Example sentences of "[adv] and [prep] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The child peered inside and with an expression of profound disdain stamped the scorpions to death with his bare feet . ’ |
| 2 | Noting that NATO members were contributing individually and as an alliance to implementing UN resolutions in the area , they said that they would respond to further requests from the UN . |
| 3 | The assumptions about the state and the world economic system which section 3 above discussed , must lie outside and beyond an effort to prove by means of empirical verification . |
| 4 | That 's where established firms make their mistake , ’ Morgan had told him , speaking rapidly and with an air of total authority . |
| 5 | These new mines were large , each with 2000 men or more and with an output of about 1 000 000 tonnes of coal per year . |
| 6 | John describes the agony of the ensuing Dark Night of the soul but Hilton writes more calmly and with an acceptance of this dereliction which is required by all mystical traditions . |
| 7 | An amazing difference occurred ; the guitar suddenly became cleaner , clearer when played acoustically and through an amp , plus I still had full use of the tremolo unit . |
| 8 | A little hesitantly and with an ear cocked for approaching footsteps , she picked it up and tried it in the cupboard lock . |
| 9 | She heard nothing more than his urgent whisperings , half Italian , half English , his groans and her cries accompanied by the futile protests of the bed as he took her , slowly , confidently and with an expertise she was too inexperienced to appreciate . |
| 10 | The idea , the idea of it though and from an auditor 's point of view one of the things they will be looking at is that every one where you wrote when we are not doing this must have a valid reason and a new methodology must be met on how you are going to cover that particular aspect and that must be authorised . |
| 11 | Their thirteen examples are still flying safely and reliably and at an operating profit , and unless and until a new design is embarked upon ( undoubtedly requiring massive joint international investment ) then Concorde will almost certainly be the only way civilian passengers can travel at twice the speed of sound until well into the next century . |
| 12 | They have viewed the option of neutralisation cautiously , selectively and with an eye to the political and strategic implications of each particular scheme . |
| 13 | Marian 's work now suits her particularly well and in an effort to redress some of the solicitor 's problems described above she has begun to be involved in advocacy training for solicitors assisting in courses run by the College of Law — helping others towards the successful career which she demonstrates is possible from whatever your legal origins . |