Example sentences of "and [prep] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They talked about the difficulty of getting food in , when all they could find was Chinese takeaway ; about strange knocks at the door of the hotel room , and why the Iranians sometimes left unexpectedly , and who the hell they were really dealing with ; about North 's pressing need for aspirin ; and about getting the hostages out , for which the only foreseeable currency was arms . |
| 2 | He accepted the original challenge from Technology plc and said : ‘ I 'd like to express my appreciation to Walsall FC and especially to Technology plc , who arranged the coach for the CMS team 's 15 spectators who travelled down to Walsall and for organising the match officials and buffet in the evening . ’ |
| 3 | I will emphasize the graphical nature of the Chart data structure , and the usefulness of such a structure both for representing linguistic data , and for analyzing the results of linguistic processing . |
| 4 | The Economic and Social Research Council is thanked for its promotion of GIS research and for funding the NWRRL at Lancaster University . |
| 5 | Accounts files will remain on the system for as long as necessary , so that 1990/91 accounts can be completed , and for proving the SUN Accounts system by parallel running . |
| 6 | In both cases there 's a facility for storing data , for performing operations according to some sort of program , and for telling the operator the results . |
| 7 | During 1922 soldiers were used almost exclusively in civilian affairs for guarding the train-loads of grain entering the Famine region , and for monitoring the distribution of food . |
| 8 | Tunstill is critical of these guides for leaning heavily to the side of the substitute carers and for stressing the advantages of removal from inadequate natural parents and placement with long-term substitute families if the child is in care from an early age and if the relationship with the natural parent is not consistent and affectionate . |
| 9 | Contemporary Soviet commentators were reticent on this reference to the Zone but they praised the Non-Aligned for condemning the attempts of ‘ external forces … to aggravate tensions in the region and set one group of countries against the other ‘ and for stressing the need for ’ a comprehensive political solution of the problems of the present tensions in Southeast Asia ’ . |
| 10 | Any computer has a number of input/output or peripheral devices attached to it , both for communication with the outside world ( card readers , line printers , terminals , etc. ) and for augmenting the computer 's information storage capacity ( magnetic discs , magnetic tape , etc . ) . |
| 11 | This information is relevant to plans for local advertising , leaflet distribution , and for determining the potential for opening another branch to be sited a few kilometres away . |
| 12 | Furthermore , the system also came under attack as being unfair — hence undermining consent by calling into doubt the legitimacy of both the mode of election and the government produced by it — and for facilitating the adversary relationship between the parties , a relationship that significantly influenced public policy , but did so in a manner harmful to the interests of the country . |
| 13 | These activities also provide an opportunity for developing effective working relationships with departments and for facilitating the means by which staff can develop skills that are specific to the needs of particular departments . |
| 14 | It will also bid for the contract for the RAF 's Engineering and Logistics System , LITS , with partner Anderson Consulting ; and for implementing the UK 's planned National Lottery . |
| 15 | They were criticised for a cavalier approach to company expenses and for contravening the government 's economic sanctions against Rhodesia . |
| 16 | These rather artificial bridges from one group of questions to another are useful for keeping the candidate 's mind focused on the right area of response and for helping the interviewer see his/her way through the prearranged structure of the interview . |
| 17 | Looking back on these campaigns at the end of her life , she defined the law as the chief agency for enacting God 's work and for abolishing the double-standard , which menaced the young and ultimately contributed to the disintegration of the state . |
| 18 | The Nobel committee said it was given for their work towards a peaceful ending of apartheid and for laying the foundation for a democratic South Africa . |
| 19 | In a move sanctioning an earlier measure adopted in July by the IAEA 's board of governors , the conference voted overwhelmingly to condemn Iraq for violating its IAEA safeguards agreement and for obstructing the implementation of UN resolutions aimed at eliminating its non-conventional weapons stocks . |
| 20 | COPA makes products used in the treatment of effluents and for controlling the discharges within waste water treatment works . |
| 21 | It is vital for temperature control , for cleanliness , for waterproofing and for controlling the scent-signalling of the feline body . |
| 22 | Save for costs on summons and for enforcing the award ( or such costs as are directed by the arbitrator to have been incurred through unreasonable conduct ) , no solicitor 's charges as between party and party are allowed in those arbitration proceedings which have been referred because the sum claimed or amount involved did not exceed £1,000 ( Ord 19 , r 6 ) . |
| 23 | Therefore , argue Trist et al. , the work group has to be given responsibility for the entire cycle of operations , and for handling the interdependence between those on different shifts . |
| 24 | The protection is acquired once an employee has been in a particular employment for two years , though there are special rules concerning part-time employees and for calculating the date up to which the continuous employment is measured . |
| 25 | The Drive channel is governed by the usual Gain and Volume pots , for selecting the amount of overdrive in the sound , and for setting the level between that and the Normal channel 's output . |
| 26 | Non-executives may also staff a remuneration committee responsible for top management appointments and for setting the level of their salaries and other benefits . |
| 27 | For example , the Lincoln Electric Company in the USA made each employee responsible for his own supplies ( both purchasing and control ) and for setting the quality and quantity of his own output . |
| 28 | When Michel Rocard was replaced by Edith Cresson on 15 May 1991 , his official letter of resignation made it clear that President Mitterrand had asked him to resign , even though the constitution does not give him the right ( the President is responsible for ‘ nominating ’ the Prime Minister and for approving the Cabinet , but not for dismissing him ) . |
| 29 | The current was used for lighting , coachwarming , and for heating the water for lavatories and baths . |
| 30 | I was fortunate to be able to include in addition to my own account a lecture by the former Lord Justice Devlin in which he took the fourth Appeal Court severely to task for the illogicality of its reasoning and for usurping the functions of the jury , and a chapter by Bryan Magee about his efforts over the years to try to persuade the Home Office to reopen Cooper 's case . |