Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [prep] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The first glimpse of Father Philip had made his heart turn and contract in him with the pain of the memories that tugged him back towards Aber , older memories than the bitterness and anger that had driven him away .
2 The achievements made to date are impressive and are a credit to the individual skills , determination and enthusiasm of everyone in the Group .
3 There is now great momentum and enthusiasm from everyone in the project team which forms an excellent springboard for commissioning this year . ’
4 He is lead to changes of the dosing of remedies because the ‘ variety among patients as to their irritability , age , spiritual and bodily development necessitate a great variety in their treatment and administration to them of the doses of medicines ’ .
5 Instead of which too many locals see the tourists arrive in Puerto Maldonaldo and speed across it to the river without even buying a Coke .
6 Now do the same with your shoulders and experiment with which of the positions feels most comfortable .
7 The Precision in a way is too middly , but the thing about the Jazz is that you can get more top and bottom from it at the same time , and that 's the sound I like .
8 We rested quietly and most comfortably in Sligachan Inn , than which I can not imagine a better retreat in the early summer of late autumn , either before or after the great throng , who , coming from north and south to it in the height of the tourist season , make it a place of stir .
9 If he did , he was in an enviable position to play cat and mouse with her for the duration of their stay .
10 Now she was more Maman 's maid , and mender of everything in the house in which she could discern a wear or a tear .
11 That is why the couple whisper and point to me on the bridge .
12 I 've never seen the sort of breathtaking squalor I witnessed there but give them a day when their neighbourhood is shown to be worth the world running through it , gratefully accepting water and candy from them at the roadside , and it 's amazing the way mutual mistrust can disappear .
13 Hannah is obviously a natural musician , although the aforementioned modesty forbids her to agree with that assessment But as a child she quickly learned to play both piano and organ with none of the pain and stress often endured by most youngsters , even those with natural skills .
14 The seventy strong press and media corps were in the rear of the Prime Minister 's plane and we had arranged a special area and platform for them in the terminal .
15 Whilst we still have a lot to do , the determination and resolve of everyone in the Group to continued improvement is encouraging , and gives me confidence that we will meet our goals .
16 Everyone who worked with Laura at this time agrees that , as a fashion editor , she had a sure instinct about forecasting trends , a canny feel for coordinating colour and fabric that was invariably right , and knowledge of which of the latest details could be adapted to the ‘ Laura Ashley ’ look .
17 The apex ( tip ) of the shoot continues growth by mobilising food and water towards itself from the older tissues behind .
18 This is the story of Okonkwo , the strong son of a feckless father who builds a position of respect and authority for himself in the tribe — only to see things fall apart as he is undermined by the arrival of whites .
19 I want to drink tea with you at the Samoyovska Hotel in Kiev , and vodka with you in the evening in a place where they used to play gypsy music when I was a student .
20 A. The Authority delegates to governors of primary and secondary schools oversight of the curriculum , and control of it to the head teacher in consultation with his staff …
21 We can not hope to recover that certainty about good and evil upon which in the ethical religions salvation itself depends .
22 She loved Bobbie for his devotion and loyalty to her in the days when she had few friends and was struggling for recognition .
23 It was no empty show or flippant rehearsal of an ancient practice : they were in deadly earnest , serious and secret about everything concerning the frog 's bone , mainly because they felt they were dealing with something that was dangerous .
24 To join the club simply send your name and address to us at the address below .
25 ‘ Get back to your floor and report to me in the office at twelve tomorrow . ’
26 However , we will undertake a search and report to you at the meeting .
27 The starting point must be the teacher 's current perception of the problem if there is to be a widening of awareness and reframing of it as the exploration proceeds .
28 Conflicts spread over thousands of years have still not resolved the problems arising from that claim , and justification of it from the scriptures , has proved completely ineffective , and surely this is bound to happen , for the human race , whether in part or as a whole will never meekly submit to having a religion or political system simply thrust upon it .
29 At times I enjoy my plainness ; it is young and puerile to me in the bathroom mirror , the mirror that steams from my bath .
30 ‘ Rest assured , sir , that we shall be checking the movements and background of everyone in the club .
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