Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] and [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jean-Claude made some notes and sang some snatches and beat out percussion ideas on the ground with an alder switch . |
| 2 | Cotterell was writing in a mixed shorthand , spelling out some words and substituting personal symbols for others . |
| 3 | I did n't at first but since people have said I 've looked at some pictures and seen some sort of resemblence … |
| 4 | Although the legislation before us will provide some elements and go some way towards meeting the criticisms of Government policy outlined in the Woolf report , it is important to realise that there is still a great deal that needs to be done . |
| 5 | Electronic coursework is widely practised , and the purpose of this paper is not to expound any revolutionary new ideas , but to relate some experiences and to present some issues for discussion . |
| 6 | The money will be spent on clearing vegetation , resurfacing some areas and installing new stiles . |
| 7 | Exchange control was introduced in 1930 and has been in force ever since , but subject to the provisions of exchange control it was a basic tenet of pre-communist Hungarian law that foreigners had the same rights as Hungarians in all respects ( but for some professions and performing public functions Hungarian citizenship was necessary ) . |
| 8 | ‘ Why do n't you move into the nurses ’ home at the hospital , make some friends and have some fun ? ’ he had suggested , and Belinda had done so . |
| 9 | The selection seems to have taken into account the moves within London University to amalgamate some colleges and form five science centres . |
| 10 | Unlike vertebrates , insects have muscles that contain relatively few fibres and to achieve smooth contractions they are supplied by multiple nerve endings some 30–80 µm apart , each inducing local contraction . |
| 11 | Closing my eyes , thinking that it might be either the sun or the Pernod , I waited a few seconds and chanced another look . |
| 12 | If Mr Lawson could bring himself to go a stage further , admit some mistakes and consider other policies to use in combination with high interest rates , he might even win their support . |
| 13 | Although basically the same as that given in the Warhammer rulebook , we have made a few additions and included more explanation , so we suggest you read through these new rules even if you are already familiar with the original ones . |
| 14 | As dawn appears in the sky our progress quickens ; after crossing a few fields and climbing several hedgerows we are suddenly on a road with farm buildings a short distance away . |
| 15 | The Government has curtailed the growth in expenditure on the traditional welfare state , and , as has been seen , abolished some benefits and made real cuts in the value of others . |
| 16 | So in later years , when opportunities might arise for young disabled people to have some choices and to have more say , they have no basis for such autonomy . |
| 17 | I slow down for some cows and greet many people but I do n't usually have to stop now , even for elders . |
| 18 | The computer program will dominate at such times and promote considerable activity ; the teacher is then free to concentrate on management and coaching activities , and a discussion of tactics . |
| 19 | It is likely that Compact will give a new focus to such activities and provide new opportunities for student involvement . |
| 20 | The Enterprise in Higher Education Initiative for Northern Ireland has made funding available for a programme of curriculum and staff development , and co-operation with industry and commerce , with the aim of extending opportunities for students to engage in such activities and to study relevant aspects of commercial and economic awareness and enterprise initiatives . |
| 21 | ‘ The defendant had been personally negligent in that he had failed to take such steps and make such inquiries as would have revealed to him the defects in his structure and the risks of fire thereby occasioned . ’ |
| 22 | The Greeks and the Jews have been such peoples and produced such thinkers . |
| 23 | The Council for the Protection of Rural England ( CPRE ) acts as the nation 's independent guard dog on such matters and has major doubts as to the benefit of these proposals should they become law . |
| 24 | A fire , previously confined to some degree , involving such extreme densities of fire load , may be transformed from a ventilation controlled fire to one of the unrestrained burning by such circumstances and produce large volumes of radiated heat in addition to large flames . |
| 25 | Given that decision makers often deal with complex problems , there is a requirement to think beyond the obvious and usual solutions to such problems and to consider innovative solutions . |
| 26 | The object of the study is to provide some answers to such questions and to identify specific measures which might assist in the achievement of certain national goals , such as preventing further loss of broadleaved woods . |
| 27 | To some extent , it enhances the case for Sarah Whitfield 's exhibition catalogue which follows the convention of such publications and treats each work of art in its own catalogue entry . |
| 28 | The Committee has the power to employ the services of such advisers and to take such soundings within and outside the Company as it deems necessary to fulfil its responsibilities . |
| 29 | Recent initiatives such as the National Writing Project and the National Oracy Project have done much to foster such developments and to disseminate good practice . |
| 30 | Wallinger makes no such claims and discourages any connection with New Age philosophies . |