Example sentences of "and [noun pl] [conj] [pron] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is when ageist attitudes become part of the rules of institutions , govern the conduct of social life , and blend imperceptibly into everyday values and attitudes that they have a drastic effect on the way older people lead their lives . |
| 2 | Aberdeen 's latest figures are flattered by £201,000 of exceptional gains from the sale of Australian interests and investments as it cleared the decks for expansion in the UK which , it says , would cut overheads and increase liquidity . |
| 3 | She flung herself at friendship and blurted her thoughts and feelings , jokes and secrets till she had no flora in the lining of her inner spaces to help her absorb her experiences slowly , nutritiously . |
| 4 | The weary sighs from friends and associates as they replace the telephone receiver after yet another call from the maestro have become somewhat more pronounced . |
| 5 | Trevor joined Templeton in 1971 , having already worked with both carpets and rugs since he left the R.A.F. in 1947 . |
| 6 | You , erm , I use buses and cars and I use a bike as well , er , er I think that , we used to have a car and I stopped using it , I used it , we had it when the kids were small and I found it really good for getting them around and it really was necessary to young mothers but their big now and I do n't have to chauffeur . |
| 7 | An analysis of the concept of ontological existent , as we saw , brings certain other categories into focus with which this concept is structurally interlinked and demands that we widen the scope of our investigation . |
| 8 | Hilary ( our agent ) and also Elizabeth ( our courier ) made a splendid job of serving up the wine and snacks whilst we toured the city , listening to an accordionist who spent most of his time falling in love with the ladies . |
| 9 | Sobbing , Herman Katz sank to the floor , drawing in his arms and legs as he assumed a foetal ball , trying to return to the safety of his mother 's womb . |
| 10 | But you can find out a great deal on your initial farm walk , and much more in the weeks and months before you sign a contract or bid at auction . |
| 11 | Commodores , Ladies and Gentlemen before we commence the business of the Annual General Meeting I 'd like to remind members of the very great honour that was bestowed upon the Association at the end of last year when we were granted the right to wear the red ensign defi defaced with the crown . |
| 12 | Smokers screw up their eyes and lips when they puff a cigarette and this can surely lead to more wrinkles . |
| 13 | The unlucky ones who did n't drown were eaten by crocodiles in the water , and by scorpions and snakes if they reached the shore . " |
| 14 | Farm workers also gain intrinsic satisfaction from working with living and growing plants and animals and they share a sense of achievement when they are finally brought to maturity , the sequential nature of production allowing workers to be involved in all of the stages through to completion . |
| 15 | Well to-do visitors would have taken it as their right to be given a tour of the house and gardens as they travelled the country in past centuries — today visitors from all over the world come to Blenheim — their entrance fees paying for its up-keep . |
| 16 | How much more quickly does my hon. Friend think that we might achieve a balance between exports and imports when we introduce a minimum wage , increase taxes on investment , increase personal taxes and allow the trade unions to ride rough shod once again ? |
| 17 | Rory could hear the stamping , slapping feet move in time to the fiddles and accordions as they played a jig . |
| 18 | Put little dots and lines where you want the ‘ jewels ’ to go . |
| 19 | But it is difficult to see how we can have sensitivity to plants and rivers , trees and ecosystems if we have no sensitivity to the caged animal , or the animal undergoing product-testing or about to be slaughtered . |
| 20 | He seems genuinely upset by the charges and pauses as he considers an answer . |
| 21 | And erm my used to tell me about er when they were serving their time , all the apprentices used to clump their work on a Monday afternoon to go to the panopticon And at that particular time , they had turns on and if they did n't like them they pelted them with tomatoes and oranges and they had a big hook for for pulling them off the stage . |
| 22 | John Carwelti argues that certain types of formula-stories , ‘ Adventure , Mystery and Romance ’ , must be judged by their own standards and conventions and he deplores the literary assumption that this type of writing is ‘ subliterature ’ . |
| 23 | Well we discussed that right in day one , what 's the difference between astrologists and psychologists and we explored the differences |
| 24 | I 've heard bits and pieces that someone overheard a conversation with your Malcolm Laycock but I have n't heard anything since . |
| 25 | Recollections came in bits and pieces , and the patient interrogators would listen , and note down the bits and pieces until they had a sequence , usually overlapping in parts . |
| 26 | The theatre has cancelled a string of performances and workshops while it finds the money to carry out vital repair work . |
| 27 | All our teams have new shirts and colours and we 've a fresh kit for our own football parade … |
| 28 | Weeks and weeks and weeks and he gets a C. |
| 29 | Apple appeal Graham Rice takes the graft out of choosing apple rootstocks and varieties as he visits a specialist fruit tree nursery . |
| 30 | The congestion metering system will ultimately include information to the driver on the expected journey time and costs as he approaches the city . |