Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [verb] [verb] [det] " in BNC.

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1 A combination of micro- and macropalaeontology has enabled these lithostratigraphical units to be reliably placed within a chronostratigraphical framework .
2 This might , he appreciated , mean putting sections of the house ‘ under wraps ’ , but would I bring all my experience and expertise to bear to ensure such losses were kept to a minimum ?
3 We were not convinced , however , that his plan to reintroduce small unitary authorities would foster the vision and expertise needed to meet this challenge .
4 This need to attract statutory funding and support has necessitated many compromises , one of which has been to ‘ straighten ’ our image .
5 An inspection of the banks and towpath has shown another 50 yard stretch is also unstable .
6 Russia has made clear that it would like longer-term credits and money to help finance such programmes as a social safety net for workers who lose their jobs due to the reforms .
7 This was originally erected in the reign of Numerian in AD 283–4 and apparently includes the reference to a R(es) P(ublica) C(ivitatis) , most probably D(obunnorum) ( of the Dobunni ) , though the latter reading and attribution have produced several fertile alternatives .
8 Gay clergy helped to keep congregations alive in areas where class snobbery and racism had alienated much of the population from the Church of England , and where many other ministers refused to work .
9 We also provide expertise and funding to help conserve many other historically important buildings throughout England .
10 We also provide expertise and funding to help conserve many other historically important buildings throughout England .
11 They 're a rich source of vitamin A and beta carotene , and research has shown these nutrients to be vital to the healthy growth of skin , eye tissue , hair and nails .
12 Declining barriers to trade and investment have made this possible .
13 They were talking as the horses climbed the low hill on which church and manor stood facing each other , when Carrie suddenly exclaimed , ‘ What 's that light in the window of the manor , Seb ? ’
14 Perdita and Trace had detested each other on sight and , together with Randy , Trace spent a lot of time when they were n't screwing , winding Perdita up .
15 There are also opportunities to study on a non-graduating basis should the type of training and study required demand this .
16 If the rarity of jade and the distances from which men were prepared to obtain supplies were one indication of the high regard in which the material was held by certain peoples , the investment in time and labour needed to shape this hard material to social needs was even more eloquent of its honorific status .
17 The fact is , he argues , that parliamentary scrutiny in Italy and France is inadequate compared to that in Britain and Denmark , and federalism seeks to superimpose these inadequate and alien procedures upon our political system .
18 Over the years , improved material and application technology and testing has facilitated this process , but in the long term the ability to effect repairs will continue to remain an important requirement .
19 He 'd branched out of mod and his look and outlook had changed little for years .
20 Riots and looting had destroyed most of the retail and industrial areas .
21 Since the Japanese and Taiwanese refused to supply any data on the albacore drift-net fishery , it was hardly surprising that no information on incidental dolphin catches had come to light .
22 It seems to me that the time , effort , initiative , and determination required to complete this course are equivalent to that needed to complete a research project .
23 Poverty and suffering has reached such levels in rural areas that the trend from mothers now is to commit suicide .
24 As a matter of fact , from the physical realities of heat and cold have come many of our everyday analogies .
25 The Committee for International Justice and Peace wishes to make this letter public so its text will be released to the press after you have received it .
26 While prominent Wesleyans like Hughes , J. Scott Lidgett , R. W. Perks , Charles Kelly and Henry Lunn were active and , in Hughes ' case , vital to the movement , the majority held aloof and Conference refused to take any notice of the Council .
27 She supposed she ought to be thankful that she and Holly had spent several contented years together before things had become prickly .
28 The 43-square-mile site also includes two water parks with enough rapids , tidal waves , water chutes and body slides to occupy several sunny days , five golf courses , and 10 resort hotels , plus a collection of nightclubs , cinemas and comedy theatres gathered together as Pleasure Island .
29 Pain and jealousy had spurred that sarcastic retort .
30 Handbuilt in Battersea by 24-year old Jens Hucke and 20-year old Richard Stott — both ex-students of Norman Reed 's School Of Guitar Making in Totnes , Devon — J.J. Hucke guitars come in four or five different models with such features as plateless shaped neck/body joints , 24-fret bound necks with no wimpy fingerboard overhangs , a selection of top-flight hardware and pickups , and custom finishes to suit all tastes .
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