Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | These media were clearly better than the press in helping to combat loneliness and isolation , allegedly more common in the 1970s and 1980s than in the post-war decades , especially among an ageing population . |
| 2 | Anyway , the day came when he asked to see Jimmy and me . |
| 3 | Commentators in this school tend to emphasise class and economic variables as factors producing poor standards of child care , and to de-emphasise parental culpability and personal inadequacy . |
| 4 | The following comments were made : ‘ The most significant conclusion is that there is a great interest in online searching by both scientists and engineers ’ ; ‘ The study participants seemed to like using IIDA and online searching , which tends to support one of our hypotheses that end-users will like the idea of doing their own simple searches ’ . |
| 5 | Her face registered gathering anger and her tone a blistering contempt . |
| 6 | Learning Outcomes amended to include race and sex discrimination laws relating to employment . |
| 7 | Teachers asked to agree weekend and Bank Holiday working |
| 8 | Most people should be reducing their fat intake , but many do not want to sacrifice taste and texture in the search for a healthier diet . |
| 9 | At least Jeremy Seabrook 's cut-out cardboard teenage figures of abject horror and pity know , as they sit sniffing glue and planning how to knock off a video recorder , that the world owes them something , that they have a right to the earth , an attitude at least as subversive as the endurance " that is the result of not being ever given very much . |
| 10 | Nonetheless , the concept has been developed to include accessibility and this use is discussed more fully in the next chapter on Rural Transport and Accessibility . |
| 11 | First , there must be evidence that D was provoked to lose self-control and kill . |
| 12 | The first requirement of the qualified defence of provocation is predominantly subjective — evidence that D was provoked to lose self-control and kill . |
| 13 | Cadbury World is a permanent exhibition devoted entirely to Chocolate — where it came from , who first drank the mysterious potion , when it became eating chocolate and the part Cadbury played in this fascinating story . |
| 14 | The social security system was , at first , principally intended to support pensioners and , although the numbers have increased during the last forty years , the main increases in those claiming supplementary benefit ( now renamed income support , have been the unemployed and single parents ( see Figure 5.1 ) . |
| 15 | In the , in the current Middle East erm so this pattern certainly applies to Judaism , not to all religions , he 's not saying that all religions have to undergo persecution in order to as it were flourish , but some religions do and perhaps the characteristic Judaism or at least this kind of monotheism is these kind of religions tend to be intolerant and single-mindedly , tend to say that we know the truth , everybody else is wrong and consequently they tend to persecute others and get persecuted and this leads to these periods of suppression , but there 's a tendency for this kind of return of repress just as Mike was saying , his very brilliant analogy he suggested the French Revolution when the students put the barricade up in the same place or so the erm Freud 's idea is that the things that happened in that first traumatic period back in Ancient Egypt and for example erm he said this is why the modern erm Jews insist on circumcision because the Ancient Egyptians did and this is , this is correct . |
| 16 | But it would not do to show any emotion before the giants , who had all gathered to see Floy and Snodgrass off , or before Balor , who was waiting in high good humour at the unexpected excitement of a journey to the Fire Court . |
| 17 | Taylor , 47 , of Potlands , Leeming Bar , failed to attend court and was convicted in his absence of two charges of moving pigs out of the declared area . |
| 18 | Taylor , 47 , of Potlands , Leeming Bar , failed to attend court and was convicted in his absence of two charges of moving pigs out of the declared area . |
| 19 | A recent survey by the US Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association reported that more than 90 medicines were being developed to combat AIDS and AIDS-related conditions . |
| 20 | Cornelius made cheering noises and drummed his hands on the steering wheel . |
| 21 | In addition , more graphic functions will be provided to enable applications to be developed using pictures and icons , it says . |
| 22 | If you enjoy your food and do n't want to eat less , but do want to lose weight and reduce the risk of heart disease , this is for you . |
| 23 | And you would n't want to see North and South reunited ? |
| 24 | I mean , fair enough , I can understand why they might not want to see Mr and Mrs Mowatt . |
| 25 | He went to the kitchen and found nothing but food and neatly arranged cooking knives and spoons , hanging like guardsmen from their hooks in perfect rows . |
| 26 | The total task needs to be broken down into small easily achieved wins , eg every teacher will be in the playground five minutes before the bell goes to greet children and parents , four children from each class will have their names entered in the ‘ Gold book ’ for good work or praiseworthy actions , any child in hospital for more than one night will receive ‘ get well cards ’ from the class and a visit by a member of staff , the entrance hall is cleared of clutter and made more welcoming for visitors . |
| 27 | He asked me whether I would prefer to see Bologna and spend the night there , or to drive directly to Verona . |
| 28 | Intended to stimulate exports and rationalize imports , and as a step towards full rouble convertibility , a decree of Oct. 26 set a rate of US$1.00=1.80 roubles , effective from Nov. 1 , for all imports and exports . |
| 29 | While Davidge could not at that time be more specific , he observed , ‘ the appointment of Sir Anthony is intended to stimulate discussion and to help us rexamine all existing and potential services ’ . |
| 30 | The UK Department of Trade & Industry has chosen AT&T EasyLink Services Inc 's Open System-conformant electronic mail service for its Open Systems Programme Initiative : it will be used for communications between Open Systems Programme participants , including blue chip companies , suppliers and consultancies ; the initiative is intended to stimulate take-up and use of open systems within UK industry ; value of the pact was not given . |