Example sentences of "and [noun] [adv] [vb base] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While the Macintosh and PC both have a number of data base programs in common ; Ashton Tate 's dBASE and Blyth Omnis/Crystal being the best supported , the software houses do n't seem to have kept the products quite as similar as they might have done . |
| 2 | Bobby and Ian both sacrifice a lot of time to Lisburn 's teenage golfers and it 's beginning to show . |
| 3 | But it should constantly be borne in mind that law and institutions only provide a framework for human activity and , in particular , for political activity . |
| 4 | Similarly , the idea of time is not extracted from any observation of actual coexistence and succession ; on the contrary , any significant references to coexistence and succession already presuppose an idea of time . |
| 5 | Besides ecclesial and liturgical pluralism , theological pluralism is also commended — a genuine diversity ‘ even in the theological elaborations of revealed truth ’ ( Unitatis Redintegratio 4 ) , the natural consequence of the ‘ lawful freedom of theological enquiry to which laity and clergy alike have a right ’ ( Gaudium et Spes 62 ) . |
| 6 | Celie and Ponyboy both suffer a sense of loss , and this is illustrated throughout both books . |
| 7 | 3D CRICKET and MORRANTS also provide a range of sightscreens , while SLR produce a wooden screen which reduces in height when not in use to help prevent wind damage . |
| 8 | As against this , it is argued that insurance companies act as an additional monitoring agency : in fixing premiums insurers will assess the degree of risk and directors thus have an incentive to minimise the chances of liability arising in order to keep premiums as low as possible . |
| 9 | This clause and the adoption in Wihtred 's laws of the West Saxon term gesith for noble in place of the eorlcund of the laws of Aethelberht , Hlothhere and Eadric perhaps strengthen a possibility that some degree of collaboration attended the drawing up of these codes . |
| 10 | Health is seldom the primary concern of a community though primary concerns , for example , land rights , agricultural production and marketing etc. have a bearing on health . |
| 11 | Let the EC and NATO jointly propose a conference at which all their members , including Greece and Turkey , will sit down together . |
| 12 | But his drawings and buildings also show an interest in the native Gothic tradition . |
| 13 | Egypt , Malaysia and Thailand also look a lot less poor on a PPP basis . |
| 14 | ‘ Each table has a large number on a notice and customers also have a floor plan , ’ says Coates spokesowman Sarah Heward . |
| 15 | And customers now have a choice of MS-DOS , Windows , NT , NetWare , UnixWare , Solaris , NextStep or OS/2 on their personal computers , while a Sun user , for instance , must stick with Solaris . |
| 16 | And customers now have a choice of DOS , Windows , NT , NetWare , UnixWare , Solaris , Nextstep or OS/2 on their PCs , while a Sun user , for instance , must stick with Solaris . |
| 17 | The styles and values of both employees and managers currently support a job design philosophy that has its roots in work study and industrial engineering practice , and it flies in the face of conventional wisdom to believe that jobs can actually be designed rather than simply be the result of technologically determined requirements . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm 21 years old , here I am going all over the world , and people actually give a shit what I think about things . |
| 19 | For instance , if someone knew that John and Mary always talk a lot when they go out , then that inference might be made in the face of example ( 4 ) , leading to a further set of mappings in which both John and Mary map into the same role-slot ( both are agents in a talking schema ) . |
| 20 | The arrival in spring of our breeding birds and migrants is usually well documented : the first singing skylark and blackbird , the arrival of wheatear , bonxie and whimbrel often rate a mention on local news broadcasts or in weekly newspapers . |
| 21 | Here the facilitator and originator jointly select a group of experts within the organization to review the idea . |
| 22 | It should be recognised that professional journals and magazines etcetera comprise a mix of both general and technical items . |
| 23 | ( Note that the Act also establishes a general rule that where the LEA and governors both have a say in the matter , and their decisions conflict , whichever leads to the earlier return of the pupil should prevail . ) |
| 24 | This is not advised however , because once the film of living tissue which covers the hard skeleton is broken and breached , bacteria and protozoans soon find a way below the remaining film and destroy the polyps . |
| 25 | Both Egyptian and Assyrian painting and relief often show a kind of bird's-eye view against which figures are set in profile at different levels . |
| 26 | ‘ The quality of cards has changed , particularly over the last 10 years and publishers now spend a lot of time trying to get the perfect finish , and indeed just the right verse for a particular occasion , ’ he added . |
| 27 | Object Design and SunSoft already have a deal for Object Design to develop a Persistent Manager Engine for Sun 's object-oriented environment Project DOE . |
| 28 | Gorillas , dolphins and whales certainly have a reputation for being peace-loving and harmless to humans but , on the other hand , tigers and polar bears are both well known as potential man-eaters , while elephants can hardly be described as innocuous , even if they prefer to mind their own business most of the time . |
| 29 | The volatile endowments of the Earth , Venus and Mars clearly present a challenge to our understanding . |
| 30 | Cars and caravans always mar a scene . |