Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] and [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thread up the second yarn with a long needle or bodkin and thread this second yarn into the correct slot . |
| 2 | This distinction is partly based on the timing of the evaluation , and partly on the purpose for which it is intended : formative evaluation is carried out during the development of a course or programme and provides direct feedback about the functioning of the different parts of the programme , thereby giving information which can be used to modify the educational process . |
| 3 | Ants stumble into the pit by accident and , because it is constructed of friable soil or sand and has steep sides , they have to struggle to get out . |
| 4 | Government can hand over the production of a good to the private sector while still financing it , as with refuse collection or cleaning and maintaining public sector buildings . |
| 5 | The puzzle supports mouse , joystick or keyboard and has four levels of difficulty , giving hours of fun for all ages . |
| 6 | Advertising is essentially democratic , knowing no bounds of class or colour and crossing all frontiers . ’ |
| 7 | Most editors these days , whether gifted or not , get so sucked into meetings and other company business that they have precious little time to edit , help authors , or train and nurture younger editors . |
| 8 | Refusal in payment , forgery or any other misuse thereby became treason or sacrilege and attracted savage penalties . |
| 9 | Look in your food cupboard or fridge and select three products . |
| 10 | Consideration would be given to factors such as social deprivation , stresses in the family , difficulties with language or learning and substantiated medical problems . |
| 11 | The fact that he was an outstanding , if not completely graceful athlete , that he played anything with a racquet commendably well — I remember battling him at tennis in the oppressive heat of Guaruja to an 8–8 deadlock before we both gave up to avoid heat prostration — that he is a better than average golfer and could just as well have played football or cricket and enjoyed all sports , made him less exclusively obsessive about racing . |
| 12 | Ultra-thin sections are not recommended , as the beam may be able to penetrate to the resin or glass and produce anomalous luminescence . |
| 13 | In marked contrast , the clay units ( II , IV and VI ) contain little organic matter or carbonate and exhibit large peaks in , inorganic Si and cations associated with volcanic soils ( Fe , Al , Ti and so on ) . |
| 14 | We can get carried away by the sheer attractiveness of the deal or temptation and overlook that priority . |
| 15 | These chemicals , all relatively stable powders , are less aggressive than hypochlorite and achieve similar performances . |
| 16 | But political conditions favoured Lutheranism more than Calvinism and gave free scope to Lutheran composers to develop their church-music on the basis of hymnody , with such a publisher as Georg Rhaw , a former cantor of the Thomasschule at Leipzig , to encourage them . |
| 17 | The emphasis is more on milk than meat and yields average 4,400kg at 3.7 per cent butterfat . |
| 18 | More and more Anglican bishops broke ranks before the next Lambeth Conference in 1930 , which emphasized motives rather than method and gave grudging acceptance to ‘ other methods ’ than abstinence , noting that Church opposition was rooted in tradition not in Scripture . |
| 19 | He 's uglier than Corky , fatter than Phi and has less charm than Steve — in fact he bears more than a passing resemblance to Lucy ! |
| 20 | But the operation lasted less time than thought and generated large savings for Nuclear Electric . |
| 21 | Surely the terrorists can not believe that killing and maiming ordinary people is an achievement . |
| 22 | There is also a marked convenience element in the use of the product , Respondents , typically Stated that cotton wool is : " economical " or " works out cheaper " , but did not say that it is more convenient than washing and reusing facial flannels or cloths . |
| 23 | So set up your accounts now , graph that overdraft and calculate those mortgage repayments . |
| 24 | It makes it very difficult for women to take that first step on the ladder of actually becoming economically active , because they 're caught in an impossible position between the needs of their children and their own personal needs , and until we actually look at the important and validate and give financial support to the caring role that women play , both in terms of looking after the children and looking after elderly relatives , this community care that is being talked about — community care is car on the backs of women , and it 's unpaid and undervalued . |
| 25 | However , there is a fundamental difference between pooling sovereignty on trade and agriculture and pooling economic sovereignty . |
| 26 | The thing with protest songs is that pop 's always been about the immediate , spontaneous and puerile , it has n't the patience to slog through sub-committees and lobbying and making orderly demands through the proper channels . |
| 27 | When it 's been a bad time and we sulk and grunt and ignore each other , I close my eyes and remember it all . ’ |
| 28 | As they scratched and bit and fought each other , Rory remembered Jessica , and worried about the marks his skin would bear , but he did not worry long . |
| 29 | However , those who learn all they can about loss , grief and change and apply that knowledge to themselves are the ones who eventually emerge as stronger and more compassionate people . |
| 30 | Researchers at IBM have built an experimental p-channel mosfet that uses both silicon and germanium and delivers high performance . |