Example sentences of "and [verb] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sniffed it and whispered an obscene word to it , then I put on my coat and overshoes and walked out of the hotel . |
| 2 | Might any fear that disabled employment opportunities would collapse if the prop of the statutory quota were to be removed be assuaged by placing a statutory obligation upon employers to adopt and to implement an affirmative action plan ? |
| 3 | Attempts to reconcile these two decisions have expanded human ingenuity and expended an unconscionable amount of time , effort and paper . |
| 4 | It concerns an executive who passed a mental hospital on his way to work and stopped occasionally to watch an inmate going through the motions of winding up and pitching an imaginary ball . |
| 5 | Midwives and health visitors would then be notified of approved adopters in their area and could contact the couple , establish and develop an open and trusting relationship before placement . |
| 6 | Most writers go through a series of fumbling stages , groping for ideas , before they manage to sort them out and develop an organized plan . |
| 7 | However , if the US wins , and imposes an old-fashioned pax americana , then we can confidently predict a rematch in the future . |
| 8 | Or is it gulped down quickly , before someone comes in and points an accusing finger ? |
| 9 | It was necessary either to retain the existing records system and recruit an additional member of the clerical team , or to tackle the problem -employee record keeping and reporting — at source , and create a more efficient and appropriate information system . |
| 10 | And now we are to wait for the next ethnic war to intervene to salve our pitifully insensitive consciences and our failure to shape and conduct an effective policy : a neat one , no complications , allowing intervention with few , possibly no , losses . |
| 11 | Skilled players may choose to hook gently or draw the shot by aiming down the right side of the fairway and encouraging an early rotation of the right hand over the left prior to impact . |
| 12 | These should be major counselling objectives , and encouraging an ageing person to be part of such a group would indeed constitute a major counselling success . |
| 13 | To enable researchers to report back on the results of recently completed research in the Scottish courts to an invited audience comprising the various branches of the legal profession , policy makers concerned with the administration of justice , pressure group and voluntary organisations and to stimulate an informed discussion of key findings . |
| 14 | It is well suited as a hill suckler on rough grazing and plays an essential role in the production of the well-known Blue Grey store cattle of the borders , which are from Galloway cows put to Whitebred Shorthorn bulls to add earlier maturity to the Galloway 's good beefing qualities and excellent mothering instincts . |
| 15 | One of the scouts , a woman , comes forward and plays an Irish bagpipe alongside the band . |
| 16 | It 's a Cotswold marriage between sport and money where the organist flips and plays an Irish jig . |
| 17 | In particular E. Foetida ( the stinking dungworm or brandling ) multiplies rapidly in a dungheap or compost pit and plays an important part in breaking down the cellulose once the temperature has dropped to about 32°C . |
| 18 | The snow which brings so many winter sports enthusiasts to the area can lie all year round in some parts of the Cairngorms and plays an important role in protecting flowering plants . |
| 19 | SCOTVEC is a body with a national remit and plays an important role in the educational life of Scotland . |
| 20 | The following Christmas Eve , we enlisted the aid of Addy , our friend and ally , and laid an ingenious Santa-trap . |
| 21 | Representatives from as many relevant agencies as possible met a few times a year , and devised an agreed strategy for the inner area concerned . |
| 22 | The research paper recommends certain reporting actions by UK companies — such as publishing environmental policies and naming an environmental director — as well as setting out an eight page research agenda for academics , the ASB and APB . |
| 23 | Ballymacarrett is located east and the Clonard and the Hammer west of the River Lagan , which bisects Belfast and constitutes an important socio-geographical boundary . |
| 24 | Datuk Seri Mahathir Mohamed , Prime Minister since 1981 , was seeking a third term and led an 11-party multiracial National Front coalition ( Barisan Nasional ) , which held 133 seats in the outgoing parliament . |
| 25 | Had he not , as everyone knew , single-handedly raised and led an Arab army against the Turks ? |
| 26 | GRAEME Hick threw off his straightjacket yesterday — and led an incredible blitz of World Cup champions Pakistan to clinch the Texaco Trophy series . |
| 27 | He muttered something unrepeatable under his breath and wiped an exhausted hand upwards over his forehead , a distraught gesture which ruffled the short dark hair so that it stood on end . |
| 28 | He produced a book of blank bills and asked an Italian snapper to help him with his expenses . |
| 29 | Our gaze met and became an eternal thing . |
| 30 | She gave us unfailing devotion and became an essential part of our family . |