Example sentences of "and [noun] [vb pp] [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two journalists investigating the allegations had their homes raided and notes confiscated by police in the weeks prior to the publication of the report . |
| 2 | Mine and countermine driven through foundations during siege of 1547 still accessible . |
| 3 | It was and stili is the extraordinary pictorial value of the linear patterns and forms created by Nijinska for Les Noces which emphasises more clearly than any other ballet the need for every choreographer to keep strict control over the mass of material needed to make a single work . |
| 4 | For a more realistic scenario of a 1 metre rise , cities and resorts built on sandbanks on the eastern and Gulf coasts including Miami , Galveston and Atlantic City would be vulnerable to serious flooding during hurricanes . |
| 5 | The great political bonds , which — for all the associated chicanery — did articulate political groupings and attitudes based on considerations of foreign policy and religious belief , gave way to bonds motivated by reactions to the personal behaviour of the monarch . |
| 6 | Residents cheered when a bulldozer moved in to demolish wartime flats and maisonettes condemned by tenants as a disgrace . |
| 7 | Three years later Dr H. J. Hewitt published his influential book , The organization of war under Edward III , 1338–62 , in which , rather than describe activity of a narrow , military kind , he wrote about the relatively unglamorous background and preparation needed for war at that time and , indeed , ever since . |
| 8 | The travellers say they wo n't be moving on for a few days and tonight , the festival still appears to be in full swing.Local people are angry after finding drug-taking equipment dumped in gardens , and sheep savaged to death at a local farm . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , the possibility remains that , as Wallace argued , many of the sex differences in plumage and coloration ascribed by Darwin to the action of female choice may have evolved because they help the sexes to recognize or locate each other or because they improve male success in competitive interactions . |
| 10 | Radical feminists see the put-downs and discrimination experienced by girls as the means by which men control women — and by which boys control girls . |
| 11 | The accident costs which mounted up were for minor , frequent mishaps such as bacterial contamination of equipment used in the creamery which were all identified and contained , and damage caused to vehicles in the transport company from manoeuvring in confined spaces . |
| 12 | ‘ There is no real contradiction between privilege bestowed by blood and privilege bestowed by gold in constitutional balance . |
| 13 | The two-volume Doves Press edition of Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained with capitals by Edward Johnston and Graily Hewitt was also unsold , against an estimate of £300-£400 . |
| 14 | The extraordinary array of chains and fetters , manacles and shackles exhibited by Birmingham for export to America 's slave states , for instance … |
| 15 | — The conversion of bank notes and coin denominated in Mark of the GDR shall only be possible for persons or agencies domiciled in the GDR via accounts with financial institutions in the GDR into which the cash amounts to be converted may be paid . |
| 16 | Failing miserably , she found herself sliding sideways , and there was nothing she could do but laugh as she hit the field quite hard and bike landed on top of her . |
| 17 | Among the habits and values passed from parent to child are political ones . |
| 18 | A further possibility is that the individual may , at least for a time , hold onto beliefs and values taken without question from others , for example parents , teachers , peers . |
| 19 | Often during a site visit measurements will be taken and checks made on supply of gas , electricity and position of drains . |
| 20 | A quickening trot now , and as they neared their target he could see the puffs of smoke from the little houses , stone walls and trees ahead , as French and Russians fought for possession of the village they called Telnitz . |
| 21 | White duchesse satin dress with chiffon overskirt and neckline trimmed with pearls by Sarasusa ( Bubbles , £1,400 ) , large pearl headdress by Silk ( £86 ) , earrings by Van Peterson ( £110 ) |
| 22 | The systematic features of the calls will be identified and calls made by staff with different levels of success and training will be compared . |
| 23 | Moreover , the court should not approach decisions and reasons given by committees of laymen expecting the same accuracy in the use of language which a lawyer might be expected to adopt . |
| 24 | As a definition for the essence of education I would settle for ‘ the mastery of the processes by which knowledge can be acquired and a maturity and sympathy gained from exposure to the mainstreams of intellectual thought ’ . |
| 25 | The concept of a profession is , as we have seen , based upon claims to specialised knowledge and skills developed over time through training . |
| 26 | In recognizing that child abuse and child care are not discrete areas we should start from the premise that the understanding and skills developed in relation to child care should inform our approach to child abuse . |
| 27 | This involves in particular cultivating certain attitudes and skills associated with education in general ( see Chapter 1 , pp. 2 , 4 , 6 – 10 ) . |
| 28 | Constantinople I found depressing , soulless , with drab crowds , deserted mosques , and palaces preserved as showpieces of a dead past . |
| 29 | Their success , and if appropriate their renewal in the form of tasks and programmes informed by feedback from their predecessors , is what justifies the partnership and validates its integrity . |
| 30 | More than forty publishing houses and institutions displayed in excess of 5,000 books , video-tapes and films at the Tien Educational Centre in Taipei . |