Example sentences of "and [verb] a [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we have seen , although positivist criminologists were often shy of associating themselves with specific corrective programmes , they saw crime as pathological and shared a general consensus in favour of a broadly rehabilitative approach to ridding ourselves of it . |
| 2 | ACE exists predominantly as an ectoenzyme of vascular endothelial cells and plays a key part in the renin-angiotensin and kallikrein-kinin systems by activating angiotensin I into angiotensin II and inactivating bradykinin . |
| 3 | In addition , both ICAMs are expressed at low levels on resting vascular endothelium ; ICAM-1 is strongly upregulated by cytokine stimulation and plays a key role in the arrest of leukocytes in blood vessels at sites of inflammation and injury . |
| 4 | The museum includes a library and archives documenting the reign of the Orléans-Bragança family ; it receives 300,000 visitors a year and plays a key role in the artistic and cultural life of Brazil . |
| 5 | It provides technical advice and computing facilities , printed and photocopied research material , a specialised library , a seminar programme which attracts attendance from outside Cambridge as well as within , and plays a major role in sustaining the publication of Local Population Studies . |
| 6 | This pathway generates NO and plays a significant part in the regulation of resting gall bladder tone and in gall bladder emptying . |
| 7 | ‘ BP possesses first-class expertise in the subject and plays a significant role in the management of the project . |
| 8 | Regular exercise can improve the quality of and extend an active life , and plays a vital part in the prevention of many chronic conditions . |
| 9 | This is a major undertaking and constitutes a special project in terms of budgeting , staffing and timing . |
| 10 | It passed out of the family 's hands and became a mental hospital in 1935 . |
| 11 | Brazil achieved independence from Portugal in 1822 and became a federal republic in 1889 . |
| 12 | He had asked John Prior Estlin for letters of introduction to the Unitarian ministers at Bridgwater and Taunton , and became a regular preacher in both towns for as long as he remained at Stowey . |
| 13 | In 1980 , 1981 , and 1985 major riots in Bristol , London , Liverpool , and Birmingham commanded the headlines and became a key theme in policy debates about the future of the inner cities . |
| 14 | She led the YORKSHIRE branch of the Medau Society when it was formed in 1956 and became a key figure in the area . |
| 15 | It was set up in 1981 and became a limited company in 1990 . |
| 16 | By 1933 he was in Jerusalem , and became a Palestinian citizen in 1936 . |
| 17 | He reached the second class in 1873 and became a first-class constable in 1876 , when twenty-four years old . |
| 18 | They found this to be so worthwhile that , on their return from exile , synagogue worship continued and became a major influence in religious life . |
| 19 | Some ministers devoted part of their time to local affairs : S. J. Smith , for example , was born in Bedford in 1822 and became a Congregational minister in Enfield after attending a denominational college and taking the London BA . |
| 20 | In his wisdom , Lord Mountbatten saw what was happening and , after his retirement in 1965 , concentrated his attention on the young Prince and became a vital figure in his life . |
| 21 | He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1990 and became a Royal Academician in 1992 . |
| 22 | Once a sleepy fishing village , the Lion City ( which is how Singapore 's original Indian name translates ) was claimed as a British trading post by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819 , and became a British colony in 1867 . |
| 23 | The Bolivian miners performed the classic vanguard role when they participated in the Bolivian revolution and became a significant partner in the revolutionary party that took control . |
| 24 | Robert was sent as an apprentice to an upholsterer in Covent Garden at the age of fourteen , progressed up the ladder , bought the business , and became a big wheel in the East India Company , a founder of Williams & Glyn Bank and the local MP . |
| 25 | He was awarded an LLD by the University of St Andrews in 1899 , and became a privy councillor in 1907 . |
| 26 | This routine went on week after week , and might never have changed , until one Saturday morning a toffee-nosed lady who I had noticed standing on the corner for the past week , wearing a long black dress and carrying a parasol , strode over to our barrow , stopped and placed a white feather in Dad 's lapel . |
| 27 | Syria 's decision results from £2 billion worth of Saudi aid and guarantees a free hand in Lebanon , as well as because of its traditional enmity towards Iraq . |
| 28 | If you are over 60 and drawing a full pension in your own right , this will not be affected by divorce . |
| 29 | Advocates of the view that primary education should be placed in the hands of the clergy failed to win their case , but priests were given entire control of religious instruction and assigned a major role in the new provincial schools councils . |
| 30 | She is also there as the inquisitive fun-loving Swanhilda in Coppélia and displays a humble origin in Cranko 's Pineapple Poll . |