Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [adv] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In any case , I believe the players play for the honour and glory rather than the money . ’ |
| 2 | It means ordering one 's priorities according to greed and advantage rather than the desire to see goodness and justice prevail in the world . |
| 3 | There is less danger of this today when television presenters , for example , offer the image of the generous brother and sister rather than the understanding uncle or aunt . |
| 4 | Like a female Eldritch blessed with the dark side of Patti Smith 's voice and persona , Louise drifts off into the sort of ethereal world that brings to mind fear and insanity rather than the more straightforward bliss of , say , the Cocteaus . |
| 5 | Like a female Eldritch blessed with the dark side of Patti Smith 's voice and persona , Louise drifts off into the sort of ethereal world that brings to mind fear and insanity rather than the more straightforward bliss of , say , the Cocteaus . |
| 6 | It was agreed that £240 be given in donations now , with the proviso that later in the year further sums would be sent , particularly to Headquarters Benevolent Fund , the Star and Garter Home and the Poppy Appeal . |
| 7 | Sexual encounters — which may include nudity and lovemaking even when the protagonists are not married — should concentrate on highly erotic sensations … |
| 8 | Instead , the fragmentation of the region was cleverly seized upon by Stalin , who pursued a policy of divide and rule even after the hostile nation states of Eastern Europe were transformed into People 's Democracies of his own making . |
| 9 | Cannon to them is flesh and blood rather than a camera or a camcorder . |
| 10 | It is important that the Compact Partnership exists at senior levels in Education and Industry so that a clear understanding of the value , purpose , and potential of the initiative permeates all the institutions involved , and so that staff at all levels are positively encouraged to offer their support . |
| 11 | In these developments , management services are concerned with the practical problems of repairs and maintenance rather than the kind of care that is provided by wardens in sheltered housing . |
| 12 | While it would be quite wrong to use this as a justification for the existence of certain exceptionally laborious jobs , it is also quite wrong to regard stress , tedium and alienation simply as the result of advanced technology and modern capitalism and to hope with the Marxist that by changing certain structures we can achieve some Utopia . |
| 13 | Unionists had a slight majority of the English borough seats , but this was based on the small towns of the West and South rather than the heavy industrial centres of the North . |
| 14 | Above all , the CMHTs pointed to the heavy demands implicit in their own definition of success : the creation of a full range of services , not just alternative accommodation , and responsiveness to continuous changes in need and capacity rather than a once and for all move from one living environment to another . |
| 15 | Structural maintenance er yes erm yes down the bottom I was looking down erm and and we are proposing a significantly lower er cut on both the the officers and proposal there that the other er er that the other er er that the other parties . |
| 16 | He considered that it was his primary duty to be a divine and theologian rather than a political bishop . |
| 17 | But this conclusion should lead us to an accommodation between dualism and monism rather than the rejection of one in favour of the other . |
| 18 | Even where State protection of individuals is supposedly guaranteed by treaty , the prime motivation has been the furtherance of international order through the preservation of international peace and security rather than a direct intention to provide international legal protection for individuals . |
| 19 | BP ordered 5,000 extra copies for each translation and distribution abroad and the commission led to another : illustrating pond life on a tracing paper sample brochure . |
| 20 | Hang rabbit intestines on a stick and string so that the intestines are positioned in the centre of the hole and just below surface level . |
| 21 | Instead , there came to be a vehement emphasis on the ending of the age of miracle and revelation now that the last of the twelve apostles was dead . |
| 22 | It preferred , apparently , to revel blindly in its senses , as though life were no more than a rout of appetite and sensation rather than the dream of gold she sought to share . |
| 23 | it was the Old Stager 's habit the while to extract half a marmite sandwich from a plastic bag and munch and snarl quietly while the great ones chatted . |
| 24 | If you lay on the ground whining it incensed them and the subsequent kicks and punches were harder and aimed at the mouth and head rather than the stomach and back . |
| 25 | The children wanted sensible traditional meals and the contractors were faced with the problem of responding to demands in improvement in quality of delivery and organisation rather than an assumed change in taste for junk foods . |
| 26 | N.B. I call all these groups PARENT and Toddler even if the organisers do n't ! |
| 27 | Data can not be moved from the processor to the memory and back faster than a certain speed , which limits the performance of the computer as a whole . |
| 28 | This model reflects more clearly the fact that in the United States no person can be a member of both executive and assembly simultaneously while the executive and assembly share many powers , for example legislation ( normally ) , treaties and many official appointments must be approved by both institutions . |
| 29 | The increase in the industrial trade deficit was partly compensated for by surpluses on services and tourism so that the current-account deficit remained small in relation to gross domestic product ( GDP ) ( under 0.4 per cent ) . |
| 30 | It is important to use moisturizing cream day and night so that the skin should feel soft as well as looking good . |