Example sentences of "and [noun pl] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These kinds of incidents could be repeated time and time again , and nor were black eyes and bruises the only injuries sustained . |
| 2 | They are shunted from one set of rails to another ; turn-tables spin them round until they can be run upon any particular line ; by means of capstans and ropes the loaded trucks are warped this way or that ; and tank engines push them hither and thither . |
| 3 | Surrounded by thirty hectares of vineyards , olive groves and woods the small estate consists of the main villa , several outbuildings and barns , a swimming pool , a farm house and an old mill . |
| 4 | Vic wipes the tidemark of foam from his cheeks and fingers the shaven flesh appraisingly . |
| 5 | The Fijian Nationalist United Front ( FNUF ) , described as representing a more conservative version of FPP policies , won five of the 37 Fijian seats , and independents the remaining two . |
| 6 | But in the minds of the sick it suffers a mutation : the lens becomes a prism , it refracts and splinters the uniform vision of the ideal interracial society . |
| 7 | In practice professional valuers tend to prefer the comparative method and builders the residual method , but for valuations for annual financial or management accounts it would perhaps be prudent to take an average of the result obtained using both methods . |
| 8 | As your left hand comes back , follow with the right , turning your hips and shoulders the other way |
| 9 | For labouring people and out-servants the average income per head is given as £4 10s ( £4.50 ) against an expenditure of £4. 12s ( £4.60 ) , while for cottagers and paupers , whom he considered to make up almost a quarter of the population , the respective figures are £2 and £2 5s ( £2.25 ) . |
| 10 | The fact that aside from the information relative to his appointments and dismissals the only memorable thing about Abdulkerim seems to have been his close association with Mahmud Pasa is not , perhaps , without significance . |
| 11 | Given the currently available linguistic theories and computers the only feasible way to build a system capable of dealing with unconstrained language is through corpus-based methods . |
| 12 | A network of great menhirs crosses the continent of Ulthuan from shore to shore and channels the magical energy of the vortex ever inward . |
| 13 | For example : in Choros he focuses attention on many ancient Greek dance rituals and accents the playful use of movement whilst at the same time showing that such warlike , athletic courtship and other activities are a wonderful game to be played by the performers . |
| 14 | DESPITE the advent of cassettes and CDs the analogue record is likely to be with us for some time yet , and in every amplifier used for playing them is an equaliser to modify the signal derived from the pick-up cartridge . |
| 15 | This stretches and tones the front thigh muscle without adding bulk , and relaxes the muscles after the previous exercise . |
| 16 | It simulates a design and build project on a compressed time scale and models the commercial consequences of designing , planning , estimating , tendering for and building to , a contract and specification . |
| 17 | That Petrol Emotion , The Chieftains , Paul Brady and Mary Black have also been confirmed for the festival , which takes place on June 2 , and promoters The Mean Fiddler expect to announce another 22 names in the near future . |
| 18 | I guess it made a stimulating change for him not to be surrounded by fawners and flatterers the whole time . |
| 19 | is a video star guide to the Northern Sky , and plots the changing positions of the Stars throughout the year . |
| 20 | The office of Earl Marshal was to all intents and purposes the heritable property of the Howard family , although it was lost to them for several decades after the attainder of the fourth Duke of Norfolk in 1572 . |
| 21 | In any case , the clear separation of the Bank from all others was well enough indicated by Lord North in 1781 when he referred to it as " a part of the constitution " and " to all intents and purposes the public exchequer " . |
| 22 | Air Your Faith gives the background to religious broadcasting in Britain and outlines the current situation . |
| 23 | The paper explains the fundamental concepts of information technology and outlines the important trends . |
| 24 | We spend a fortune on giving our cats and dogs the good life . |
| 25 | But for most states and governments the crucial question was whether Britain would become a committed member of any European organisation . |
| 26 | While its theology was unmistakably Protestant , in ceremonials and externals the Elizabethan church retained many features which closely resembled those of the Catholic church . |
| 27 | Cyclists use the street and pedestrians the segregated pavement . |
| 28 | A rough rule-of-thumb was that landowners controlled the rural county councils and farmers the rural district councils ( which were given responsibility for housing ) . |
| 29 | For printed items such as books , newspapers and pamphlets the Printed Paper Service is ideal . |
| 30 | More radical , because they insist that what is needed is a trade union education that recognises the political and economic causes that underlie workplace concerns , and that brings together and questions the common experiences of a range of working people . |