Example sentences of "and [noun] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The preserved and operational steam-driven Severn Valley Railway between Bewdley and Bridgnorth crosses the river at this point via a cast-iron bridge built by Thomas Brassey in 1862 . |
| 2 | The Community Land Scheme was complex , and became increasingly so as regulations , directions and circulars followed the passing of the two Acts . |
| 3 | Both mystification and misdirection preserve the appearance of corporate respectability and help keep invisible , to themselves and others , the underlying ugly reality of corporate crime . |
| 4 | Poland and Czechoslovakia co-sponsored the resolution , whereas the Soviet Union voted against it . |
| 5 | Certain men and women have a propensity for this type of spirituality and have devised techniques and disciplines to create the sense of presence within themselves . |
| 6 | ‘ Since most experts seem to preclude a major upturn in energy prices before the end of the century , we may have to develop a combination of policies and taxes to stimulate the market for improvements in efficiency now as insurance against disruptions from climate change later . ’ |
| 7 | It was Amato who introduced the far-reaching austerity package of spending cuts and taxes to revitalise the economy and who has begun the privatisation of many state-owned businesses , a source of political patronage . |
| 8 | Ben , 13 , from Sheffield , and his father Alan made an early start to bait up a north Nottinghamshire lake with fish flavoured boilies and Ben landed the common on a size 8 hook hair rig . |
| 9 | October 2 — February 2 : ‘ M40 Project 1990 ’ — Special events and activities marking the opening of the M40 — throughout the summer — culminating in a special exhibition . |
| 10 | The Law Commission in its Report on Civil Liability for Dangerous Things and Activities suggested the concept of ‘ special danger ’ — i.e . |
| 11 | Alchian and Demsetz characterise the firm as involving a team use of inputs together with the occupancy of a central position by a party whose function is to monitor the outputs of the team members and the other factors of production employed in the firm . |
| 12 | Openness and honesty involves the application of clear accountability and is the hallmark of any successful organization . |
| 13 | The movement broke the spell , and a hubbub of laughter and shouting replaced the silence as one woman after another jumped gleefully into the pool . |
| 14 | Chaucer worked in the first Customs House , and Pepys saw the building of the first wet dock at Blackwall . |
| 15 | Barney Moss stared at Doyle through the intervening glass-topped door , and Doyle felt the hostility like tiny knives . |
| 16 | Tug and the girl slithered out and Doyle jerked the gun towards the narrow squeeze-stile in the drystone wall beside them . |
| 17 | While the rabbit bears the brunt of the predatory offensive other animals and birds receive the benefit . |
| 18 | He took with him strange plants and birds to show the King and Queen . |
| 19 | By the time the work had finished two internal walls had been completely destroyed and Crook took the decision to set fire to the flat in the hope Langbaurgh Council , which owns the block , might rehouse him . |
| 20 | It can be shown that individuals and groups welcome the opportunity to contribute to debate and to participate in policy making . |
| 21 | A joint declaration issued in New Delhi and Moscow described the treaty as " one of the most important factors of peace and security in Asia and worldwide " . |
| 22 | A lemon-yellow half-moon was hanging overhead as he and Perdita left the restaurant . |
| 23 | Certainly the industry must have encouraged the growth of local villas and houses exploiting the potential of their agricultural resources to the full , while the town in its turn would have provided a workforce and essential access to the necessary marketing facilities . |
| 24 | A treaty of union which required the English monarch and Parliament to guarantee the security of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland , many felt , would serve only to encourage Dissent and undermine further the integrity of the Anglican Church . |
| 25 | In an address on Oct. 24 , Garba added that the world community should take advantage of the closing of the ideological gulf between East and West to reduce the North-South divide in terms of development . |
| 26 | Unable to pour out any abuse on such an august gentleman of the realm , Garvey could only bow respectfully and struggle to turn the pageant in the small yard of the mansion . |
| 27 | The police were told and Taylor admitted the offence . |
| 28 | Five minutes later skipper Alan Kernaghan was carried off with a knee injury and Middlesbrough delayed the introduction of substitute Jon Gittens for five minutes . |
| 29 | A Celtic move set Mowbray up for life financially , and Middlesbrough hit the jackpot with a seven-figure profit for a player from the junior ranks . |
| 30 | Writhing bodies and contorted patterns of skis and sticks cluttered the terrain . |