Example sentences of "and [noun] [conj] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ICI has important patents in the field , covering a number of different monomers and fillers and a variety of techniques for their use and we intend to exploit the position by developing a range of filled dispersions and materials based on them . ’ |
| 2 | We say we are thirsty when we mean that we fancy a glass of wine , a pint of beer , a gin and tonic or a shot of whisky — the pleasure of naming our poison — at the end of a busy day or tiresome week . |
| 3 | However , you are much more likely to have your own photographic library with reference shots of all plant and personnel and a collection of possible feature material . |
| 4 | Lancaster was now joined by the king 's uncles the Earls of Rent and Norfolk and a group of lords who had lost lands in Scotland , chief amongst whom were Henry Beaumont , Thomas Wake of Liddel and David of Strathbogie , claimant to the earldom of Atholl . |
| 5 | He sent Seton a bowl of almonds and raisins and a present of velvet gloves . ’ |
| 6 | The Zikr must have been devout too , of course , but he got round a lot more than Zoser , mixed with people , liked crowd and noise and a bit of fun . |
| 7 | There was ‘ deep and continuing ’ acrimony between Tindell and Victoria and a dispute over the custody of a child , said Mr Spencer . |
| 8 | ( 1988 ) contrast the political projection of the inner city as a place of hopelessness and blight and a residuum of crime and disorder with ‘ The Action for Cities ’ connoted vision of British values embodied in policy prescriptions extolling stability , partnership and self-help . |
| 9 | The doorbell rang and Marcus and a man in those same dark clothes came into the kitchen . |
| 10 | Roger Hymas is a lecturer and writer and a Director of Cadogan Management Ltd , a business development adviser to corporations and institutions . |
| 11 | … . He is red and angry … a maker of swordes and knyves and a sheder of man 's blode . |
| 12 | And Freud and a lot of other German speaking people , thought that he had let them down , because he did n't have the political goodness . |
| 13 | The numbers were limited to thirty-five , and Marie and a committee including Picasso arranged the guest list . |
| 14 | Serve with baked tomatoes stuffed with grated cheese and breadcrumbs and a salad of shredded cabbage , sliced celery , chopped carrot , onion , sultanas , chopped apricots and chives . |
| 15 | And then she heard a gunshot and the sound of a horn , and looking back she saw , high on Ballymacadoyle Hill , her own father and brothers and a crowd of others too , and they were waving and shouting — and suddenly she understood exactly what was happening : they were giving her their last farewell ; she was leaving Ireland , and might never return . |
| 16 | There is a growing awareness of the disadvantages to employment and industry that a return to the discredited and failed policies of the Labour party would create . |
| 17 | At Imperial College 's field station at Silwood Park , Mick Crawley is setting up a series of such experiments as part of Prosamo , a research programme funded by the Agricultural and Food Research Council , the Department of Trade and Industry and a consortium of companies . |
| 18 | A junior with a big interest in meeting people [ according to his Appraisal ] was given the task of setting out packs of account opening cards , Special Savings forms and passbooks and a couple of credit card application forms for good measure . |
| 19 | Robert Roberts recalls that the Scuttler 's girl friend also had her own style of dress — ‘ clogs and shawl and a skirt with vertical stripes ’ — although I know of no other references to female attire , and as usual within these hooligan preoccupations attention was rootedly fixed on the boys . |
| 20 | On July 9 the leaders of Djibouti , Ethiopia , Kenya , Sudan and Uganda and a representative of the Somali government met in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa , in the context of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development ( IGADD ) . |
| 21 | Such was the sense of shock and disgust that a number of RUC officers offered to work on their days off and without pay to help track down the killer . |
| 22 | Then there was a tobacco tin with a little boy 's treasures — marbles , a long-dead spider , gaudy stamps from Helvetia and Madagascar and a piece of blue glass with a letter to Santa Claus wrapped round it : ‘ Dear Santa , Will you bring mi dadi back for crismas and a cowboi set . ’ |
| 23 | Millions of voters have acquired a stake in the wider ownership of shares and homes and a voice in union affairs . |
| 24 | By permission of the Queen and with the consent of the Cauldon Potteries Ltd. , Sir George Hayter Chubb had painted metal replicas of the house made , with a lock and key and a slit in the roof to be used as children 's money boxes . |
| 25 | Put in a fireproof dish eight carrots cut in round pieces , about half an inch thick , half a dozen small onions , parsley , salt and pepper and a rasher of bacon cut in small pieces , add a tablespoon of water , cover the dish and cook on a slow fire for about three and a half hours . |
| 26 | However , for countries such as France , Japan and Taiwan and a number of developing countries such as the Republic of Korea which lack readily available alternative energy sources , the development of nuclear energy still remains a priority . |
| 27 | Half an hour later the sister had her organized at a table in the day room , with writing paper and pen and a cup of sugary tea . |
| 28 | the top prize is fish and chips and a Limousine with champagne . |
| 29 | They will then notify their clients by sending them contract notes — a ‘ bought ’ note in the case of a purchase and a ‘ sold ’ note in the case of a sale — accompanied , in the case of a purchase , by a request for payment prior to the next settlement date ( unless they are already holding their client 's funds ) or , in the case of a sale , by a transfer form for signature and return and a request for the share certificate ( unless they already hold it ) . |
| 30 | She had just finished her breakfast of dripping and bread and a piece of cold bacon when Ben came into the room . |