Example sentences of "[pron] and [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have a lot to do in communications among ourselves and between the different disciplines and different complementary approaches . |
| 2 | Roebuck positioned and braced himself and at the precise moment drove his shoulder into Shelford 's midriff , stopped him instantaneously , before driving him into the Onewa Domain turf . |
| 3 | Such recall led the individual to a deeper understanding of himself and of the traumatic effect on his life of the hitherto ‘ forgotten ’ incidents . |
| 4 | The Sandinistas in government are somewhat at a loss for their own charismatic figure , but continue to draw amply on the ( revised ) ideology and mythology of Sandino himself and of the martyred heroes of the revolution . |
| 5 | Whereas similar protests in December 1986 ( which had led to the eventual abandonment of a programme backed by the International Monetary Fumd ( IMF ) — see p. 34923 ) had focused only on economic grievances , discontent now extended to the role of Kaunda himself and to the entrenched position of the ruling United National Independence Party ( UNIP ) as the sole legal party . |
| 6 | Dangerous , that was , to himself and to the snoring Matchsticks beside him . |
| 7 | Reagan rarely used the term ‘ supply side ’ himself and in the long run shrank from the full implications of the theory . |
| 8 | I always make the statement at the time — as I did last Thursday — based on the information available to me and on the right process for the House for the following week . |
| 9 | But the whole incident has depressed me and for the first time since being diagnosed it occurs to me that I might be dying . |
| 10 | International banking is an interesting business anyway , but what makes it rather more interesting in this case — both to me and to the hapless Ohioans whose money I am selling — is that I am 25 years old with just one and a half years banking experience . |
| 11 | Now when those people in Parliament are absent , by their silence , they may be there , you do n't always see 'em , you then get a bit annoyed , but I tell you , you get bloody annoyed when they walk past you , which happened to me and to the regional delegates at Lancashire North West Labour Party , I wo n't name who they are , but they did n't even acknowledge us . |
| 12 | Of course what is going on in the Bolsover area is a matter of great concern to the hon. Gentleman , as it is to me and to the whole House . |
| 13 | I should be grateful if you would , in accordance with the confidentiality undertaking , now return the Information memorandum to me and at the same time confirm in writing that you and your advisers have destroyed any further copies of the documentation . |
| 14 | Mike Powell was handing over to me and in the general melee of the race he had run out of his box and I had run out of my lane , so we were disqualified twice ! |
| 15 | Well , since I am going to kill you anyway — an intruder in my house , I met you , drew my gun ; you attacked me and in the ensuing fight the gun went off , unfortunately killing you — I — ’ |
| 16 | It was thought fit that the men should meet at Kendal on the 29th of July at night , where the leasors , or one of them , would attend them and on the next morning take them to visit the " said Myne " and examine its prospects . |
| 17 | As American supplies could only effectively reach the British , the American economy became heavily involved with that of the Allies , benefiting them and at the same time making considerable profits for American businessmen . |
| 18 | According to the census of 1897 , only 43 per cent of the population were Great Russians , and the regime 's overt identification with them and with the Orthodox Church alienated the minor minority nationalities . |
| 19 | At the turn of the century only 43 per cent of the population were Great Russians , and the tsarist government 's overt identification with them and with the Orthodox Church alienated minority nationalities . |
| 20 | Even if the rules were obeyed , the system was clearly oppressive both to the families whose best sons were torn from them and to the young boys who would never see their parents again . |
| 21 | As a consequence of these and other disasters , of rapid and world-wide broadcasting of them and of the concerned action of many individuals , the environment is now ‘ moving fast up the political agenda ’ ( Patten 1989 ) . |
| 22 | They rode silently and watchfully , aware all the time of the footprints of the Friar ahead of them and of the silent menace of the trees on either hand . |
| 23 | She never knew them , she pined for them and for the better life they might have had together . |
| 24 | They heard no more from behind them and as the small amount of sky they could see between the tree-tops was clouded over there was nothing to give them direction . |
| 25 | At Standard Grade pupils carry out an investigation in a topic which interests them and by the Sixth Year each will be capable of using the Heriot-Watt University computer model of the economy . |
| 26 | By digging ditches and placing objects in them and in the surrounding soils , it is possible to assess how finds move and become mixed as the sides of the ditch weather and collapse inwards , carrying the finds with them . |
| 27 | He will need help , of course , other agents or what have you and at the appropriate moment you arrest the lot . ’ |
| 28 | But I ca n't explain it , it 's as if the devil himself is down there , and there 's this horrible smell that chokes you and at the same time you get the feeling that something evil is lying in wait for you . |
| 29 | Do n't just limit this to everything in front of you , but look [ all ] around you , even behind you and on the other side of the sail . |
| 30 | ‘ Fundamental questions are being posed at the same time about the company itself and about the strategic character of the industry . ’ |