Example sentences of "and [vb -s] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | she then ‘ picks up ’ the open stitches ( a fine circular needle is wonderful for this ) , returns these stitches to the machine and knits a new rib ( going downwards ) or whatever is required . |
| 2 | Chicago-based advertising screens on shopping trolleys specialist VideOcart Inc has persuaded IBM Corp to let it restructure its $42m debt to IBM , to provide the company with relief from near term debt payments and enable it to attain its business goals : a $22m debt would replace the existing debt , giving VideOcart a one-time balance sheet gain of $20m ; terms of the new agreement include waiving all principal and interest payments until July 31 , and VideOcart retains its rights under a previous agreement with IBM that allows early repayment of the new $22m debt at any time for $17m in cash ; VideOcart also agreed to cancel a warrant granted last year to IBM to buy 540,000 VideOcart shares and grants a new warrant to buy 600,000 shares at $1.75 each ; from August 31 to December 31 , interest only payments will be due , but payments of $500,000 a month will be due beginning on January 31 1994 and will continue for 35 months , and a balloon payment will be due on December 31 1996 , although IBM has the option to convert the balance of the debt into VideOcart common shares at $8 a share on that date . |
| 3 | If the court accepts the creditors ' petition and grants a winding up order the company will come under the control of the Official Receiver ( a civil servant from the Department of Trade and Industry known as the OR ) . |
| 4 | When you and your dog are forced to survive at a very basic level , you share the kind of experience that fastens and tightens a solid bond . |
| 5 | ACE exists predominantly as an ectoenzyme of vascular endothelial cells and plays a key part in the renin-angiotensin and kallikrein-kinin systems by activating angiotensin I into angiotensin II and inactivating bradykinin . |
| 6 | In addition , both ICAMs are expressed at low levels on resting vascular endothelium ; ICAM-1 is strongly upregulated by cytokine stimulation and plays a key role in the arrest of leukocytes in blood vessels at sites of inflammation and injury . |
| 7 | The museum includes a library and archives documenting the reign of the Orléans-Bragança family ; it receives 300,000 visitors a year and plays a key role in the artistic and cultural life of Brazil . |
| 8 | Laura , an accountant , has just won the Ulster ladies ' individual life-saving title for the fourth year running , while Karen is in the ambulance service and plays a key role as secretary of Ireland 's No.1 club in the RLSS — Southend . |
| 9 | It provides technical advice and computing facilities , printed and photocopied research material , a specialised library , a seminar programme which attracts attendance from outside Cambridge as well as within , and plays a major role in sustaining the publication of Local Population Studies . |
| 10 | ‘ BP possesses first-class expertise in the subject and plays a significant role in the management of the project . |
| 11 | This pathway generates NO and plays a significant part in the regulation of resting gall bladder tone and in gall bladder emptying . |
| 12 | Regular exercise can improve the quality of and extend an active life , and plays a vital part in the prevention of many chronic conditions . |
| 13 | The development of the Somerset AEC both accords with and constitutes a practical example of the Home Office 's recent guidance to sentencers : |
| 14 | On the contrary , their vision , as Eisenman says , is ‘ violently apocalyptic ’ , and constitutes a theological corollary to the violent action for which the Zealots are held responsible . |
| 15 | It usually takes longer than with oesophageal tumours and constitutes a considerable workload . |
| 16 | This is a major undertaking and constitutes a special project in terms of budgeting , staffing and timing . |
| 17 | If you can contribute , the extra contribution will make a big difference to your employees ' retirement , and constitutes a valuable reward for loyalty . |
| 18 | Each association holds an annual conference and supplies a free ‘ counsel 's opinion ’ service to its member authorities . |
| 19 | Our traditionally woven throw from Melin Tregwynt Mill is made of 100 per cent pure new wool and guarantees a good , warm read . |
| 20 | Syria 's decision results from £2 billion worth of Saudi aid and guarantees a free hand in Lebanon , as well as because of its traditional enmity towards Iraq . |
| 21 | Laing could have added that it is also now a company that employs tens of thousands of people and produces a phenomenal amount of food snacks . |
| 22 | The resulting first-order filter circuit clocks at 25MHz , and produces a measured characteristic which is within 0.04dB of the theoretical value at the 1MHz cut-off frequency . |
| 23 | This is the ideal glue for woodworking — it is waterproof , heat resistant and produces a strong joint . |
| 24 | The Reformation Symphony can easily sound stuffy and sanctimonious , but Toscanini 's clear , objective way with the music banishes all its less attractive religious overtones , and produces a strong , fervent and single-mindedly positive atmosphere . |
| 25 | After the traversal program has determined the order in which links will be crossed , a printing program takes the semantic net and the paragraphs and produces a camera-ready document . |
| 26 | In others the palette knife has been used along the top edge to establish a horizontal band with a raised edge that casts a shadow and produces a distinct demarcation two inches from the top . |
| 27 | Single sex work with girls and young women ruffles the feathers and produces a frantic and strident response , a response that can also be physically aggressive and violent . |
| 28 | The department organises programmes for adults , schools and youth groups , the Justice and Peace network , priests and religious communities , and produces a wide range of resources and liturgical materials . |
| 29 | A gasifier is a furnace which is bolted to a vehicle , and produces a combustible gas by burning biomass in a restricted air supply ; the gas replaces petrol or diesel . |
| 30 | It has published some 28 books on different health issues and produces a quarterly magazine . |