Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [adj] [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Quorn remains a fungus and , compared to our continental cousins , the British are notoriously suspicious of fungi and reluctant to eat anything other than the familiar field mushroom .
2 As they listened and watched the news from their former homeland it has been distressing for the five native speakers and difficult to maintain their professional distance from events .
3 The latter abounds with its own specialists eg. designers , editors , pasteup artists , typographers and all using their own jargon .
4 He devised a special programme , teaching the girls a new song and dance called The Little Gypsies and this earned their usual encore .
5 The walk took only ten minutes and this allowed her two glorious hours sitting quietly by herself in a cosy corner devouring one book after another .
6 Where the difference lies … er , well , I can not quite remember … something about the Tory expenditure being spread over several years and Labour splurging its all at once .
7 all farmers and all got their own families like er surely he had a fairly good shop when he .
8 There are lots of different types of knots and each have their own uses .
9 The attainment of his majority would naturally have heralded a larger and more independent following , but Gloucester 's early influence was in areas where there was an established network of royal servants and this shaped his developing retinue .
10 The attainment of his majority would naturally have heralded a larger and more independent following , but Gloucester 's early influence was in areas where there was an established network of royal servants and this shaped his developing retinue .
11 Crowds of more than 700 filled the club at the weekends and under-eighteens had their own room , so bands usually played two sets a night .
12 They told us ’ Pensioners and those reaching their normal retirement date will receive their pensions in full .
13 You will be amazed to know that these six good men and true found me guilty , although without the uproar that the producers had rather hoped for .
14 Diana went on to demand that she should be allowed to continue as a full member of the Royal Household , free to accept or reject her own official engagements and free to pursue her own special charity interests .
15 HCI Clubs are set in spacious grounds and many have their own private beaches .
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