 and have private facilities , kitchenette and balcony . |
| 21 | Why had these Asiatic societies stopped developing and allowed these conquests to take place ? |
| 22 | Though they appear green and contain abundant chlorophyll , productivity of these mats is generally low : much of their material is moribund , and persists only because of an absence of decomposers . |
| 23 | The Third report introduced a beguiling relationship : on the one hand , the need to establish new and to expand old industries in the Special Areas , and on the other , the need to control the post-1918 growth of Greater London . |
| 24 | It ran : " Refugee and PW situation in 5 Corps area becoming unmanageable and prejudicing operational efficiency of Corps . |
| 25 | Winchell stands eager and forgotten several feet away . |
| 26 | It would mean seeing Alain again and she was n't sure if she could do that and retain any distance . |
| 27 | The book is dated 1707 and contains numerous recipes for vegetables , including one for cucumbers . |
| 28 | This may require aborting some and creating new one(s) based on the old . |
| 29 | Glasgow District Council , the Scottish Office , Greater Glasgow Health Board and the Central Government Health Brigade launched their ‘ let's all go out jogging , stop smoking and eat brown bread ’ health promotion campaigns . |
| 30 | Having done this and expecting immediate reprisals , it then runs for cover . |