Example sentences of "and a [noun sg] [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The application of the Newtonian paradigm in astronomy involves the use of a variety of approved kinds of telescope , together with techniques for their use and a variety of techniques for the correction of the data collected with their aid . |
| 32 | 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 . ’ |
| 33 | The high esteem in which gold has been held in most parts of the world , the relative ease with which it can be wrought and not least its capacity for combining with other desirable things have led to its being favoured above all others for jewellery , objects of parade and a variety of insignia of status . |
| 34 | It was one of those restaurants with paper tablecloths and a pot of crayons on each table and we both started drawing . |
| 35 | She wanted to tell her that perhaps the plan — the dark colours , the new name — was n't necessary any more , that there was an awareness between herself and Tom today that almost made her believe he did share her feelings , but with Tom himself in the room , and Bill as well , and Mrs Porter coming in now with Faye 's mid-afternoon snack and a pot of tea for everyone , there was clearly no opportunity . |
| 36 | It was no coincidence that these decades saw new programmatic statements of papal ideology and a revitalising of contacts between Rome and all parts of the west . |
| 37 | Following a tax charge of $21.0m and a contribution from minorities of $0.3m , the profit attributable to shareholders at the half year was $105.5m ( 1992 : $14.8m loss ) equivalent to earnings per share of 21.5p ( 1992 : 3.4p loss per share ) . |
| 38 | The President decided upon military intervention on Sunday , after a weekend of harassment of US citizens , and a year of humiliation at Noriega 's hands . |
| 39 | Last year 's View from Invercauld and a painting of Wensleydale from Gunnerside in 1991 are of exceptional quality , while there is a particularly fine , and possibly historically significant , painting of Hong Kong seen from the afterdeck of Britannia , with the White Ensign hanging limply in the foreground . |
| 40 | The interior contains fine Baroque sculpture on the High Altar by M. V. Jäckel , and a painting by J. V. Callot . |
| 41 | It is a very feminine , ‘ forties ’ style with clever shaping at the front and a panel of lace over the bodice which forms a scalloped V-shaped neckline . |
| 42 | This land of dramatic contrast , vastness and grandeur offers spectacular scenery , story-book adventure and a wealth of history to the traveller . |
| 43 | Teletext not only gives up-to-date news and a wealth of information on different subjects but keeps you informed of sub-titled plays and many special TV programmes which can be followed visually . |
| 44 | 3/The roughs were sent with tracing paper overlays annotated with queries and a request for answers to be written alongside . |
| 45 | The economy made good progress during the first half of 1990 , with GNP growth of 1.5 per cent , a reduction in the budget deficit , a noticeable improvement in the trade balance and a fall in inflation to 8 per cent from around 25 per cent in 1989 . |
| 46 | This will cause a rise in demand for exports and a fall in demand for imports . |
| 47 | Beside it was an overturned bottle , a length of grubby cord and a sheet of newspaper on which lay a crust of brown loaf , the core of an apple and some crumbs of cheese . |
| 48 | He had his briefcase in one hand , a cigar and a sheet of paper in the other . |
| 49 | When guests arrived at the Sculpture Gallery there was a barrel organ playing merrily on one side of the entrance , and a clown on stilts on the other side . |
| 50 | The Green Man wore a coronet of leaves and a girdle of stems at his waist . |
| 51 | Send your name , address and a cheque/PO for £6.99 to : BBC Good Food Offer /Les Routiers , 354 Fulham Road , London SW10 9UH . |
| 52 | Pre-emptive local anaesthetic field block for inguinal herniorrhaphy resulted in reduced pain scores and a delay in requests for analgesia during the six hours studied by Ejlersen et al , but similar work detected no pre-emptive effect over a longer period . |
| 53 | Festin in Palacio is one of Gironella 's latter-day altarpieces , and a digest of elements from three paintings — Queen Mariana , Las Meninas and the portrait of the dwarf Francisco Lezcano , popularly known as El Niño de Vallecas ( Fig. 9 ) . |
| 54 | In September the government announced new austerity measures including a reduction in public spending to counter the adverse effects of the Gulf crisis [ see p. 37697 ] which , taking into account the loss of remittances from Bangladeshis in Iraq , loss of exports and a squeeze on jobs in other Gulf states , was expected to cause a loss of US$250,000,000 . |
| 55 | Nevertheless , between a fifth and a quarter of firms within the zones considered that their output , employment and productivity would be lower without on-site incentives . |
| 56 | If the child normally manages only half a fish finger and a teaspoon of potato for lunch then this is all that should be placed on the plate so that the child can be encouraged to clear the plate . |
| 57 | Set two pieces of meat over the nests , a pastry case to the side and a ribbon of sauce around the outside of each plate . |
| 58 | A pre-inquiry meeting starts tomorrow in the community centre in Northallerton and a second on Thursday at the Marton Hotel and Country Club , Middlesbrough . |
| 59 | No presidential candidate received an overall majority , and a second round run-off on Oct. 11 would be contested by Iliescu and the DCR presidential candidate , Emil Constantinescu . |
| 60 | There she acquired the qualifications that took her in 1881 to Newnham College , Cambridge , where she got a first in the moral sciences tripos in 1884 , and a second in history in 1885 ; she also helped to form the Association of Assistant Mistresses . |