Example sentences of "and [vb base] [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The woodcuts are only a few inches square , and defy the artists ' desire for detail and extravagance . |
| 2 | and let the snowflakes ' sacrament |
| 3 | The black leather bits that cover the toes and heels absorb heat and bake the soldiers ' feet . |
| 4 | Then we lit the candles and read the Visitors ' Book through from 1960 onwards . |
| 5 | In the mornings I used to sit out in the warm sun of our terrace and read the travellers ' descriptions of the Delhi they knew from their visits at the very apex of the Mughal Empire . |
| 6 | ‘ I had a very fair hearing and accept the stewards ' decision . |
| 7 | Instead of fighting each other and laying waste Europe , crusading-spirited warriors now had licence to fight Moslems and plunder the infidels ' land . |
| 8 | Lawrence — Lawrence of Arabia ) whose mind-bending task daily was to sit outside " C " hangar and record the cadets ' flying times . |
| 9 | Depart Chiang Mai for the Mae Saa Valley and visit an elephants ' working camp . |
| 10 | Ministers are also determined to use the Tory conference to counter-attack Labour 's successful conference week and lift the Conservatives ' sagging spirits . |
| 11 | I was still off the chain so could at least go to the little bathroom and fill the others ' water-bottles and empty their pee-bottles . |
| 12 | This , plus a season of consistent driving gave Brabham the world title and Cooper the Constructors ' Championship . |
| 13 | The police are urging those responsible to return the toys they 've stolen and allow the victims ' families to pay tribute to the loved ones they lost in the way they want to . |
| 14 | I would allow the appeal and dismiss the plaintiffs ' action . |
| 15 | My Lords , I have had the advantage of reading in draft the speech of my noble and learned friend , Lord Templeman , and for the reasons he gives I , too , would allow the appeal and dismiss the plaintiffs ' action . |
| 16 | My Lords , for the reasons given by my noble and learned friend , Lord Templeman , I , too , would allow the appeal and dismiss the plaintiffs ' action . |
| 17 | This happens when nitrogen , dissolved in the blood under the high pressure of deep water , returns to its gaseous form , causing bubbles that can block blood vessels and destroy the cells ' soft tissue . |
| 18 | in fours compare and discuss the pairs ' list and compile a revised list ; |
| 19 | Most disturbing is the fact that the company spent an entire year preparing for the strike , convinced that it had to end overmanning and weaken the unions ' grip on production if the newspaper , despite a circulation of 1.1m , were ever to become a money-maker . |
| 20 | Hugh Despenser the Elder was re-appointed Justice of the Forests south of Trent in March 1308 , and , shortly after the king went north in September 13 10 to escape the Lords Ordainers , he appointed Piers Gaveston to be Justice of the northern forests for life , with wide powers to enclose and arrent the forest wastes and audit the agisters ' accounts , and unprecedented authority to remove verderers and appoint his own men in their places . |
| 21 | The sellers were therefore able to recover that item ( or , actually its value ) on the grounds that they had already puported to terminate the contract with the buyers ; however , it is not difficult to imagine cases where a difference of one day could be crucial and defeat the sellers ' claim . |
| 22 | Answer guide : Increase the bank column and increase the owners ' equity column . |
| 23 | The entries are the same , i.e. open an asset column for the car and increase the owners ' equity by the cost to the business of the car . |
| 24 | St Albans held on for the rest of the match to win 2–1 and take the ladies ' title for the second time and make up for four previous final defeats by Mutineers . |
| 25 | Mr Golyadkin 's response to the elopement letter was a two-in-one attempt to assume a chivalric role and reach a lovers ' destination . |
| 26 | Cleisthenes returned to Athens and instituted changes in the " constituency " structure of the state which were designed to neutralize kinship and local allegiances and enhance the citizens ' loyalty to the polis as a whole . |
| 27 | We will restore a comprehensive dental screening service in schools and improve the dentists ' NHS contract . |
| 28 | Encourage individual and corporate sponsorship , review the role of the Foundation for Arts and Sport and reconsider the Conservatives ' hasty proposal for a national lottery . |
| 29 | In 1893 he made an unsuccessful attempt to solve the coal industry 's economic and labour difficulties by proposing the amalgamation of collieries into a massive semi-public enterprise monitored by the Board of Trade , which would control output , fix prices , pay fair wages , and establish a miners ' welfare fund . |
| 30 | It is notable that even when the young Rogers was inspired by the direct experience of discovering two moths in nearby woods , he turned immediately to books to find out about the life-cycle , and learn the lepidopterists ' terminology . |