Example sentences of "and [adj] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Tapie , who made his fortune in the 1970s and 80s rescuing troubled companies , once called his dramatic entry into adidas three years ago the best deal he had ever struck . |
| 2 | The rooms are high-ceilinged but warm colours , myriad plants and dried flowers , patchwork and three purring ginger cats create a cosy atmosphere . |
| 3 | Now , we do n't think he 's going to press charges , but you must realise that if he did you would in fact be facing a charge of assault , and coming as this does on top of your other verbal and written warnings — all within , I 'm afraid to say , Steve , " Mr Smith sat back in his seat with a sigh and flicked through a few more of the papers on his desk , shaking his head at them , " a very short interval of time considering the length of your employment with us , and all regarding previous lapses in … " |
| 4 | And all working long hours . |
| 5 | And those lancing dark eyes were making her heart weep . |
| 6 | Ministers , priests and those taking secular funerals need to find ways of giving a realistic rather than glamourized picture of the dead person . |
| 7 | Around the organ pipes putti abound and those playing French horns make playful silhouettes . |
| 8 | They represented the only equivalent of our modern banking system and those possessing medicinal springs of great renown accumulated wealth and acquired lands by dedication and purchase . |
| 9 | They discovered that the numbers of such children attending special schools for the visually handicapped and those attending other kinds of schools , including integration into mainstream provision , were not grossly divergent . |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , I 've come back , ’ she said in her heart , and for a moment she and those tossing green waters were one . |
| 11 | The standard bearers followed , banners of bright red and yellow depicting strange devices : black griffins , scarlet dragons and silver stags . |
| 12 | Without the restaurant 's 10 grey and white marble tables , wooden pew-like seats and two whirring overhead fans , the interior would have the atmosphere of a beautiful — and meticulously clean — Victorian public convenience . |
| 13 | Barristers are all sole practitioners , though they work in sets of offices ( called sets of chambers ) in groups of between 12 and 20 sharing central services notably of a clerk but also secretarial and other services . |