Example sentences of "and [verb] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BRAVE Princess Diana put two weeks of torment behind her yesterday … and beamed this smile of relief . |
| 2 | The main objectives of the ASEA were to prevent elementary school-leavers from ‘ drifting into unskilled occupations , and later on into unemployment ’ ; and to promote industrial training through ‘ apprenticeships and other methods ’ , usually trade schools and technical education classes . |
| 3 | In 1975 the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training ( Cedefop ) was created to disseminate information on training , and to promote good practice throughout the Community . |
| 4 | Under the chair of employment minister Patrick McLoughlin , the group aims to persuade employers to abandon agist policies and to promote good practice in employment . |
| 5 | The US decision to withdraw troops stationed abroad marked a significant shift in national defence policy , whereby the strong local presence of US troops in many regions was to be replaced by a " rapid reaction " concept involving the increased use of airborne forces and attaching particular importance to mobile operations including the role of aircraft carriers . |
| 6 | In the light of the above problems of attitudinal and technical support in the environment where the most highly trained member of the health team is rejected by colleagues but appreciated very much by the community members ( Robertson , 1988 ) , would it be realistic for her/him to support and supervise another category of health worker based in the community ( VHW/TBA ) ? |
| 7 | They took a prominent part in the repulse of the Austrian attack in this sector in June 1918 , and countered this attack by raids on Austrian positions , in which they took several hundred prisoners . |
| 8 | They explore one side of their personality and develop one aspect of their skills with a single-mindedness which has obvious disadvantages . |
| 9 | 17.14 During the early years of the secondary school , and as they grow into adolescence , pupils will increasingly be able to take a more objective view and develop greater understanding of the writing process . |
| 10 | ‘ It is a tribute to the French people here that they have been able to work with customers and develop such confidence in Grimsby 's service . |
| 11 | The University has established a number of Interdisciplinary Research Centres which initiate and develop interdisciplinary research in collaboration with industry , commerce , the public sector , research institutes and institutions of education , at both national and international level . |
| 12 | You must have a sound knowledge of the life cycles , nutrition , and management of the different species of animals on your farm , and develop this skill to a point where you can notice , almost instinctively , the slightest signs that a beast is off-colour . |
| 13 | Get rid of them today and develop some trust in your team . |
| 14 | That is to say , Libyans whose families had settled in the cities some generations before were perhaps exempt from this process ; but the majority of Libyans made their history in the same way , and shared this picture of the past . |
| 15 | Having escorted Felicity Suvarov around St Mark 's cathedral , Julia had gone back to the Danieli hotel and shared some lunch with her . |
| 16 | It 's enough to make you drive all the way to south-west France and strew some beetroot on the lanes . |
| 17 | ‘ First Lady Francesca may be beautiful , she may have a sharp wit , but not the power to collect and convey secret information to some spy-master in Paris . |
| 18 | Douglas , disappointed , had of course been prepared for this also , and wasted little time in cursing . |
| 19 | He was waiting for her outside and wasted little time in virtually hustling her outside to where his car was waiting for them . |
| 20 | This exile might have been permanent had Swegen not died in February 1014. Æthelred was invited back , and wasted little time in expelling Cnut and his army from their Lincolnshire base . |
| 21 | In general , I attempted to capture the dramatic energy of this marvellous score and to re-create that drama in my own way . |
| 22 | CAMPAIGN is completed by a full terrain and unit editor , allowing you to build your own scenarios , and to re-create any conflict from this period , and to try lots of ‘ what-ifs ’ by tweaking and altering the balance of power . |
| 23 | At Sussex we actually make a third of the time they spend on the university component of their courses compulsory work in science — that is to say every student does it — so we can actually do something about it practically by looking at our processes of initial training and coming to realise what an important section of the world this is and training teachers accordingly , and not to leave it at that but to continue with erm progressive and planned in-service training of teachers . |
| 24 | At Sussex we actually make a third of the time they spend on the university component of their courses compulsory work in science — that is to say every student does it — so we can actually do something about it practically by looking at our processes of initial training and coming to realise what an important section of the world this is and training teachers accordingly , and not to leave it at that but to continue with erm progressive and planned in-service training of teachers . |
| 25 | In fact , of course , I did criticise them , although out of fear of my father I took the easier route and voiced that criticism upon my mother . |
| 26 | Here many problems arise , for so many ethnic boats are now ruined by heavy outboard motors which weight the air with the smell of diesel fumes , and dispel any feeling of paradise . |
| 27 | They urge a fuller , more activist policy of enforcement , and advocate wider restraint on economic pursuits , in the interest of minimizing the harms which flow from unregulated activity , even though this may impose substantial costs and restraints upon productive enterprise . |
| 28 | Kelly and Sear cast doubt on the theories underpinning the computer forecasts , and suggest that the biggest effect of a volcano on the weather occurs when there is still a lot of dust in the veil and the sulphuric acid droplets have also started to build up . |
| 29 | We saw it as a tremendous opportunity to secure the future of our Elderslie factory by introducing more volume and generating more profit for our group — particularly at a time when I know everyone is aware that business is very tight in all our trading divisions . |
| 30 | It is not a formal legal treatise ; it is intended to help the reader 's awareness of legal issues and to stimulate further study of the subject as necessary . |