Example sentences of "and [noun pl] of [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some poems she praises the beauty and accomplishments of other women , though in a manner which foregrounds heterosexual courtship . |
| 2 | This is a formidable range , containing no less than 143 titled works ; the poems , stories , prefaces and essays of 29 authors ; and 41 works of criticism or related literature . |
| 3 | In the gun room , where coats hung and hats of all kinds and all ages lay about on tables , Nicandra squeezed her Henry Heath , its brim bound with corded ribbon , over her bun of hair , while Lally , peering into a mildewed looking-glass , felt her way towards a becoming line . |
| 4 | This will mean harnessing the experience and aspirations of primary health care workers , the epidemiological skills of public health medicine , the expertise and disciplines of academic departments of general practice , the knowledge of social scientists and health economists , the evaluative and facilitative skills of medical advisers , the managerial expertise of family health services authority officers , and the needs and wants of the consumer . |
| 5 | Even in western Europe it was normal for boundaries between states to be overlain by a mass of traditional rights , claims to exercise jurisdiction or to collect dues and taxes of various kinds , which made the modern idea of a frontier scarcely applicable . |
| 6 | Of equal importance ( not least for the benefit of future researchers ) is the recording of the existence and activities of present-day organisations such as those already listed . |
| 7 | Similarly , mothers of babies and children tend to look towards the experience and activities of those women whom they perceive as " successful " , " caring " and " attractive " in the maternal role . |
| 8 | Also , news bulletins concentrated heavily on the speeches and activities of leading politicians , particularly the president . |
| 9 | Read meters and dials of various types . |
| 10 | We engage in dialogue and common discussion with peoples and groups of other religions and cultures in order to realise the vision of a whole and just communication order in Asia . |
| 11 | Through everything runs the bubbling runnel of the canal , the Nahr-i-Bihisht or River of Paradise , punctuated by pools , carefully carved water-chutes and groups of free-flowing fountains . |
| 12 | The principal structural options open to marketing departments are ( a ) a functional structure , based on individual specialisms eg sales etc , and ( b ) a matrix structure , based on functional roles eg sales managers , market research managers etc and groups of operational roles eg product managers , market managers etc . |
| 13 | DAWN breaks on Boxing Day in Burnley and groups of bleary-eyed individuals sporting garish claret and blue garb gather on street corners . |
| 14 | Canford Manor in Dorset , built by Sir Charles Barry in 1848–52 , is not unlike St Genevieve , ‘ a gathering as it seemed of galleries , halls , and chapels , mullioned windows , portals of clustered columns , and groups of airy pinnacles and fretwork spires ’ . |
| 15 | And they were so contemptuous of the Nazis and their cohorts they could not imagine that they themselves featured in the minds and machinations of such louts . |
| 16 | In short , the expectations and attitudes of these women had changed as a result of their experiences of paid work . |
| 17 | Perceptions and attitudes of different user-groups to the role of the budget , budget pressure and budget participation — Stephen R Lyne . |
| 18 | There appears to be far more concern in anti-racist policies to alter the behaviour and attitudes of white personnel , compared with the attention devoted to altering male behaviour in schools . |
| 19 | For that we must rely more on the intentions and attitudes of potential parents , and the importance of children for parents , and cast our ideas rather wider , beyond economic trends and family finance . |
| 20 | The APU surveys , carried out over the five-year period 1978–1982 , monitored the attainment and attitudes of large numbers of 11 and 15 year old pupils . |
| 21 | Bernard Barber offers a functionalist view of the role and rewards of higher professionals . |
| 22 | Jean-Christophe Lafaille is no stranger to the risks and rewards of solitary ascents . |
| 23 | If the census data and the voters ' register are available for each block in a particular city then electoral boundaries can be defined on the basis of equal voting populations per electoral district , and maps of these districts can be drawn . |
| 24 | Bales of goods thumped from even blacker openings in the walls into barges at landing stages , and tiers of narrow windows rose upwards with all the hopefulness of blinded eyes seeking light . |
| 25 | When Lloyd George talked about the Empires and Kingdoms , kings and crowns of Europe falling like withered leaves , he should have been talking about the millions of ordinary people , the music and laughter and minutiae of countless lives , washed away like a child 's map drawn on a slate left out in the rain . |
| 26 | THE TIME … is about the past , present and futures of three women : grandmother , mother — a G.P. , and daughter , Alex , who is seriously ill . |
| 27 | Outside the town is an inviting introduction to pousadas — the hillside Pousada de São Tiago , an art deco villa with a pool and views of Moorish ramparts . |
| 28 | Elsewhere , it is uncertain how many of the clerks and knights of princely households obtained from schools the pragmatic literacy on which they called in their day-to-day business . |
| 29 | They proceeded up the Huntingdon Road at about 20 m.p.h. or sometimes 30 m. p. h. , a suitable pace for cars and roads of those days . |
| 30 | But Gabriel had spent a year as a stonemason 's apprentice , clinging to the rafters and cornices of holy buildings , finishing off or preparing the stone . |