Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun pl] and [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As well as gathering information about parental hopes and beliefs it 's important that detailed knowledge is gathered about home language , religion and culture so that sensitive and effective links can be established . |
| 2 | It 's claimed that for some men and women it 's like a drug they ca n't do without — and they end up like any other addict , ruining their lives , desperate for the next ‘ fix ’ . |
| 3 | But for some rebels and waverers they will become ‘ redundant ’ to the party organisation . |
| 4 | But by using old pieces of furniture of odd shapes and sizes you may well sacrifice the conventional work surface to retain character . |
| 5 | He had experimented with various foods and found that by restricting his diet to one of fresh fruits and vegetables he could control his migraine . |
| 6 | Mr Morraine spent most of his time dusting his collection of strange-looking rocks and stones he had sent to him from all over the world . |
| 7 | ‘ To ensure that artists are fully aware of all conditions and clauses we will offer a list of music industry lawyers for them to choose from if they need help with the contract . |
| 8 | As I seconded past the scene of shredded clothes and fingers I cursed my lack of imagination ; the peg pointed skywards . |
| 9 | A WOMAN is appealing for the return of medical records and drugs she believes were stolen on shopping trip in Darlington . |
| 10 | French repression , including aerial bombardment , was unsparing and as a result of wholesale arrests and executions they were practically wiped out . |
| 11 | Where there is an increasing use of decentralised structures and accountability we would expect individuals lower down the organisation to take on more responsibility . |
| 12 | So far during three days and nights they had seen no sign of a human dwelling and since their escape from the verderers had crossed no man-made paths . |
| 13 | So far during three days and nights they had seen no sign of a human dwelling and since their escape from the verderers had crossed no man-made paths . |
| 14 | For three days and nights we laid there and rolled , and rolled , and rolled , while to seaward we could see huge tankers disappearing in the tremendous swell . |
| 15 | For three days and nights I lay in bed , exhausted by my experiences , and hardly conscious of my surroundings . |
| 16 | For three days and nights she danced in the streets with the crowd . |
| 17 | Like big monsters and chariots they will become the target of every bowman and war machine that can fire at them , so it 's no use sending a Pump Wagon out on its own as it will just get shot up . |
| 18 | Like other genera and families they continued to change in structure , size and shape during the entire 140 million-year period of their existence . |
| 19 | For all intents and purposes you could guarantee a one hundred per cent success rate . ’ |
| 20 | The bed appeared un-made and for all intents and purposes I did n't see her , had I seen her erm the situation would have been very different . |
| 21 | Five of them to one desperately weakened pony with sunken eyes and ribs you could play tunes on — lassoing it with weighted thongs , and pulling it over and over on the desperately hard ground , until it was crapping everywhere in terror . |
| 22 | With narrow lips and eyes he faced the strolling irony of the afternoon crowds , the young , the robed incurious foreigners . |
| 23 | As strategic planning is concerned with broad policies and goals it has to relate the organisation to its environment and predict the effects of any changes in that environment . |
| 24 | Plane them with newly-ground knives and thickness them , reversing them frequently to remove wood equally from both sides . |
| 25 | With these oilskins and boots they 'd just come home and drop them outside the door and go indoors . |
| 26 | Our main concern is with those policies and issues we regard as being the most important in determining the achievement of national goals through partnership with the multinationals . |
| 27 | Plant up the bag with young vegetables and water it well . |
| 28 | I find many people are looking for serviceable fabrics and colours they will not tire from quickly . |
| 29 | During heavy bombardments and attacks I have seen shells falling like rain . |
| 30 | As a change from wet feet and sightseeing I was smuggled into an English-language class where we drank home-made slivovitz and one of the students , a lugubrious-looking individual called Miroslav who played the bassoon in the Moravia Philharmonic Orchestra , invited me to a concert the following evening . |