Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv] [verb] [det] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | This , along with the increasing use of biocides ( herbicides , pesticides and fungicides ) in food-crop production , and factory-farming methods of rearing livestock ( with increasing reliance on antibiotics , hormones and other drugs ) , has reduced the quality of the food we eat and has probably rendered much of it actually harmful . |
| 2 | But there is an orchid whose shape and colouring exactly mimics that of his female , flightless partner . |
| 3 | The fire , at riverside farm in gloucester , started early yesterday evening and had soon engulfed most of the haybarn . |
| 4 | It was n't a case of missing sitters and throwing away chances more of being so near and yet so far . |
| 5 | While Sunderland and Newcastle United have been in turmoil , and have consequently stolen much of the limelight , his side have progressed in two major cup competitions and challenged for Premier League status . |
| 6 | They are , therefore , not required by law to have governing bodies although some LEAs , including Berkshire , established such bodies some years ago and have subsequently applied most of the requirements of legislation to the ways in which they conduct their affairs . |
| 7 | We are always together , and have never had enough of each other 's company . |