Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
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 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 .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 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 ) .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 Thus , how Gorbachev finally called for a free market , free elections and freedom from the Soviet Republics that want to leave the Union .
19 The decisions we face on the role and function of the task-force leaders are risky and controversial .
20 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 .
21 The hospital of St. John was founded in the thirteenth century for the reception and support of the decayed freemen of Bedford .
22 Her love and support of the Little Sisters was a matter of record and her passing will be deeply felt by many people .
23 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 .
24 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 .
25 The rise and rise of the young conservatives and the ‘ new Right ’ are proof positive of that .
26 Well then what explains the er the rise and rise of the so-called traditionalists and the falling back of the so-called modernizers .
27 With the change of function and responsibility between the national boards and the UKCC , it is obvious that the joint committee and the national board standing committee of health visitors and district nurses are , de facto , abolished .
28 Surrey teachers are the overall organisers of the day and responsibility for the following stalls have been agreed by the areas shown :
29 The broad aims of all of these modules are to develop planning and organisational skills , interpersonal skills and self-awareness through the various experiences that they offer .
30 These stress the importance of family relationships and upbringing during the early years , and conclude that anti-social , and by implication criminal , behaviour results from faulty personality development .
  Next page