Example sentences of "and [verb] [vb pp] [pron] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Keyhole cockpits are now almost universal but high density polyethylene is still unique to Prijon and has given them the edge in plastic white water kayak design .
2 God means us to know that we are in Christ , and has given us the Spirit to assure us .
3 God means us to grow in Christlikeness , and has given us the Spirit to change us .
4 ‘ Ian Crook came out of Tottenham reserves and has shown what a quality player he is .
5 for , in her face and in her voice , and in her touch , she gave the assurance that suffering had been stronger than Miss Havisham 's teachings , and had given her a heart to understand what his heart used to be .
6 The constable had responded to Joinville 's requests débonairement et … en bon manere , and had given him a knight as an escort who ‘ by his ordinance and advice expedited affairs débonairement' .
7 Initially Edward had been prepared to augment Gloucester 's landed interest with further grants and had given him the custody and marriage of two local heirs , Henry Marney and William Walgrave .
8 Initially Edward had been prepared to augment Gloucester 's landed interest with further grants and had given him the custody and marriage of two local heirs , Henry Marney and William Walgrave .
9 Although the staff had not appreciated it , the listings of London events were quite crucial , and had given It a stranglehold on the London market , which was to be broken .
10 Sean had been bought a replacement knife by Wainfleet and had forgiven him the theft of the first .
11 The argument raged for days , then Richard suddenly declared that he would not marry Alys because she had been his father 's mistress and had borne him a son .
12 Furthermore , Curzon 's behaviour over the fall of the Coalition was fresh in men 's minds and had made him a lot of enemies and few friends .
13 She told Anne that the man , Ronald , had sent a taxi to take her to the dance and had bought her a casket of chocolates as they went in , but she had felt uneasy several times during the evening .
14 Ash had been in London for a programming interview with some big insurance company and had offered me a lift back home , or to Gallanach anyway , as I 'd exiled myself from Lochgair .
15 Michael Green draws attention to the fact that the Gospels represent an entirely new literary form , which was neither history , nor biography , but a highly selective weaving together of fragments using preaching and teaching ‘ arranged in order to show what sort of person Jesus was , to give the evidence on which the disciples had followed him and had adjudged him the Messiah and Son of God , and by the strongest possible implication , challenge the readers to make the same act of faith in Christ as they themselves had done ’ ( Green 1970:229 , 230 ) .
16 Drinking and drunkenness are a familiar theme of his bilingual stand-up comedy acts , and have made him a cult-figure among Gaelic-speaking lounge-bar audiences in the Western Isles .
17 Barring coups , the four Southern Cone presidents will all still be in office in 1994 , and have set themselves a target that is also a spur .
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