Example sentences of "and [adv] [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I guessed , ’ he replied , and suddenly gave her a lop-sided grin — and all at once Leith discovered she was feeling most unexpectedly lighthearted .
2 We have already emphasized the value of coins as evidence ; among other things they sometimes reveal the number of minters at work in a city , and so give us a hazy but valuable indication of the relative size of the towns of a kingdom .
3 There are several simple repairs you can carry out to keep your existing windows in good working order , and so save yourself a massive bill for replacements for at least another year or so .
4 This project aims to analyse the business and social composition of London at that crucial stage of its development , and so to make it a substantial contribution towards our understanding of the emergence of the modern British state and its economy .
5 On such whimsical criteria , and perhaps thinking them a good omen , did we decide our preference .
6 It is hoped to have another polo match here next year and perhaps make it an annual event .
7 ‘ You 've ruined my Gnome costume and perhaps lost me a lovely bicycle . ’
8 Does the horse come to the stable door to investigate you , and perhaps give you a friendly nuzzle ?
9 It may be full of microbes and rotting vegetation , but these are natural and organic and only give it an attractive flavour .
10 I … that is I , my wife and my children … we , I , do not like to invite a friend to a party and not give him the best .
11 And just to remind you the open the open state probability can be defined as the time that the channel spends in its in the open state divided by the total time of the recording .
12 Most club golfers experimenting with this shot are surprised at just how accurately the ball will roll and soon find it a preferable shot to the wedge .
13 It is a wonderful thing to see , and somehow gives you a greater thrill than seeing a conventional float slide under the surface .
14 He had never done one and always thought it a dangerous manoeuvre to execute .
15 and also supplies me a great deal of work .
16 Will he give an assurance that he will consider the matter , and also tell us the latest developments on the building of the second phase of the hospital ?
17 The highly aromatic leaves have many uses , and also make it a decorative garden shrub ; there are several varieties with leaves of other colours besides green .
18 It 's a very physically demanding business ; dancing is a wonderful way of keeping in training and also gives you a bigger scope in theatre these days .
19 High dose Quinine , which makes you sick and also gives you a loud ringing in your ears .
20 This will double the subject 's chance of pregnancy , and also give her a useful chance of bearing non-identical twins .
21 Well they , they had gone into the production of er steel er turning er in such a way that er they looked for the best possible tools er in order , one , that they could produce the item more cheaply as far as the employing class is concerned , they want to produce it as cheap as they can and probably sell it the dearest .
22 He 's a deep forward square leg and there 's Lawrence about thirty yards away from him a little finer , here 's Tufnell the he cuts it away on the off side , that 's a fine and wide give himself a little bit of room ease that away through extra cover , steward in front of the grandstand , four more , which is the way he plays , sixteen not out .
23 As it would not fit into the studio , and also to soften the image , and hence give it a greater depth of field , Ray Cusick and Christopher Barry agreed to have all the shots of the model done on film , realising that video would show definition too harshly , making the model look too much like a model .
24 The whole system was tainted with a self-destructive weakness , for in striving for absolute standardization , it rejected the individual and automatically branded him a second-class citizen .
25 Whatever time I ran him back , there was always a smiling , cheerful member of staff to greet him , strap him into the stair lift , help him to undress if necessary and even bring him a last cup of tea if he felt like one .
26 As she hitched up the fox fur draped about her neck , she was tempted now and then to give them a regal wave but decided that to sit back in dignified hauteur was more fitting to her role .
27 Annunziata , who had accepted the hug , made Julia get back into bed and then told her the whole story .
28 Once Clive was in the hypnotic state on this occasion , I asked him to visualize going up to someone he knew slightly , taking a few deep breaths and then asking them a simple question — ‘ Could you please tell me the time ? ’ or ‘ Do you know the way to such-and-such a street ? ’
29 Let her eat lunch and then give her a mild tranquilliser .
30 So if you would usually start the programme with the address from the mayor at 9.30am , consider having the mayor speak at a breakfast at 8am and then give everyone a two-hour break from 11am to have a sight-seeing walk or shopping session before returning for lunch .
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