Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [noun] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | While the communiqué made clear that the alliance needed to confront " new security risks and challenges of a global nature " which threatened " common interests " , it was understood that France had expressed strong reservations about NATO extending its responsibilities beyond European frontiers . |
| 2 | This was the sort of look Dexter had expected Blufton to wear permanently , the calculating glance of a businessman forced to take a prickly decision , weighing risks and benefits against a tight deadline . |
| 3 | There is little , apart from general cost-consciousness , to restrain their enthusiasm until the risks and costs of a project can be established with any certainty and the Treasury is in a position to intervene . |
| 4 | One of the most notable and significant aspects of the more complex societies which emerged in the course of modern history has been the extent to which social life has been moulded by associations of private persons concerned with promoting a wide range of activities from local government , education , the professions , the arts and sports to a widening area of hobbies and pursuits . |
| 5 | Yesterday Mr David Trippier , the Environment Minister , announced in a Commons written reply to Mr Neil Hamilton ( C. Tatton ) that Mr Chris Patten , the Environment Secretary , had ‘ considered the question of the Three Graces very carefully following a request from the Office of Arts and Libraries for a view as to whether the statue was included in the listing of Woburn Abbey ’ . |
| 6 | She liked nothing better than to try to match a stranger 's characteristics and behaviour with a particular sign , then try to find out if she was right . ’ |
| 7 | Insofar as good credit scoring systems weigh up an individual 's characteristics and background in a way which truly and accurately does reflect wide experience of similar characteristics and background , these systems can discriminate between good and bad risks more reliably than non-scoring systems which make a more partial and subjective stab at the same target . |
| 8 | From time to time , however , songs and chants of a completely novel kind are heard . |
| 9 | Purely in the spirit of scientific advancement , I quote this line from a sleeve-note : ’ … closing the gap between songs and instrumentals towards a point at which the listener could trip out and boogie at the same time ! ’ |
| 10 | Smug but sexy dumbo darlings , lens-friendly superstars plugged into the ears and groins of a love-struck generation . |
| 11 | Smug but sexy dumbo darlings , lens-friendly superstars plugged into the ears and groins of a love-struck generation . |
| 12 | And though he was never to make such almost innocent remarks again , and though Eva and Dad continued to want to make love all the time , and I caught her giggling while she did idiotic things with him , like snipping the hair in his ears and nostrils with a huge pair of scissors , there were looks that escaped all possible policing , looks that made me think he was capable only of a corrupted happiness . |
| 13 | The simple and almost revolutionary message of Francis had the fortune to reach the ears and attention of a pope of spiritual vision who , while not able to fill that role himself , recognized the strength and power that might be harnessed to both the papal curia and the Church as a whole . |
| 14 | The ‘ playfulness ’ of arranging sticks and shells in the desert sand is on a par with the fun of trying out new gadgets and recipes in a modern Western kitchen . |
| 15 | The bar beside the large pool and sun terrace functions from June to August and serves snacks and drinks at a reasonable price throughout the day . |
| 16 | Its circuits now carry signals and data in a form that can be fed directly into processing equipment , enabling computers and other devices at remote points to communicate with each other . |
| 17 | And the two of them shuffling in with the hoods of their duffel coats over their heads and their school scarves pulled over noses and mouths like a pair of monks doing the rounds during the Black Death . |
| 18 | The authorities had come under growing pressure to act more vigorously against extreme right-wing organizations and activities after a hotel used as a temporary refugee centre was firebombed on Jan. 17 , the first incident of its kind in Austria . |
| 19 | There was a pile of logs and some firelighters and paper in a large basket in the hearth , and Preston started to pile them in the grate while she continued her explorations in the garden . |
| 20 | Rather than degrading , why not upgrade brothers and sisters for a change . |
| 21 | He lives with his parents and brothers and sisters in a run-down , derelict shack in Ecuador . |
| 22 | " Hotel " is defined by s.139(1) as meaning ( a ) in towns and suburbs a house containing at least four apartments set apart exclusively for the sleeping accommodation of travellers , and ( b ) in rural districts and places of a population of less than 1,000 according to the most recent census a house containing two such apartments . |
| 23 | ( d ) Offices and employments As a matter of prudence , agreement should be reached at an early stage in the life of any firm whose partners , or some of them , are likely to find themselves appointed to some professional or public office as to : ( 1 ) whether remuneration from such offices should in principle be accounted for as part of the profits of the firm ( Clause 10.06 ) ; and ( 2 ) the amount of time any partner should be permitted to devote to such activities ( before his profit share suffers some downward adjustment ) . |
| 24 | Many belated advocates of a Lib-Lab agreement argue that it must also encompass both the standing down of Liberal Democrat candidates and negotiation of a full-scale policy for coalition government . |
| 25 | The resulting wave/particle dilemma was resolved by Dirac in 1928 when he invented quantum field theory , a formalism which succeeds in combining waves and particles without a trace of paradox . |
| 26 | The ; y are separated from the more recently diverged kingdoms of plants , animals and fungi by a series of independent protist branches , including Entamoeba . |
| 27 | Firstly , a budget should be a planning document in that an organisation should clarify its goals and priorities in a forward looking way and relate them to available resources . |
| 28 | The goals and objectives for a successful programme of library user education must be based on a synthesis of the needs of students , academic staff and library staff . |
| 29 | 4 See birds , bats and moths on a circular evening walk around the dykes , grazing marshes and peaceful waters of Horsey Mere in the Norfolk Broads. 8pm to 10pm from Horsey Mill car park . |
| 30 | He turned away , making his way across to the great hallway of the hospital , his guards and retainers at a respectful distance . |