Example sentences of "and [noun pl] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certain men and women have a propensity for this type of spirituality and have devised techniques and disciplines to create the sense of presence within themselves . |
| 2 | ‘ Since most experts seem to preclude a major upturn in energy prices before the end of the century , we may have to develop a combination of policies and taxes to stimulate the market for improvements in efficiency now as insurance against disruptions from climate change later . ’ |
| 3 | It was Amato who introduced the far-reaching austerity package of spending cuts and taxes to revitalise the economy and who has begun the privatisation of many state-owned businesses , a source of political patronage . |
| 4 | For therapeutic and professional staff to reflect the cultural backgrounds of the children , and that for all children , including those with special needs , their day-care environment and activities to express a consciousness of the multicultural society in Islington . |
| 5 | He took with him strange plants and birds to show the King and Queen . |
| 6 | The book offers plenty of advice on how to achieve special decorative effects , plus how to go about choosing fabrics , furniture and accessories to re-create the look of each style . |
| 7 | To bring the Crown out of the poverty and debt which had marked most of the reign of Henry VI , both Edward IV and Richard III used professional receivers , auditors , and surveyors to increase the revenue from Crown lands ; and much of this larger income was paid , neither to the Exchequer nor to the Crown 's creditors , but to the Chamber of the royal Household , where it was at the disposal of the King . |
| 8 | As a result , we are generally rather poor listeners , tending to build blocks to good listening , such as allowing our own ideas and opinions to obscure the message . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ We will see top players from the rest of world , Brazilians , Argentinians , Dutch and Germans to enhance the flavour . |
| 10 | The main impediments to the free flow of people are those placed there to facilitate the free flow of motorised traffic , particularly road crossing barriers , signs embedded in the pavement and steps and ramps to carry the walker over or under the roadway. little seems to have been done in the way of formal schemes of assessment of pedestrian problems or of priorities for maintenance or design . |
| 11 | There was much hilarity at this and requests to mend the bridge . |
| 12 | The hospital is asking for an extra £350,000 to fund another orthapedic consultant and operations to clear the backlog . |
| 13 | The Likud government had refused to agree to a freeze on settlement construction and attempts to negotiate a compromise agreement failed [ see p. 38787 ] . |
| 14 | Somerset 's governmental changes included the legalization of the English language as the official medium , the introduction of English currency , the setting up of a council of advice , and attempts to ameliorate the treatment of slaves in accordance with new policies laid down in London . |
| 15 | The end of October was marked by a series of protest rallies in Tirana and attempts to leave the country from the ports of Vlorë and Durrës , as well as countrywide strikes . |
| 16 | In her book on the local state Cynthia Cockburn develops this idea by suggesting that the main criticism to be applied to corporate planning in local government was that it was a method borrowed from the private sector and was thus inherently anti-democratic , implying control from the top and attempts to manage the community ( the reproduction of labour power ) , as well as the workforce ( in the process of production ) ( Cockburn , 1977 , pp. 6–18 ) . |
| 17 | Undaunted ‘ Damnation ’ takes this response as encouragement to continue his ‘ Witnessing ’ and attempts to clarify the situation by asking , ‘ Are you covered by the blood of Jesus ? ’ |
| 18 | In fact , of course , genes and environment interact in highly non-linear ways during development , and attempts to partition the phenotype out into a genetic and an environmental ‘ component ’ are doomed to failure . |
| 19 | ( Joseph ) Startled by the camp 's ferocious defence , Miles mustered the 5th Infantry for a charge ‘ towards the village on foot , but the withering fire of the Indians soon proved too severe , and attempts to capture the village by such means had to be abandoned . ’ |
| 20 | In fact , his parents discouraged Gedge , especially when they suspected it was infringing on his studies and attempts to find a job . |
| 21 | These efforts should be regarded as exciting explorations and attempts to show the beauty that throngs around us , both within the senses and outside of them . |
| 22 | The research surveys current literature on the impact of legal regulation on different aspects of economic activity in Germany and Britain and attempts to develop a perspective from which to evaluate the changing role of law in government and industry relations in both countries . |
| 23 | It guarantees a place to anyone aged 18 to 25 who has been unemployed for over six months , and attempts to offer a place to anyone up to 50 who has been unemployed for over two years . |
| 24 | He then stretches out his arms and attempts to grab the sole of each foot . |
| 25 | Kenotic christology of this sort did have its own internal problems : on closer examination it is not easy to understand what exactly it can mean to speak of this ‘ self-emptying ’ , and attempts to make the matter more precise tend to fade into a tangle of artificialities and contradictions . |
| 26 | Our study also examined press reporting of discussion about sex crimes , for instance around official reports and attempts to change the law . |
| 27 | We had to put up with a succession of dead grannies , occult trivia , psychic charades , aura readings and attempts to probe the future . |
| 28 | The side pockets can be filled with sand and pebbles to anchor the tent if it 's breezy . |
| 29 | ‘ We will be using AEA 's knowledge of markets and products to develop a strategy for business development , ’ explained Ken . |
| 30 | Passata and stock are used in preference to wine for the casserole , to allow the flavour of the young lamb and vegetables to dominate the dish . |