Example sentences of "and [vb base] [vb pp] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 And get called chicken by the expert .
2 They give flesh to our desire for God and become lived expressions of our life in God 's life .
3 Companies will often provide staff to come and talk to children , bring samples of their company 's products and arrange accompanied visits to their premises .
4 A report , published yesterday by Alan Bishop , chief inspector of prisons for Scotland , says members of a prisoners ' alcohol abuse group have given talks at secondary schools and have attended meetings of parent-teacher associations and community education committees .
5 For centuries , most religious traditions have debased sex — seeing it as dirty and sinful , or purely for procreation — and have advocated celibacy as a path towards God .
6 Most consultants have never experienced job sharing and have preconceived worries about its possible ramifications .
7 The firm and its individual consultants have not unduly specialised in any one sector , and have made inroads into the new headhunting fields of working for non-profit-making organisations and the recruitment of non-executive directors .
8 Some recent writers have tried to apply standards that are social rather than ethical , with the consequence that they have been very boring , and have made mistakes about individuals .
9 Film producers have ignored this fact and have made films in which masters jump ten feet in the air , thrashing out kicks in all directions .
10 Thus , a number of studies by anthropologists ( Gluckman , 1965 ; Balandier , 1970 ; Godelier , 1977 , part IV ) have emphasized the influence of myth and ideology in tribal societies , and have indicated similarities in their function in other types of society , including the modern industrial societies .
11 This , teachers and educational technologists will always happily agree , is the librarian 's professional job , and what surprises people is not that librarians classify and catalogue but that they sometimes believe they know something about the contents of their books and AV items , offer advice on quality and relevance , and have pronounced views on how they would like their libraries to be used .
12 Social workers are inspecting the school on a daily basis , and have uncovered complaints about care and management practices .
13 Mr McHardy added : ‘ Given that we are a non-party political grouping and have received support from members of all Scotland 's political parties , we hope that this proposal will not be seen as contentious by anyone . ’
14 The high proportion of false negative results obtained emphasises that imaging studies on infants are best done by those who perform them regularly and have developed skill in paediatric diagnostic imaging .
15 These councils do not collect their rents and have lost control of their rented housing stock .
16 We support the extension of the moratorium on commercial whaling and have cosponsored resolutions against ‘ scientific ’ hunting of whales .
17 The Cherangani range is home to the Pokot and Marakwet tribes , who are skilled cultivators and have cleared areas of natural forest for farmland .
18 CHAPTERHOUSE release their third Dedicated 45 ‘ Pearl ’ on March 18 and have announced details of their most extensive tour yet .
19 THE WEDDING PRESENT release their ninth single of '92 on September 7 and have announced details of their first major UK tour in 18 months .
20 The Azeris now have yards steadily churning out mobile production platforms , and have built piles for one of BP 's North Sea platforms .
21 For example , they have reanalysed studies of mother-child bonding and maternal deprivation ; have criticized conclusions drawn from them about good mother-child relations ; and have extended investigations of these relations to take into account , not just maternal exclusivity and sensitivity , but children 's relationships with other adults and children , and the physical , psychological and social quality of care .
22 This coming season 43 clubs , comprising the lowest echelons of the league , qualify and have accepted participation in the Provincial Insurance Cup .
23 Midland Bank have sponsored the tournament at the Brighton Centre for five of its 15 years and have contributed £1.5m in prize money .
24 We do appreciate all your prayers and have seen answers to them , for which we give God thanks ; please continue to pray for us .
25 Edinburgh Airport Ltd. own the land , which runs parallel with the airport perimeter fence , and have given permission for the path to be constructed .
26 In this process of informalisation ‘ dominant modes of social conduct ’ have been violated by the upwardly mobile groups , and have given way to new codes which allow for a greater variety of behavioural alternatives .
27 This can eat into the rest of your working day but you must be properly briefed and have given thought to managing the event .
28 The claims of absolute holism explored in the two preceding chapters are clearly both interesting and provocative , and have given rise to a series of fertile debates within the social sciences .
29 But the procedures for establishing relief are cumbersome and have given rise to delays in settling a Name 's tax liability .
30 Many societies have been conserving the environment perfectly well for millennia , and have integrated conservation into cultivation practices , but not as an explicit programme .
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