Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [vb past] [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were not convinced , however , that his plan to reintroduce small unitary authorities would foster the vision and expertise needed to meet this challenge . |
| 2 | If the rarity of jade and the distances from which men were prepared to obtain supplies were one indication of the high regard in which the material was held by certain peoples , the investment in time and labour needed to shape this hard material to social needs was even more eloquent of its honorific status . |
| 3 | Since the Japanese and Taiwanese refused to supply any data on the albacore drift-net fishery , it was hardly surprising that no information on incidental dolphin catches had come to light . |
| 4 | While prominent Wesleyans like Hughes , J. Scott Lidgett , R. W. Perks , Charles Kelly and Henry Lunn were active and , in Hughes ' case , vital to the movement , the majority held aloof and Conference refused to take any notice of the Council . |
| 5 | She obviously would not have travelled such a huge distance if she did not hold out hope for the relationship , and Charity wanted to respect that . |
| 6 | The technology required to cope with this would far beyond the capabilities of the microcomputers present in school and the cost of hardware and software needed to run such system would be prohibitive . |
| 7 | Australia and New Zealand hold an annual meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest and French decided to broaden these horizons following the changes within South Africa and invite a SARFU delegation to attend a meeting in Sydney together with representatives from the Argentine Rugby Union . |