Example sentences of "and [adj] [noun] [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stopped , remembering the moment , then leaned forward slightly , a mild wash of pain in his arms and lower abdomen making him feel giddy . |
| 2 | ‘ Chris , I really did n't know who to turn to ; and that voice made me shiver . |
| 3 | These limits will be flexible and change as the child grows but the aim is to help the child learn the appropriate social and emotional behaviours to help him survive in society . |
| 4 | In short , their easy manner and friendly ways made us forget that they were the King and Queen of England . |
| 5 | In contrast , Watford 's teamwork and crisp passing made them look by far the better side on view at Vicarage Road . |
| 6 | The examples that Shklovsky 's enthusiasm for the idea makes him choose in the early essays are extremely heterogeneous , and this heterogeneity makes him come close to spoiling the unique value of his case . |
| 7 | He does n't come with a lot pious platitudes and and charming words to make us feel better . |
| 8 | The Frenchman 's dark aquiline features and unsmiling silences made him think of history-book pictures he 'd seen of the warrior heroes of ancient Greece and Rome , and the dismay he had felt at first when their car had struck the Annamese villager had increased his sense of awe . |
| 9 | Their ugly faces and unpleasant smell made me feel quite ill . |
| 10 | Gina 's Italian and French ancestry made it come more naturally . |
| 11 | His range of colour and tonal shading makes you sit up . |
| 12 | For example , the librarian will certainly have qualified and trained staff to help you get the best out of the library 's resources ( see Chapter 8 on more effective reading ) . |
| 13 | He was the ideal of all the friends I had ever longed for , the elder brother that , as an only child , I could never hope for — though he was at least fifteen years younger than I , his assurance and absolute maleness made me feel like a younger brother by contrast . |
| 14 | Besides Maxham was n't dressed with a salesman 's mass-produced smartness : he was a wiry little man whose rumpled suit and gold-rimmed glasses made him look like an old-fashioned country doctor . |
| 15 | ‘ I would seriously ask the question of those who would impose an absolute prohibition , what kind of right in a free and liberal democracy do they think they have to say no to that group of people ? |
| 16 | His bald head above the little blinking eyes and ginger moustache made him look pathetically unmilitary and friendly . |
| 17 | This pillar is Caisteal Liath , the grey castle , highest point on Suilven ; and although Suilven is only a modest 2,399 feet in height , its isolation and stark setting makes it appear much higher , rearing majestically from the surrounding moorlands in solitary splendour . |
| 18 | And these possibilities made her cling to her actual existence with pleasure . |
| 19 | We were housed in the usual huts , but being this time in the centre of a town , we had paved paths all around us and shaded lights to help us get about at nights , and not having to go out at night to read instruments was a welcome change . |
| 20 | There is enough recorded in Warnie 's diaries over the next twenty years of friction and domestic misery to make us see why Jack had misgivings about the advisability of their all attempting to live together . |
| 21 | Its brightly coloured bill and large head make it seem a bit top heavy and the small black tail looks out of place in comparison to the bulky body . |
| 22 | What social and interpersonal practices do they give rise to ? |
| 23 | Our comprehensive gear guide gives all the facts and useful tips to help you make the right choice |
| 24 | GABI TUBBS 'S COOL AND AIRY SETTINGS MAKE YOU DREAM OF BED IN SUMMER |
| 25 | Ajayi was trying to cultivate the seneschal 's acquaintance ( when her sore leg and stiff back let her get down to the basement levels where he was usually to be found ) whereas Quiss had started out trying to intimidate him . |
| 26 | He was also more formal than she had ever seen him , his suit and stiff collar making him look quite different . |
| 27 | And Sacha says that staying close to his two sons Laurent , 28 , and 25-year-old Julien helps him stay young . |
| 28 | Just looking at his fishy staring eyes and open mouth made me want to keep silent . |
| 29 | The purpose of this and future practice notes is to provide auditors with guidance on new or changing issues , with explanatory and other material to help them interpret and apply auditing standards . |
| 30 | One makes the recipient ant generally ‘ alarmed ’ , another makes it run towards the source , and two others make it bite . |