Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] and [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wilson later admitted that so far as the shipowners were concerned , " It was blow given and blow returned . |
| 2 | By 1991 , as the recession deepened and unemployment rose , male unemployment grew by 13 per cent and female unemployment by 11 per cent in the first six months ( Employment Gazette , Table 2.1 , various volumes 1986–91 ) . |
| 3 | The annual statements of accounts indicated that the costs of organising and mounting courses were frequently in excess of the combined income from total grant earned and student fee-income . |
| 4 | She is resting her garlanded head on the fingertips of a red-gloved hand , inserting the large , crystal-clear dildo with the other , her crimson mouth parted and blue-mascara 'd eyes half-shut in rapturous delight as the devoted Koons goes about his business . |
| 5 | Now , ’ he waved a fork at me , ‘ if the guy was spending more money than Bonanza expected and Bonanza did n't seem to mind what 's the obvious thing ? ’ |
| 6 | An expert system , in basic terms , contains three main elements : a knowledge-base ( rules and facts provided by experts ) , an inference engine ( a computer program which manipulates the knowledge-base and applies it to a particular problem ) and a user interface to make the system " user-friendly " and to provide explanations of the reasoning adopted and advice given by the expert system . |
| 7 | A large number of vehicles were altered for war purposes and 400 20-ton goods wagons and 40 35-ton trolleys were built , as well as 1,350 general service road vehicles , both horse drawn and motor , 18 pounder gun-carriages and limbers , 50 packing cases for aeroplanes , motor and horse ambulances , 2,550 ambulance stretchers . |
| 8 | This entails not only familiarity with the instrumentation used and experience in application of the method but also an appreciation of the basics of analysis — calibration , control of contamination , the proper use of blanks , sample preservation etc . |
| 9 | Inevitable protest from the War Veterans ' Association followed and funding was withdrawn . |
| 10 | They were routinely formalin fixed and paraffin processed . |
| 11 | It stands as the view that an action is wrong if its consequences , in terms of pain promoted and pleasure prevented , outweigh its consequences in terms of pleasure promoted and pain prevented , and that other actions are right , even if not the best possible . |
| 12 | So , tha they are both cell associated and cell free . |
| 13 | Its massive cathedrals towered over a community whose port and commercial infrastructure had collapsed as investment declined and union power encroached . |
| 14 | In July Governor 's rule ended and President 's rule was imposed . |
| 15 | A great camaraderie and friendship evolved and miracle of miracles , he settled down for some years before a dark-haired , dark-eyed endomorph stole his heart for good . |
| 16 | The central bank would probably like to delay easing until at least one headline-grabbing bankruptcy confirms the damage done and inflation starts dropping . |
| 17 | Mining in the Coniston fells , and elsewhere , continued after the turn of the century and probably , as more veins were found and the mining expanded and output increased , increased in profitability . |
| 18 | Police say the attacker 's probaby disturbed and travelling , rather than a local person . |
| 19 | This had mainly been achieved by improved standards of recording work done and quality control . |
| 20 | Periodically sections are test cleaned and gel re-applied where soiling remains unmoved . |
| 21 | The station 's platforms , travel centre and retail areas also came under scrutiny with terazzo tiling introduced and refurbishment of a combined waiting and buffet area . |
| 22 | Once the normal diet was resumed , pellet consumption increased and weight gain returned to normal . |
| 23 | The full operating costs of the British presence in the Gulf arising from the response to Iraq 's invasion of Kuwait were over £4,000,000 a day by the end of January , with the total such costs by then amounting to over £1,250 million ( plus equipment lost and ammunition consumed in operations amounting to nearly £200,000,000 ) . |
| 24 | Problems to be tackled by additional restructuring and ‘ administrative ’ reforms ( some on the East German or Czechoslovak pattern ) , greater levels of investment in yet more priority areas , exhortation and other ad hoc remedies ; a blind eye to the ‘ second economy ’ rather than a policy for it ; consensual pattern of decision-making maintained and élite interests nurtured . |
| 25 | Where had the dream ended and reality begun ? |
| 26 | Bricks were of two types , sun dried and kiln burnt , and these were widely employed , particularly in provincial work . |
| 27 | Many local authorities in addition to ‘ pointing ’ applicants , place them in queues for accommodation , based on type of dwelling required and location . |
| 28 | Having done so , we found a twofold difference in the recurrence rates between the ursodeoxycholic acid treated and placebo treated patients and although this was not statistically significant , these data , when coupled with the results of the Italian and Spanish studies suggest that ursodeoxycholic acid reduces and probably delays , but does not prevent , gall stone recurrence . |
| 29 | Thus , despite a twofold difference between mean values in the ursodeoxycholic acid treated and diet groups at 42 months , when the recurrence rates are considered independent of the stone free interval ( see below ) , there were no significant differences between the results in the three groups . |
| 30 | Through his diligent direction a collector was found , transport organised and distribution arranged amongst those in this country best fitted to propagate and redistribute these rarities from the West . |