Example sentences of "and [conj] [adj] [noun sg] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This reluctance to share information is alleged to have led to several disasters where information was not passed to the right people in time , and where one organisation arrested the informants of another by accident . |
| 2 | In my judgment , though the introduction of further admissible material will inevitably involve some increase in the use of time , this will not be significant as long as courts insist that Parliamentary material should only be introduced in the limited cases I have mentioned and where such material contains a clear indication from the minister of the mischief aimed at , or the nature of the cure intended , by the legislation . |
| 3 | Golf Illustrated 's lengthy accounts states ‘ difficulty after difficulty had to be surmounted , not with ease ’ and tells us the course had previously been partly arable , partly waste and that one professional condemned the prospects of the course unless £10,000 were spent on it . ’ |
| 4 | And that each generation contains a potential messiah . |
| 5 | We ‘ pull well together ’ ; and the whole secret of the enterprise is its variety , and that each part complements the other . |
| 6 | Where the landlord is able to choose how to divide ownership and responsibility for a party structure it is suggested that the structure be divided between adjoining owners and that each owner have an easement of support over the other 's half . |
| 7 | At the core of the conservative-historical position is the suggestion that the constitution of British society underwent a radical transformation in the 1950s and 1960s , and that this transformation included a significant alteration in the society 's moral code . |
| 8 | Earlier on I quoted Freud 's remarks to the effect that in the course of human development ‘ external coercion gradually becomes internalized ’ and that this internalization produces the superego . |
| 9 | As a cyclist who regularly uses rail to travel longer distances , I am concerned that the proposals to privatise BR should lay down the right conditions for operators from the outset and that any legislation involving the obligations imposed on operators should specifically mention the interests of cyclists . |
| 10 | Both writing and reading are enormously complex skills , involving the coordination of sensory and cognitive processes ; and although psycholinguistic research supports the structuring of these activities in terms of multilevel coding , the coding takes place simultaneously on different levels , and many other factors , such as memory span and general extralinguistic knowledge , play a part . |
| 11 | Sometimes a more matronly dame may preside at a table whereon is a large basin of curds , jugs of cream , a number of strong dessert-plates and horn spoons , and a goodly array of oaten cakes ; so you may thus have curds and cream in the land of brown heath — and if lovely scenery lends a zest to wholesome fare , you should not fail to patronize this vendor of good things . |
| 12 | And whilst derelict land supports the activities of man it provides a home for plants and animals . |
| 13 | The landlords were able to enforce the somewhat broadly worded covenant and after due notice evict the tenants for breach of covenant . |
| 14 | Modigliani took great trouble to find a suitable nurse for the baby and after some time found a compatriot , a woman from Calabria . |
| 15 | Feeling his valise increasingly heavy , Paul trudged along ; and after further enquiry found the door . |
| 16 | It is a measure of success , not in the commercial sense of the word but an exploration into just why The Smiths connect with so many and whether that connection invokes a solid and lasting influence or is simply a mere fad . |
| 17 | The system itself does not differentiate between different types of employee , ie current staff , leavers , pensioners , and as each employee has a unique staff number a complete history is available for all staff who have worked in the company . |
| 18 | In 1804 , Lieutenant Piper was posted back to Norfolk Island and as Acting Governor ran the island for six years . |