Example sentences of "and [noun] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The raid on Culquha Farm , Ringford , near Castle Douglas , brings to more than £30,000 the value of sheep , cattle and horses stolen in Dumfries and Galloway over the last 12 months . |
| 2 | He and his mother had had many arguments and disagreements over the past few years . |
| 3 | But I do want us to realise that evil today has to be faced in a far more fundamental and crucial theatre of war : it is in the processes and ideologies of the modern world itself that we find the destructive , impersonal and heartless force of the Dark Power . |
| 4 | It is argued that differences in the political agendas and ideologies of the British and Spanish governments lie behind the variable pressures — and opportunities — for industrial relations change experienced by railway management . |
| 5 | The timing of the political programme was significantly different in Britain and Spain , however , reflecting the different ways in which economic forces have become translated into political strategies and ideologies in the two countries . |
| 6 | They are the ribs and backbone of the Black Land , and the army is its muscle . |
| 7 | For more than 50 years I have nurtured what might be called an insatiable interest in China and the arts , crafts , and accomplishments of the Chinese people , the oldest extant civilization on earth . |
| 8 | Criticism leads to critical self-reflection , where students are able to stand back and place their knowledge and accomplishments in a larger perspective . |
| 9 | He also served as an overseer and guardian of the poor ( 1830–41 ) . |
| 10 | The school is acknowledged as providing equal access and entitlement to a rich and varied curriculum . |
| 11 | For the afternoon round trip from Crewe via Chester and Shrewsbury on the steam-hauled Cheshire Cheese ( buy your own coffee ) , fifteen pounds was seeing you home and dry . |
| 12 | New policies are expressed as much in ministerial statements , White Papers and circulars to the local authorities as in new statutes . |
| 13 | Details should also be supplied on the cost of running a car overseas , licences/documentation required , and the costs and reliability of the various forms of public transport . |
| 14 | The typical end-user of GIS output will probably care or know little about the cartographic and uncertainty characteristics of the map data being used , while the GIS itself has no procedures for handling the varying accuracy and reliability of the digital map data being processed . |
| 15 | Given the increased emphasis in Soviet military planning upon unreinforced attack by forward deployed units , the quality and reliability of the non-Soviet military establishments is clearly of some significance . |
| 16 | It will also allow the validity and reliability of the national survey to be assessed and so produce a more accurate figure for the incidence and prevalence of known cases . |
| 17 | Preservation may have its place , but technical advancements must take precedence to maintain high standards of service and reliability in the harsh environment experienced on the mountain . |
| 18 | Further colour and splendour is brought to the occasion by the gold trimmed gowns and hats of the senior University officers : the Pro-Chancellors , the Vice-Chancellor and the Chancellor , whose gown has a long heavy train carried by his page . |
| 19 | Choose shoes , scarves , bags and hats from the rich variety of the accessory range , crafted from natural materials ; finishing touches are in shades of wood , spice and versatile warm neutrals . |
| 20 | Other manufacturing industry in the island is concerned mostly with the tourist and craft industries and includes the making of straw hats , pottery , ceramics , inlaid wooden items , the traditional Madeiran half-length boots , costumes and hats in the traditional style , plus the manufacturing of food products , such as biscuits , for the local market . |
| 21 | Jeremy Taylor 's The Rule and Exercise of Holy Dying ( 1651 ) continued to be a well-loved book of solace and meditation throughout the nineteenth century ; seven editions were published by Pickerings , and Rivingtons brought out a new edition as late as 1889 . |
| 22 | The inundations that came later with the four major ice ages between three million and 10,000 years ago played a dramatic part in the distribution of animals and in the evolution and survival of some of the unique species and subspecies of the Oriental Region . |
| 23 | such infinite knives and forks on a dazzling table . |
| 24 | ‘ Mila III ’ is powered with MTU 6V395TB93 diesels , 2–40 KW Northern Lights generator sets , and cruises at a comfortable 17 knots . |
| 25 | This , he says , is judged on the basis of the size , distinctness , and vigorousness of the visible object . |
| 26 | At the moment of writing , there is a bitter struggle with the ‘ Tamil Tigers ’ , who demand a separate state and self-government in the northern half of the island . |
| 27 | Geochemical analyses of acid-igneous clasts from the Permian breccias have provided new information about the emplacement and unroofing of the postkinematic Cornubian granite batholith . |
| 28 | The controversy between Hungary and Czechoslovakia over the proposed dam on the Danube at Gabcikovo [ see ED 56 ] has intensified , with Hungary abrogating the 1977 treaty between the two countries under which the dam was originally planned . |
| 29 | The basic unit of credit is the module and in order to try to standardize its credit value across the many subjects and disciplines of the Modular Course it is defined in terms of notional student effort . |
| 30 | Some , including McCleod , were working at local engineering firms , and Wainwright at a nearby khaki factory . |