Example sentences of "and [prep] [verb] [pron] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may snort and think that this is very far-fetched but you can be assured that the majority of lecturers who appear before you not only know their subjects but are enthusiastic about them and about transmitting their knowledge to you . |
| 2 | • There 's no cut-and-dried answer to your question , but I can tell you that a great many people would disagree with you — both about your view of your own childhood and about smacking your children with a slipper . |
| 3 | ( 3 ) Before making an order under this section , the court shall consider what order for costs should be made against the assisted party and for determining his liability in respect of such costs . |
| 4 | The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 requires all police authorities to make arrangements ‘ for obtaining the views of the people ’ about the policing of their area and for enlisting their co-operation for crime prevention . |
| 5 | During talks in Bangkok on Oct. 12-13 between Soviet representatives and ministers and central bank governors of the Group of Seven ( G-7 ) industrialized countries ( delayed pending the eventual arrival of the Soviet team ) , a " strong endorsement " was given to the intention of the Soviet Union and the republics to " resolve certain fundamental issues essential for the maintenance of international creditworthiness and for ensuring their access to new credits " . |
| 6 | ( 1 ) In all the circumstances is it more appropriate that a court of the country to which a child has been wrongfully removed or in which it is being wrongfully retained ( country B ) ’ — in this case one can say England — ‘ should reach decisions and make orders with a view to its welfare or is it more appropriate that this should be done by a court of the country from which it was removed or to which its return has been wrongfully prevented ( [ Australia ] ) ? ( 2 ) If , but only if , the answer to the first question is that the court of [ England ] is the more appropriate court , should that court give any consideration whatsoever to what further orders should be made other than for the immediate return of the child to [ Australia ] and for ensuring its welfare pending the resumption or assumption of jurisdiction by the courts of that country ? |
| 7 | We had to climb to FL070 maintaining VMC before we could contact Lisboa Military , and after passing our estimates for the TMA boundary , immediately requested the Porto weather and reports of CB activity . |
| 8 | As our plans only allowed for one day on Mykines , we made the hølmur our main target , and after leaving our things in the empty house in which we had arranged to spend the night , we set off to follow the steep cliff path which leads to the bridge . |
| 9 | When the plant closed , and after trying his hand at a few other jobs , he finally settled at . |
| 10 | He 'd never settled back into civilian life , and after telling his family at Wood Burcote in Northamptonshire that he was going camping in France , wrote to say he 'd enlisted with the Croats . |
| 11 | And after putting her plate in front of her he kissed the bunched tips of his pudgy fingers and shot rolling-eyed glances of admiration at her as he murmured to Nathan . |
| 12 | Once we had a girl who never , but never , took a bath , and after suffering her proximity for far too long we made a complaint to Miss Malley . |
| 13 | They sometimes fancy they pick up the voices of the past , answering their prayers , and after presenting their gifts of flowers and fruit , they come away filled with hope that the great loas have agreed to grant whatever they were being implored to do . |
| 14 | Owen loved the bustle of the bazaars , of the whole native city , in fact ; but after you had spent some time in them , especially when it was as hot as this , you felt an overwhelming need for space and air , and after forcing their way through the blocked thoroughfares of the Tentmakers ' Bazaar they were glad to emerge into the more open streets . |
| 15 | Organisations of all kinds look to our sponsorship as a means of associating their name with enjoyment and a high standard of endeavour and of establishing their commitment to the activities of the broader community . |
| 16 | Organisations of all kinds look to sponsorship as a means of associating their name with enjoyment and excellence and of establishing their commitment to the activities of the broader community . |
| 17 | The choice of " Victory Day " for the occasion was the Caudillo 's way of restating his belief in the legitimacy of his regime and of reminding its members of their shared responsibility in its creation and their common interest in its continuation . |
| 18 | Together with Lombard North Central Bank we hope to demonstrate the importance that we both place on lady motorists and of meeting their expectations from a motor dealership . |
| 19 | Initially , about 150 young bloods expressed an interest and took part in rehearsals in the home counties but most of them withdrew when they realised the costs of hiring armour and equipment , of having gowns and costumes made for their ladies and attendants , and of transporting their retinues to Scotland . |
| 20 | The magnetizer [ hypnotism was known as ‘ animal magnetism ’ ] — independently of making the passes and of fixing his eye upon her — often takes her hands between his and then draws his fingers over various parts of her body , now over her face , and then over her body and legs , pressing , perhaps his knees against hers , and sometimes applying ( we have seen this done ) his lips to her stomach , and making insufflations upon it . |
| 21 | By the beginning of 1982 a team had been recruited to develop the BDA as a consumers ' organisation and pressure group with the primary aim of eliminating discrimination against deaf people and of improving their quality of life . |
| 22 | In the second trial , the brothers — Martin , George and Henry — were accused of attempting to murder Mr Thompson and of killing his mother-in-law with a car bomb . |
| 23 | The early success of adult education arrangements in Norfolk , together with the almost contemporaneous Kettering scheme , had unquestionably buttressed the District 's early and somewhat insecure position vis a vis some other LEAs in fostering co-operation and in establishing its credibility with philanthropic trusts over grant-aid for subsequent enterprises . |
| 24 | For instance , how valid are the company 's assumptions about : customer sensitivity to price changes ( price elasticity of demand ) ; the effectiveness of its advertising in stimulating customer demand , and in maintaining its share of the total market ; the relationship of per capita real income to demand for its products ( for instance , people with increasing incomes tend to eat a wider variety of foodstuffs than hitherto , yet their per capita expenditure on food tends to decline as a proportion of their total personal expenditure ) . |
| 25 | The choice of cream base is very important in maintaining the stability of the active substance and in controlling its absorption by the skin . |
| 26 | At the same time , during the 1950s and 1960s , great advances were made in determining the molecular structures of RNA and DNA , and in recognizing their functions in controlling the activities of living cells , including the power to reproduce themselves and to become immune to infecting organisms . |
| 27 | It was noted that to engage in such activities , people needed to feel that they had special areas of competence whether , for example , in knowing how to lift people , in tending the dying , and in knowing your way round the system . |
| 28 | In differentiating various kinds of policies , and in interpreting their implications for ministerial power , it must be recognized that some policies have implications for more than one department . |
| 29 | His work on Glastonbury was assisted by research there , and in preparing his histories of English kings and bishops , the Gesta Regum and the Gesta Pontificum , both of which appeared in 1125 and were revised subsequently , he seems to have visited most of the major cathedrals and abbeys in England , examining their archives and listening to their oral traditions . |
| 30 | In spite of this , we have continued to invest in existing facilities and in extending our range of services in order to strengthen our position for the future . |