Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [vb pp] [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mine and countermine driven through foundations during siege of 1547 still accessible . |
| 2 | Three years later Dr H. J. Hewitt published his influential book , The organization of war under Edward III , 1338–62 , in which , rather than describe activity of a narrow , military kind , he wrote about the relatively unglamorous background and preparation needed for war at that time and , indeed , ever since . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , the possibility remains that , as Wallace argued , many of the sex differences in plumage and coloration ascribed by Darwin to the action of female choice may have evolved because they help the sexes to recognize or locate each other or because they improve male success in competitive interactions . |
| 4 | Radical feminists see the put-downs and discrimination experienced by girls as the means by which men control women — and by which boys control girls . |
| 5 | The accident costs which mounted up were for minor , frequent mishaps such as bacterial contamination of equipment used in the creamery which were all identified and contained , and damage caused to vehicles in the transport company from manoeuvring in confined spaces . |
| 6 | ‘ There is no real contradiction between privilege bestowed by blood and privilege bestowed by gold in constitutional balance . |
| 7 | The two-volume Doves Press edition of Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained with capitals by Edward Johnston and Graily Hewitt was also unsold , against an estimate of £300-£400 . |
| 8 | — The conversion of bank notes and coin denominated in Mark of the GDR shall only be possible for persons or agencies domiciled in the GDR via accounts with financial institutions in the GDR into which the cash amounts to be converted may be paid . |
| 9 | Failing miserably , she found herself sliding sideways , and there was nothing she could do but laugh as she hit the field quite hard and bike landed on top of her . |
| 10 | White duchesse satin dress with chiffon overskirt and neckline trimmed with pearls by Sarasusa ( Bubbles , £1,400 ) , large pearl headdress by Silk ( £86 ) , earrings by Van Peterson ( £110 ) |
| 11 | As a definition for the essence of education I would settle for ‘ the mastery of the processes by which knowledge can be acquired and a maturity and sympathy gained from exposure to the mainstreams of intellectual thought ’ . |
| 12 | There is therefore a tension between the continued existence of economic and social inequalities which confer political advantages on some groups and corresponding disadvantages on others , and the democratic principle of political equality , which ought , as a principle , to mean not merely equality in the voting booth but also equality of access to the political decision-makers , and equal opportunities to influence the policies and direction taken by society as a whole . |
| 13 | 2.14 " Rent " means the Initial Rent and rent ascertained in accordance with the fourth Schedule and such term includes neither the Insurance Rent nor the Service Charge but the term " rents " includes Rent the Insurance and the Service Charge See under clause 4 as to the reservation of the insurance rent and the service charge as rents . |
| 14 | Jacob 's taking advantage of his father 's blindness and frailty , and his deceiving him at one of the most solemn moments of his life , are reminiscent of the shame and humiliation brought to Noah by his son Ham . |
| 15 | Here desire was incited and pleasure produced through transgression of the sanctioned norms of middle-class marriage and domesticity . |
| 16 | Progressive taxation must be outlawed for all time ; educational qualifications for jurors must be introduced ; the voting age must be raised to 21 and suffrage extended to dogs of three years or more , subject to simple intelligence tests . |
| 17 | The processes of rethinking and reorganization set in motion by the scandals over unprotected children were slow and painful . |
| 18 | Jim Cameron , National Communications Union , criticised the party for being slow to deal with the problems of crime and fear faced by people in council housing schemes . |
| 19 | Major brands are sold with service and maintenance provided under contract with the aim of reducing down time from breakdowns and maximising the reliability and performance of the equipment . |
| 20 | From her pretty cream bedroom in the first floor nursery , Diana enjoyed a pleasant prospect of grazing cattle , a patchwork of open fields and parkland interspersed with copses of pine , silver birch and yew . |
| 21 | When the Spaniards reached Middle America they found the native peoples using pearls and mother-of-pearl obtained from fisheries in the Caribbean , the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific coasts of south California and Mexico . |
| 22 | The breakwater and pier provide protection from the worst weather and sea conditions , dissipating the high seas and swell caused by gales from the north , east and south . |
| 23 | Section 42 Moorland Conservation Orders should be granted by Ministers on the areas of moor and heath mapped by NPAs under Section 43 and which are , in their opinion , important to conserve , so that NPAs are informed of all proposals likely to alter their character , including non-grant aidable schemes such as clearances of existing drainage channels , burning and changes in livestock numbers . |
| 24 | Section 42 ( of the Wildlife and Countryside Act , 1981 ) Moorland Conservation Orders should be granted by Ministers on the areas of moor and heath mapped by NPAs under Section 43 of that Act and which are , in the opinion of the NPA , important to conserve . |
| 25 | Teachers are asked to develop an alternative female culture of achievement and independence which will compensate for the romanticism , dependency and passivity found amongst women in society . |
| 26 | Please find enclosed the following invoices for items supplied and work done in connection with Nether Wyresdale 's entry in this year 's competition . |
| 27 | Secondly , the use of the single term ‘ learning ’ fails to suggest the radical change in approach and attitude required of staff in institutions , if students are to be enabled to pass through all the possible stages of intellectual growth . |
| 28 | By means of a comparative approach , as Galenson ( 1952 , p. v ) expresses it , ‘ hypotheses that grew out of peculiar conditions in one country can … be tested against other bodies of experience , and reconciliation sought in differences among the determining factors . ’ |
| 29 | VOCALIST and drummer required by band with original material . |
| 30 | I agree with the hon. Member for Leicester , East ( Mr. Vaz ) about the anguish and anxiety caused to people by immigration problems . |