Example sentences of "and [noun pl] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Tiebout model is sometimes called the invisible foot : people will cluster together in the area providing the package of spending and taxes they want . |
| 2 | McMillan was kept in hospital overnight as a precaution and was in a great deal of pain with his dislocated shoulder , plus the cuts and bruises he had to suffer . |
| 3 | If he took no interest in gardening before his illness , he may find it refreshing to be outdoors looking at the different colours and shapes of the plants , smelling their fragrance , and watching the insects and birds they attract . |
| 4 | This is situated between the eyes , and in fish , amphibians , reptiles and birds it lies just below the skin , acting as a rudimentary third eye . |
| 5 | When we talked about flukes and snails we accustomed ourselves to the idea that a parasite 's genes could have phenotypic effects on the host 's body , in exactly the same way as any animal 's genes have phenotypic effects on its ‘ own ’ body . |
| 6 | All the doctors , psychiatrists and groups I 'd been to so far for help had made me feel worse than ever : could she be any different ? |
| 7 | She still likes pop music , especially the singers and groups she grew up with , like Neil Diamond , Dire Straits and Duran Duran , and thoroughly enjoys the rock concerts she attends , but she now finds classical music more soothing to read and work to . |
| 8 | Architects and planners are usually men and , in the case of local authority housing estates , not of the class of those who actually spend most of their time in the flats and houses they design . |
| 9 | Oh yes they 've built oh dear dear , they 've built houses and houses I do n't know Rhos-y-Bol today . |
| 10 | Then they gave her a battery of psych-tests that plugged straight into her nervous system ; though she fought against it , they strapped her down and there was nothing she could hide , no way to stop the relentless tide of data and attitudes they programmed into her , or the probing of her mental set . |
| 11 | Or something perhaps … moving through space forwards but back at the same time , as if I consisted of anti-matter for ever cancelled out … as if in all our words and gestures , acts and attitudes we effected some sort of parallel penetration into whatever had originated them , their primeval atom , with built-in unstableness. ( 107–108/303–4 ) |
| 12 | Like the pun in The Languages of Love and the concept of a variable reality in The Sycamore Tree , a discursive practice that is devalued and stigmatized in this novel is later used as a tool for exploring the practices and attitudes it represents . |
| 13 | Modern economic growth , and the norms and attitudes it establishes , have produced a highly complex industrial and urban organisation , albeit one that is increasingly vulnerable largely because the spread of affluence , and the sheer rapidity of change , have combined , unavoidably to undermine the complex of institutions and myths that invested all pre-industrial civilisations with stability and cohesion . |
| 14 | The green forest now flared with colour as the plants advertised the delights and rewards they had on offer . |
| 15 | Meanwhile Winnie , who for several years ran the old Slazenger Club Championships , continued to repay the joy and rewards she enjoyed from tennis by passing on her knowledge and experience to later generations of British juniors . |
| 16 | The skills and cultures they developed sustained them in a harsh living , and gave them a lasting , non-destructive role in Arctic ecology . |
| 17 | And to coincide , the Bodlean Library has opened an exhibition showing original sketches and maps he drew on the back of exam papers . |
| 18 | Numerous disputes arose between the Forest officers and the owners of lands and woods they had re-afforested . |
| 19 | The person brought up in the city who has a natural and instinctive knowledge of the curative properties of herbs and wild flowers ; the person who experiences déjà vu or the one who seems to recognize a ‘ stranger ’ although the two have never met before ; the person born with talents he has not had time to acquire — is it not a possible explanation of the genius of such prodigies as Mozart that he actually brought with him skills and talents he had learnt in a previous lifetime ? |
| 20 | Shopping for floorcoverings has never been easier either ; all the major d-i-y superstores stock a huge range of sheet and tile materials ( plus all the tools and accessories you need to lay them ) , and if you ca n't find what you want there , you can always turn to specialist flooring suppliers for help . |
| 21 | All in Mr Honecker 's image , tough and second rate , they are not inclined to give up the hunting lodges and chauffeurs they feel are their due . |
| 22 | The bath and basin were pink and there were bottles and jars of bath salts and essences she 'd never even heard of . |
| 23 | He had seen the pose in several paintings in the churches and galleries he had visited in the past two weeks . |
| 24 | We think it would be a mistake to try and establish any ‘ consensual ’ version of feminism or of feminist philosophy because we are committed to exploration of the beliefs and views we hold , even the ones which at present seem indisputable . |
| 25 | So our job is to ensure our journalism is wide-ranging — in terms of where we have correspondents at home and abroad — in terms of the subjects we cover — in terms of the diversity of voice and views we broadcast . |
| 26 | As I seconded past the scene of shredded clothes and fingers I cursed my lack of imagination ; the peg pointed skywards . |
| 27 | I was in lane 1 , which I found strange considering the positions and times I had achieved in the semi-final . |
| 28 | The fruit , vegetables and herbs you grow yourself often make the most delicious dishes , which is why Marshalls Seeds is running a competition to find the best family recipes . |
| 29 | The assimilative approach , Gusfield suggests , is associated with groups that are largely secure , where the values and opinions they hold either are , or are perceived to be , supported by the majority of the population . |
| 30 | ‘ His department has been saying to us in recent weeks that we could not have the classrooms and toilets we need because there are empty places in other schools . |