Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think it would be fun to use fabric paints rather than hunting for and knitting lots of different colours . |
| 2 | THE African National Congress leader , Mr Nelson Mandela , has been urged by colleagues to announce his official separation from his volatile wife , Winnie , and to strip her of political office to avoid continued embarrassment to the organisation . |
| 3 | Many of these features are unique to these mountains , and make them of much more than mere climbing interest . |
| 4 | Gail said : ‘ I would love to do it again — I had a good time and met lots of interesting people including great athletes such as Britain 's Colin Jackson . |
| 5 | She furnished Eliot with the title and central concept of his poem , but was otherwise more important for summarizing and reminding him of other people 's ideas , such as those of E. K. Chambers speaking of literary forms encompassing ‘ fragments of forgotten cults ’ . |
| 6 | You should maintain a low intake of fat , especially saturated fat , and eat plenty of fibre-rich foods , like fruit , vegetables , beans and grains . |
| 7 | And got lots of good friends and Le Lesley 's always super erm to fall back on . |
| 8 | Martin Pipe 's New Zealand-bred put up a useful effort to beat Mad Thyme on his debut at Uttoxeter and has nothing of that calibre to deal with here . |
| 9 | The pharmacist could be informed of the risk and would be well placed to help the prescribers achieve their therapeutic objectives ( for example , by offering compliance aids , visiting the home , or checking usage of the product ) and to inform them of any problems . |
| 10 | This topic is meant to improve pupils ' awareness of ‘ danger ’ areas in houses and to inform them of basic safety measures and precautions which should be taken at home . |
| 11 | Archaeologists from Newcastle University have already made a number of test excavations at the site of the extension and found nothing of historical value . |
| 12 | So all concert-goers can sit back and enjoy plenty of Black magic this weekend . |
| 13 | " Moustachio , " the US intelligence agent who had already visited him in February , returned.He met the Shah in the palace in Rabat and told him of all the dangers that the US systems would pose for him-lawsuits to find his money , congressional subpoenas and demonstrations . |
| 14 | Indeed his sanguine response to his discovery lent colour to the story when it reached the evening news , and assured it of greater coverage than it might otherwise have merited , that focus in turn bringing a penetrating eye to bear on the identity of the dead man . |
| 15 | He won every regional heat when he lived in the South and says lots of familiar faces reappear in the competition each year . |
| 16 | You 've travelled , Mark , and done lots of odd jobs and things . |
| 17 | Diogenes , instead of building his own success and fulfilling himself , did the opposite and stripped himself of all pride so that there was no way anyone could hurt him . |
| 18 | The oak will certainly be removing many nutrients from the soil so the first thing you should do is dig the area over well and incorporate plenty of organic matter such as well-rotted manure , garden compost , leaf mould or peat . |
| 19 | They diss whatever takes their fancy , while ‘ the mole ’ flicks her hair and wears lots of silly outfits — just like on photo shoots . |
| 20 | John also tells the mystic that , if he wants to approach God , he must cast aside every single scrap of knowledge he owns and divest himself of all his own ideas and opinions : |
| 21 | Mooning around knowing it was all quite hopeless and getting lots of good creative material from the experience . |
| 22 | When you call us on and tell us of any defective traffic signals or pedestrian crossings , we will get things moving again . |
| 23 | What we really really need the public to do is er get in touch with us and tell us of any associations between vehicles of those types . |
| 24 | Take regular physical exercise and get plenty of fresh air , but not last thing at night . |
| 25 | Yet again we went down towards our car and followed lots of other cars off the boat . |
| 26 | A special feature is a cantilevered bay window which is designed to create more space and to give plenty of natural light . |
| 27 | Some crafty young entrepreneurs steamed in and relieved her of several pairs of Pumas at a knockdown price . |
| 28 | Commenting on the transactions , Joe Darby , LASMO 's Chief Executive , said today : ‘ These disposals are part of our continuing strategy to reduce debt and gearing and to divest ourselves of peripheral assets when attractive prices can be obtained . |
| 29 | is n't it , oh yes perfectly harmless no malice meant there at all but you try and convince somebody of that . |
| 30 | We 've got a Hollywood spot a comedy spot lots of raving rock and roll lots of incredible yarns so be there be square ooh ee . |