Example sentences of "and [noun pl] [verb] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Life companies are to be assessed each year on the gains on their units , and taxes spread over seven years . |
| 2 | We survived the Thirties and the war , we sold successfully up to 1987 ( a flourish of porcelain animals and birds sold out 90 per cent before the opening party , immediately after Black Monday in the City ) ; even in 1991 we had secured a collection which made the first half of the year look profitable . |
| 3 | But when organizations grow to a level where it is impossible for all the members to know each other , where the division of work between individuals and groups becomes more strict , where communications are restricted by physical and administrative distances and boundaries — in such a situation the need for an idea-handling system arises even in an organization where the cultural and climate conditions support creativity and innovation . |
| 4 | For spot and futures returns over five-minute periods , he found evidence that futures returns led spot returns by up to fifteen minutes . |
| 5 | Arguments such as these will weigh strongly with an inspector at a public inquiry , and there are numerous examples of local civic trusts and amenity societies working with local architects and surveyors to put up alternative schemes that will be far less damaging to their town . |
| 6 | He also provides clients with a list of local experts like solicitors and surveyors to prevent very localised property pitfalls — such as discovering that someone owns the mining rights under or beside your home , or that the Duchy of Cornwall has the title to the foreshore and your mooring , which can lop £100,000 off the house value . |
| 7 | Most like slightly acid soil , although stone fruits ( plums , peaches , apricots , cherries ) prefer neutral or slightly alkaline conditions because they need lime for their fruit to develop fully , and blueberries need very acid soil . |
| 8 | The fabric of our schools , public buildings and roads store up bigger and bigger bills for the future . |
| 9 | Finally , it was felt that unless the attitudes of advisers and information-givers became more positive towards integration , none of the recommendations could be effective . |
| 10 | Eventually , the children of the family will take their place as adults whose views and opinions carry as much weight as those of their parents . |
| 11 | In Silesia both Poles and Germans brought in thousands of relatives and in-laws to swell their vote . |
| 12 | The curved planks or tubes of cork are stacked out in the sun for three months or more to dry , then boiled for an hour or so with fungicides and antiseptics to kill off any bugs and moulds , and to soften the bark by extracting tannins and minerals . |
| 13 | But during the 1980S these policies and plans made fairly little progress . |
| 14 | In Oxfordshire the Stonesfield slate-pits and mines shut down one by one during the second half of the nineteenth century ; in Leicestershire the Swithland slate-quarries , which had been worked since Henry III 's time , shut down altogether in 1887 ; and so it was in nearly every county in England . |
| 15 | It examines the results of existing household surveys in Brazil and attempts to make more effective use of the data they generate . |
| 16 | Her sympathies and pursuits remained largely unchanged when the family moved to Rydal Mount ( 1813 ) . |
| 17 | Moreover , even this articulate minority urged its views upon the government in extremely respectful tones , while the great majority of Russian industrialists and merchants remained politically obsequious , inhibited by cultural backwardness , ethnic divisions , and their sense of dependence upon the State . |
| 18 | Look out for grilled and steamed foods — fish and vegetables taste especially fresh and true prepared this way . |
| 19 | Rising property prices or share prices cause homeowners and shareholders to feel more wealthy — this is known as the wealth effect . |
| 20 | Initially the main focus was on experimental production but , as the movement gained ground , questions of audience and of access to technology and skills became increasingly important . |
| 21 | WHY is it that hotel owners and operators put so much emphasis on recruiting professional ‘ hotel designers ’ to create the right hotel , but , when it comes to the inclusion of leisure facilities , then they appear to approach any designer , with the impression that it can be addressed from a design viewpoint just like any other area ? |
| 22 | He sounded annoyed at himself for letting that slip and Ages wondered how much was genuine : the codename the slip the annoyance . |
| 23 | The effects of educational courses and programmes become more difficult to evaluate the further one moves from the initial point of instruction . |
| 24 | He had contracted acute nephritis — inflammation of the kidneys — together with high blood pressure , and his face , feet and ankles became very swollen . |
| 25 | Their colours and patterns seemed as fresh as the day they were made and she was amazed at their richness compared with the wartime materials she was used to . |
| 26 | The Comoros presidential guard yesterday used teargas and clubs to disperse about 1,000 student protesters demanding that the French mercenary , Mr Bob Denard , and his men go home . |
| 27 | The Comoros presidential guard yesterday used teargas and clubs to disperse about 1,000 student protesters demanding that the French mercenary , Mr Bob Denard , and his men go home . |
| 28 | Whilst under the protection of a sympathetic government the balance of power had unquestionably shifted perceptibly towards the lower classes , landlords and employers remained sufficiently strong and confident to be poised for a counter-attack should the political climate change . |
| 29 | Fierce acids and neurotoxins engulfed almost all of the skaters in a caustic , nerve-convulsing fog . |
| 30 | Although short sticks can be used to jab at close range , longer sticks and chains become almost useless when there is no room to swing them in , or against a very close opponent . |