Example sentences of "[verb] and the [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was shimmering , incandescent , as the colours deepened and the long blue-black tail unfurled and stiffened until it gained the strength to fly . |
| 2 | To ensure that the information we use is correct each potential purchaser must be telephoned and the following determined : |
| 3 | It has been suggested ; that this creates a system of judicial zoning , in the sense that the law recognises that in one particular area , near an industrial estate for example or in a rural community , certain odours are to be expected and the standard adopted will as a result be lower than in a purely residential area where odour pollution of the air is not expected . |
| 4 | Pressure impregnation plants are installed and the associated technical support is provided for the pre-treatment and long term protection of timber using Rentokil preservatives . |
| 5 | There was a significant correlation between the number of accidents reported and the mean free speed , r(23)=0.620 , p<0.01 , and a negative correlation with the number of years licensed , r(23)=-0.414 , p<0.05 . |
| 6 | The Nuffield modern languages survey has not yet reported and the only available account is an interim report from 1985 . |
| 7 | A partnership practice that operated from two offices ceased to be carried on when the partnership was dissolved and the two main equity partners continued as sole practitioners from their respective offices . |
| 8 | The regulator box wiring must now be disconnected and the three large wires connected to each other ( A , A1 and D ) and insulated from the bulkhead . |
| 9 | Tables are better spaced and the efficient French service more welcoming , though it 's time it grew out of the 75p cover charge . |
| 10 | The pipes had frozen and the tiny electric fire did not do much good . |
| 11 | Engineering We will continually strive to reduce our impact on the environment by ensuring that environmental issues are considered and the best practicable option is adopted during the design , construction , installation and maintenance of buildings , plant and machinery . |
| 12 | Against the background of the general discussion in the first part of this chapter , the remainder of this section highlights some types of patients ' problems related to communicating and the relevant nursing activities . |
| 13 | It was therefore fortunate both in the capitation it received and the extra financial support provided by an active and caring parent body . |
| 14 | His main interest has been to explore how , through their own narrative writing , children 's thoughts are directed towards continuous , critical appraisal of experience , as elements of fantasy and reality are related and the emergent living issues are explored . |
| 15 | ‘ I laughed my head off there , ’ she says and the only black cloud was when the apartment was burgled and she had most of her jewellery stolen . |
| 16 | When the great moment arrives and the first prospective buyer appears , be as cool , calm and collected as possible . |
| 17 | Despite the strictures imposed and the tough economic climate , William Grant & Sons is constantly investing in the future . |
| 18 | Games set … match and the junior national title to Miss Taylor 6-3 6-7 6-1 |
| 19 | The ‘ Marit ’ had sailed and the big Russian timber boat now occupied her mooring . |
| 20 | We can gain some sense of the distance photography has travelled and the imminent great changes , by looking back to one of the earliest surviving photographic images . |
| 21 | Their conflicting attitudes to Adventurers ' Fen , which the one painted and the other drained , are both completely understandable in human terms . |
| 22 | The land is gently undulating , slow to drain and the cool wet climate favours organic matter accumulation . |
| 23 | All shelters had to be altered so that queues faced the trams , new signs were erected and the traditional round stop-signs disappeared . |
| 24 | However , the job was successfully completed and the new medical records department is bug free . |
| 25 | The basic structures of several pavilions have yet to be completed and the biggest universal exposition ever mounted still bears more than a passing resemblance to a building site — albeit a very colourful one . |
| 26 | At the same time , there is continuous pressure from creative people for simplicity in the briefs they are given and the creative brief , clearly , needs to set out the strategy in a way that is intelligible to , and usable by , the creative team : if it is n't , it 's useless . |
| 27 | Space is limited and the only other tank I have is a 21″ cube and I ca n't put him in there because it contains two small G. jurupari , a pair of G. brasiliensis , a pair each of Crenicara filamentosa , Cichlasoma sajica and Butterfly Rams , and an Ancistrus . |
| 28 | It does no harm at all to have a specialist brochure dealing with personal injury work , addressing the common questions which clients ask about Legal Aid , recovery of costs , length of time the case is likely to take to proceed and the great unknown for the public , what constitutes damages . |
| 29 | Now she 'd only have to sneeze and the whole damn thing would slide off her shoulders and into a heap on the floor , in which case she might fairly be accused of trying too hard . |
| 30 | Nuln is sacked and the Moot devastated . |