Example sentences of "and [prep] the [adj] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Seconds needs a manager and as the senior professional I took the job on for four or five weeks . ’ |
| 2 | So if we can hurt them or certainly gang together if you like , cos unity is strength , and between the three workforces they 'll certainly slow down production and hopefully force things . |
| 3 | Already quite a lot was known about the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ( NSAIs ) , used mainly to treat arthritis and other joint inflammation ; about who was likely to receive prescription for them ; and about the adverse reactions they had caused . |
| 4 | ‘ All this type of modern music that we play , if you think back to when it all started , whether it 's thrash , rap , disco , rock'n'roll , it all started with black people in slavery and poverty in the southern States , and about the only thing they could ever have a good time with was sex . |
| 5 | ‘ She was smashed out of her brains , Fergus , and about the only thing she remembered was that she wanted to get your trousers off . |
| 6 | The second is the broader area of information about the education authority 's policies and arrangements and about the individual school itself . |
| 7 | I would like to say a last word about Amis 's voices , and about the long words which have been or might be laid on his confident art — a terminology for which he is unlikely to be grateful . |
| 8 | They talked to her about her ancestors , and about the Bright Palace which they called Teamhair in their soft voices , and they told her about the battles and the people who had made Ireland magical and marvellous and richer in folklore than any country could ever be . |
| 9 | Economic circumstances have been poor and for the chemical industry they were absolutely diabolical by the middle of the past year . |
| 10 | Apparently during the First World War some professor erm was using a bunsen burner and he burned himself quite badly and by him he just happ he just happened to have some lavender oil essential and for the nearest thing he put his hand in there and apparently it was supposed to have calmed it down and it healed very quickly . |
| 11 | it was for men that he felt the hot , flushing , roused attraction which a man is supposed to feel for the other sex … the male physique had a fascination for him , and for the female physique he felt only a fondness … |
| 12 | Deer , antelope , buffalo and other grazing mammals have long been hunted by man for their meat and hides and for the other products they yield . |
| 13 | Before we go on to keep the , to look at the minutes and for the young people who were actually on the weekend in . |
| 14 | She never knew them , she pined for them and for the better life they might have had together . |
| 15 | For some years now Yamaha have played a major role in digital sound processors and for the new season they have produced several new models . |
| 16 | Also to you — the readers — for buying my first book , and for the many letters I received , mainly nostalgic . |
| 17 | Many people indeed manage to be embarrassed by both , and for the latter reaction there is more excuse . |
| 18 | In the first place , we all need to mourn for our own sins and for the negative contribution we bring into the world . |
| 19 | May I thank my honourable friend for that extremely helpful reply and for the encouraging figures which he has given to the house this afternoon . |
| 20 | Town is on everyone 's lips today , and for the proud position which it occupies in public esteem it has very largely Mr Chapman to thank . ’ |
| 21 | There were also teams from America , Australia , France , Germany , Switzerland , and Spain , and for the second year there was a team of exceptionally courageous British disabled skiers led by Mr Mike Hammond and Miss Sue Hatch . |
| 22 | They were awake before dawn and for the second time they heard the chorus begin as a trickle and grow swiftly to a torrent as the birds welcomed the great Trumpeter . |
| 23 | Once again , Botham won the toss and chose to field as the pitch looked as though it would be most lively on the first morning , and for the second time his decision could not really be criticized . |
| 24 | He started to smile , teasing me , and for the second time I was convinced that someone would flourish it back to existence , that it was all only a game . |
| 25 | For the second time he should have said no , and for the second time he did n't . |
| 26 | He saw Madra fighting with her reins , hair wild ; then a face out of a nightmare lunged up at him , and for the second time he confronted the tusked maw of a grypesh . |
| 27 | It is customarily assumed that the five years and eight months between the outbreak of war with Nazi Germany in September 1939 and the final collapse of that power in May 1945 was an epoch of ever-increasing radicalism , both for the British electorate and for the Labour Party itself . |
| 28 | It was made easier for companies to set up their own schemes and for the first time everyone would be given the right of a personal pension of their own . |
| 29 | At this point , Scorsese 's vision freezes — as it will throughout the movie — and for the first time we hear Henry 's thoughts on the matter . |
| 30 | At this point , Scorsese 's vision freezes — as it will throughout the movie — and for the first time we hear Henry 's thoughts on the matter . |