Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [adj] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 The clumps and individual Lees we see today may only have been planted in the eighteenth or nineteenth centuries as part of the general landscape revival , on the apparent whim of an individual farmer , but some clumps may have survived better than others because the energies were right , and this may have enabled some of them to have had a continued existence from more distant times .
2 From the amount of iron signals and other factors it would soon be possible to determine if the land had seen habitation in the past .
3 When warning the Church in Corinth to be on their guard against false preachers and false gospels he wrote ‘ But I fear lest by any means , as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtility , so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ . ’
4 The two goals and five points he conjured up against Antrim leaves him nine points clear of Wexford 's Tom Dempsey in the scoring charts , and in virtually an unassailable position .
5 In spangled blue pyjamas and bare feet he came bowling out of nowhere past the ship , somersaulted over the guard of Perks and cannoned into the hook-up crew , scattering them like tenpins .
6 With the help of access to party funds and forged papers they were able to move rapidly from one centre to another , and evade the intervention of the Okhrana .
7 Once we distinguished between party supporters and uncommitted voters we found no consistent differences between voters with different viewing habits .
8 Secondly , that I think Ryedale was under the impression that Policy E two would n't affect local authorities ' choice of allocated sites but that it was a policy to apply outside of developing units and those sites we wish to allocate in local plan and not that was going to restrict our choice , in our case in those sites .
9 As you explore its cobbled street lined with bow-fronted shops and Georgian-fronted houses you 're sure to discover the old Mermaid Inn , once the haunt of smugglers .
10 Everyone laughed and clapped and then Oliver used a whole heap of long words and each time he used one we all whooped .
11 His dry sense of humour spilled over into what might have been a harrowing session and by carefully chosen words and clear illustrations we came to see the value of the painstaking work required by those at the scene of a major accident .
12 While he was away was the longest fifteen months and eight days I ever spent .
13 With all sorts of primeval fears about dark cupboards and traps and ghostly animals I put my hand on the handle , turned it , pulled and jumped back .
14 The charity is still in force today , but is used for grants for students and apprentices for books and any equipment they may need to help them in their careers .
15 We were all soaking wet and more than ready for the hot baths and good meal we knew would be waiting for us back at Malham Tarn .
16 Most people in this business opt for two-inch wide tape but I prefer three-inch black for securing every line of wire in the hall , plus some two-inch white or silver to mark the edge of steps and other things you need to make noticeable .
17 The expanded girths , embarrassing bodily functions and creative coiffuring I can cope with — but what 's harder to handle is that most groups who reform do so because of shrinking royalty cheques rather than any genuine desire to play together again .
18 I mean in response to the general tone of the argument which was they want us to increase the leadership roles in the , in in local government and in in local communities and local councils we would we thought that
19 From my past experiences and many finds I have plenty of knowledge in the field and this enables me to help people choose the right detector to suit them .
20 ‘ So he wandered the countryside for a long time , starving and having to beg for food , and sleeping in barns and under trees , and eventually he found a little town where all the beggars and old people he 'd had thrown out of the city had gone ; they were very poor , of course , but by all helping each other they had more than the merchant had .
21 I love the clothes , shoes and silly gadgets you see in catalogues .
22 Planners and other bureaucrats we have seen as the spokesmen of the dominant ideology , of rules and procedures , of the interests of the state apparatus and of national policies .
23 Whilst this is an excellent weekend for lighthearted gatherings and sociable soirees it 's a tough time for taking orders or giving way to the superior power or authority of others .
24 With her glossy curls and ripe-peach skin she seemed to glow from top to toe .
25 The serenos receive a small salary from the shopkeepers and private houses they keep an eye on , but it is considered proper to give them a tip each time they open a door for one .
26 Using an extensive collection of pure perfume essences , his unrivalled skills and unerring taste he will advise Harrods customers on fragrance and help them to realise a unique perfume of their own .
27 She was summoned down in exactly fifteen minutes and this time she was more prepared .
28 What hard-pressed commercial producers must do from now on , is to make doubly sure that the terminal sires and female replacements they select , will deliver the type of lambs demanded by an increasingly discerning market .
29 His three books have sold more than 1.5m copies and this month he launched a glossy magazine providing recipes and ratings of restaurants that adhere to his diet .
30 I mean about , what , recently I 've been getting it for ages and this time it was n't there , and I , and I thought to myself dam it I 'm not going
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