Example sentences of "[pers pn] to the [adj] and [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 'll take you to the lively and colourful resort of Waikiki and the Outrigger Village Hotel , just five minutes ' stroll from miles of golden sand . |
| 2 | Whereas Catherine the Great had confined them to the western and southern borderlands of the empire and Alexander I had encouraged them to consider economic diversification and cultural assimilation , Nicholas intervened in their lives more dramatically . |
| 3 | Sir David Wilson , in his annual address to the Legislative Council in October 1989 announced that the government was to embark upon a £10,000 million development project to build a new airport , to expand its container port facilities and to construct extensive transport links to connect them to the urban and industrial areas . |
| 4 | ‘ Nothing could be more sterile and parched than the islands in Bass 's Straits ’ , wrote Gould later , comparing them to the idyllic and verdant plains of the Upper Hunter River in Australia . |
| 5 | ‘ Too refined , ’ Julia explained didactically and pressed on to introduce him to the black and white humbug types labelled British Alpines , standing next to the skewbald variety called British Toggenbergs . |
| 6 | I knew the first time was seldom ideal and I wanted to get past it to the second and third times , and all the times after that , when our love could go forward and mature and develop . |
| 7 | This means running an earth wire ( 4mm 2 , or 2.5mm 2 if run in conduit ) from the main earthing point and linking it to the hot and cold pipes , the taps and any metal fittings such as metal sinks . |
| 8 | The Quartet picks up the novel where Thru leaves it , dissected and decentred in vitro , and returns it to the social and historical context out of which it arose . |
| 9 | You may be able to keep us to the straight and narrow . |