Example sentences of "and [noun] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But his enthusiasm and self-assurance meant that in practice he came to personify what Elizabeth Monroe in The Economist in London described as the American belief that with " dollars and a wrench " one could transform the world . |
| 2 | The need to establish the legitimacy of the political system after the years of repression and apathy meant that previously excluded groups such as the organized working class had to be brought into the political process . |
| 3 | Aunt Margaret and Melanie clapped and clapped and clapped . |
| 4 | And Melanie knew that she , too , had been put away in the same close airing-cupboard , this grey , tall house . |
| 5 | Periodically sections are test cleaned and gel re-applied where soiling remains unmoved . |
| 6 | Curtains would be closed , arm bands worn , and hats removed as the hearse passed by . |
| 7 | Huy registered the threat , and Reni saw that he had , before turning to Taheb , stroking her hand as he spoke . |
| 8 | Daffodils and primrose fluttered and blushed from warm corners . |
| 9 | There are just two comfortable and well-appointed apartments available at the Residence Elena and outside the building there are plenty of sitting areas — all around and under the mulberry trees where chicken and ducks cluck and quack away contentedly . |
| 10 | On Wednesday , 5th September 1984 , a meeting of the officers responsible for staff training within Hertfordshire , Bedfordshire , Norfolk , Suffolk , Essex , Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire recommended that : |
| 11 | Weapons will be broken open and the plutonium and uranium stockpiled or processed . |
| 12 | Tonight the Minister of the big Methodist church in the township of Harare opened it for people of all colours and creeds to come and pray and find God 's plan . |
| 13 | Dimly , in what seemed at that moment to have been another existence altogether , she remembered Jurgen and Horst arguing that there was actually something dynamic and hopeful about the forces of good and innocence being so demonstrably at risk from the satanic . |
| 14 | Both students and lecturers said that they felt that lectures gave an opportunity for personal contact . |
| 15 | As Althusser was keen to emphasize , according to Marx morality works simply as a form of ideological control , and Levinas concurs that ‘ everyone will readily agree that it is the highest importance to know whether we are not duped by morality ’ ( 21 ) . |
| 16 | 1 Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onion and chilli halves until the onion browns . |
| 17 | Although ballooning on micturition is a commonly cited indication , the studies of Gairdner and Øster suggest that if this physical sign is ignored the symptoms will resolve as the foreskin becomes spontaneously retractile ( unless balanitis xerotica obliterans develops ) . |
| 18 | He made idle banter as they watched for the van , and Doyle grimaced and complained about the lack of ‘ peace and quiet ’ in that particular car at that particular time . |
| 19 | Turner was n't a naturally violent man , and Doyle guessed that he had been ‘ put upon ’ inside , and had probably objected . |
| 20 | Trees were bursting into leaf and birds singing as they wandered along the banks of the river , their arms entwined round each other . |
| 21 | All of the available evidence on lifestyle and nutrition suggests that by eating a healthier diet , exercising regularly , and finding time for relaxation , many of the above problems can be reduced if not eradicated . |
| 22 | Hartog and Hull stated that computed tomography of the pituitary does not have a role in cases of moderate hyperprolactinaemia because it is of little value in diagnosing a microadenoma . |
| 23 | Next day Roth has a morning full of interviews to deal with and , despite having been out clubbing till six in the morning , he manages to make it — although his jeans and T-shirt look like he slept in them . |
| 24 | Labelling , therefore , refers to the process by which individuals and groups classify and categorise social behaviour and other individuals . |
| 25 | In this sense , power is not something that individuals and groups do or do not have automatically through occupation of a particular social or economic position , rather it is something gained through the skilful deployment of political resources in order to achieve particular objectives . |
| 26 | Seb and Christian spoke until well into the night about the changes that total disafforestation would bring to the area — and to the gipsies in particular . |
| 27 | It appears to be contrary to what the Criminal Law Revision Committee and Parliament intended when they established " dishonesty " in the 1968 Act . |
| 28 | Through benefit inquiry line and forms designed and checked out with disability and welfare rights groups , people are given the opportunity to claim benefits to which they are entitled . |
| 29 | Once you have reached your goal weight , you will want to maintain the health , fitness and slimness benefits that you have achieved . |
| 30 | Bristol and West hopes that by arranging collective auctions it will be able to overcome this problem . |