Example sentences of "and [art] [noun] [adv] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the series connection the phase current is low and the voltage high compared to the parallel connection , but there is no difference in the power supplied to the phase . |
| 2 | It was the same sensitive touch he brought to their lovemaking , and the knowledge only added to her store of love for him , for she saw how he was the sort of man who was all of a piece , mentally and physically , a complete human being , someone she could only admire , despite the hell he put her through . |
| 3 | This method has two marked advantages : the production of the dye produces no density change or displacement of the flow ; and the dye gradually reverts to its previous state , so the system can be run continuously without becoming filled with dye . |
| 4 | It can be argued that if Swans can establish they had not ordered the goods then no sale should have been recorded in which case revenue has to be reduced by the £80 and the creditor also has to be reduced by £80 . |
| 5 | The president , in the modern age , is the key political actor and the public constantly looks to him for initiatives , services and solutions . |
| 6 | The last of the winter snow was melting off the steep slopes , but the flatter areas and the passes still seemed to be well covered . |
| 7 | I have cautioned a lot of people , and the caution always seems to be effective . |
| 8 | Five years or so passed and the boy even went to school there . |
| 9 | Turn right here , and the road gradually descends to the little town of Appenzell . |
| 10 | She did n't quite , but what she did understand was that she hated this woman , and the thought momentarily came to her that that man would n't surely have been as bad as this mean-faced nun . |
| 11 | Angry crowds would curse George I , Whigs and Dissenters , the Duke of Marlborough ( a warmonger , and the man widely believed to be responsible for encouraging George I to show all his favour to the Whigs ) , and often even William III , whilst reserving their cheers for James III , the Duke of Ormonde ( the Tory who had replaced Marlborough as Captain-General of the Land Forces in 1712 ) , Dr Sacheverell , and the Church of England . |
| 12 | It gave additional powers to local authorities with severe inner area problems and the provisions only applied to three types of designated districts . |
| 13 | Despite the change of circumstances by 1944 , British Bomber Command continued area bombing , contrary to military advice , and alone , since the Luftwaffe had shot its bolt and the USAAF still held to precision bombing . |
| 14 | The risk undertaken is generally known to the surety , and the circumstances generally point to the view that as between the creditor and surety it was contemplated and intended that the surety should take upon himself to ascertain exactly what risk he was taking upon himself . |
| 15 | Among the controversial issues which any negotiations would have to address were the following [ see also p. 36837 for so-called " Harare declaration " on ANC proposals for future negotiations , and p. 36912 for earlier policy guidelines ] : ( i ) nationalization : in press interviews in the days following his release , Mandela had reasserted the ANC 's stated policy of nationalizing certain sectors of the economy , including mines — this immediately provoked sharp falls on South African financial markets [ see also p. 37176 ] ; ( ii ) the armed struggle : Mandela had refused to renounce this policy , repeating on Feb. 14 that government installations were legitimate targets for sabotage [ ibid. ] ; ( iii ) power-sharing : the government and the ANC still appeared to be a long way apart on interpretation — the ANC for its part was not prepared to accept an arrangement similar to the current tri-cameral parliament ; ( iv ) sanctions : Mandela had already stated that " the conditions for which sanctions are being applied still exist " and thus there was no need for a review of the question [ for UK Prime Minister 's unilateral decision to break EC agreement on voluntary sanctions see below ] . |
| 16 | Some people found the sing-song voice a barrier , and found the beginning and the middle easier to listen to than the end . |
| 17 | And the owl … and the pussycat finally make to the altar . |
| 18 | Accordingly when Bishop Mauger attempted to visit them in 1202 , both parties , bishop and monks , believing in the rightness of their positions , appealed to the pope , and the abbey also appealed to the archbishop of Canterbury for tuition , or protection of this appeal , while matters were pending . |
| 19 | Mr Humber died intestate and the plates therefore returned to the family . |
| 20 | The general muddle was discussed in Chapter 6.2(c) above : in principle , a person whose conduct was caused by mental disorder should not be liable to criminal conviction , but in practice the narrow and antiquated defence of insanity is rarely invoked in England ( a handful of cases each year ) , and the courts normally proceed to conviction and then select a medical disposal where appropriate . |
| 21 | He 's a good-looking man , and the smile just happens to be part of the job . |
| 22 | As it continues to expand the speed drops and the expansion eventually comes to a halt . |
| 23 | In the centre of Cardigan an earth mover used to try to reach a trapped mother and child overturned , and the occupiers eventually scrambled to safety . |
| 24 | AND the Landlord hereby warrants to the Tenant that it has disclosed to the Tenant details of all Restrictions affecting the Premises known ( or which ought reasonably be known ) to the Landlord as at the date hereof Clause 10.2 should commence : |
| 25 | The ferry crews on regular service between Harwich and the Hook evidently took to their unexpected role as child minders . |
| 26 | And we 'd sit there on er a and then when it was time to come home , when me father used perhaps might be about er nine o'clock or half past , he used to come and the gentleman always used to him . |
| 27 | The assistant recorder determined the preliminary issue in favour of the plaintiff , and the council now appeal to this court against his decision . |
| 28 | … [ My parents ] were sober reverent people without a creed , though their disbelief in Hell and the Devil almost amounted to a creed . |
| 29 | After the ups and downs of critical theory and fashion , the pedagogy of literary linguistics is an area into which only a few intrepid explorers have so far dared to venture , and the results here deserve to be widely and warmly welcomed . |
| 30 | The body 's defence mechanisms against infection — immunity ( p. 82 ) — can usually cope with small numbers and the body only succumbs to infection when the invading numbers are large or when , for various reasons , resistance is lowered . |