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

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1 Aside from those who were involved in intellectual and political movements it was an open question how far mental health experts would be received into the bosom of the target population .
2 Struggling to keep the door open to its largest source of foreign capital , China — particularly the southern coastal provinces of Guangdong and Fujian — has been bending over backwards to encourage new investment and calm investors they already have .
3 Yet in both its anti-art and anti-dada stages it makes a positive contribution to modern art .
4 The only trouble is when you 're doing your administration and some days you know y you may have to really get stuck in
5 She was sixteen-years-old but with her slim , petite figure and attractive features she could have passed for twenty .
6 Better to stick to the direct action and public protests we knew and could control , and leave the inquiry to people like the local authorities .
7 She always found the supper she cooked for the children irresistible and when she gave them bacon and baked beans she would swoop down on their plates like a vulture on a battlefield .
8 five years of marriage and three children you know ,
9 Where the tutorial focuses on current productions , I have found that students will work hard on their performances and be open about their work and any problems they may be having with the characters they are playing .
10 Number 3 will take part in a once only event on November 3rd , when , bearing Corris livery and hauling the beautifully restored Corris coach and other vehicles it will be possible to see , ride behind and photograph a vintage Corris Train .
11 ‘ The green and white pills I was prescribed in Athens .
12 There is frequent intolerance to work which has real relevance and many times I have seen images dismissed with the familiar phrase , ‘ I do n't know much about art , but I know what I like ’ .
13 From what we know of Canaanite and Egyptian religions it is clear that many of these laws are directed against the specific practices of Israel 's neighbours .
14 One morning of diagonal sleet and frozen puddles we were unloading some Jewish families at a rude hamlet on the River Bug .
15 In a study of the US agricultural equipment and chemical industries they show how a V-curve may be derived as illustrated in figure 5.1 .
16 But already her mind was full of him , her triumph shrinking , slipping between her fingers like that future of silk and satin and feathered bonnets she had been dreaming about so eagerly an hour ago .
17 I mean I was showing the figures and proved that er it was n't paying its way but to me it had always been our shop , you know , from when I was child and wonderful memories you know .
18 For I believe that it is determinism that rules out moral responsibility and other things we believe in … "
19 To his straw-coloured hair and blue eyes he added an obvious desire to please , at least to be agreeable , attributes which were rare amongst the Glynns .
20 With his thick , smoothly brushed wheaten-coloured hair and slate-grey eyes he was handsome too — and knew it .
21 With all humility and many tears I did my work as the Lord 's servant …
22 With all humility and many tears I did my work as the Lord 's servant …
23 With all humility and many tears I did my work as the Lord 's servant …
24 We talked of the storm and other storms they had known .
25 If you 're comparing us with primary and secondary schools we have to remember that the erm the great erm age bulge pass has passed through the primary schools and is passing through the secondary schools and is still to reach higher education .
26 They were unable to approach because of their draught and the weather , but with the rising tide and bad conditions it was possible that the stranded man might not survive until the lifeboat arrived .
27 Instead of their electrifying wah wah guitar and frantic vocals it was simply the sound of a classic powerpop trio going through a pure , well-cut pop song .
28 Instead of their electrifying wah wah guitar and frantic vocals it was simply the sound of a classic powerpop trio going through a pure , well-cut pop song .
29 No , for both the classical detective story and other forms it is better to try to find a plot that arises from something else you want to write about , a particular sort of person you know , a setting you know or want to find out about , even an idea about life .
30 In their attachment to frontal teaching and related methods it would therefore seem that the junior highs outsinned the devil highs themselves .
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