Example sentences of "and [adj] [noun] of [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er and Jane looks after all the publicity er er preparations and that sort of thing so |
| 2 | that 's why we 've got to start cutting back there 's no money for wage rises and that sort of thing so |
| 3 | Basic affection and normal standards of decency often allowed for balanced relationships to evolve . |
| 4 | This research intends to help plug this gap , using the example of women 's initiatives in local government ( women 's committees etc ) which seek to improve the social and economic position of women both inside councils and in their local areas . |
| 5 | An adequate explanation of the greater incidence of poverty among women in old age must reflect on the social and economic status of women before as well as after retirement and , therefore , the systems of distribution which determine status and access to resources . |
| 6 | The public and private faces of sponsors certainly differ . |
| 7 | Foucault is therefore making the subtle and perceptive point that contemporary societies are largely characterised by self-policing and introspective control of feelings rather than the explicit display and use of force and authority . |
| 8 | The splendid restaurant offers and extensive choice of menu both traditional and speciality . |
| 9 | And London-based vice-chairwoman of Democrats Abroad , Sally McNulty , said Britain had nothing to fear from a Clinton presidency . |
| 10 | The road goes on amid scenery of increasing charm along the bonny banks of the loch , which at its head is succeeded by the emerald pastures and rich woodlands of Strath More . |
| 11 | His strong dialect and ungrammatical turns of phrase often made him unintentionally amusing , but his dark and ruddy complexion , coarse features , and shabby clothes gave him a hold over the type of working man the total abstainers sought to reach . |
| 12 | It was a basket with fresh eggs , a newly-baked loaf of bread , a pat of butter and some rashers of bacon inside . |
| 13 | ‘ Each month approximately 300 new requests are made for an occupational therapist assessment and this level of demand far outstrips the borough 's available resources . ’ |
| 14 | However , senior managers have to consider where the business as a whole is going , and this kind of problem also has to be faced by anyone trying to run their own business , no matter how small . |
| 15 | Those who subscribe to the Institute 's Proceedings say that one of the most valuable contributions it makes has been the books that are reviewed by our members and this listing of books recently published or announced . |
| 16 | In order to understand them better we therefore need to examine their influence ; and this process of investigation also leads to elaboration . |
| 17 | Particular subjects of interest include changing levels and patterns of employment , the size and residential distribution of incomers both from overseas and other parts of the United Kingdom ; the changing demographic , occupational and social characteristics of the various city and suburban neighbourhoods ; and changes in social class and occupational patterns in the area . |
| 18 | In the course of her book , she gives us by far the most detailed and interesting portrait of Mary ever written , free from the excesses of adulation or attack which characterize so much of the writing about her . |
| 19 | This lack of insight and concomitant lack of empathy often leads us to replace feelings with action — sometimes abusive action . |
| 20 | Beyond him she could see the afternoon DJ in his studio , a couple more strides and another set of double-glazing further on , hunched over his microphone like a harassed co-pilot . |
| 21 | Between 1801 and 1851 only limited areas were directly affected by urbanization , and high rates of increase still occurred in many rural areas , especially in the east and the south . |
| 22 | This book has concentrated on the political and social values of Africa today , and traced their evolution over more than a century . |
| 23 | A versatile and hardy traveller , his earliest journey was to Italy and Sicily , the prelude to an extended and detailed tour of Greece as far as Thessaly . |
| 24 | On the other hand , this close and detailed regulation of credit also fits closely into the general pattern of consumer protection of its time . |
| 25 | These years saw a shift in both French and foreign perceptions of legitimacy away from Vichy and in favour of de Gaulle and Free France . |
| 26 | Here we have another instance of the need to transcend a narrowly individualistic approach to modern psychopathology : the question of the social and cultural consequences of failure satisfactorily to resolve the Oedipus complex in the context of modern culture . |
| 27 | In return for the continued friendship in times of want , and generous acts of hospitality always so readily extended towards the whites by these Indians , they now reap an abundant harvest of every species of villainy and insult . |
| 28 | Exercise can help pregnant women cope with their increased body weight and altered centre of gravity more easily |
| 29 | Weight training strengthens the muscles , and stronger muscles can enable the pregnant woman to cope with her increased body weight and altered centre of gravity more easily . |
| 30 | These were men who had just finished fighting a global war — a war which , it must be remembered , Britain had won — and global habits of mind naturally persisted . |