Example sentences of "and [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the risk of aspiration has not been completely eliminated , massive regurgitation is unlikely to occur , but avoiding ventilatory pressures greater than 20 cm H 2 O ( not always practical in a trauma situation ) avoids leaks around the cuff and minimises gastric dilatation . |
| 2 | Each time it is called it snaps a new picture , since the position of the test card is presumed to have changed , and outputs some messages . |
| 3 | To help you beat the irritation of bites and stings this summer , we have a 100 bottles of Stingose to give away . |
| 4 | Through observation of his own case , he became convinced that chronic muscle tension — a result of life 's physical and emotional stresses — which overlays and destroys natural poise we have as tiny children , and manifests itself in hunched shoulders , clenched jaws , a slouched or twisted spine , with , as often as not , the head held to one side , could not but interfere with the efficient functioning of the body , restricting breathing , circulation and digestion . |
| 5 | And it observes that the use of regulation or taxes instead of the market creates inefficiencies and slows economic growth . |
| 6 | These are likely to be hefty in the next few years as the European Community ( EC ) tightens the rules on drinking water and imposes new ones on sewage disposal . |
| 7 | There is general agreement in the hot fusion community that CIT will bring significant advances to the field , but the problem is that it will cost 700 million dollars which requires new funds and imposes new pressures both within and outside the community . |
| 8 | The ideology which both constitutes existence for the individual and imposes social relations upon her is mediated through the culture : |
| 9 | Each region offers different opportunities and imposes different kinds of restriction on its inhabitants . |
| 10 | Mulching with cocoa shell inhibits weeds and acidifies limey soil |
| 11 | Opera , ballet , symphony concerts , chamber recitals , art exhibitions and plays all hav their part in this 4-week programme . |
| 12 | Paul is an ex-professional clarinetist , still loves music , is keen on sport and plays first division league tennis for Surrey . |
| 13 | He is an occasional golfer and plays indoor football during the winter . |
| 14 | He then got it there , he then takes that tape and plays another tape he makes a ? |
| 15 | It 's an ‘ intelligent ’ harmoniser and plays this way to follow the commonest chord sequences without any programming . |
| 16 | Baronworth Investment Services ( 081–518 1218 ) , which prints a weekly update of best buys , runs a special deal with accountants who can not act as direct agents for bond issuers , and splits any commission 50/50 , but emphasises that it does also recommend bonds that pay no commission . |
| 17 | ‘ Keith hits and kicks any child playing with a toy he wants ’ is an objective description of the problem and it allows us to decide whether it should take priority over some other problem behaviour . |
| 18 | As will be explained later in this chapter , Parliament in the 1970s passed legislation which renders certain exemption clauses absolutely ineffective and renders many others ineffective unless they pass a test of fairness and reasonableness . |
| 19 | Zimbabwe 's election to the top shelf can not properly be justified , and renders future results and averages farcical . |
| 20 | Moreover , the important , though limited , concessions to the unions which Neil Kinnock has now made , are based on the false premise that current legislation is unbalanced and unfair and renders effective strike action impossible . |
| 21 | The mill has been restored to full working order and grinds wholemeal flour . |
| 22 | My boss is very clever and thinks that presentation is one of the main things to think about . |
| 23 | Alison says the National Health Service is woefully underfunded and thinks many people would be prepared to pay extra income tax if the money went to health care . |
| 24 | Possibly , we may know more still about her : that she has always voted Labour , believes in capital punishment , and thinks multinational firms are manipulating the world ; likes reading romances , does the pools regularly , and watches Coronation Street every week … . |
| 25 | PSD also provides all protective clothing and footwear , all safety equipment , and the supervisory staff , while the sponsor of the work — in this case the East Lancashire Railway — devises the project and supplies all materials required . |
| 26 | PSD also provides all protective clothing and footwear , all safety equipment , and the supervisory staff , while the sponsor of the work — in this case the East Lancashire Railway — devises the project and supplies all materials required . |
| 27 | Eindhoven-based CBA operates solely in Holland and supplies personal computer hardware , software and services to 250 dealers , wholesalers and importers . |
| 28 | AEA develops and supplies specialised products which can not only help to improve operations but also directly boost profitability . |
| 29 | You may hear in the first syllable of ‘ photography ’ , in the second syllable of ‘ photograph ’ and in the third syllable of ‘ photographer ’ , but the brain recognises links between these a vowels and , and respectively , and supplies underlying vowels which change into the appropriate sound as the stress pattern changes . |
| 30 | The lexical look-up technique is preferable to statistical methods since it does not have a built-in error rate and guarantees lexical output . |