Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Details should also be supplied on the cost of running a car overseas , licences/documentation required , and the costs and reliability of the various forms of public transport . |
| 2 | At the heart of things , in the Minister 's room , were the sign-writers , working together throughout with the aim of achieving better communication with the public , and style and unity for the various parts of our effort . |
| 3 | Chris Hordern is a member of Council and chairman of the Professional Standards Committee |
| 4 | Their maniacal screeching , the exploding bullets , the crackle and thunder of the approaching flames , the hammer-blows of the still booming church bells and the nerve-rasping wailing of the fiddle whirled around Owen 's head , but even that maelstrom of noise could not drown the cries of the villagers . |
| 5 | Miss Logan understood gunpowder to be the most acceptable offering for the Turkish peasant , and writing-paper for the superior classes . |
| 6 | This labelling of some learners and teachers as ‘ unsatisfactory ’ is likely to lead to poor motivation and disengagement from the proper tasks of learning and teaching . |
| 7 | Whatever the precise total , it is through these waters — found north and south of the 13,235 uninterrupted miles separating Malaysia from Colombia , and east and west of the 9,600 miles lying between Big Diomede Island in the Bering Strait and the Cape Adare in Antarctica — that the axis of the world , some would have us believe , is now turning . |
| 8 | Contrasts abound , from the undulating patchwork quilt of hills and vales of the south , east and west to the flat moors of the Somerset Levels in the north . |
| 9 | At that time it had commanded fine views : south all the way to the river ; north and west over the lush pastures of the region towards the tiny village of Hampstead . |
| 10 | And glory in the 1,000 Guineas may well be a lot more than just a warming winter thought because Dead Certain beat as competitive a field as there has been for a juvenile filly 's race for many years . |
| 11 | One somehow thinks that only Lewis could have stepped , with a few vigorous steps , from a defence of drunken all-male ‘ stag ’ evenings to a vivid illustration of the life and literature of the Middle Ages . |
| 12 | As such , it is normally a benevolent deity ; and , indeed , is perceived as such in much of the myth and literature of the solar cults . |
| 13 | Groups were created by political or material need , and once created , granted each other quasi-familial status ( complete , for literate societies , with swiftly constructed genealogies ; thus , the descendants of the prophet in Islam have down the ages offered much work for the imagination and ingenuity of the genealogical archivists ) . |
| 14 | The outstanding feature of these Roman operas was the splendour of the scenery and ingenuity of the scenic effects , which were devised by Bernini himself for Erminia and for Sant' Alessio when it was revived in 1634 for the entertainment of Wladyslaw IV 's brother . |
| 15 | HCAR specialises in research and consultancy in the automotive industries which include vehicle fleet management , dealer operations , contract hire and leasing , daily rental management and vehicles disposal . |
| 16 | HCAR specialises in research and consultancy in the automotive industries which include vehicle fleet management , dealer operations , contract hire and leasing , daily rental management and vehicles disposal . |
| 17 | The demand fur such a common culture rests either on an altogether over-optimistic belief in the educability of the majority that is certainly not justified by experience or on a willingness to surrender the highest standards of taste and judgement to the incessant demands of mediocrity . |
| 18 | Treachery is unlikely , but the decision not to attack the Scottish camp , and not to pursue the Scots when they broke camp , suggests at the very least a lack of confidence and judgement amongst the English commanders , and there is some evidence of disagreement amongst them about the tactics they should adopt . |
| 19 | Enjoy the food , wine and freedom of the lovelier parts of Italy . |
| 20 | Although President Bush has been opposed to any such deal , Miami lawyers acting for Gen Noriega and leading US senators have been exploring the possibility of an agreement that could lead to a ceasefire and freedom for the American hostages . |
| 21 | Thus , how Gorbachev finally called for a free market , free elections and freedom from the Soviet Republics that want to leave the Union . |
| 22 | The decisions we face on the role and function of the task-force leaders are risky and controversial . |
| 23 | Most significant however has been the donation of time and expertise by the many members of the wider research community who have served on the TEI 's Working Committees and Working Groups . |
| 24 | This is not to set themselves up as nutritionists or as medical experts — but to use the knowledge available to them from every quarter sensibly , and to ensure that others are using their knowledge and expertise in the best interests of the counsellee . |
| 25 | The realists , insofar as they advocated training and expertise in the specialized areas of law , generally supported this programme and a number of prominent realists left law schools to work for Roosevelt in Washington . |
| 26 | The hospital of St. John was founded in the thirteenth century for the reception and support of the decayed freemen of Bedford . |
| 27 | Her love and support of the Little Sisters was a matter of record and her passing will be deeply felt by many people . |
| 28 | As a noted historian of crime recently argued , the decrease in levels of recorded crime ‘ coincides with increased court activity , with the spread and professionalisation of the new police , and with an apparent increase in public cooperation with both courts and the police . |
| 29 | A genuinely corinthian sailor who spurns sponsorship , she shoe-horns her racing and preparation into a few weeks ' annual holiday taken from London-based solicitors Farrers and Co . |
| 30 | With the gradual emergence of Europe from the disorders and chaos of the Dark Ages and the establishment of a Medieval society the story of architecture becomes more complex . |