Example sentences of "and [vb -s] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Thursday and Friday nights and Sunday lunchtimes you can enjoy Malaysian or Indonesian curries , perhaps a Cambodian-style casserole of sweet potatoes , pumpkins and yams with fresh coriander , or the very popular macrobiotic platter , an assortment of tastes sometimes including arame , one of 10 different sea vegetables they prepare . |
| 2 | GEOMETRY is the branch of mathematics , or more precisely the root , that derives from spatial intuition and insists upon visual expression of its theory . |
| 3 | Climb onto a platform and your weight sets the contraption in motion the deck rides up and down simulating ocean swells , the soundtrack plays the moans of whale songs , and a film projection shows an opening and closing hand that approaches and recedes in wavelike sequence on the now-rotating screens . |
| 4 | 25 miles from Birmingham , Shakespeare 's home town of Stratford upon Avon boasts five beautifully preserved Shakespearian houses , the playwright 's birthplace , Anne Hathaway 's Cottage , Halls Croft , New Place , and Mary Arden 's House , with their period furnishings , and displays on contemporary life . |
| 5 | In Shakespeare 's home town of Stratford-upon-Avon you can visit beautifully preserved Shakespearean houses including the playwright 's birthplace , Anne Hathaway 's Cottage , Hall 's Croft , and Mary Arden 's House , with their period furniture and displays on contemporary life . |
| 6 | He seems barely able to recognize us and refers to last year 's campaign on Azrad as if it were yesterday . ’ |
| 7 | Amalia Cardos de Mendez in the Art of Ancient Mexico sets out a simple plan for the language and goes to great length to explain the Maya calendar . |
| 8 | He will be best at three miles and goes on any ground . |
| 9 | Now , when the police officer when the police officer comes to court and goes through this statement , and it 's a confession , what would you normally call what he 's reading out ? |
| 10 | Weissman carried on courageously with a complex but fascinating lecture on RNA splicing , ignoring the loud hubbub and intermittent squawks from his own microphone , and pausing often to wait out an eruption of roars and whistles from next door . |
| 11 | The process of growth out of the Oedipus complex is therefore very complicated , and differs from one individual to another , depending on the balance of male and female factors in the biological constitution of the person 's body . |
| 12 | The extent to which true devolution of powers to Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland is necessary or desirable is controversial and differs in each case . |
| 13 | Fairfax shakes hands with Tepilit and sits on small stool . |
| 14 | She is a voluntary visitor for the West Sussex Association for the Disabled and sits on two village committees and looks forward to serving on the Executive Committee of the Medau Society . |
| 15 | The ovular cell divides inside the zona pellucida and separates into one cell and one " polar body " , each with 23 chromosomes . |
| 16 | This " information cycle " of selecting , processing and communicating information is designed to fit into the nine steps outlined in Information skills in the secondary curriculum and builds upon previous information skills work done in the curriculum . |
| 17 | The meal over , she takes off again and flies to another part of the cave where there is less pandemonium . |
| 18 | SAF Bulk Chemicals combines the manufacturing and sourcing capabilities of Sigma , Aldrich and Fluka Chemical Companies to offer the most comprehensive range of fine chemicals and speciality chemicals and biochemicals in commercial development , and manufacturing quantities . |
| 19 | Whether we use this energy directly , as with gas , or indirectly , as electricity , it involves burning fuel , which emits carbon dioxide , which in turn destroys the ozone layer and contributes to global warming . |
| 20 | Certainly for advocates of market allocation , government is a major source of imperfect competition which unjustifiably impedes voluntary exchanges between individuals and contributes to social inefficiency . |
| 21 | The branch is involved in the Greater Notts TEC and contributes to this involvement considerably . |
| 22 | The stones struck his fingers and knuckles with stinging force , but the pain made sweeter the success that now followed , as the speed and motion of the multifarious shapes and colours began to describe images in the air above the Bowl . |
| 23 | More importantly , much of the investment that is taking place simply replicates facilities at other ports and adds to excess capacity in the industry . |
| 24 | Mr Moynihan blamed his defeat on the ‘ collapse of the Liberal Democrat vote , which came from Labour some years ago and has to some extent returned there ’ . |
| 25 | Although the famous gallery owner is thinking of retiring and has for some time been searching for an institution to take on his private collection , the title of the event ‘ TransForm ’ is not a veiled reference to his forthcoming conversion from art dealer to museum collector . |
| 26 | If so he wonders if the patient needs to cry and has for some reason stopped himself . |
| 27 | Speranskii 's consequent package of reforms is too complex to be analysed in detail at this point , and has in any case been thoroughly investigated by Marc Raeff . |
| 28 | Casanova seduces , tricks , and bounds from one bed to another , from one betrayal to the final betrayal , his own . |
| 29 | The two machines most affected by this issue are the PC and Macintosh so it seems appropriate to examine the pros and cons in some detail . |
| 30 | The documents are technical , and I have arranged for them to be placed in all public libraries in Cardiff , and notices to that effect have been placed in local newspapers . |