Example sentences of "and [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were automatically members of a minority which was loathed and persecuted by a substantial section of society . |
| 2 | Person 2 would certainly not pay the higher price necessary to induce a competitive supplier to expand production beyond the output Q. Person 2 is thus a free-rider enjoying person 1 's purchase Q. And the total quantity privately produced and consumed in a competitive market lies below the socially efficient quantity Q * ; |
| 3 | The loft space was then imitated by the galleries of the Seventies and Eighties , to be reproduced again by the new museums of the Nineties where they were perfected and neutralised into a well-lit , white shoebox . |
| 4 | Limited liability means that the financial liability of each person responsible as a member of the business is fixed from the outset and limited to a fixed amount . |
| 5 | The beginnings were slow and limited to a few sectors where differences in labour costs were important . |
| 6 | Such further offer shall be made in the same manner and limited by a like period as the original offer . |
| 7 | Such further offer shall be made in the same manner and limited by a like period as the original offer . |
| 8 | In accordance with the procedures governing Roger Hall 's comedy , they do so at regularly-spaced intervals , each entering with a gasp and clad in a ridiculous profusion of scarves , hats and rainwear , so that his droll point about the awfulness of the country 's climate can be adequately appreciated . |
| 9 | Scrawny , like most wizards , and clad in a dark red robe on which a few mystic sigils were embroidered in tarnished sequins . |
| 10 | They may seem inexpensive , but a will is a legal document and should be drawn up carefully and signed and witnessed in a particular way . |
| 11 | The model is described and explained in a simplified form , thus : i ) inputs : information inputs about the alternative products or services available to the interested individual/ potential customer will include the facts about those products ( brands available , product specification , quality , price etc ) . |
| 12 | One of the best known models was constructed by J. Sheth , and this model is described and explained in a simplified form , thus : i ) Information sources : a variety of information sources will be available , ( some of which have already been discussed in detail in this and the previous chapter ) . |
| 13 | Antoine Bloye is not simply the story of the life of a father recounted and explained by a communist narrator for the edification of a son . |
| 14 | Again in Capital Marx set out to demonstrate that the workings of an entire economic system could be logically derived from and explained by a few materialist premises and the theory of class struggle . |
| 15 | An American patchwork surrounded by pictures and arranged above a curved headboard is a simple way of creating a stunning bedhead . |
| 16 | Many such BESs are small and arranged on a local basis by accountants or solicitors . |
| 17 | Two or three lounge chairs borrowed from the staff room and arranged in a neutral corner of the classroom in an informal way for the interviews provides a much more relaxed atmosphere for an exchange of views and information . |
| 18 | The simple molecules from which the DNA is mainly built are of only four kinds , but they are grouped in trios and arranged in a particular and significant order on the immensely long DNA molecule . |
| 19 | A subfamily of the Ophiuridae characterised by the disk comprising scales completely or partially covered with a coat of granules sometimes also covering the radial , adoral and oral shields ; the teeth are papilla-form and arranged in a single series ; the second oral tentacle pore opens within the mouth slit ; the adoral shields are usually long and flared distally ; the oral shields are small , triangular or arrow shaped ; the arms are long , often flat and wide , tapering slowly to the end of the arm ; the dorsal and ventral arm plates are large and successive ones may be contiguous ; the tentacle pores are variable in size , sometimes enlarged , armed with one to several scales . |
| 20 | Make sure they know the most suitable clothes to wear , how to make the best of themselves while taking the opportunity to be seen and heard by a vast number of people . |
| 21 | When this happened , however , even the traditional features became more stereotyped because choreographers used only those which the audience could easily recognise and which were commonly seen and heard in a particular country . |
| 22 | His soldiers were very fierce and his lettuce garden was surrounded by a deep ditch and guarded by a thousand sentries day and night . |
| 23 | Often these people believed that each of the components of nature — the forest , the rivers , the sky — was occupied and guarded by a jealous god , and they behaved as if that were the case . |
| 24 | Our data is collected , validated and checked by a 120 strong team — using multiple sources to ensure reliability . |
| 25 | These 70,000 " special votes " were taken to the capital and checked by a special fraud commission before being included in the result . |
| 26 | Beneath it , she wore loose silky pants in the same colour , pleated and gathered into a deep , fitted waistband and tapering at her ankles , one of which sported a fine gold anklet . |
| 27 | The shorts , printed with the fish motif , are full cut and gathered onto a wide , basque style waistband which is elasticated at the back . |
| 28 | Here some of the younger women had thrown down their tools and gathered in a big circle , singing and dancing , while older women and children watched from the sidelines , shouting encouragement . |
| 29 | The Royal bedroom in each car occupied roughly one-third of the car 's length , and communicated with a spacious bathroom fitted with a full-sized bath ; adjacent to the bathrooms were small sleeping compartments for the King 's valet and the Queen 's maid respectively . |
| 30 | Interest is paid annually upon each anniversary of the first deposit to your TESSA and calculated on a daily basis on cleared balances ( including any interest credited but not withdrawn ) . |