Example sentences of "[prep] [coord] [verb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They respond to affection , being made to feel that they matter and to the opportunity to talk about or work through their past , especially in ways that help to raise their self-esteem . |
| 2 | Thus , for example , the Court held in a 1970 decision that , since Community regulations are directly applicable in all the Member States , the Member States can not , in order to ensure their application , in the absence of a provision to the contrary , take measures the purpose of which is to alter the scope of or add to their provisions . |
| 3 | The management of the ambulance service is also making every effort to reassure both staff and the public to the essential soundness of the organisation and to take account of and act on their concerns . |
| 4 | Tyndale was always aware of and resigned to his likely fate . |
| 5 | He shall be substituted for and succeeded by his wife , the Baroness Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza . |
| 6 | Minutes later the gift was paid for and placed in her arms , and James went upstairs to visit the man 's sick wife . |
| 7 | Brandy was sent for and forced between her colourless lips . |
| 8 | We tend to see the history of art as an ordered succession of works appreciated for and judged by their conceptual content . |
| 9 | Matthew , the six-year-old , leans against Howard 's chair , scuffing his feet about and reading from his Janet and John book , On We Plod . |
| 10 | erm when he was asked about and stood over his shoulder and trying to take mental notes . |
| 11 | It is perhaps not appropriate to insist that Zuwaya , resisting government regulation , had an image of a different kind of economic order , consistent with or derived from their image of Arab government , and opposed to the principles of Islamic socialism . |
| 12 | An account has already been given of the proprietary and contractual disabilities of married women at Common Law and the creation by the Court of Chancery of an equitable separate estate which a married woman could freely deal with and bind by her contracts , so far as no restraint on anticipation had been imposed , and which , in any case , she could dispose of by will . |
| 13 | We hope that this booklet provides you with useful information to be used as a starting point — to start thinking about the issues that HIV and AIDS may raise for us in our lives and to start talking with and listening to our lovers , families , friends and colleagues in an informed , non-judgmental way . |
| 14 | I will co-operate with and fight alongside my hon. Friend the Member for Rother Valley ( Mr. Barron ) for the interests of coal and do all that I can to assist my party 's energy team in that fight . |
| 15 | Fully discussed with and explained to your customer in advance to ensure they are clearly and fully understood , |
| 16 | What we needed was a moderate approach that we could work with and modify to our own needs . |
| 17 | The Court decided that , although as a general rule dismissing a pregnant woman for a reason arising from or related to her pregnancy will result in direct discrimination under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 , this is not an inevitable consequence . |
| 18 | In spite of the trusts imposed on the former matrimonial home or its proceeds of sale , the husband may remain liable in respect of any mortgage secured thereon , the intent being in effect that this should be deducted from or charged on his equitable share . |
| 19 | Many of the records — ‘ pinched ’ from or discarded by his musical family — were scratched and worn , but it was Music with a capital ‘ M ’ and the first time I heard the Chopin first piano concerto , we nearly had a fight because I insisted on playing it right through four times . |
| 20 | Anglers will benefit from and contribute to our plans for improved river quality . |
| 21 | Take it back to the shop that you bought it from and ask for your money back . |
| 22 | These explanations — ones which recognize and respect the meanings that teachers take from and give to their work — are concerned , in turn , with the effects of subject-based pedagogies , subject commitment and subject fragmentation . |
| 23 | She disappeared through a door that George had not noticed before and called over her shoulder , ‘ Take your coat off and get comfy . ’ |
| 24 | In and poised for his latest triumph — a political satire so close to the heart of American electioneering that pundits believe it could affect the outcome of the presidential election . |
| 25 | My surgeon was one of those nuts who , when they are n't too busy , like to have old patients in and chat about their X-rays . |
| 26 | Because so many other lines were dependent upon and linked to its operations they are brought into the story . |
| 27 | In 1563 one Hoppringle had been set upon and murdered in his house by a joint force of Armstrongs and Elliots , which gave rise to a long Border feud . |
| 28 | This philosophy of helping elderly people return to or stay in their own or small-scale homes will be picked up by the new centres . |
| 29 | Also , at the end of the day there may not be a great deal of difference between a system which requires all charges subject to exceptions to be registered as opposed to the present one which requires specified charges to be registered subject to the power of the Secretary of State to add to or delete from their number . |
| 30 | No girl , reported David Riesman , the sociologist , would go to a dance unless she was picked up in a car belonging to or driven by her escort , which was likely to be ‘ the second car ’ . |