Example sentences of "and [prep] [art] [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In ( 79 ) it is not just the action itself which is asserted : ( 79 ) He had a singular red cap on — not like a sailor 's cap , but of a finer colour ; and as the few yielding planks between him and destruction rolled and bulged , and his anticipative death-knell rung , he was seen by all of us to wave it . |
| 2 | There was a report in the paper about the coronation and the unveiling of the memorial to Queen Victoria two days before the coronation , and about the many crowned heads of Europe who were going to be present , including the German Emperor , the late Queen 's grandson . |
| 3 | Out of the short-wave receiver comes a scratchy-hum , and for a few bleary seconds I think it 's a radio station closed down for the night . |
| 4 | And for a few fleeting months during our 1992 winter of discontent , he acted as guru to the IRFU on the way ahead for the sport . |
| 5 | ‘ Now I just draw out from the bank a spending allowance for the week — to pay mum back , to cover essentials and for a few little extras . |
| 6 | She sipped the pink gin , and for a few delirious seconds Peter wondered if it had turned out well because she had met him instead . |
| 7 | ‘ And for the same good reason . |
| 8 | Accordingly , among 25 countries , the reduction of infant deaths alone would range from 5 to 40 per cent ( Maine and McNamara , 1985 , p.17 ) and for the same 25 countries , the average reduction in infant mortality would be about 10 per cent and in death rates of children aged 1–4 years , 21 per cent ( Trussell and Pebley , 1984 , p.21 ) . |
| 9 | But theoretically , the significance was still greater : the traditional Western bar on the ordination of the married had always applied to the diaconate as much as to the priesthood ( and for the same initial reason : marriage involving the practice of sex was regarded as causing pollution ) . |
| 10 | We used to do any typing that was needed for the Aurae Phiala publications , and for the few little books and articles Stephen occasionally produced . |
| 11 | The reasons for our absence over the last month or more have been well documented in the local gutter press , and through the many acrimonious exchanges between club and supporters . |
| 12 | During the week ashore you meet your companions and after a few discreet words the lead crew sorts you out . |
| 13 | and then jegs and after a few five minutes |
| 14 | I was still crying when I put on my boots and picked up my kitbag ; and after a few desperate embraces I burst out into the stars and the snow — the constellations of snow , the blizzard of stars . |
| 15 | Charles rose and after a few mumbled words about thanks , and keeping in touch , and being cheerful , and seeing himself out , he left . |
| 16 | Its report was sent to my supervisors in February 1988 , and after a few minor changes the college 's final approval was received in May . |
| 17 | Her mother came to inspect her , and after a few minor adjustments declared that she was satisfied with her appearance . |
| 18 | Three of them heaved the bulk over on to the high rocks and after a few more buckets of water , they stood back to inspect it further . |
| 19 | The pool water was working wonders on her ankle and after a few more minutes she tested its strength . |
| 20 | I negotiated my way to Piccadilly — those illuminations are a splendid sight — and after a few more adventures finally arrived at the Savoy . |
| 21 | At the top of the sheet was Nicola 's name and below a few scribbled notes , summarising what Blufton had just told them . |
| 22 | The Committee recognised that the greatest public concern had arisen as a consequence of the ‘ presence and the visible and obvious presence of prostitutes in considerable numbers in the public streets of some parts of London and of a few provincial towns ’ . |
| 23 | Of the former there were 80 , and of the latter 450 specimens , including about 150 species , many of which are new to the European collections … |
| 24 | The flash alerted the criminal , and with a few choice words exchanged , the car chase resumed . |
| 25 | He snapped up the rouble and with a few deft movements had me seated , safety-belted and away . |
| 26 | He faces tougher opponents this time , but has bundles of stamina and with a half decent run to the corner , can outstay Stormhill Echo who relished the inside last week to score comfortably by four lengths from Murlough Blue in 30.92 secs . |
| 27 | Its situation in Edinburgh is both a recognition of past and present links between Scandinavia and Scotland and an excellent opportunity for collaboration with other Scandinavian institutions within the city and with the many other departments with Scandinavian interests within the University . |
| 28 | That basis would provide grounds for an acquittal of the charge of theft if the word ‘ appropriates ’ in section 1(1) connotes an absence of consent by the owner , and the appellant presented his argument on the meaning of that subsection , at p. 630a , in the same way as in the Court of Appeal and with the same unsuccessful result . |
| 29 | It is unhelpful for the health secretary to spout spurious statistics about increasing throughput and efficiency in the manner , and with the same hollow ring , of a beetroot producer or tractor manufacturer in the former Soviet Union reassuring commissars that norms were being exceeded . |
| 30 | When one begins to take passages of Scripture and to ask how those can be so presented that they speak with equal force and with the same intended meaning as when they were originally communicated , all kinds of possibilities emerge . |