Example sentences of "[adj] and [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The CGA graphics are large and clear and use the basic colour capabilities of the CGA monitor very well . |
| 2 | Two hundred drinkers were forced to run for cover but she was unable to get clear and caught the full force of the blast . |
| 3 | But it firmly rejected any idea of reforming the system , saying : ‘ We are against suggestions and demonstrations which aim to lead people astray and change the constitutional basis of our state . ’ |
| 4 | The British , with experience gained in the Boer War , had designed a standard rifle , light and holding the maximum number of rounds for fast , aimed fire at a specific target . |
| 5 | The abilities not just to comprehend , to take things into one 's own understanding , and to make something of them , but also to be able to evaluate critically the available theories and traditions , and to be willing and have the mental toughness to take up a stance of one 's own : all these abilities point to an intellectual independence , requiring real academic freedom for their realization . |
| 6 | Or was the Leader of the Opposition wrong and does the hon. Gentleman agree with that ? |
| 7 | Sonia Heywood , assistant director ( child care ) for Wiltshire SSD , expressed some of her staff 's worries about getting it wrong and mishandling the whole issue . |
| 8 | The tomb is around 2,000 years old and bears the inscribed name ‘ Yusuf Bar Kaifas ’ . |
| 9 | Lady was old and followed the Great Dane 's example because she was too stupid to know any better . |
| 10 | Ben Sira praised the fathers of old and described the High Priest Simon son of Jochanan in his majestic appearance when he went up to the altar ( 50.11 ) . |
| 11 | Partridge had got all angry and upset soon too because as he was struggling with Steven a magazine fell out of his trousers on to the towpath of the canal and the other men had picked it up and it had been a spanking magazine so all the other men who were n't laughing and shouting already started teasing partridge ; Partridge started trying to wrestle Steven to the ground but Steven had got free and clouted the other man with the shovel , which was still bloody from hacking the cat to bits , and after that , with the magazine coming apart as the other men grabbed at it and Partridge rolling about dazed on the towpath in the cat 's blood and almost falling into the canal , Dan Ashton had said soberly that enough was enough and they 'd better go and see Mr Smith the supervisor because they just could n't go on like this . |
| 12 | ‘ I was too much in awe of you to utter in those days , ’ she confessed , lightly dismissive and matching the subtle mockery of his tone . |
| 13 | Presentation findings is made more exciting and has the added bonus of a " perfect " final copy which becomes a resource for others to use . |
| 14 | The other system is known as record-playback and involves the skilled craft operator going through the physical motions of machining the first piece of the batch with the machine in record mode . |
| 15 | ‘ We are well-equipped and possess the necessary knowhow and resources for Sunrise TV to be up and running within two months across Europe . |
| 16 | A retaining wall of loose bricks or stones separate the bog garden from the pool proper and retains the peaty mixture which is placed over a layer of gravel . |
| 17 | Saad later went on to take Madain and bring the Sassanian empire to an end , initiating in the process the substitution of Islam for Zoroastrianism as Persia 's state religion . |
| 18 | She made rivers of melted butter in mountains of sweet potato , snacked on corn boiled in broth or greasy fish and bammy and discovered the thrilling sophistication of Coca-Cola . |
| 19 | Serum fructosamine concentration looks a possible alternative to HbA 1 ( Baker et al , 1985 ) : it is reliable and reflects the integrated blood glucose level over three to six weeks versus eight to 12 . |
| 20 | These arguments yield the curve in Fig. 6.1 , sloping downwards from left to right , becoming less and less steep and cutting the horizontal axis at the natural unemployment percentage . |
| 21 | The possible lack of investment is illustrated in Fig. 8 where the IS curve is very steep and cuts the horizontal axis at a point below the full employment level of income Y , . |
| 22 | Anthony Rooley 's selection of Arcadelt madrigals is judicious and demonstrates the expressive power of his music . |
| 23 | The 10th segment is usually distinct and forms the terminal segment in the higher orders . |
| 24 | being accessible and providing the appropriate degree of support when necessary ; |
| 25 | The activity is straightforward , understandable , accessible and develops the mutual confidence and understanding on which other partnership activities can be built . |
| 26 | Clearly these transects are not comprehensive and omit the distinctive nature of mountainous Barra or the sandstone based Eye Peninsula near Stornoway or the many small uninhabited islands , but these transects highlight the distinction between the low Atlantic coastlands with machair-land and crofting settlement on the west , and the areas of empty mountains and the extensive peat-covered plateaux of the east and most of the interior regions . |
| 27 | We started house-hunting and found the perfect place on a new rural estate within ten minutes ' drive of the café . |
| 28 | Pioneered Channel 4 's coverage of Women 's Football and developed and produced the outdoor adventure series ‘ Conquer the Arctic ’ for Channel 4 , ‘ Chris Evert 's Wimbledon Farewell ’ for the BBC and the two best selling Nick Faldo Golf Instructional videos . |
| 29 | She was perfectly content and regarded the liberated woman as a creature to be pitied . |
| 30 | Parents , on duty in turn , kept the egg warm and brooded the tiny chick for the first few days after hatching . |