Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] a [adj] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peripheral position , the friction of distance , the lack of natural resources and an absence of low cultivable ground combine to provide a restricted and disadvantaged economic base . |
| 2 | Let's say I 'm , I 'm going , I give you this question , I want to find a hundred and one times twenty six , right ? |
| 3 | Thus , while imitation tasks appear to provide a simple and direct way of assessing a child 's linguistic ability , the interpretation of children 's performance on imitation tasks is far from simple . |
| 4 | However , the existence of intangible advantages does not justify the continuation of policies which ignore the basic rights of women who want to play a full and active part in society . |
| 5 | Say add a third and a quarter ca n't do that do n't know where to start . |
| 6 | I expect to read a full and objective description of what 's on the site now , together with a documented reconstruction of how it came to be like that . |
| 7 | And then adding all these up , well there 's none of them that add up that we can just add in to any of the others , so we 'll have to leave them all like that , so the answer is just a , a thousand , plus a hundred Y plus ten X , plus X Y. Now if we wanted to multiply , let's say we want to multiply a hundred and three by seventeen , that just means that X is seven , sorry X is three and Y is seven . |
| 8 | A further element of Lele thought illustrates another common principle of cosmological logic or , if you prefer , of religious symbolism : tribal systems of thought , and perhaps all closed or relatively closed systems of belief , tend to exhibit a strong and , as it must seem to some , edifying concern for tidiness . |
| 9 | It will rather , seek to provide a cogent and detailed description of the situation as a base on which practical solutions may be built . |
| 10 | Together we could help to destroy crime in the world , and begin to build a new and better life for everyone . ’ |
| 11 | ( Confidingly ) Now for a handful of guilders I happen to have a private and uncut performance of the Rape of the Sabine Women — or rather woman , or rather Alfred — ( Over his shoulder ) Get your skirt on , Alfred — ( The BOY starts struggling into a female robe. ) … and for eight you can participate . |
| 12 | Remember to cut a left- and a right-hand tail . |
| 13 | So to calculate a hundred and twenty percent of amount to calculate a hundred and twenty percent of an amount you multiply by one point two . |
| 14 | Unions continue to make a vigorous and robust contribution to the defence of working-class interests in a hostile society ; but , especially since the unsuccessful conclusion to the miners ' strike , there is no escaping the problems facing the movement . |
| 15 | Ruling classes ‘ do not justify their power solely by de facto possession of it , but try to find a moral and legal basis for it ’ ( Mosca , 1939 , p. 70 ) . |
| 16 | Maria 's own imprisonment sharpened her resolve to secure a just and dignified position for women in Chilean society : ‘ We were kept in a section for long term common male prisoners . |
| 17 | ‘ It is striking , ’ he concluded , ‘ that while strict laws govern the use of motor vehicles , anyone may hire a marine craft and then , with no experience whatsoever , without a life-jacket , unable to swim and in a state of advanced inebriation , attempt to navigate a busy and treacherous public waterway . |
| 18 | Roll out two-thirds of the pasty on a lightly floured surface and use to line a greased and floured 20cm/8in straight-sided , loose-bottomed pie tin . |
| 19 | Large scale developments within a highly integrated small-scale rural economy , tend to have a negative and distorting effect . |
| 20 | These are usually encrusting species , and tend to have a convoluted and ridged polypary , with far fewer individual polyps than Sarcophytum . |
| 21 | Liberal Democrats aim to encourage a competitive and enterprising economy which is environmentally sustainable , founded on partnership and advanced skills and closely integrated with Europe . |
| 22 | We aim to provide a unique and interesting evening spent amongst the ghosts of the past & present . |
| 23 | erm but they do provide a regular and safe income . |
| 24 | It is reasonable to acknowledge that women and men within one community do share a historical and cultural experience to a much greater extent than the miner and the public schoolboy . |
| 25 | One thing really is erm absolutely essential is that you do have a consistent and uniform marketing plan . |
| 26 | We do have a clear and settled conception of standard effects . |
| 27 | That the Corporation do maintain a good and efficient School , whereof a Free School , at which not less than 30 boys are to be educated , shall form apart . |
| 28 | Now I believe that the secular ideologies of the modern world do pose a real and direct threat to the Christian church . |
| 29 | These traces are not necessarily cheap alternatives to making your own , but they do offer a convenient and reliable choice to the angler withvery little time for preparation . |
| 30 | Yeah , we with this been ongoing , we 've given a hundred and fifty pounds to it , erm , well I say I do n't see it on the top one . |