Example sentences of "of [noun sg] and [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For work which did not lead to examinations there was always the problem of assessment and standardizing that assessment between a number of teachers . |
| 2 | Consequently , it is not surprising that in this period the main philosophical schools tended to reject the idea of progress and to hold cyclical views concerning the nature of time . |
| 3 | I could reassure you with talk of progress and produce another pile of evidence to back me up : more family planning , more education , more employment , constitutional changes . |
| 4 | United Artists were tempted to point out the dangers of Communism and released Red Salute , which dealt with the growing appeal of Communism for student leaders . |
| 5 | In spite of his distaste for ‘ frills ’ , he saw church-going as something one did out of obedience ; something which shaped the life of prayer and reminded each individual that he or she was a ‘ member incorporate in the blessed company of all faithful people ’ ; but not something which needed to be added to , still less enjoyed as a hobby . |
| 6 | The laws of the Church made a man look outside his kindred for a wife , and the dynasts made virtue of necessity and constructed elaborate alliances by their marriages . |
| 7 | But the left still has enough supporters in the unions and the constituencies to make a lot of noise and win some votes . |
| 8 | Binaural listening — with an aid in each ear — may increase tolerance of noise and provide better intelligibility of speech . |
| 9 | It is built of brick and has six storeys . |
| 10 | A nation 's survival as a free , independent , and self-respecting entity hangs on the ability of its people to nourish and protect themselves ; to provide the means of building and maintaining healthy minds in healthy bodies , and to develop the enterprise , resilience , and determination to surmount natural disasters and adapt to ever-changing conditions . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , the process of building and using electronic records will require time , cooperation , money — and confidence about confidentiality . |
| 12 | Raleigh International operates in conjunction with such bodies as the Namibian Ministry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism , giving the volunteers first hand experience of preserving and conserving African wildlife . |
| 13 | Ipswich moved swiftly out of defence and slung six passes together , with Youngs , Fry and Colleen Adcock all involved , before Bamfield crossed for an ecstatic Lister . |
| 14 | Two men are accused of burglary and handling stolen property . |
| 15 | The 1,000lb bomb in Lurgan reduced the town centre to rubble , causing millions of pounds worth of damage and injuring three policemen . |
| 16 | ‘ It comes down to applying a judgement based on the background knowledge we 've acquired from 30 years of monitoring and reporting human rights ’ . |
| 17 | There are at present in Britain something like 120,000 police and although some of these are in the Fraud Squad , they represent an exceedingly small per cent of the force , and in any case , the majority of their work consists of monitoring and prosecuting white collar rather than corporate criminals . |
| 18 | The task of smuggling and distributing illegal literature and co-ordinating local cells and committees was carried out by a network of itinerant activists . |
| 19 | ‘ We install the operating system as a matter of course and add other software as required . ’ |
| 20 | After a three-week trial and two days of deliberations , the jury yesterday found that Basinger had committed breach of contract and awarded Main Line 8.9m , which included general damages and compensation for the loss of her services . |
| 21 | Chatham Dockyard , now extensively preserved , was Ron Mardol 's subject , in particular its considerable length of rail and preserved industrial type locomotives . |
| 22 | The chair , with its folding leg rest , is made of teak and has solid brass fittings . |
| 23 | Time a standard page of text and practise faster reading . |
| 24 | A train of events that happened subsequent to the accident has opened a Pandora 's box of intrigue and present some evidence ( though most of it is speculative and much erroneous ) that the airplane was sabotaged . |
| 25 | The pattern of welfare benefits which had become established was that of social insurance covering the major causes of loss of income and paying flat-rate benefits at no more than survival level with a residual public assistance scheme for those in desperate need who were not covered by social insurance . |
| 26 | She paused and then because he said nothing , but only kept a silence full of sympathy and put more bread on her plate , she burst out , ‘ I did everything wrong that I could . |
| 27 | UK bank authorises US bank to debit their NOSTRO account with the relevant sum of money and pay American beneficiary who has supplied goods to depositor in London . |
| 28 | They cost a great amount of money and represent substantial investments to the organizations or people sponsoring them . |
| 29 | He/she should be capable of communicating and presenting statistical concepts in a non-technical manner as well as demonstrating a self-confident and outgoing style . |
| 30 | Harvey poured two glasses of milk and put two doughnuts on to paper plates . |