Example sentences of "and [prep] [adj] [noun pl] [verb] [det] " in BNC.

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1 However , the hierarchies of hens and of various primates share many features in common .
2 However , the discovery of the neutron and of nuclear forces knocked that one on the head , too .
3 However , the discovery of the neutron and of nuclear forces disappointed those hopes .
4 And behind these factors looms another terrible threat — rabies .
5 Between the 14th day of September 1987 and the 8th day of January 1988 conspired together and with other persons to defraud such persons who had or might have had an interest in dealing in shares in Blue Arrow , or National Westminster Bank , or in dealing on the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 share index , namely : 2.1 By dishonestly concealing holdings of 19.39 per cent of the share capital of Blue Arrow ; 2.2 By falsely stating that all remaining shares not taken up in the rights issue by existing shareholders had been sold in the market ; 2.3 By falsely representing that 33,315,528 shares in Blue Arrow held by County NatWest Securities were held for the purposes of market making ; 2.4 By falsely representing that 34,069,433 shares in Blue Arrow held by Phillips & Drew Securities were held for the purposes of market making ; 2.5 By dealing off market with Union Bank of Switzerland in 28,201,743 shares in Blue Arrow when by reason of their connection with that company they were knowingly in possession of un-published price sensitive information ; 2.6 By creating a false instrument , namely a letter of indemnity dated 5 October 1987 from Nicholas Wells on behalf of County NatWest to Union Bank Of Switzerland ; 2.7 By engaging in a course of conduct which created a false or misleading impression as to the market in the shares of Blue Arrow for the purpose of creating such an impression and thereby influencing persons who might deal in those shares ; 2.8 By purchasing and retaining 2,150 Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 share index put option contracts to cover a risk of £51,500,000 whilst concealing from the market the true position in relation to the rights issue and the subsequent placing of shares in Blue Arrow , where Blue Arrow and National Westminster Bank were both component parts of that index .
6 Most boots are made from leather or suede , and are available in different weights and with different soles to suit many purposes .
7 The addition of occupational pension rights to an estimate of the share of wealth owned by the poorest 80 per cent of the population in 1972 raises the figure from 10 per cent to 20 per cent , and including state-pension rights doubles this again to over 40 per cent .
8 The same writer also states : " The Bishop of Rochester remained at Hailing and Trottescliffe , where he conferred orders in both places and at certain intervals , " he continues , " this mortality swept away so vast a multitude of both sexes that none could be found to carry the corpses to the grave , men and women bore their own offspring to the Church and cast them into a common pit , and from these pits came such a great stench that hardly anyone dared cross the cemeteries . "
9 A form of structure that avoids the worst of these disadvantages and in appropriate cases presents some benefits , is matrix organization ( Davies and Lawrence , 1977 ) .
10 Their performance , as far as can be judged at this early stage , matches and in some areas surpasses that of their conventionally trained colleagues 300 km away across the Rift Valley .
11 He combined this with achieving a position in the Scandinavian world which rivalled and in some respects surpassed that of his father .
12 Since then , however , there has been a decline in numbers and in 1981–2 enrolments totalled some 5,400 .
13 They were rooted in the necessities of the countries concerned and in earlier efforts to meet these necessities , not in the mere words of intellectuals , however plausible .
14 But if the company in good faith and on substantial grounds disputes any liability in respect of the alleged debt , the petition will be dismissed or , if the matter is brought before a court before the petition is issued , its presentation will in normal circumstances be restrained .
15 There should be free access to all courts within the jurisdiction and to legal services to make such access effective , including access to assistance which avoids the need to resort to litigation .
16 This tends to lead to extremely lengthy and detailed questionnaires being sent by the offeror to the target company and at regular intervals to learn any relevant information .
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