Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [adj] and [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Frequency of repetition will depend on whether the condition is acute or chronic and the vitality of the patient .
2 Two of the dead were children , a girl aged about eight or nine and a boy of about eleven years , they were travelling together , but otherwise unaccompanied .
3 Then I was able to er go for my own self , you know and er I went on doing locks , one thing and another , best I could and all that sort of thing and I worked for a , a bloke what was in there er be a little bloke but he was the best locksmith in the shop and I went to help him and er he used to give me all the to do and this and that and the other .
4 Well that happened and er I was man and er they er brought me all the odd jobs that was going about and they used to go down the warehouse and er there was a fellow there , well a woman more than anything , know 'd where every thing was and in no time at all they showed me where the things were and er I er , young , it was in my memory , and in no time at all the men in the shop used to come and ask me to get them something from out the warehouse for this and that and the other .
5 He says it 's come to my knowledge cos er they want this and that and the other .
6 Well er as I say , I 've always been a union member but then when I was self-employed it was different and I kept me fees up for a , to somewhere I do n't know what it was , but er when er yes , when er I was coming to come on me own and I went down the locksmith 's to see about it and they said er , what did they say now , they said you could n't do that , whatever it was , and er we 'll have to do this and that and the other .
7 Bitsy bitsy bitsy of this and that and the other .
8 He says and er , you got this and that and the other !
9 The Notes to Rule 2.5 impose additional obligations : ( 1 ) The language used in announcements must be clear and unambiguous and the word " agreement " must be used with particular care .
10 The text and diagrams are clear and readable and the value of the text is greatly enhanced by about 80 per cent of the papers having an average of over eight references .
11 When any seeds arrive from him I will take the first opportunity of sending you a share and in return shall trouble you for some Northern and Welsh plants which I hope we shall make proper conveniency to receive into our Garden in a short time ; for several of those which you were so good as to furnish me with a few years since are lost for want of proper soil and situation , the natural earth of our Garden being too light and dry and the bottom too warm .
12 Somehow the atmosphere of the theatre last night was light and informal and no doubt many hundreds of other patrons will enjoy the show before it comes to an end on Saturday night .
13 Half and half and no ice , is n't that right ? ’
14 Should the nobility refuse to cooperate , the monarchy would be left high and dry and the monarch himself would be unlikely to survive .
15 Johnny 's ring … old and valuable and a family heirloom .
16 Brother Rhun , youngest and freshest and the flower of the flock , went after his nature , asking no leave , and kneeled beside Jerome , circling his quaking shoulders with an embracing arm , and lifting the hapless penitent closer into his hold before he looked up confidently into the abbot 's face .
17 Effectively , the group consists of experienced barristers between the ages of forty-five and sixty and the number of genuine possibilities — the short list — may be as small as half a dozen .
18 When Marian uncovered it the wound was raw and open and the flesh around it inflamed .
19 Let us hope the judgement is sound and swift and the school can be restored to something approaching normality as soon as possible .
20 With a deficit of 552 and thirteen and a quarter hours left , obviously only the weather was going to save England , so there was not the least justification for the barrage of short balls that Holding and Roberts hurled at Edrich and Close .
21 Recorded sound is clear but unexceptional and the booklet contains full Latin texts with translations and a helpful introduction to the work by Andreas Glöchner .
22 The reference is comprehensive and thorough and the text is well indexed .
23 Success followed success for the next few years but no races were held in 1888 and 1890 and the revival in 1891 was the beginning of another era with new builders entering the field although Lee 's still took an interest in events for in 1900 their steamboat " Lee " dressed overall took 80 members of the firm to see the Medway Barge Race .
24 I 'm warm and tired and the ground 's soft , so I just lie down where I am and shut my eyes .
25 The July night was warm and muggy and the traffic rumbled like thunder down Great Western Road .
26 The welcome is personal and genuine and the breakfast may be fresher and taste better than in almost any hotel .
27 And Martin Buber ( in that same tradition as Leonard 's ) stated that , ‘ A husband is united with his wife in holiness , and the Shekhina rests over them , ’ — male and female and the glory of God combining at copulation !
28 The backdrop of 1950s Harlem is violent and sinister and the direction pulls few punches .
29 A thinner grip makes the club slightly more flexible and lighter , while a thicker than standard grip makes the shaft a little stiffer and heavier and the balance of the club is altered .
30 She felt as if she were suspended over a chasm between a past that was dark and terrifying and a future that inexorably beckoned .
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