Example sentences of "and [conj] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was of course ‘ real ’ police crime — whether induced by the pressures of the beat and or by tempting opportunities . |
| 2 | In Germany , where Hertz had discovered the radio waves in accordance with Maxwell 's theory of the electromagnetic field , and where in 1895–7 W. K. Röntgen ( using a Crookes tube to generate cathode rays ) had discovered X-rays , the general belief was that the cathode rays would also turn out to be a form of wave in the ether . |
| 3 | France persisted in operating a policy of cross-subsidisation where profitable coal mines subsidised those making losses , and where in any case the profitability of the whole industry depended upon generous governmental support — both policies which directly infringed the conditions of the ECSC treaty . |
| 4 | Michael Meacher and Frank Field have stressed that only a limited circle of people were actively involved in formulating the industrial policy proposals , and that beyond this circle , understanding of the proposals was rather minimal . |
| 5 | John Hales of Coventry , a bitter opponent of enclosures , wrote in 1549 that the bulk of them had occurred before the accession of Henry VII , and the Italian historian Polydore Vergil ( probably writing about 1530 ) , said of the proceedings of 1517 , that for half a century or more previously , sheep-farming nobles had tried to find devices to increase the income of their lands , and that to this end they had destroyed dwelling-houses and filled up the land with animals . |
| 6 | You will recall that the first task we set ourselves , in default of any clear instructions in the matter , was to decide what exactly we were doing , and that to this end we proposed to examine some of the various concepts involved . |
| 7 | Each partnership authority has a different spending pattern , but overall expenditure on social projects such as recreation and personal social services accounts for rather more than two-fifths of the total ; that on economic projects , such as site works , accounts for about a third ; and that on environmental projects , such as restoration of derelict land and housing , for a quarter . |
| 8 | It is a fact that the water supplies of the Anglian region , and others besides , are seriously polluted with nitrate and that on present trends this pollution will get much worse . |
| 9 | A commission of inquiry chaired by Englishman Kgabo , looking into land allocations in villages surrounding Gaborone , had reported that Mmusi had been involved in improper land transfers , and that on two occasions he had interceded in favour of Kwelagobe in decisions of the local land board . |
| 10 | The sheet then recorded that Mr. Bell had been charged that on 15 February 1990 he was guilty of drunk and disorderly behaviour in Faulkner Street , Liverpool , contrary to section 91 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 , and that on 1 February 1990 Mr. Bell was committed to the Liverpool Crown Court and was released on bail under a duty to surrender into the custody of the said court at such time and date as would be notified to him ‘ and Constable 677F Whittaker alleges that you have broken conditions of your bail not to approach Bridget Coffey . ’ |
| 11 | From the gospel record we know the precise number of Jesus ' select team of disciples and that on one occasion seventy were sent out two by two on a mission to prepare villages for Christ 's coming ( Luke 10 ) . |
| 12 | With the yield on 30-year Treasury bonds at 8.25% and that on three-month bills at 6.6% , long- and short-term interest rates are now lower than they were at the end of the two previous deep recessions , in 1981 and 1973 . |
| 13 | The similarities between this mound and that on Wild Boar Fell in terms of placement and structure are remarkable . |
| 14 | I pointed out that the ground was once part of Tip Farm and that on rainy days Bob Crudge still used it for artificial insemination . |
| 15 | The advocate depute also stressed that the jury required to consider the case against each appellant separately , and that on any view there was sufficient evidence to entitle the jury to hold charge 3 proved against the first appellant . |
| 16 | The evidence of video films is that the police advanced at a trot and that at all times they were controlled . |
| 17 | Mr Gray said Century Hutchinson accepted that Lord Aldington was ‘ a brave and dedicated officer with a deservedly distinguished war record and that at all times he was conscientiously seeking to implement the orders of higher commands without suspicion that atrocities would be committed by the Soviets and Titoists ’ . |
| 18 | R.4 provides that only solicitors with practising certificates and RFLs may be directors of a recognised body , and that at all times at least once of the directors shall be a solicitor . |
| 19 | He gave out that he would hold a great meeting and that at that meeting he would give a present to every animal and bird , to make each one different from the rest And all the creatures set out to go to the meeting-place . |
| 20 | He commented with amazement that the charge was supposed to be entirely arbitrary and that at one ground it was said to be nil . |
| 21 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that the problem faced by the United Nations in recent decades has been entanglement in east-west confrontation and that at this stage of its development it does not need to embark on an extremely controversial and difficult period of structural reform but should make greater use not only of the United Nations charter but of the existing United Nations machinery ? |
| 22 | I just felt as if I was staring and staring at you and that at any minute you 'd disappear , like the ghost in Hamlet . |
| 23 | There were moments during the Mass when the litanies and prayers , the censers swinging to and fro and the smell of incense made her feel lightheaded , and she was able to believe that she was not really present , not really being married at all , and that at any moment she might open her eyes and awake , to find herself back in Corcaguiney , with the wind ruffling the water across Dingle Harbour and the cloud shadows sailing over the mountain . |
| 24 | For a while there had been a feeling that they were asking the right questions and that at any moment the individual answers would shuffle themselves into a significant total . |
| 25 | But it is also clear that Denning started off with a presumption that everyone involved was innocent and that at some stage he had personal doubts as to whether this was indeed so . |
| 26 | In the early sixteenth century the prices of essential goods rose more sharply than those of inessentials , and at the same time wage differentials increased again , so it is likely that by this date population was rising again , and that as real wages declined a higher proportion of them was being spent on essential goods and less on luxuries . |
| 27 | For example , we all know that productivity growth in the UK has been inferior to West Germany 's over the post-war decades ; that product development has been behind that of Japan ; and that over many years the rates of growth of South Korea , Italy and East Germany were higher than the United Kingdom 's . |
| 28 | Does the right hon. Gentleman realise that since the beginning of the recession unemployment in Wales has increased by more than 38,000 , and that during that period he has brought forward not one new policy to help the economy ? |
| 29 | A slightly more realistic approach recognizes that firms have life-cycles and that during different stages in their life-cycles they grow at different rates . |
| 30 | To return now to the mother-and-child-on-beach situation , this relationship , and that between other individuals in the group , can be a fruitful source of additional story-continuity ideas . |