Example sentences of "and [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The truth is that as painters and as a man and a woman , they were engaged , during these years , in the same adventure which turned out to be more fatal than either of them realised at the time . |
| 2 | The experience of California both in pollution control policies and as a testing or proving ground strongly influenced the direction of federal policies during the 1960s . |
| 3 | The same failure to push out of defence quickly and as a unit when clearing their lines , which gives the goalkeeper a clearer view and often wins an offside decision , helped Gannon score a well-taken winner , also from outside the penalty area . |
| 4 | Alan Fountain was deeply involved in independent film culture throughout the 1970's , at East Midlands Art , on the BFI Production Board and as a writer and director . |
| 5 | He was registered as ‘ plebeian ’ when matriculated at Magdalen Hall , Oxford , in 1651 , and as a sizar when he migrated to Catharine Hall , Cambridge , in 1654 . |
| 6 | Nevertheless an exercise programme is useful both in its own right and as a focus and forum for observation of the patient 's physical progress and of his psychological process at the same time . |
| 7 | What we are going to do is differentiate the average product function the average product , right , is the quotient of total product right , and the the amount of labour actually used and as a result if you want to differentiate it you can use a quotient rule of differentiation . |
| 8 | I include them for their interest as sidelights on history , because a number , for the benefit of the collector , have been faithfully printed in facsimile , and as a reminder that , despite the plethora of them in our daily newspapers , printer 's blunders are not the prerogative of our own day . |
| 9 | We therefore conclude that an element important for neuronal-specific expression has been lost by this deletion and as a consequence that the transgene is more sensitive to position-effects . |
| 10 | Embodying the alienation of the Westernized Latin-American intellectual , the protagonist of The Lost Steps , a musician resident in New York , recovers his lost identity as a man and as an artist when he undertakes an expedition to the jungles of the Orinoco , a journey that takes him backwards in time to a prehistoric world ; but his eventual return to civilization implies a recognition on Carpentier 's part that , for a twentieth-century Latin American , going back to one 's roots has to be compatible with the realities of the modern world . |
| 11 | The scribe of S 961 , extant on its original single sheet of parchment , was equally concerned about the aesthetics of his product , and as an archbishop and four bishops are balanced by five abbots , and three earls by three priests , the list seems to have been curtailed so that the different orders match . |
| 12 | as a strengthener , and to remove the white spots that occur on nails ; also for strengthening the hair , and as an astringent and toner for skin . |
| 13 | He failed as a writer and as an actor but then discovered that the easily acquired skills of movie-making would enable him to become the artist and prophet for which his background had prepared him and for which Progressive America was so eagerly waiting . |
| 14 | So they have to do it , to be shot through a cannon , and off a see-saw and various things like this . |
| 15 | And on and off a shower or two of white arrows , when I thought I needed them . ’ |
| 16 | I believe that the maintained grammar school offers the best hope at present of making accessible to a larger population than ever before the best of the qualities and habits of which it somewhat accidentally finds itself the custodian : respect for learning , the encouragement of deep and strenuous thought , a regard for style , and the tacit assumption of contracts of mutual responsibility between individuals and between an individual and his society . |
| 17 | Marian knew he meant the rascals , and for a day or two she wondered if he were right , for the smoke trails disappeared . |
| 18 | Before that scene came along , it was quite hard to go out on your own and meet new people , and for a while that was possible . |
| 19 | ‘ Just checking for snipers , ’ he answered , and for a second or two he had me doing it as well . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's nice — the room , ’ said Morse , conscious that the shabby exterior of the property belied its rather graceful interior , and for a second or two he wondered whether a similar kind of comment might not perhaps be passed on Mrs Williams herself … |
| 21 | The child runs to its mother to be comforted , and for a minute or two is lost in her . |
| 22 | The wind had an icy tang to it : it swirled about them right down to their feet , disturbing any loose leaves it could find ; and for a minute or two its voice was the only sound they heard , until Charlie 's broke into it , saying , ‘ Well , do n't worry , at least about me . |
| 23 | I I was hoping for something different this year and for a budget that erm er proposed that did n't depend on er us taking far more from reserves than any other party . |
| 24 | For the empty command of a gang of thugs and for a government that 's just using you . ’ |
| 25 | So God 's grace is provided in Jesus Christ , all that I need for salvation and for a life that will please God . |
| 26 | While you are pregnant , and for a year after your baby is born , you can get free prescriptions for your medicines . |
| 27 | The truth is that the party leadership , in contradiction to its own declarations , is ridding itself of the democratic wing of the party and is preparing for social revenge and for a party and state coup . " |
| 28 | His will , made on 30 November 1679 and proved on 1 April 1680 , shows him in possession of lands in Essex and Ireland ; it made modest but adequate provision for his wife Martha , daughter of John Ireland of Hale in Lancashire , and for a son and three daughters . |
| 29 | From being 10-6 down at the interval their pure brand of running rugby thrilled the crowd as the Souter backs blazed over for four thrilling tries and for a victory that appeared well beyond their reach at the half-way stage . |
| 30 | The man stopped a foot away from him and for a moment or two William stopped struggling . |