Example sentences of "and [subord] [adv] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The acquisition of a stereotype by a subgroup of the population usually works to its detriment , and although perhaps preserving a grain of truth in relation to the subgroup 's activities , it is also misleading for members of the whole population who use the stereotype .
2 I propose that Mr J H , a director , retiring by rotation be and if hereby re-elected a director of the company .
3 I propose that Sir Simon , a director retiring by rotation be and if hereby re-elected a director of the company .
4 I propose that Mr , a director retiring by rotation be and if hereby re-elected a director of the company .
5 While he was plugging the bottle with his thumb and before even having a gulp , running footsteps brought a party of soldiers into Charles 's view , fifty yards away .
6 It is a cheese which has a texture not unlike a good Lancashire , and when properly matured a flavour which beats most modern English cheeses on their own ground .
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