Example sentences of "[n mass] and [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The doyen of insider trading may be a shadow of his former power after paying fines of $100million and spending two years in prison , but his legacy lives on in criminal trials on both sides of the Atlantic . |
| 32 | In 1858 he took the London MB and became medical superintendent of the Earlswood Asylum for Idiots ; and in 1859 he took the MD and the MRCP and was appointed assistant physician to the London Hospital . |
| 33 | Code-named CAV100 , it is built around a rugged Land Rover Defender chassis and uses high performance non-metal armour for protection . |
| 34 | Their guests , Michael and Helen , took an hour and forty minutes to eat the repast , which began with pasta dressed in sour cream and lumpfish roe and incorporated mature Tilseter cheese ( before the pudding ) and a selection of hand-crafted miniature biscuits ( with the coffee ) bought from the Viennese coffee-house on the other side of the railway bridge . |
| 35 | K acetate 8M ( unc vol. ) was then added and mixture was incubated for 45 min. at 0–5°C and centrifuged at 10Kg for 15 min. 1 volume of 2-propanol was added to the supernatant which was left at room temperature for 30 min. and centrifuged 10 Kg , for 10 min . |
| 36 | Geac Computer Corp Ltd , Toronto completed its previously announced purchase of Concord Management Systems Inc of Florida , one of North America 's biggest developers of software for construction firms , and has also bought Mentat Computer Systems Pty Ltd whose systems are installed in more than 60 firms in Australia and New Zealand ; the acquisitions cost the equivalent of $4m and add some $10m annual sales . |
| 37 | They found that families in the heart of London , in Bethnal Green , lived near their kin and had frequent contact with them . |
| 38 | About a month later the buyer had the clutch repaired at a cost of £45 and claimed this sum from the seller , alleging that the car was not of merchantable quality and not reasonably fit for the purpose of being driven on the road . |
| 39 | Those with assets exceeding £500,000 can also apply , as can businessmen willing to invest over £150,000 and create new employment . |
| 40 | The amounts range from a mere 56 lb. up to 88 cwt. and totals 48 tons 5 cwt . |
| 41 | Additions to the existing law which attacked the symptoms rather than the cause were useful : if the police were given the power to prohibit processions and meetings , to outlaw paramilitary defence corps and to ban political uniforms this would no doubt help , but suppression of fascist anti-semitism would be the best solution . |
| 42 | Their widespread use could soon bring about the collapse of entire stocks of oceanic fish and cause lasting damage to marine ecosystems covering vast areas . |
| 43 | People cook fish and irritate each other because they live too |
| 44 | Clean the fish and remove any roes and the backbone from each . |
| 45 | ‘ In northern Europe , Canada and the northeast of the United States , the rain is turning rivers , lakes and ponds acidic , killing fish and decimating other water life . |
| 46 | Lively active fish , well but not overfed contrast strongly in their deportment with both overfed , fat and sluggish fish and emaciated starved fish . |
| 47 | But there is no finer place than Gol-Oya to see numbers of these great birds in action catching fish and performing aerial courtship displays in the breeding season . |
| 48 | CD-I Training packages cost £1,250–£3,450 and include generic programs on assertiveness and managerial skills . |
| 49 | During 1976 , when the weather was warm and dry , record-breaking ozone levels were detected , reaching over 200 ppb and exceeding 60 ppb on half the summer days . |
| 50 | Administrative control refers to the data that are gained by the presence of a wealth tax , enabling the cross-checking of statistics and facilitating good tax administration and reduced evasion . |
| 51 | The shares made their debut in October at 210p and closed last night at 227p , up a penny . |
| 52 | By intensifying and controlling his livestock and introducing arable crops , the farmer must plan carefully to ensure that the natural cycle of return continues to operate evenly over the whole of his land . |
| 53 | Rye Brook , New York-based JWP Inc has sold the Canadian arm of its information services business to EDS Canada on undisclosed terms : JWP/Businessland Canada , had 1992 sales of about $27m and has 60 employees , who will move to the unit of Electronic Data Systems Corp . |
| 54 | Basically , what has happened is that progress in technology , allied with rising affluence , has transformed availability of media and made personal choice both possible and affordable . |
| 55 | 2.11 " Pipes " means all pipes sewers drains mains ducts conduits gutters watercourses wires cables channels flues and all other conducting media and includes any fixings louvres cowls and any other ancillary apparatus |
| 56 | Win £150 and blast those bills |
| 57 | In 1987 an unpublished report , known as SHARPEN ( Scottish Health Authorities Review of Priorities for the Eighties and Nineties ) , pointed out the deficiency of local authority provision for mentally ill people and noted local authorities ' particular responsibilities under the Mental Health ( Scotland ) Act 1984 . |
| 58 | The man whose car collided with a coach moments before it crashed killing three people and injuring twenty-six others says he ca n't sleep for thinking about the accident . |
| 59 | On Feb. 2 , National Guardsmen forcibly dispersed a meeting , killing two people and injuring several others . |
| 60 | Bombs exploded in Amritsar and Patiala on June 4 , killing eight people and injuring 35 others . |