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 . |