Example sentences of "and [subord] the [noun] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But obviously my plant to whack off hastily and then make the second copy had to be abandoned , because my dick would n't even begin to reach over the plastic strip between me and where the glass started when it was soft . |
| 2 | And although the committee believed that the problem had been overstated , this did little to allay the anxieties . |
| 3 | And although the police say that crimes against motorists are still relatively rare , all drivers should be on their guard . |
| 4 | And although the analyst questioned whether the additional labour in Rochester was completely justified by this , there is no doubt that this fact is at the heart of the differences in unit costs . |
| 5 | And if the scientists felt that they could speak with certainty , how much more so the lesser publicists and ideologists who were all the more certain of the experts ' certainties , because they could understand most of what the experts said , at least in so far as it could still be said without the use of higher mathematics . |
| 6 | And if the breeders reply that it is the puppy dealers ' fault , how could any self-respecting breeder sell puppies to dealers in the first place ? |
| 7 | Against the use of a letter it must be noted that it is not easy to write a short but very clear letter explaining everything the informant may want to know , and if the recipient decides that she or he does not want to co-operate then she/he is warned in advance of the interviewer 's call . |
| 8 | The Raasay ferry takes only a handful of vehicles and rather more passengers , and travels frequently , and if the ferryman finds that he has no room for you on his last run of the day from Raasay back to Sconser he will return . |
| 9 | And unless the city knows that it 's hopeless , they might simply pick up the whole war again . |
| 10 | Moore 's the guilty player Jochim had got away from him and unless the referee decides that there was another defender coming round on the cover there Moores could be in big trouble . |
| 11 | Because German opposition was light in this sector , and because the Germans thought that , after their bleeding at Verdun , they were incapable of massed attack , the French made some gains . |
| 12 | The cDNA probably includes the initiating methionine as there is an in-frame termination codon immediately upstream and because the sequence flanking and including this methionine codon would be an efficient translation initiation signal . |
| 13 | When she found that she was pregnant , she turned to her older sister for help , and since the O'Dells knew that Mr Marriner had been paying court to Moira , they assumed he was responsible for her condition . |
| 14 | And while the Shah despised and fought against the mullahs , Hassan had his own representatives in almost all the brotherhoods and mosques . |
| 15 | It shares many features with other stories found among many peoples : a spirit or evil demon makes a sudden attack on a traveller at night ; the traveller is quite unprepared , and the demon means to kill him ; nevertheless , in the life and death struggle that ensues the traveller manages to get the upper hand , and before the dawn comes and robs the demon of its power , he extorts from it something of its supernatural strength . |
| 16 | the LIFESPAN user name of the assessor , and whether the assessor accepted or rejected the DC , or has not yet assessed it . |
| 17 | Whether this is a common occurence and whether the larvae migrate or are transported by terrestrial populations of earthworms or beetles is not definitely known , but the occurrence of this apparent reservoir of larvae in soil may be important in relation to certain systems of control based on grazing management . |
| 18 | ‘ the simple facts which the court has to find are whether the defendant 's conduct in fact prevented the police from carrying out their duty , or made it more difficult for them to do so , and whether the defendant intended that conduct to prevent the police from carrying out their duty or to make it more difficult to do so . ’ |
| 19 | All bream , mature bream that is , will devour a small fish as and when the opportunity arises and they have the inclination to do so . |
| 20 | She could n't help laughing back at him , and when the others saw that she was genuinely amused they relaxed . |
| 21 | The meadow began to mushroom with tents and huts and the street theatre erupted into an explosion of living history , the performers flinging themselves to the ground and then leaping into the air as and when the idea occurred and making funny faces all the while . |
| 22 | He is a young friend of Stepan Verkhovensky , and when the notebooks record that Granovsky ( Stepan 's prototype ) has got out of hand they are also heralding the novelist 's escape into a fictional mode of enormous suppleness . |
| 23 | And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food , and that it was a delight to the eyes , and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise , she took of the fruit thereof , and did eat ; and she gave also unto her husband with her , and he did eat … |
| 24 | Just at that moment my gardener came with his basket , and when the woman realised that the flowers in the vase on my table were going to be thrown away , to make way for the fresh ones . |
| 25 | He was , and when the youth heard that Herbert Chapman wanted him to play for Huddersfield , ‘ I remember how he dropped the barrow . |
| 26 | ‘ And when the city fell and she decided that my fate was no longer one she chose to share , she returned to Buto . |
| 27 | And when the snow thawed and took with it the paint they had daubed it with , he was out there picking off the remaining flakes of paint , and cursing with disappointment . |
| 28 | Now I will give my pledge Mr Mayor that if and when the situation arises that a full service is required and needed , it will get my full support , er I hope it 's not , but if it should arise I would have no hesitation in supporting the second part of the amendment . |
| 29 | The promised allowance to cover extra heating and lighting was not forthcoming , and as the days lengthened and winter approached there was understandable bad feeling between landladies and their reluctant lodgers . |
| 30 | Such mishaps were bad omens , and though the townspeople maintained that they did not take the Wheel seriously they were happier when all went according to plan . |