Example sentences of "and [pos pn] [noun] [vb base] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furthermore , the relationship between the method used and its purpose form a kind of continuum from this ‘ soft ’ end of formative assessment to the ‘ hard ’ summative end which is characterized by external examinations . |
| 2 | But the company and its advisers put a brave face on the outcome yesterday . |
| 3 | It maintained that " the CSCE [ Conference on Security and Co-Operation in Europe ] process and its institutions play a central role in expanding the network of co-operative relationships across Europe " . |
| 4 | It is this last which , at the time of writing , is proving to be a major issue of contention in Council meetings , as the Commission and its allies demand a considerable increase in order to fund a further transfer of wealth to the EEC 's poorer nations as part of the ‘ Cohesion Fund ’ . |
| 5 | This room and its collections have a strange history . |
| 6 | It 's position means cases must be carried 400 yards through the pedestrianised area , but the hotel is popular with families and couples alike and its facilities include a bar , pleasant summer verandah , dining room and garden . |
| 7 | The quality of the bower and its decoration play a key role in its effect on the female . |
| 8 | Far down the mountain , the peloton and its stragglers have a different rhythm . |
| 9 | Set amidst green and fertile hills its skyline is stunning and its landscapes inspire a long and dreamy gaze . |
| 10 | The depot and its locomotives have a high place in the Southern enthusiasts ' hearts and Boocock has brought together a collection of pictures that illustrated the life in and around the depot as well as its varied locomotive stud out and about on the system 's metals . |
| 11 | The poems may almost be considered as examples of literary collaboration , and , though her own attempts at verse were not successful , the originality and freshness of perception in the Journals and her letters make a clear case for assessing her as a ‘ poet ’ in her own right . |
| 12 | She develops a typology according to the different parts of speech , and her analyses reveal a marked preference for the verb metaphor . |
| 13 | Then she and her mate build a number of scrapes near shallow freshwater pools or streams in the wild open country of their northerly breeding grounds . |
| 14 | Presumably , she and her husband have a valuable relationship , which would be devastated if you let your feelings get out of hand . |
| 15 | Unfortunately , many publications omit reference to this , so it is no wonder social workers and their managers have a limited view of their duties , as well as those of local authorities . |
| 16 | The oceans and their biota play a central role in the carbon and nutrient cycles ; global ocean circulation is also critical to the global carbon budget . |
| 17 | I am self employed and rely heavily on the telephone , I think BT and their engineers do a marvellous job most of the time . |
| 18 | The children and their families need a great deal of support during this time — support which it is not possible to provide from the Health Service . |
| 19 | There appears to be broad consensus that mentally handicapped people and their families need a range or structure of help if they are to be supported in the community . |
| 20 | Again , although they and their families enjoy a standard of living comparable to that of many white-collar families , their social worlds are still to a large extent separate from those of the latter , except where linkages of kinship , or to a lesser degree of neighbourhood , can span the social distance between them . |
| 21 | Under the auspices of the Pre-school Group for Parents and Children , the children and their parents enjoy a variety of activities one afternoon a week at Liphook Infant School . |
| 22 | In some ways they are even better than our own , for a squid can distinguish polarised light which we can not do and their retinas have a finer structure which means , almost certainly , that they can distinguish finer detail than we can . |
| 23 | The fishermen and their children have a habit of holding fish between their teeth to prevent their escape while searching for another . |
| 24 | Barr and Barnes and their colleagues favour a scheme based on bank loans repayable through an additional national insurance contribution . |
| 25 | The Christian Democrats and their allies win a landslide victory in the GDR 's first free and secret general election [ pp. 37300-03 ] . |
| 26 | The rewards and their distribution become a part of the social order and thus give rise to stratification ( Davis and Moore . |
| 27 | The Landsat satellites , which are operated by the American Eosat company , have an orbital altitude of 705 km and their sensors have a narrower field of view which covers the area within 92.5 km of their suborbital tracks . |
| 28 | Way over there , a man and his boy walk a dog . |
| 29 | All the same , Dustin does some things that seem strange to the natives , like making the Woodstock peace sign to the yobbish workmen , who return it mockingly , and also by playing loud bagpipe music on the record-player when the vicar and his wife pay a call . |
| 30 | ‘ Barrymore and his wife have a very fine home and nothing to do while the family is not living in the Hall , ’ said Sir Henry . |