Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb pp] and [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Russians cheered and joined the hussars in pursuit . |
| 2 | The shifting surfaces scattered and diffused the light , so that it fell down , dappling the already dappled cattle browsing under the trees like schools of fish . |
| 3 | He argues that ‘ the failure of both disputes revealed and reproduced the regional nature of management-labour relations in the industry ’ ( p. 35 ) , because ‘ miners ’ interpretations of the two disputes , and of the underlying arguments , are understood as embedded in the nature of collective social relations at work … the constitution of workplace relations has varied between coalfields and … variations in management and labour strategies have been central to this process ' ( p. 36 ) . |
| 4 | He points out that the courts have departed from the old literal approach of statutory construction and now adopt a purposive approach , seeking to discover the Parliamentary intention lying behind the words used and construing the legislation so as to give effect to , rather than thwart , the intentions of Parliament . |
| 5 | Raise your legs with knees bent and cross the ankles . |
| 6 | Nationally it showed how far the state was prepared to go to force an industry on a recalcitrant community and how , when a choice existed between the interests of foreign capital and the health and safety of both community members and workers , the state and its various organizations defended and protected the multinational . |
| 7 | Of course , it was shrinking when Labour policies applied and afflicted the manufacturing sector more than anything else . |
| 8 | Nails turned and disappeared the way they had come , leaving Nutty much intrigued . |
| 9 | Local people tackled the blaze with fire extinguishers before fire crews arrived and cut the woman — who has not yet been named — from the wreckage . |
| 10 | Continue the detailed investigation of the four action areas identified and implement the agreed improvements . |
| 11 | In all , more than 650 companies returned and completed the questionnaire . |
| 12 | J. G. Frazer further suggests that the story of Jacob 's dream ( which was deemed so extremely significant that the spot on which it took place was henceforth sanctified in the Jewish religion ) " was probably told to explain the immemorial sanctity of Bethel , which may well have been revered by the aboriginal inhabitants of Canaan long before the Hebrews invaded and conquered the land " . |
| 13 | Following the US invasion of Panama on Dec. 20 , 1989 [ see pp. 37112-13 ] , US troops surrounded and entered the residence of the Nicaraguan ambassador in Panama City on Dec. 29 . |
| 14 | It 's getting dark , so you turn the pink pastel vertical blinds closed and pull the curtains before putting on the lights . |
| 15 | It seemed clear , however , that the complete coding sequence of this protein is contained within the clones sequenced and represents the Drosophila homolog of human SSRP1 . |
| 16 | One solution is a system of fully age-related rebates , reflecting the true costs involved and removing the current bias . |
| 17 | In the early period of industrialisation it was the skilled ( craft ) workers who actually carried out the production task , and in the late period the skilled workers constructed and maintained the fully automated continuous-flow production process . |
| 18 | Instead , they keep their fingers crossed and spend the money on hardware to enhance performance . |
| 19 | In the days of classical agriculture , breeders and stud farmers tricked and cajoled the best features out of many species , focusing on the most economically viable lines for cattle , sheep , pigs and poultry . |
| 20 | It had been content to leave the service arrangements to a network of service engineers who serviced other makes of machine as well as those provided by Argent Distributors ( on the premise that one machine is very much like another ) and Argent Distributors carried and provided the stock of spare parts that were unique to their machines . |
| 21 | They were also more likely in task behaviours to use social events to get things done and to check the quality of group output than would American managers . |
| 22 | In this way their organisational structures reflected and incorporated the shifting focus of trade union activity from national , regional and local interests down to the plant ( Albeda , 1977 ) . |
| 23 | In this way their organisational structures reflected and incorporated the shifting focus of trade union activity from national , regional and local interests down to the plant ( Albeda , 1977 ) . |
| 24 | The shares rose 19p to 576p as investors digested and approved the news of its £1 billion link-up with the French electrical stores chain , Darty . |
| 25 | To enter , name the 10 Historic Scotland properties pictured and answer the questions relating to them . |
| 26 | Those studies specified and estimated the conditional probability of leaving unemployment . |
| 27 | Instead all males chased and butted the female . |
| 28 | The Scots had failed to appreciate that the organizational structure of sixteen years earlier was now outmoded , and acute financial problems ensued and put the Games on the verge of bankruptcy , facing cancellation with the total humiliation that would mean for Scotland and Britain . |
| 29 | When his hands spread their warmth across the small of her back and dropped lower to hold the softness of her curved and very feminine hips , her own fingers found and explored the short silky curls at the nape of his neck and the hardness of the muscles that plaited across his broad , capable back . |
| 30 | A unique reference tool it shows clearly the shapes and styles of all the items included and illustrates the terms used to describe them . |