Example sentences of "and [noun pl] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gary broke a bone in his back , split his lip and sustained several cuts and bruises when trying to douse a blaze started by vandals in the quiet County Armagh village of Laurelvale . |
| 2 | The fact is that such breakages are very uncommon , and that the quoted figure of 2,000 tank-related accidents a year includes things like ruptures and hernias while trying to lift them … |
| 3 | 3 Do n't repeat wrong sounds and forms when correcting them . |
| 4 | Frederica said to Alexander , before he could say it to her , that there was an intrinsic problem in writing about artists , for how could he dramatise the battle with the colours and forms as opposed to the whore and the rival , the father , the brother , the nephew Vincent Van Gogh ? |
| 5 | He was full of minor nervous habits : an eye-twitch , a frequent snapping of the thumbs and fingers when reading or in conversation , a flicking of the tongue before starting a speech , and , in a rather different category , an addiction to putting objects , particularly books , but matches , pipes , paper knives and almost anything else as well , to his nostrils and audibly sniffing at them . |
| 6 | The three segments function , and may be read , independently , but add further comparisons and meanings when seen together . |
| 7 | The investigation conducted by Inkeles and Bauer among Soviet émigrés in the 1950s , for instance , found that the nationality of most respondents had less influence upon their political beliefs and values than did other variables such as social class and education . |
| 8 | You are responsible for maximising performance by supporting and developing your people and for carrying out the full range of managerial duties and checks as prescribed . |
| 9 | Failure of heirs , or the survival only of heiresses , was exploited by the king himself for the benefit of his own sons , who expected endowments and titles as befitted their rank and who by virtue of their birth played a leading part in aristocratic society . |
| 10 | Being prepared for the demands and requests while caring physically for the newborn helps forestall many problems ( Kitzinger 1979 ) . |
| 11 | At Belgo it 's the Belgian national dish of moules and frites while guzzling glasses of zesty , spicy Höegaarden blanche . |
| 12 | But now in every case justices have to give findings and reasons when making the order they do . |
| 13 | The group has access to a greater variety of experiences and skills than does one person . |
| 14 | Lee Davidson , a Salt Lake City Desert News reporter , was spooked by the lights and bells while interviewing Orton . |
| 15 | additional white space allowed in the margins of text and illustrations when forming a foldout . |
| 16 | If DHAs ignore their wishes and preferences when placing contracts , and GPs send their patients elsewhere , the DHA could be in financial difficulties , since it must still pay for " extracontractual referrals " . |
| 17 | Its task is the Defence of the Realm as a whole , from external and internal dangers arising from attempts at espionage and sabotage , or from actions of persons and organizations whether directed from within or without the country , which may be judged to be subversive of the State . |
| 18 | Group methods are used by large companies and organizations when dealing with applicants for jobs which require considerable organizational and leadership skills . |
| 19 | Indeed , tourism has been one of the crucial components in the west 's construction of the east , and a passage from Thomas Cook 's brochure for tours of Egypt and Palestine in 1925 encapsulates the Orientalist attitude : ‘ Native life and manners as seen from the steamer are as quaint a study as can well be imagined . |
| 20 | It can be rescued only if we do not take judicial opinions at face value at all ; we must treat all the judges who worry about problematical statutes and precedents as practising some unmotivated form of deception . |
| 21 | At Level Two students will plan and organise elements of residential experience , taking into account their personal abilities , preferences and goals when selecting tasks . |
| 22 | When investigators questioned the public about privacy on behalf of the Younger Committee , 33 per cent of those asked objected to the publication of names and addresses as happens in the Electoral Roll . |
| 23 | Le Monde , one of the country 's most profitable publishing concerns producing special supplements and books while printing other publications , has invested a sum conservatively estimated at not less than Fr350m in a state-of-the-art printing press . |
| 24 | If coal was just another industry or a medium-sized company in the private sector whose product was not as much in demand as previously , or had been superseded by another product that it could not make or compete with it , that industry or company would slim down or might even close altogether — with the same tragic effect on families and communities as has been seen in the coal industry . |
| 25 | One was hoovering up a plate of sausage and chips while reading the Sun . |
| 26 | We did try a night cap in a ‘ classical music pub ’ but as it was in the underground of a shopping arcade , and the clientele seemed more interested in chomping through their steak and chips than appreciating Karajan 's version of the Emperor Concerto , we just had the one . |
| 27 | It is small wonder that Dr Underwood finds it a ‘ little disconcerting ’ as the inference of the inquiry , as far as it has gone at present , would appear to be that it is better for a child to stay in East London sleeping irregular hours in ill ventilated shelters and eating fish and chips than to have fresh air conditions in one of our Camps with regular hours of sleep and plenty of well prepared wholesome food ( in which vegetables fresh from the garden play a large part ) forming a diet balanced in accordance with the best advice obtainable from the Board of Education and others … |
| 28 | This being the case it was seen as essential to set a financial qualification for the franchise that would give the vote to " decent " farmers and shopkeepers whilst excluding the lower social orders who might use their votes to plunder the public purse for their own advantage . |
| 29 | Differences in style and substance between politicians and administrators are consistent with a view of politicians as ‘ energizers ’ and administrators as seeking equilibrium : |
| 30 | The engineer makes decisions according to his or her powers and duties as laid down in the terms of the contract . |