Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both mystification and misdirection preserve the appearance of corporate respectability and help keep invisible , to themselves and others , the underlying ugly reality of corporate crime . |
| 2 | Openness and honesty involves the application of clear accountability and is the hallmark of any successful organization . |
| 3 | The movement broke the spell , and a hubbub of laughter and shouting replaced the silence as one woman after another jumped gleefully into the pool . |
| 4 | By the time the work had finished two internal walls had been completely destroyed and Crook took the decision to set fire to the flat in the hope Langbaurgh Council , which owns the block , might rehouse him . |
| 5 | A treaty of union which required the English monarch and Parliament to guarantee the security of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland , many felt , would serve only to encourage Dissent and undermine further the integrity of the Anglican Church . |
| 6 | But sentencing principles and sentencing practice are matters of legitimate concern to Government , and Parliament provides the funds necessary to give effect to the court 's decisions . |
| 7 | So they stood and their hands clasped at the baggage rack above their heads , and Millet saw the eyes of a fellow traveller flit to the girl 's features as if they were staring at those magazines on the high shelf behind the newsagent 's counter . |
| 8 | In an address on Oct. 24 , Garba added that the world community should take advantage of the closing of the ideological gulf between East and West to reduce the North-South divide in terms of development . |
| 9 | Unable to pour out any abuse on such an august gentleman of the realm , Garvey could only bow respectfully and struggle to turn the pageant in the small yard of the mansion . |
| 10 | After accidental drain removal , the abdomen distended rapidly and ultrasound showed the presence of ascites . |
| 11 | Hugh Jones , though , is pure ‘ old school ’ , and he had the patience and faith to produce the band au naturel ( ‘ It 's actually got less guitars on it , but we recorded them better . |
| 12 | The Matra-Ford proved even more reliable the following season , as car and driver swept the board with six wins which gave Stewart the first of his three world titles , winning by 26 points from Jacky Ickx ( Bel ) . |
| 13 | He is a democrat with the skill , nerve and ingenuity to push the limits of the possible . |
| 14 | In our temperate climate , land use can be divided into four main categories : arable areas , where crops such as cereals and legumes can be grown , generally well drained and fertile with relatively easily worked soils ; at most times in the past rotation was employed , alternating one crop with another , and crops with pasture where cattle , sheep , goats , horses and so on grazed ; meadowland where hay was grown for winter fodder ; and woodland to provide the wood and timber . |
| 15 | And Dad and Mum staked the claim so they have Galactic rights . |
| 16 | ‘ Mum gets a bit tired ; I go to see them as often as I can : it cheers Dad up , and Mum loves the children . ’ |
| 17 | Use of parallax in synchronised photographs and radar to reveal the height of objects on the ground was developed during World War II . |
| 18 | However , he reflected that it was now twenty years since he had been ejected from the church on ‘ Black Bartholomew 's Day ’ , and during all that time , by God 's mercy , he , and many others had been kept in relative ‘ peace ’ and freedom to serve the Lord , despite all the efforts of the Church and State to silence them . |
| 19 | There had to be freedom of association — that is , freedom to form political parties , and freedom to form the kind of associations we now know as pressure groups , whose purpose is to bring to bear on parties and on governments the combined pressure of the interests they represent . |
| 20 | We will give the new authorities greater responsibilities — for example , over education , health , and planning — and freedom to ensure the delivery of services in ways they think best . |
| 21 | A change of wind and tide forced the abandonment of this plan , and the marauders had no more luck at their next port of call , Kirkcaldy , for again the wind changed , thanks , it was asserted , to the prayers of the townspeople , gathered on the beach under their minister . |
| 22 | The perceived usefulness of the scheme as a means of promoting change and willingness to repeat the exercise are associated with attitudes towards the time that the scheme takes ; involvement and perceptions of professional threat are not . |
| 23 | Kellmer Pringle argues that we need a concept of responsible and informed parenthood and a recognition that the ability and willingness to undertake the responsibilities of parenthood are not dependent on , or necessarily a consequence of , biological parenthood . |
| 24 | The other end is where there is a strong culture and willingness to integrate the client in the business , put more than one consultant on a search assignment and make sure that all the consultants work together for the long-term future of the business . |
| 25 | Let confrontation be passionate , but civilised ; let controversial opinions be expressed with clarity , if necessary with forcefulness , but with an open mind and willingness to understand the viewpoints of others . |
| 26 | British Columbia 's forward strength and willingness to work the ball wide in the second half , as injury-hit Newfoundland , tired , brought five tries , two of them pushovers for the expected result . |
| 27 | In short , age is associated with both income and willingness to break the law . |
| 28 | In his twenty-one-page judgment he said that the court lacked the resources and expertise to resolve the issue of whether the missiles created a risk of nuclear war between the USA and the USSR . |
| 29 | The resulting interchange of ideas and expertise redefined the terrain of moral problems . |
| 30 | The Know How Fund exists to help provide advice and expertise to support the transition of Central and Eastern European countries towards market economies . |