Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The reputation for energy and honesty which Truman gained from this work helped him win the nomination for the vice-presidency in the 1944 election , after more prominent candidates had cancelled each other out .
2 As information it is far from perfect but it draws its significance from the weight and faith which parents place on their view of which items constitute the stepping-stones of their children 's ambitions .
3 Copses and woodland which farmers might destroy if they were n't subsidised to keep it this way .
4 Copses and woodland which farmers might destroy if they were n't subsidised to keep it this way .
5 John MacGregor , Minister of Food , Fisheries and Agriculture What John ( MacGregor ) has said is he 's thinking about the possibility of banning cheese ( made ) from non-pasteurised milk , but it has n't got beyond that .
6 Take the example of a very overweight woman with high blood pressure and angina whose cholesterol level is normal .
7 The abuses and discrimination which Black ( Afro-Caribbean and Asian ) workers face in the labour market are replicated in every aspect of the scheme .
8 To her shock and horror his head swooped down and as his mouth claimed hers so impassionately a flash of hope surged in her heart like a spear of lightning out of a blackened sky .
9 But when I turn to her and part her thighs I
10 But of course , her father had confused those looks for her , given her hazel eyes and hair whose redness owed more to carrots than claret …
11 Save for the nuts and honey which Tom had given her she had eaten nothing since leaving the cabin of Simon the Trapper .
12 In the one in which the client 's objective was rejected the clients were a brother and sister whose father had died .
13 Do n't make people your chain and money your God .
14 O'Brien is much the same age as Charles , and a man of huge industry and enthusiasm whom Charles is able to spark ideas off .
15 John expressed a desire for milk and one man went on ahead to the surface and asked one of John 's neighbours to get out of bed and milk her cow .
16 One day she sed to him ‘ go and git me sum lavertry pearper ’ .
17 Likewise , John Newcombe would visualise the sequence from the dressing-room on to the court and the first few games to stem nervousness and condition his reactions in advance .
18 When I 'm not working sometimes I just wash and condition my hair , let it dry overnight , comb it out in the morning and leave it alone .
19 Brighten and condition your hair with a plant-based colorant .
20 Charles Worthington , the Creative Director of Worthington 's hair and beauty salon recommends you wash and condition your hair as normal , towel dry it and apply any styling products like mousse or gel .
21 Doubtless insiders are writing white papers and politicking their points of view and doubtless Mr Noorda , reputedly a pit bull in business , will have his prevailing view .
22 The hunting , fishing and shooting which Diana detests will be held up to them as badges of manhood .
23 The initiative was taken by Helen Crawfurd , a militant suffragette and socialist whose involvement in the 1915 Glasgow Rent Strike had awakened her to the possibilities of resistance by working-class women .
24 ‘ What you 're saying is , ’ she said , ‘ that one should n't even whisper it in the wind on the hill-tops because once said a thing can never be unsaid ; that expression gives power to thought ; that even the clear though unspoken formulation of a nebulous impression may be dangerous , giving it a force and potency which silence or merely a lack of clarification would deny to it . ’
25 It would take years to see all the delights and pleasure which Italy has to offer .
26 To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions he has had with the Confederation of British Industry to discuss Government support for industry .
27 To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions Ministers in his Department have had with the Government of Guyana concerning trade since 1986 .
28 To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what support his Department has given to the Devon and Cornwall development company .
29 To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of the budgeted figure has been allocated to link projects in the current financial year .
30 To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what initiatives he intends to introduce to assist those in financial difficulties arising from their involvement in home income equity plans .
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