Example sentences of "and [verb] [noun] [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Professor appeared impressed and asked Linnaeus to remain at Oxford and share his stipend . |
| 2 | During the 1930s , however , it was the Conservatives who capitalized most effectively on the larger consequences of the Wall Street Crash , using them not only to bring down a Labour Government and introduce tariffs aimed at imperial consolidation , but also to promote among the masses the spirit of patriotic self-congratulation so eloquently projected by Stanley Baldwin : |
| 3 | The Prime Minister can not stand Enoch Powell 's steely and accusing eye looking at him across the table any more , and I 've had to move him down the side . ’ |
| 4 | According to an article in the Telegraph Sunday Magazine ( Hall , 1987 ) some large housing estates , known to have violent inhabitants , have even been singled out as ‘ no-go ’ areas , where milk floats , postmen and repair men venture at their peril . |
| 5 | These could test and modify units designed at international workshops ( or by other centres ) or initiate work of their own and present it for international criticism , modification and subsequent diffusion to other countries . |
| 6 | At a Movement and Dance evening held at Gillingham Adult Education Centre a short display programme included Medau , Aerobics , Yoga and tap dancing . |
| 7 | The proposal has a parallel in a new clause tabled in Committee by the Hon. Member for Dumfries ( Sir H. Monro ) proposing that bus interests should come under the Scottish Transport Users Consultative Committee , as rail and ferry interests do at present . |
| 8 | The report focuses on the importance of transport and mobility in enabling older people to fully participate in and contribute to the life of the community and contains recommendations aimed at addressing the mobility needs of older people . |
| 9 | She turned , and found Tracey beaming at her . |
| 10 | Fox woke , and found Mouse kneeling at the basin , rinsing clean both his own messkit and hers . |
| 11 | Henry Tudor , Earl of Richmond , landed at Milford Haven on 7th August and drew Richard to battle at Market Bosworth in Leicestershire . |
| 12 | The drift was thickly overgrown , a dank tunnel out of whose bushy sides the tendrils of brambles and briar roses caught at his clothes . |
| 13 | The winner will stay in a top London hotel and receive top-to-tail grooming at Peter 's Posh Pets while his or her owner enjoys the human equivalent at Harrods . |
| 14 | Mohamed Abbad was sentenced to 15 years ' imprisonment on charges including conspiracy to overthrow the government and possessing leaflets aimed at disturbing internal security . |
| 15 | FIG. 2 a , Model E , a sequence of flux movements describing a reversal initiated in the Southern Hemisphere from flux patches originating in the Atlantic region ( centre of the circle ) and drifting west to accumulate at the Pacific rim and eliminate , then reverse , the initial configuration of four flux lobes . |
| 16 | Even if used sensibly , capital-budgeting procedures will tend to discourage major initiatives and indicate strategies aimed at short-term returns . |
| 17 | The following cases were dealt with by Northallerton magistrates : Alan Robert Lazenby , 22 , of Knotto Bottom Road , Northallerton , was convicted of entering building and stealing property valued at £824 , entering a storage container and stealing property valued at £350 , dishonestly attempting to obtain £989.46 worth of goods by deception , dishonestly obtaining goods valued at £77 by deception , driving a van while disqualified and using a van without insurance , without a test certificate , driving while disqualified , failing to provide specimen of blood for analysis , driving car recklessly , using car with a defective tyre , with a defective braking system , failing to report an accident , failing to stop after an accident , failing to stop when required by PC , using a car without insurance ; 15 months imprisonment , licence endorsed , six points , disqualified for three years . |
| 18 | The following cases were dealt with by Northallerton magistrates : Alan Robert Lazenby , 22 , of Knotto Bottom Road , Northallerton , was convicted of entering building and stealing property valued at £824 , entering a storage container and stealing property valued at £350 , dishonestly attempting to obtain £989.46 worth of goods by deception , dishonestly obtaining goods valued at £77 by deception , driving a van while disqualified and using a van without insurance , without a test certificate , driving while disqualified , failing to provide specimen of blood for analysis , driving car recklessly , using car with a defective tyre , with a defective braking system , failing to report an accident , failing to stop after an accident , failing to stop when required by PC , using a car without insurance ; 15 months imprisonment , licence endorsed , six points , disqualified for three years . |
| 19 | There is a clear need for a population-orientated strategy to complement and reinforce policies aimed at local and national economic restructuring , but , as is argued further in the next chapter , if such an approach is to stand a good chance of success much more attention must be given to the improvement of data sets suitable for monitoring population change at regional and urban scales and to the study of the causes and consequences of internal migration . |
| 20 | The European Community has a particular responsibility for promoting and popularising language teaching at every level — within primary as well as secondary schools , and amongst adults as well as young people . |
| 21 | Material for developing listening and speaking skills aimed at specialists and non-specialists studying for and working in international businesses where English language skills are required . |
| 22 | The enquiry will be based on detailed case studies , including corporate and state interests operating at the national and EEC levels , as well as local employers , landowners and pressure groups in three different rural districts — Copeland ( Cumbria ) , Aylesbury Vale ( Buckinghamshire ) and East Devon . |
| 23 | I knew how she envisaged it — all sparkle : the glass , the cutlery , the champagne , the eyes of the bride ; gleaming white napery , carnations and maidenhair fern swaddled at the stem in silver paper ; fallen flakes of expensive pastry , and the smart aroma of smoked salmon and asparagus blending subtly with the scent of flowers and wine ; loud voices and muted laughter ; sometimes a discreet tinkle of broken glass , because at a good wedding some breakage was unavoidable , indeed desirable , and evidence of an expansive generosity . |
| 24 | On the sports scene , and have played tenpin bowling and watched football matches at Pittodrie [ the Dons against Dundee United ] and at Tannadice when Dundee United played Hearts . |
| 25 | The property market should be following UBS 's lead and saying deals reported at up to 20pc above their true value is precisely where to draw the line . |
| 26 | Perhaps because in future we will have a unified Budget , with tax and spending announcements made at the same time , Mr Lamont chose to look further ahead than the 1993–94 financial year . |
| 27 | The offenders had to enter into recognizances and find sureties to appear at the next ‘ Court of Justice Seat ’ , as the Forest Eyre was now called : final judgment was pronounced there . |
| 28 | The media promotes an obsession with fat and how to get rid of it ; most women 's magazines regularly feature diets and exercise regimes aimed at erasing all ‘ spare ’ flesh from a woman 's body . |
| 29 | Effectively the police budget only grew by 5.4 in 1991-92 over the previous year , in the face of inflation and pay awards running at 9.5 . ’ |
| 30 | I said it too loudly and felt people looking at me . |