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

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1 So religions , symbolic systems , and ideologies develop a metaphysical life of their own and acquire qualities which stubbornly resist being reduced to mere reflections of the social order .
2 In general terms , Bacon and Hobbes accept the Aristotelian idea that scientific understanding involves knowledge of causes .
3 And now she was entirely alone , brother and sister both lost to her , Jonathon upstairs , Victoria downstairs and Melanie treading the dangerous route between them , connected to neither .
4 ‘ Relaxation and meditation play a major role in yoga and in the treatment of stress-related illnesses , the scourge of modern society , ’ says Norma Duffield of the Centre , currently enrolling for its autumn courses at Queen 's University , Belfast and Holywood .
5 As we walked further upstream , the gills showed increasing evidence of the works of man and at Friars Hush and Bunton Hush the old levels , the tailings of spoil and the ruined buildings haunt the landscape .
6 But then the cells at the tip begin to shoot out long filopodia which make contact with the wall and contract pulling the future gut further in .
7 Following on from the debate , the TAC secretary and chairman prepare a final response in the form of a memorandum of comment .
8 Now and then lightning flickered through the gloom , the lights dimmed , and thunder rattled every loose panel and plank in the building .
9 ‘ What comes up , ’ said Rory , and Jessica gave a dirty laugh .
10 NATURALLY , BOTH Jim and Fruitbat have the wit and honesty to carry the whole affair and actually make a go of the potentially over-sanitised ‘ indie ’ event .
11 When occasionally they asked her what was the marketing strategy or the business plan and she said , openly , that there never had been one , her patent naturalness and honesty made the whole thing appear even more of a fairy story .
12 The plan was for Pete and Michaela to film a normal Hacienda night fly-on-the-wall-style , with local hero Mike Pickering as the DJ .
13 SCOTVEC sends a letter to all centres in August to let teachers and lecturers know the general areas for review .
14 One such book illustration was used for Joshua and Caleb carrying a large bunch of grapes between them ; to be found at Milverton in Somerset .
15 Sheffield United have been trapped by the candid camera too often in the past and Bassett thinks the prying lens is wrong in all sorts of ways .
16 And Fin makes a desperate decision .
17 On the contrary , the poetry of Von Platen , Mörike and Heine attests the continuing influence of ancient Greece at a high level of poetic achievement .
18 Horbury and Ossett preserve a healthy independence which gives each town its own special character Photographs : Simon Warner
19 So he 'd rushed to the field , catching a sun-dazed pony , scrambling onto the broad back , hair and scurf whitening the new trousers , cantering over the paddocks and clattering into the yard where Peter and Andrew were almost ready .
20 A window in a nearby house opened , and Doyle watched an old lady lean out , look around , then pull back inside .
21 This means that , for most academics at least , research and teaching require an institutional framework .
22 But however distinguished its history , Edinburgh very much sees itself as a University of the 1990s committed to research and teaching covering the hi-tech disciplines of the future , as well as disciplines rooted in the past .
23 While it is true that scavenging fish and snails perform a valuable task , a well ordered pool can be equally well maintained without them .
24 Two days later 10 opposition parties and groups issued a joint statement in which they denounced what they described as the over-representation of the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement ( MPS ) on the commission .
25 Thus , the actions of individuals are a condition of the actions of groups ; and groups have no causal powers beyond those of individuals .
26 Although both Kirk and Hargreaves support a common curriculum they have major reservations about the government 's proposals .
27 Huge crowds flock from East and West to see the second half of the artist 's career
28 Horses and ponies need a peaceful environment , free from daily strife and tension .
29 Roger was also the first bishop of Coventry and Lichfield to keep an episcopal register ( later lost ) .
30 Massive multi-coloured electronic charts and maps plotted the vacillating movements in known trouble-spots , computer print-outs updated existing material and VDUs displayed detailed information on known criminals at the touch of a button , feeding off the thousands of names stored in the system 's central memory bank .
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