Example sentences of "and [verb] [noun pl] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Honours in Economic History focuses on economic change and offers students a strong foundation in economics alongside the maximum opportunity to study a wide range of aspects of world economic development over the past 500 years .
2 The military road also connected with Fort William and offers walkers a splendid route at a high level but skirting the mountains , greatly to be preferred to the bus service .
3 The three-year project is designed to overcome prejudice about the construction industry and give children a realistic insight into its many occupations .
4 When entry text is returned to the Main and Copy Databases a single copy is made to tape of the changed text table , the entry table and the version table .
5 The children 's charity is issuing leaflets which advise harassed parents : ‘ Cool down and set children a good example rather than overreact .
6 Besides breaking the law they were , by flaunting themselves and pestering passers-by , causing an intolerable degree of embarrassment and giving visitors a deplorable impression of London 's immorality .
7 Finally , after the third month passed with no rent received , Debbie phoned the tenants , asked them to pay her directly , and sent Landlords a recorded-delivery letter , which was returned , and finally one by ordinary post stating that Landlords were no longer employed as the managing agents .
8 True , Rupert had proposed the match , and sent envoys a full year previously to treat for Blanche 's hand , and the alliance was not one to be despised .
9 From under the hunched shoulders and clutching arms a broken voice emerged in a stammering howl a stray dog might have launched into the night after company in its loneliness .
10 Miss Bedwelty cried out , and as Hoomey 's tugging proved ineffectual she crossed over and gave Bones a severe slap across the muzzle , raising his head to receive an aggrieved stare .
11 The abstracting and indexing journals provide from articles published in periodicals and learned journals a valuable way of finding relevant information .
12 The UK personal computer industry 's first direct sales trade association was launched on May 21 both to try to protect customers from a business renowned for its cowboys and to guarantee customers a certain level of service quality .
13 Property & Construction operated by Kennedy Woodward Allen , Chartered Surveyors and Architects and offering members a discounted service on a range of constructional services .
14 The former are organized around the activities of work that give individuals and work communities a specialized knowledge not available or necessary in everyday fife .
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