Example sentences of "to [noun] and [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least we wo n't dally — no humming and hawing — no referring the matter to superiors and wasting valuable time . |
| 2 | Eichelberger was vehemently hostile to communism and favoured some degree of Japanese rearmament ; MacArthur was opposed to such action . |
| 3 | In 1987 , I moved to Sheffield and formed Red Grape Cabaret , and for the past three years I have toured the country with fellow comedians Roger Monkhouse and Adam Cavaleri , telling jokes in a bewildering variety of circumstances . |
| 4 | We have raised donation money from members and hope to use these funds to provide legal assistance to prisoners and to provide basic amenities in an effort to alleviate very severe living conditions . |
| 5 | You should just elect people to Parliament and have collective responsibility . |
| 6 | As always with matters of team work , the basic environmental factors differed from case to case and complicated any analysis of what constitutes a ‘ team ’ ( Marshall , et al . , |
| 7 | Then Zulu Sierra came on frequency , spoke to Warton and reported 2,000 feet . |
| 8 | She then went to Ibiza and made similar claims against four men . |
| 9 | Even when you 've got the hand of it there 's precious little skill involved — you just stand toe to toe and hit each other ! |
| 10 | Was to camp and test more gear |
| 11 | He took it by train to Devonshire and walked many miles over the moors with it so that it would not be seen near Baskerville Hall . |
| 12 | On 3 October 1943 Spain had announced its return to " neutral " status but , in fact , continued to export wolfram to Germany and to allow German agents to operate in and from Spain . |
| 13 | She married a cousin and went off to Norfolk and had ten children and ran a large household . |
| 14 | A letter of intent also calls for the two firms to cross-license and resell each other 's products . |
| 15 | Ever Ready , a battery maker , was losing market share to Duracell and made pre-tax profits of only £4.2m when Hanson bought it in 1981 . |
| 16 | This shop built in 1902 of red brick , runs from east to west and has seven gable ends , each gable containing three roads . |
| 17 | Next day they had collected the rejuvenated Goblander , catching one of the rare buses to Colchester and taking all day about it . |
| 18 | And when Parliament eventually turned back the tide of opposition to Eyre and voted financial support to the former Governor , it was poetically appropriate that those who had been most vocal in their support for the Garotter 's Act — such as Mr Adderley and the rampant Colonel North — should be in the thick of it again , shouting their praise for Eyre 's loyalty to the Crown and his firm action that had saved a colony . |
| 19 | But if they wish to visit shops , get their children to schools and use other services they have little choice — even if the price of petrol means that journeys have to be kept to the minimum . |
| 20 | Taking account of moves towards further devolved management to schools and proposed greater consultation between headteachers and boards it is likely that training will be all the more important in the future . |
| 21 | But it 's it 's about about doing that and about being able to practice and use these skills and techniques so that we can improve performance . |
| 22 | As the Government are allegedly concerned about the appalling human rights record , why do they sell frigates , aircraft , missiles and armoured cars to Indonesia and provide military training for Indonesian troops ? |
| 23 | Such items are obviously subject to wear and require periodic replacement . |
| 24 | Moreover , if Olwyn went to bed at an earlier time it would obviate the Jones ' need to reinforce aspects of her bad behaviour ( for example giving in to tantrums and providing positive attention for hitting ) . |
| 25 | They say the emergence of large purchasing consortiums could lead to the merger of the Northern Region 's 16 districts into six super districts , leading to confusion and prompting some staff to quit . |
| 26 | On July 29 the government had unveiled its New Industrial Policy ( NIP ) providing tax exemptions to exporters and allowing foreign investors 100 per cent ownership of any venture except those , including arms and defence equipment , exclusively under government control . |
| 27 | But is it not a fact in the real world that we prepare for war during peacetime by keeping our armed forces equipped and ready , rather than disbanding them and waiting until war breaks out before beginning to re-arm and train new forces ? |
| 28 | Again , making a comparison between the chief designer and a detail draughtsman , the chief is only concerned with allocating space to designers and specifying overall product constraints . |
| 29 | Drives groom to wedding and pays necessary fees . |
| 30 | Rowse was at that time in London , or I might ( I said ) have asked him to tea and taken some soundings . |