Example sentences of "[noun] and [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Fitted with Zanussi 's Aquasave water , detergent and energy-reduction system , the machine takes 12 place settings and has seven programmes , a rinse-and-hold facility , quick-wash , wash without drying ( to save time ) and a low-salt indicator light . |
2 | The use of tests also depends upon certain assumptions about the nature of the data , such as whether or not it is normally distributed , is of roughly equal within-group variability and reflects independent observations . |
3 | This is a slow launch which picks up speed and fades several times , and it is usually caused by a shortage of fuel or mechanical trouble on the winch or car . |
4 | Chief financial officer Frank Metz , 59 , is retiring and will be succeeded by returnee Paul Rizzo , who was elected a vice-chairman ; Jack Kuehler , 60 , gives up his post as president and becomes another vice-chairman . |
5 | At present the South African Broadcasting Company is appointed by the state president and controls all TV and 23 out of 25 radio stations . |
6 | The hotel 's spacious restaurant looks out across the broad sun terrace and offers well-supervised cuisine with a choice of both typical local specialities and international cooking . |
7 | Here we show that the proliferation of oligodendrocyte precursor cells in the developing rat optic nerve depends on electrical activity in neighbouring axons , and that this activity-dependence can be circumvented by experimentally increasing the concentration of platelet-derived growth factor , which is present in the optic nerve and stimulates these cells to proliferate in culture . |
8 | Pond 's moisturisers help maintain and replenish your skin with natural ingredients such as glycerine , which helps prevent moisture loss and attracts extra water from the air . |
9 | On the count of ten , the chosen child opens his eyes and has three chances to guess who is holding the bell behind his back . |
10 | China is currently an energy exporter and has large coal and oil reserves . |
11 | A five course dinner menu as £23 and includes vegetarian choices . |
12 | Lee Jackson has been competing very well as hooker and deserves another chance . |
13 | In addition , the division pursues its own Science Budget programme and provides specialist expertise to numerous projects led by other divisions of BGS , in the United Kingdom and overseas . |
14 | This distinction is partly based on the timing of the evaluation , and partly on the purpose for which it is intended : formative evaluation is carried out during the development of a course or programme and provides direct feedback about the functioning of the different parts of the programme , thereby giving information which can be used to modify the educational process . |
15 | The book is taken from a forthcoming Anglia TV programme and includes lengthy descriptions of how Highgrove has developed . |
16 | This shows a completely different frame of mind and lends much effect to the poem . |
17 | Walking clears the mind and removes stale air from the lungs . |
18 | At the least , as in the case of her new families , she keeps an open mind and judges each case according to its merits . |
19 | It 's his big TV break and comes five years after he left school with just one O-level . |
20 | However , the island remains very much a part of Portugal and receives annual funds from the central government . |
21 | Love makes concessions and gives mutual support . |
22 | She made all sorts of things in there and Endill would hear bangs and thumps all day long when she was working on something special . |
23 | The area I visited , Geurrero State , is in the south-west coastal area of Mexico and includes that idyll of jet-setters — Acapulco . |
24 | She makes a special suit of blue and silver and buys blue shoes . |
25 | The taxing officer hears the parties and decides any issues in dispute , either allowing the item in the bill to stand or disallowing or reducing it . |
26 | Figure 18.2 is reproduced from Statistical Bulletin No. 2 ( 1985 ) of the Scottish Development Department and shows various death and injury patterns in Scotland spanning the introduction of compulsory wearing of seat belts by front-seat occupants of cars and light vans . |
27 | There is general agreement in the hot fusion community that CIT will bring significant advances to the field , but the problem is that it will cost 700 million dollars which requires new funds and imposes new pressures both within and outside the community . |
28 | We are too well aware that the government is short of funds and needs additional revenue quickly , principally , I suspect , to fund unemployment benefit . |
29 | It is short of funds and needs more support to spread awareness . |
30 | An additional problem is that acid deposition reduces calcium concentrations and mobilizes toxic metals , especially aluminium , and this can be an important factor contributing to fish mortality . |