Example sentences of "and [verb] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In 1986 I too entered the tomb ; the anthropoid leaden shell was resealed after the 1703 examination and placed in a new rectangular elm shell sans fittings . |
| 32 | At other times it is relatively hidden , smoothed over by extensive cultivation , familiarity and the techniques of what Bourdieu calls ‘ legitimation ’ , only to be revealed when constituent elements are wrenched away and placed in a new setting . |
| 33 | In the first place she is anxious because she has been taken from her companions and familiar environment , and placed in a foreign country . |
| 34 | For a polymer of molar mass M 2 dissolved in a solvent ( 1 ) and placed in a centrifugal field of angular velocity ο , its potential energy at a distance r from the centre of rotation is and its chemical potential is µ . |
| 35 | The trainers not only have to develop skills but also the professional maturity which enables the interpreter to use those skills responsibly to a defined code in the professional context and to confront and absorb in a positive way the inevitable stresses that come with the job — working in situations which may involve death , birth , bereavement , trauma or abuse . |
| 36 | Rather than treating language as a ‘ learning topic ’ which can be compartmentalised and taught in a formal setting such as a classroom or a clinic , an increasing number of therapists and teachers are beginning to explore ways of dealing with language as an integral part of the communicative process which surrounds any social activity . |
| 37 | It is accepted that such activities are not merely a matter of skill , but questions are asked about how far the ‘ knowledge ’ in such fields is capable of being explicated and taught in an explicit rather than tacit , intuitive or mimetic manner , or how far one can develop standard or consensual criteria for judging performance . |
| 38 | At first the walls seemed to be stacked with dense , stocky , motionless objects , but as the nightmare progressed , they began to writhe and squirm in an eerie , soundless dance . |
| 39 | All cetaceans draw in fresh air through this nasal orifice down into their lungs , releasing it and drawing in a fresh supply whenever they return to the surface . |
| 40 | There were no longer the possibilities for ship-based guerrillas to flit along enemy coastlines , but now small parties could be landed and withdrawn in a fast-moving or underwater approach . |
| 41 | Ten giant squirrels were imported from Indonesia by a British zoo , the animals were stuffed into narrow plastic tubes no bigger than their bodies and stacked in a wooden crate . |
| 42 | A modern one bedroom End Terrace House built some three years ago of brick under a tiled roof and situated in a small attractive close . |
| 43 | Since 1991 Krystyna Gmurzynska 's exhibitions have been presented in Gmurzynska 's new gallery , designed by Swiss architect Roger Diener in a suitably Suprematist coat of red paint and situated in a residential neighbourhood in the south of the city ( Goethestrasse 65a ) . |
| 44 | Riven hung on to his mount 's bridle grimly whilst it bucked and reared in a desperate effort to get away . |
| 45 | ‘ Was n't I born and reared in a mad house ? |
| 46 | Although test maintenance manuals contain recommended procedures for detection , repair , procedures alone do not assure successful completion of trouble-shooting and repair in a timely manner for the following reasons : |
| 47 | Others seem to hear your heartbeat and remain in a constant state of nervous tension . |
| 48 | It 's curious how someone like Pat Kane mixes being staunch SNP and singing in an American croon . |
| 49 | This contained not only 110 unmounted intaglios , but also 17 more set in silver rings which formed part of a collection of 89 such rings ; all of them , together with other items of silver jewellery , bars of silver , scraps of gold and two implements , were enclosed and hidden in a small pot . |
| 50 | After all he 's put the money in to pay pensions and the beneficiaries ought to have a strong hand in saying how that money is used , so we see half the trustees coming from the employer , the other half from the members of the pension fund , and we 've got a pension fund with the very heavy weighting of er pensioners and not so many employees and we would like to see the remaining seats er half the trustees elected , partly from the current employees , partly from the deferred pensioners and partly from the pensioners and reflecting in a broad way the numbers in each of those categories . |
| 51 | Cell pairs were removed , placed on nutrient agar and incubated in a warm ( 40-C ) oven . |
| 52 | Boil for 5 minutes on gentle heat then add mushroom — and simmer in a covered saucepan for a further 7 minutes . |
| 53 | It combines original music and dance in a spirited evocation of the women bondagers who worked vast agricultural lands . |
| 54 | It combines original music and dance in a spirited evocation of the women bondagers . |
| 55 | It was loose and tumbled in a dark brown cascade over her narrow shoulders . |
| 56 | The bones were mixed with sediment and tumbled in a rotary tumbler in three stages . |
| 57 | In which Saint Bob takes up again the slings and arrows of an outrageous career — and turns in a halfway decent record . |
| 58 | Ackroyd enjoyed a quiet bachelor life and lived in a small house by the crossing . |
| 59 | Eileen remembers Selina as a bubbly girl who helped to scrub the floors of the tourist office , made her own clothes and lived in a small cottage . |
| 60 | When I was a pine and lived in a cold climate |