Example sentences of "and [vb past] [verb] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were various suggestions as to Balliol 's intentions in this southwards move : that his aim was first to divide the west from the east , then to work round and isolate Edinburgh ; that he knew of Sir Archibald Douglas 's mustering of his Galloway vassals and sought to keep this force from joining the main Scots array ; that perhaps he was expecting further English reinforcements from Carlisle and the West March ; and so on . |
| 2 | Unless they 've sent for two lots and used used this address for one . |
| 3 | It is time we invested seriously in education and training and stopped letting this misery grow worse and worse . ’ |
| 4 | This project , we 're very pleased , is directed by Doctor Eric Briot , you may remember was the Chief Education Officer in London until he retired and came to lead this project , and a man of very great standing in education field , and what he 's looking at is the effect of the falling school populations , which is already hitting primary schools , on these large comprehensives that we 've created . |
| 5 | In Tanzania , the Government had control of most of the media and claimed to exercise this control on behalf of the workers and peasants in order to enhance their freedom rather than to restrict it . |
| 6 | The Doctor had reached the summit of yet another bleak ridge , and turned to make this announcement to Francis and the Counsellors , who were toiling upwards towards him in the face of a wind full of dust and hailstones . |
| 7 | I realized what I was doing and decided to have this problem analyzed , and I traced it back to when I was in hospital as a child . |
| 8 | Morse had immediately picked up a copy of The Times , and proceeded to hold this newspaper like a crusader flaunting his emblazoned shield as he 'd stood beside Hodges at the check-out . |
| 9 | This guy I know really well suffered from it and went to see this faith healer and made a complete recovery . |
| 10 | Maisie particularly enjoyed being spanked with a hairbrush , and liked to accompany this activity with a series of clear , confident expressions of her need to be disciplined . |
| 11 | " In the end , however , I have come to the conclusion that the learned county court judge adopted the right approach and did treat this question as one of degree and fact . |
| 12 | So , we can expect conflict and , and did make this point , but we need to underline it , because it 's very important . |
| 13 | On the other hand , he points out that Devlin had in fact answered the question in the affirmative , and had justified this response by suggesting that , just as society can take steps to preserve itself against acts of treason , then so it may protect itself from attacks on established morality , for this too can threaten society 's existence . |
| 14 | At this point , Mark ( 4.8 ) , who was making a clay elephant nearby and had overheard this conversation , interrupted with a very disdainful , ‘ No ! |
| 15 | The prosecution under the Official Secrets Act was launched on 12 January 1971 ( the Conservative Party was then in power and had inherited this state prosecution from its Labour predecessors ) and lasted three and a half weeks . |
| 16 | Subjects were presented with a computer controlled tone in one ear and had to match this tone through movements of the tongue which were transduced so as to produce a sound which was relayed to the other ear . |
| 17 | The baby inside the womb , therefore , had come to associate a particular signature tune with a peaceful and relaxed time , and had continued this association even after birth . |
| 18 | I experienced a moment of complete terror in which my mind raced — I had been discovered after all ; it was obvious that I had a limp ; everyone could see it ; they 'd seen it all along and had chosen this moment to hit me with it , my weakest moment … |
| 19 | Mr Malik put his arm round Robert and continued to watch this display with apparent unconcern . |
| 20 | President , colleagues , I am so proud and honoured to receive this gold badge , more so because this is the award given to me by you President , I do want to thank a number of people I also want to thank the regional secretary , Steve , who thank you , Steven , for your support and guidance . |