Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [noun sg] and i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At its most obvious this refers to the placement of the school in the natural or man-made environment and I have already commented on the vast variations which exist , from town to country ; seashore to savannah , forest or mountain . |
| 2 | But I do understand the real awfulness of physical and emotional pain and I have great sympathy with anyone who is going through it . |
| 3 | I have friends and relatives by marriage on all sides of this hateful and destructive conflict and I believe that , in the end , its solution will be found through reconciliation , firstly of individuals and then of communities . |
| 4 | ‘ But I was fortunate because then Stoddard took over as a professionally run and profitable company and I 've spent 11 happy years with them . ’ |
| 5 | Red Cottage was unsuitable for other reasons , but there was space and fresh air and I think I need these . ’ |
| 6 | What I want to suggest is that far from representing a glorification of a golden age , confident and stable in its social organisation , The Faerie Queene exemplifies a very uneasy social and cultural fabric and I want to indicate some of the reasons for that unease . |
| 7 | It was a wet and windy day and I warmed up a little more carefully than usual . |
| 8 | I am , however , open to reasoned and informed argument and I await with interest your correspondents ' blueprint for reversing our economic decline , bearing in mind that the stark choice is that we either increase our earnings or we accept a quite considerable reduction in our living standards . |
| 9 | If that were all , I 'd applaud it as a wise and public-spirited action and I hope it starts a trend . |
| 10 | For many years I was a governor of Port Slade School and Comprehensive College and I thought that was a very impressive school , as I am sure you would agree . |
| 11 | My argument here is not on that issue , since the focus of their attention was on Parliament and parliamentary procedure and I want to introduce the other side of reform into the debate — where it has received insufficient attention . |
| 12 | I have found a five-acre lake which has both deep and shallow water and I have heard that it holds a good head of carp averaging 8lb to 14lb with a distinct possibility of a 20-pounder . |
| 13 | W we still seem to debate certain things three , four and five times they creep their way through to the main committee and full council and I have to say that the point in para B about the report we 've been sent not recognising the reduction in local er government responsibilities it it is it 's a bit rich , because our response to that report does n't recognise that when I first arrived here Chairman we had the education department which was responsible for all the schools , six colleges of further education , college of art , college of agriculture , the teacher training college at and a major polytechnic . |
| 14 | Sid was a handsome and debonair charmer and I enjoyed a happy relationship with his family including his father , mother and grandmother . |
| 15 | But Mike is a very intuitive and instinctive person and I think that 's what he went on . ’ |
| 16 | She was a kind and gentle girl and I cared for her greatly . |
| 17 | I fell in love with a deaf and dumb man and I planned to spend my life earning and loving and teaching and praying , all on his behalf . |
| 18 | Over the years we have proved to be an effective and efficient council and I believe you have all contributed greatly to making Lothian such a progressive authority . |
| 19 | The Act was implemented with an unprecedented level of co-operation and collaboration between central and local government and I pay a warm tribute to all those who helped with the delivery of guidance and the legislation 's careful framing . |
| 20 | Alec led the strenuous but short-lived pitch and I continued up the long Needle Crack : sustained but never too difficult ; glorious bridging above the full height of the crag . |
| 21 | Mr Major , clearly embarrassed by the remarks , said : ‘ I believe we should have firm but fair immigration and I have no truck with any distinction between people of different race or colour . |
| 22 | Like ourselves the Firefly Trust seems to be making slow but steady progress and I wish them well . |