Example sentences of "and [noun pl] [vb past] [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since governments are not involved , the role of lawyers is reduced and the procedure is more flexible and informal , proposals can be implemented more rapidly , and rules found to cause difficulty can be changed more readily . |
| 2 | Associations were formed and meetings held to get people organised and to keep them informed . |
| 3 | British Merchant ships and seamen struggled to bring food , fuel and other essential supplies across the Atlantic from the USA and Canada to the UK . |
| 4 | The secrecy of the Council at first proved a problem for journalists , though gradually language groups of bishops and experts emerged to brief reporters after each congregation . |
| 5 | After reaching a low point , however , the notion of a difference between Ukrainians and Russians began to gain ground . |
| 6 | There is much to celebrate : thousands of rural clinics have been built , and programmes established to spread information about hygiene and sanitation . |
| 7 | Publicity was given to academic investigations whilst journals and organizations attempted to direct film-going by informing potential audiences as to which films they should attend and which ignore . |
| 8 | The following chapters consider the nature of air pollution problems in selected countries or groups of countries , and the strategy and tactics adopted to tackle air pollution problems in order to achieve an acceptable level of pollution . |
| 9 | The impact derailed the leading carriage and commuters had to use buses between Bishop Auckland and Shildon . |
| 10 | During the Second World War , many of the world 's armies were in foreign lands , and countries had to send music and entertainment to their forces to keep up morale . |
| 11 | The eagerness of senators to address voter anxiety over the current level of crime in advance of the 1992 elections was demonstrated by the manner in which both Democrats and Republicans attempted to claim credit for the anti-crime package . |
| 12 | Phizacklea and Miles ( 1979 , 1980 ) argue that , in the particular inner-city context that they researched , white racism operated not simply in the form of cultural stereotypes but as part of the process whereby white residents and workers attempted to make sense of public housing shortages , reduction in employment opportunities , and other aspects of urban decline . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Bank managers and accountants tried to depress Finch , but for all the limbo he was in , his spirits were kept up by the strongest curiosity to see what would happen next . |
| 15 | The student will be involved in the development of skills and techniques related to project analysis and management ; setting and attaining goals ; assessing performance ; instigating performance criteria and the development of oral and written articulation of work ‘ in hand ’ related to progress and development . |
| 16 | Police constables and sergeants tended to address headmen in disrespectful terms , and the possibility of such humiliations dissuaded many of the more wealthy villagers from accepting the post of headman . |
| 17 | The move came as more than 50 KANU officials and members resigned to join FORD . |
| 18 | Throughout the spring of 1943 the British and Americans tried to force de Gaulle into accepting what they presented as a reasonable compromise on these issues . |
| 19 | We have , accordingly , a ‘ critical thinking ’ industry , with books and exercises intended to improve individuals ' critical thinking ; and other individuals who profess expertise in the field , and who claim to be able to teach it . |
| 20 | Those becoming solicitors , barristers , university lecturers , and doctors had to accept limitations on their careers if they stayed in Ulster . |
| 21 | There was little money to buy equipment , and negotiations had to take place to persuade university departments to lend valuable items over weekends . |
| 22 | Meetings called to complain about Salman Rushdie 's Satanic Verses and marches organized to oppose student loans , for example , have both occasioned violent encounters with the police . |
| 23 | In this family both women and men expected to use kin contacts as a way of finding work . |
| 24 | These included a 40 per cent reduction in public expenditure , and measures intended to reduce inflation from 120 per cent per month to 20 per cent . |
| 25 | Some said they 'd , they 'd be interested in playing , they knew how to play certain things and others wanted to play others and that 's how we started , and in a matter of a year the new headquarters at er Lowestoft was being opened , by the Dutchess of Kent , and we decided that the band was going to play at that one and you can imagine , and it was all ready and they were playing music , but I 'm not sure what , what quality music it was , and blow me on the week before , the band leader , the conductor decided he could n't play because he had a sprained wrist so we were left without a conductor even , but we managed to get another conductor and we played and I do n't know what it sounded like , but the Dutchess of Kent was very kind , she said the music sounded lovely . |
| 26 | ( 5 ) The general topics it is proposed to discuss with you are : ( a ) the existence and whereabouts of certain accountancy books and records believed to contain information material to the case ; ( b ) the existence and whereabouts of assets which should have been in the possession of companies under your control and now can not be traced ; ( c ) the extent of your control and interest in various Canadian companies and trusts and the extent and nature of your dealings with these entities ; ( d ) details of personal bank accounts and assets currently held and how current liabilities are being met. |
| 27 | When the birth of the Prince of Wales in June 1688 raised the prospect of a never-ending succession of Catholic Stuart Kings , Whigs and Tories united to invite William of Orange , the husband of James 's eldest daughter Mary , to come to England to secure her liberties and religion . |
| 28 | Minor analgesics and preparations dispensed to make rheumatism less unbearable accounted for more than 33 million prescriptions on the National Health Service ( 11 per cent of the total ) in 1980 . |