Example sentences of "and [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cranston drained his cup and beamed in self congratulation , giving a sly grin at Athelstan , who glared back . |
| 2 | TAKES 25 hectares of pasture that a farmer wants to drain and plough for winter wheat . |
| 3 | But the shrinkage and change in family structure and the alteration of some of its functions has coincided with a rise in the importance of the family as a focus of personal fulfilment . |
| 4 | The absence of any relation between birth weight and change in blood pressure percentile rank between 5–7 and 9–11 years suggested that the relation between birth weight and blood pressure is established by 5–7 years and that the subsequent increase in the strength of the association is due to blood pressure tracking and to the increasing dispersion of the blood pressure distribution with age . |
| 5 | On Feb. 18 , 1990 , however , President Mobutu introduced emergency measures to revise the budget , stating that public spending would have to be cut and limited to priority areas . |
| 6 | So far the group has systematically visited all wards and departments in the Mental Health Trust as part of the quality monitoring arrangements , identified a number of quality improvement priorities and commented on quality measures in the specification which has led to revisions . |
| 7 | Further work showed that expression of SM1 and SM2 was tissue-specific ( 5,6 ) , developmentally regulated ( 8 ) and altered by culture conditions ( 7 ) . |
| 8 | The duties of the CCC , which was to work ‘ in close touch ’ with the Central Juvenile Employment Exchange , were to arrange for the vocational guidance of prospective school-leavers and to liaise with exchange officials in registering juveniles and in selecting applicants for interviews . |
| 9 | The Royal Society of Edinburgh 's former collection of foreign scientific periodicals , now located in the Causewayside Building as part of the SSL , continues to be maintained and catalogued by library staff . |
| 10 | With reference to Jim Brunton 's letter ( 17 February ) , I would like to support Professor Ronald Girdwood 's remarks in an earlier letter and to confirm for blood donors and other readers the facts about blood for private hospitals . |
| 11 | Prof Eno took us aside and explained about mummy rabbits and daddy rabbits . |
| 12 | All the possible permutations and combinations of server and client are explored , examined , dissected and explained in minute detail , together with advice on the loading order of device drivers and so on . |
| 13 | The new figures , based on measurements from satellites and checked from ground stations , show that the rate of depletion doubled in the 1980s compared to the 1970s . |
| 14 | The jacket comes with a two-way front zip protected by a storm flap and fastened with press studs , while an internal front zip allows you to zip in a fleece jacket . |
| 15 | The problem arose when a ball from Aqib lifted sharply and lobbed off batsman Andrew Jones 's glove to be caught at slip . |
| 16 | However , tests on the effects of a variety of conservation measures , including the incorporation of grass strips in cultivated maize fields and mulching with leaf litter from undisturbed forest , showed that the latter was particularly effective and reduced erosion by more than 90 per cent while , due to the nutrient input , productivity was increased by c. 30 per cent . |
| 17 | The product development venture , SunSolutions , a new moon circling Sun Technology Enterprises , last week debuted its first product , ShowMe , its computer conference software : based on Open Look , it says it can be deployed for on-line meetings and collaborating on compound documents in real-time over a TCP/IP net work . |
| 18 | creating opportunities and providing conditions in which teachers can spend more time working together , sharing problems , commenting on each others ' performance , and collaborating in curriculum planning . |
| 19 | Upon closure of Woodhead , the class 76's were simply shut down one by one and congregated at Guide Bridge for many months afterwards , eventually departing for scrapyards in Sheffield or Leicester . |
| 20 | This is overcome by cutting a slightly ‘ loose ’ joint and lashing with nylon cord . |
| 21 | People stroll in their shirtsleeves , and sit at sidewalk cafés . |
| 22 | The effect has been to leave DGIV acting as both prosecutor and judge in competition cases , which is unacceptable . |
| 23 | Today , renovated and furnished with family antiques and oriental rugs , it is on show , not only to guests , but to the general public . |
| 24 | Tombs vary greatly in size and elaboration , from a nobleman 's tomb with several chambers , richly decorated and furnished by household objects used in life , to simple , single-cell designs for an ordinary family . |
| 25 | Parental encouragement and pressure , access to books and other educational materials , useful personal contacts and influence with party organisations , among other reasons , are usually cited for the rapid return to this preponderance of urban , intellectual youth in higher education . |
| 26 | In order for this to happen a decentralised partnership between residential workers and social service teams is required , which ensures joint participation and influence in child care decisions . |
| 27 | Melissa declined Barney 's offer of wine and asked for mineral water . |
| 28 | Helen headed for the nearest one and asked about photograph albums . |
| 29 | Brought up in the slums of Cowgate , Connolly left St Patrick 's School at ten and became in turn printer 's ‘ devil ’ , bakery hand , and tiling-factory worker . |
| 30 | promoting continence and helping with bowel problems |