Example sentences of "[noun] and [noun sg] and a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously there are no simple solutions to a difficult relationship with a demanding parent , but it can often be kept ticking over on a mixture of kindness and firmness and a refusal on your part to come out of your corner for a fight every time she chooses to ring the bell . |
| 2 | His ecumenical spirit was such that when two Spanish vessels visited Sydney in 1793 he ‘ outdid himself in his sociable gestures , particularly toward our chaplain fathers approaching them with a kindness and humility and a simplicity that was truly evangelical ’ ( The Spanish at Port Jackson , Australian Documentary Facsimile Society , 1967 ) . |
| 3 | With the help of a tanker It can get to the Falklands and back and a stretch version , means it can carry larger loads and go further . |
| 4 | Thereafter a French stock index ( " CAC 40 " ) future , a short interest rate ( " PIBOR " ) future and option and a eurodeutschmark future and option have been introduced onto the MATIF 's trading floor . |
| 5 | In the shift from 1975 to 1990 away from " concerns about equity and fairness and a concentration on more practical and immediate questions of efficiency and relevance " , discussions have to " lie at the heart of the democratic debate between and within the parties , and a constant flow of messages , coded and uncoded , ensures that the discussion is never far below the surface " ( Maclure 1990:14 ) . |
| 6 | The flow chart is not supposed to be rigid or to be adhered to at all costs ; more a source of guidance and reference and a way of keeping check on the different activities that go on simultaneously as you move towards that special day . |
| 7 | By permission of the Queen and with the consent of the Cauldon Potteries Ltd. , Sir George Hayter Chubb had painted metal replicas of the house made , with a lock and key and a slit in the roof to be used as children 's money boxes . |
| 8 | The underfunding has resulted in poor provision of essentials , like text books and stationery and a lack of computers for the teaching of information technology . |
| 9 | Whatever else may be done to improve public respect for law and order and a love of the truth , it is utterly vital that the sowing of the seeds of conscience be started in the young at the very beginnings of their lives . |
| 10 | In October 1989 , the Commission formally published its proposals for establishing a European Company ( ‘ Societas Europaea ’ , or ‘ SE ’ ) by way of a Regulation dealing with company law and taxation and a Directive dealing with employee participation . |
| 11 | Now we 've got a good long a session and hour and a quarter and tea afterwards . |
| 12 | They met some girlfriends of Jessica 's , and ended up having cakes and coffee and a laugh . |
| 13 | Robert Roberts recalls that the Scuttler 's girl friend also had her own style of dress — ‘ clogs and shawl and a skirt with vertical stripes ’ — although I know of no other references to female attire , and as usual within these hooligan preoccupations attention was rootedly fixed on the boys . |
| 14 | containing the names and particulars of the directors and secretary and a consent signed by each of them to act in the relevant capacity ; and |
| 15 | It was only after he took two bullets in the thigh and wrist and a shotgun blast in the back , and his brother was murdered by rival gangs that he channelled his aggression into baseball . |
| 16 | Robyn adored the way beautiful living pictures could be created outdoors with just some foresight and imagination and a knowledge of simple plants . |
| 17 | They used to have bread and cheese and a jug of cider under the hedgerow , but I do n't think they even do that any more . |
| 18 | She felt daring at the thought of bread and cheese and a glass of wine alone in the dark garden . |
| 19 | The menu is sharply to the point : three kinds of fish — haddock , plaice , halibut — dipped in the secret Ramsden batter and fried in beef dripping , airy and crisp , plus sliced bread and butter and a pot of tea-bag tea . |
| 20 | But instead of peace and solitude and a chance to get her emotions under control , she opened the door and found herself in the middle of a nightmare . |
| 21 | The general apologized for the dearth of corned beef sandwiches , but was able to produce a mutton broth , lamb , potatoes and cabbage and a bottle of Hock to go with it . |
| 22 | Open learning — all you need is pen and paper and a desire to learn . |
| 23 | A joy for all seasons , a haven for blackbird and robin and a screen between ourselves and our neighbours that we might go about our separate business unobserved . |
| 24 | He had golden-brown hair and beard and a voice high in pitch but rich in timbre . |
| 25 | The other in his 30's , with ginger hair and moustache and a tweed sports coat . |
| 26 | Four repeaters costing £140 are available for wind and boat speed , wind direction and depth and a multifunction repeater costs £160 . |
| 27 | One archer had really gone back to basics ; he had started making his own bows by means of trial and error and a book from the library . |
| 28 | I always regarded Ellen 's attitude towards Grimes as one of sympathy and understanding and a desire to help him out of his difficulties . |
| 29 | I thought a cup of sweet English tea or warm camels ' milk and clove and a sleep , and certainly not to take the wheel of one of the cars on their way to Al Ain . |
| 30 | And I have asked him in and I have fed him and given him milk and wine and a share of the fire ! |