Example sentences of "and [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They argue that to rely exclusively on the electoral or parliamentary road to the goal of socialism is to shut-off the possibility of attaining that goal precisely because it overestimates the power of party and the democratic state ; underestimates rival centres of power ; and minimises the moderating implications of parliamentary democracy and much else besides . |
| 2 | Lady Luck descended on her golden kangaroo , waved her eighteen carat boomerang and whispered the magic words . |
| 3 | He was at times ordered to aid and supervise the royal huntsmen by leading them to those parts of the forest where the game was most plentiful , o supplying them with trained hounds , and seeing that they did not drive the deer out of the forest or continue their hunting longer than their instructions warranted . |
| 4 | However , the effectiveness of the Trade Boards Act is uncertain since the capacity of the Board of Trade to inspect and supervise the large numbers of small workshops , still less the women out-workers , was extremely limited . |
| 5 | It was essential to provide an identifiable core of people with professional training skills to act as the standard bearers for the future ; to attract , sustain and develop the specific skills and to lay the foundation of the new profession . |
| 6 | Raiders like the Savannah , most feared of the Southern privateers , were secretly handed over to the Confederates in the Azores , by a merchant class who had helped finance and develop the southern plantations and economy . |
| 7 | Other likely members of the systems development team will be data analysts who will be involved in developing the data model , and systems analysts , systems designers and programmers who will specify the needs of the users , and design and develop the various subsystems and programs ( or choose and modify the application packages ) . |
| 8 | 2 Answer the questions that the journalist will need to ask in the first paragraph of the release and develop the various points in order of importance . |
| 9 | All you or your workmen have to do is supply a concrete base and clad the outside walls in brick or stone and give it the finishing touches . |
| 10 | Martin Sheldrick , of the British Museum ( Natural History ) has investigated and catalogued the cetacean strandings around Britain in modern times . |
| 11 | The requirement to assess these issues at an early stage and to confirm the special circumstances that exist by obtaining the approval of three partners other than the lead partner is set out at the beginning of this section . |
| 12 | ‘ You are what you eat ’ is a favourite maxim , and eating the right things is important in order to be healthy at every stage of life . |
| 13 | With regular brisk walking , and eating the right kinds of food , we should be fit and healthy without having to resort to extreme , fanatical exercise routines or slimming diets . |
| 14 | Keeping weight down , getting exercise and eating the right foods are important to beauty as well as health . |
| 15 | Volumes have been written on how to divide work into departments or sections ; allocate responsibility and authority between different levels in the inevitable hierarchy ; control and co-ordinate the diverse contributions of different types of expertise and labour ; communicate within the structure so created , and plan the performance of organizational tasks . |
| 16 | As the manual tells you , by holding certain stitches in holding ( E ) position and knitting the remaining stitches in sequence you can work shoulder shaping , neck shaping , sock heels and toes and even a shaped hemline on skirts , while most attractive full skirts can be made on the same principle . |
| 17 | Place your forefinger on the body ridge under the eyes at the inner corners and repeat the pressing movements , a little more lightly this time , until you reach the outer corner . |
| 18 | Women suckle and tend the physical needs of their young , and are available to play with them and respond to them . |
| 19 | The war rages on unabated as the Dark Elves seek to gain access to the Inner Lands and conquer the Holy Shrines . |
| 20 | On their return they received names in recognition of their war service , ‘ Maude ’ being named after Lt Gen Sir Stanley Maude , who revived the faltering campaign against the Turks in Mesopotamia and led the British forces into Baghdad in March , 1917 . |
| 21 | Santerre sounded the horn and led the excited hunters down the hill . |
| 22 | Frowning , for he was fastidious in all his personal habits , he picked it up between thumb and index finger , deposited it on his plate and wiped the soiled fingers on his napkin . |
| 23 | — to bias the competition in the network and influence the stable states ; |
| 24 | It asserted the need for social reform within a broad imperial policy and attacked the official leaders of the Labour movement for their failure to dissociate themselves from pacifists and militants . |
| 25 | He had an assertive , competitive manner and asked the right questions . |
| 26 | By the time you have dictated the brief and asked the relevant questions you will have started to form some idea of the answers . |
| 27 | He returned to Downing Street and asked the waiting journalists for their prayers rather than their congratulations . |
| 28 | In such a society , as in southern Italy , the stronger spirits took to brigandage or smuggling and became the epic heroes of a depressed race . |
| 29 | As the years passed , the exotic Eastern cats gradually ousted the less exciting British cats and became the hot favourites , much to the distress of the British organizers . |
| 30 | Some people were outstanding and became the deified men and women of the great religions , and their lives can be shown to be relevant to the conception of the Created God . |