Example sentences of "and [noun pl] [vb past] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Spinsters and widows enjoyed the legal status of femme sole in which they had control of their own affairs . |
| 3 | He was annoyed , he said , that deer forest managers were given the kid glove treatment while hillwalkers and climbers had the big stick of stiffer sanctions waved at them — such as no-go areas . |
| 4 | The French and Germans watched the whole affair with much amusement . |
| 5 | Elephants and lions roamed the uncultivated areas . |
| 6 | Professional journals and institutions quickened the international flow of information . |
| 7 | Beamish was slowly grasping his newfound trade and , with Pybus at his side , players and supporters saw the coming season as the dawning of a new age . |
| 8 | On Dec. 17 in The Hague , 45 states and organizations signed the European Energy Charter ( agreed in November 1991 — see p. 38602 ) , described as " the key to unlocking the resources of the former Soviet bloc countries " in which 35-40 per cent of the world 's gas , half its coal and half its petroleum were located . |
| 9 | 100 years ago a legion of artists and craftsmen made the same journey . |
| 10 | and tides lashed the concrete calthrops of the breakwater . |
| 11 | Liverpool SC and Renegades shared the first leg spoils at 6–6 , and it was all square again in the second leg , which means it now goes to a three frame play-off at a date to be decided by the committee . |
| 12 | Ferns , club mosses and gymnosperms continued the tree-like growth of the Devonian period , when a moderate climate became warmer , and this dense foliage locked up the carbon as our present coal deposits , thus increasing even further the oxygen content of the atmosphere . |
| 13 | It was a different story around the rest of the country , where business was brisk and supermarkets reported the busiest day of the year . |
| 14 | Serbs and Croats used the same language , and readily married each other , especially in the cities . |
| 15 | The Blarney Stone opened in May , after builders and contractors converted the burnt-out shell of a nightclub into a pub with three bars . |
| 16 | Public utilities such as electricity , gas , water and telecommunications provided the best examples of what were considered to be natural monopolies , although when technological advances are made , certain industries formerly classed as natural monopolies may cease to be so ( eg telecommunications ) . |
| 17 | Israeli planes and helicopters shelled the Palestinian refugee camps of Ain-el-Hilweh near Sidon , and Rashidiyeh near the port of Tyre . |
| 18 | Luncheon in the Court room for senior staff and guests followed the official opening ceremony . |
| 19 | Bowie-knives , sword-sticks , bayonet-revolvers , protective head-gear and knuckle-dusters completed the anti-garotte arsenal . |
| 20 | Observation in labs and workshops highlighted the depressing effect on girls ' performance of the boys ' claim to science as their subject . |
| 21 | Fans and reviewers enjoyed the raw edge and revelled in the energy and melody thrown out of the guitar crashing mayhem . |
| 22 | Beyond deck and gantries and derricks yawned the darkened abyss of the arena — where the Blood Drinker Marines had met their fate . |
| 23 | Over the board , flashes of Fischer genius in a match of fluctuating quality and fortunes helped the American Claimant to the world champion crown to a stunning victory . |
| 24 | Melossi discusses the ‘ roaring twenties ’ and notes that ‘ an attitude of leniency , indulgence and experimentation with newer methods and reforms permeated the whole society ’ . |
| 25 | Switching between the different combinations of effects and processors produced the same results , and apart from inventing some really stupid effect chains I found plenty of interesting combinations ; these could be mixed with the dry signal without losing any of the basic guitar sound . |
| 26 | Up to 40 armed police and marksmen using semi-automatic weapons and rifles surrounded the remote house at Swerford in North Oxfordshire . |
| 27 | Muslins and calicoes became the fashionable fabrics , and under the determined leadership of Sir Josiah Child profits went up sharply if not always regularly in the 1670s and 1680s , so that the price of shares rose ninefold between 1660 and 1685 . |
| 28 | Over 750 staff and managers received the new Savacentre Ten Year Award introduced last year . |
| 29 | For the first time the ordinary workers and managers glimpsed the true faces of the hybrids who had lurked in their midst , cloaked and hooded , or masked . |
| 30 | Marines and Marine Scouts and cadets spent the artificial nights in barren cells . |