Example sentences of "and [noun] [verb] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the last extracts indicate , schools and teaching exist in a social framework . |
| 2 | All Byzantine decorative form is a mixture of east and west treated in a symbolic rather than realistic manner ( 187 ) . |
| 3 | This is one band into barrier breaking and category crushing in a big way . |
| 4 | This is one band into barrier breaking and category crushing in a big way . |
| 5 | Although it is sometimes realized that the demands of public sector accountability and decision making in a political context can serve to limit the extent to which concepts of efficiency derived from the private sector can be applied uncritically in the public sector domain , there nevertheless remains a feeling that much more could be done to improve resource utilisation . |
| 6 | Texts and objects combine in a new installation by Marlene McCarthy at Metro Pictures until 27 March and new paintings featuring over-sized calligraphic texts figure in Linda Daniel 's new work at Jose Freire Fine Arts , until 21 March . |
| 7 | The whole station was like some vast and awkward school dance , where need and constraint mingle in a heady , violent ferment of suppression . |
| 8 | This programme is aimed at the experienced manager who now needs to develop the knowledge , perspective and skills required in a general management position . |
| 9 | Guarded by a collective representation in which theft and violence reside in a dangerous class , morally elevated by its correctional quest , the state achieves the legitimacy of its pacific intention and the acceptance of legality — even when it goes to war and massively perpetuates activities it has allegedly banned from the world . |
| 10 | He currently works from his studio and workroom built in a large living room at home in Bethnal Green , East London . |
| 11 | He currently works from his studio and workroom built in a large living room at home in Bethnal Green , East London . |
| 12 | There was no time common to all popular music , as myriad fragments of past , present , and future whirled in a mad dance . |
| 13 | IN comparison with our own times , Marx and Engels lived in a pre-nationalist age . |
| 14 | The entry in Barbara Castle 's diary for 3 January 1968 records a dinner at Crossman 's Westminster home where she , her host , Peter Shore , Tony Benn ( then Minister of Technology ) and Balogh engaged in a collective whinge about Wilson 's management of Cabinet : |
| 15 | They stood in the single child 's bedroom and Molly joined in a short , silent tribute to the Ketterings ' marriage , whilst some large , blundering insect bumped against a window that had been long dosed . |
| 16 | Tom was standing in the hallway , his cap and overcoat covered in a thin layer of drizzle . |
| 17 | The range of colours and tones used in a particular rug or group of rugs ( e.g. , a pastel or autumnal palette ) . |
| 18 | Blagg hesitated , or perhaps was trying to remember , and Caswell said in a firm voice : ‘ The shooting was just after ten , you said . |
| 19 | Thus with the aileron and rudder held in a central position , a glider will always weathercock into line with the relative airflow , just as the wind vane on a church steeple will always swing into the wind . |
| 20 | A striking difference between pagan and Christian attitudes to sex and marriage appears in a curious duality . |
| 21 | The difficulty lies principally in that , whereas most scientists and engineers operate in a three-dimensional world capable of reasonable representation on a television screen , the multivariate nature of data analysis goes far beyond this into a space of m dimensions conceivable to the human mind only as an abstraction . |
| 22 | However , in 1904 north and south recombined in a united Welsh Black Cattle Society and the strains were mingled into a single , hardy , dual-purpose breed . |
| 23 | The scent of rotting leaves , beech nuts and bracken combined in a heady mélange Elisabeth found intoxicating . |
| 24 | Medau Breathing Movement is an extension of the work consisting of certain positions and movements taught in a specific way to influence the flow of breathing . |
| 25 | For example , perceptual predicates that can be procedurally defined include the following spatial descriptions : x is higher than y ; the distance from x toy is zero ; x is in front of the moving object y ; y is between x and z ; x has boundary y ; x is convex ; x is changing shape ; x has the exterior surface y ; x is included spatially in y ; x , y , and z lie in a straight line ; x travels along the path p . |
| 26 | We know , moreover , that the more affluent among the old in Britain are more likely to feel that they enjoy good health and less likely to suffer from conditions which restrict their mobility and capacity to participate in a wide range of social and cultural activities than the least well-off ( GHS 1986 ; 126 ) . |
| 27 | Materials and equipment kept in a particular classroom or specialist room should be clearly labelled in large print or braille ( such as labelling with Dymotape , for example ) . |
| 28 | Here the principle of similarity and difference operates in a similar manner to its application in the intrinsic aesthetic . |
| 29 | Whether accompanied by a light meal of sandwiches and cake served in a cosy sitting room in front of a fire , or somewhere as elegant as the Ritz , a cup of tea is part of the English way of life and the tea ceremonies of all the Orient are equally famed . |
| 30 | • Calories , cholesterol , fats , protein and sodium counts in a single serving shown for every recipe . |