Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] and [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pluralism is insensitive , and inattentive , to the view from the bottom ; to the politics of the powerless ; to the ill-organised and unincorporated politics of movement , protest and riot ; and to the power of government and the state to rebuff demands for change and to destroy certain groups . |
| 2 | This kind of desert is known as reg and covers vast areas . |
| 3 | They acquired a reputation for ferocity and committed many atrocities . |
| 4 | Some of the problems related to the project which were identified through IS included : ( a ) The dichotomy in IS between teaching and testing specific learning skills as a foundation for other subjects , and fostering holistic , personal development among pupils . |
| 5 | Half of the farms visited kept cows for milk and showed high standards of production and grass conservation . |
| 6 | He had convictions for dishonesty and using threatening words and behaviour . |
| 7 | John Munroe , 35 , of Ablemarle Crescent , Scarborough , had his appeal against a three month sentence for theft and handling stolen goods dismissed after York Crown Court heard he was caught on film selling a stolen compact disc player . |
| 8 | Because of this , much of the empirical evidence on parent-child support betrays a sense of wariness and carefulness about offering and accepting such support , which is far removed from the idea that it is the most natural thing in the world for parents and children to support each other . |
| 9 | Clearly no one person could get round five parishes , control five PCCs , prop up the fabric of five buildings , look to a couple of church school governing bodies , visit , bury and comfort the sick , dead and bereaved , let alone baptise , prepare for confirmation and marry five sets of parishioners and at the same time keep up a life of prayer . |
| 10 | Chief financial officer Frank Metz , 59 , is retiring and will be succeeded by returnee Paul Rizzo , who was elected a vice-chairman ; Jack Kuehler , 60 , gives up his post as president and becomes another vice-chairman . |
| 11 | Their capacity for organotypic development is retained after isolation and shortterm primary culture . |
| 12 | In countries like Egypt , instructions to workers to stay out of fields after spraying and to wear protective clothing are widely ignored , she said . |
| 13 | South Africa got to the extended West Indies tail , starting with wicket-keeper David Williams at number seven , just after tea and encountered little resistance after that . |
| 14 | The youth team , all drawn from non-rugby playing schools , improved greatly after half-time and spent long periods pressing on the schools ' line . |
| 15 | He 'd come in after work and found two cans of baked beans in the cupboard . |
| 16 | In the afternoon I would propose that we meet briefly after lunch and receive any comments additional to papers that might go out beforehand . |
| 17 | Professor Paul Grout spoke after dinner and reminded all present of one of the essential purposes of a university : to provide bright young graduates for future employment . |
| 18 | This project is a full-scale investigation of the third and virtually unknown type of probate document , the probate account , which was filed a year after death and listed all deductions from an estate . |
| 19 | Up in cooler Scottish climes it 's time to start planning for winter and laying good foundations for next year 's displays , says Sid Robertson |
| 20 | Set carriage for hold and knit 1 row over these stitches in work and cast them off . |
| 21 | WE ARE AN INTERNATIONAL MULTICULTURAL TEAM WORKING FOR PEACE AND OPPOSING ANY FORM OF AGGRESSION , PAST , PRESENT , OR FUTURE BY ANY PARTY IN THE GULF . |
| 22 | This shows an ethnocentric arrogance which ignores the thousands of Soviet women working for peace and to free Soviet Jews . |
| 23 | Eventually he had to make a choice between management and working full time in front of the cameras — so he resigned at Villa . |
| 24 | If you do this you are unlikely to face the problem of forgetting about work and having inadequate time to do an assignment justice . |
| 25 | For work which did not lead to examinations there was always the problem of assessment and standardizing that assessment between a number of teachers . |
| 26 | Consequently , it is not surprising that in this period the main philosophical schools tended to reject the idea of progress and to hold cyclical views concerning the nature of time . |
| 27 | I could reassure you with talk of progress and produce another pile of evidence to back me up : more family planning , more education , more employment , constitutional changes . |
| 28 | United Artists were tempted to point out the dangers of Communism and released Red Salute , which dealt with the growing appeal of Communism for student leaders . |
| 29 | In spite of his distaste for ‘ frills ’ , he saw church-going as something one did out of obedience ; something which shaped the life of prayer and reminded each individual that he or she was a ‘ member incorporate in the blessed company of all faithful people ’ ; but not something which needed to be added to , still less enjoyed as a hobby . |
| 30 | The laws of the Church made a man look outside his kindred for a wife , and the dynasts made virtue of necessity and constructed elaborate alliances by their marriages . |