Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [vb -s] [prep] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it had addressed the staffing issue in 1984 , and cut costs via such measures as early retirement , he claimed , it would have made $7,000m net profit last year . |
| 2 | The desire for a normal life of love , work and friendship runs through these essays , cutting against the grain of the totalitarian state . |
| 3 | Such models receive information from both top-down and bottom-up sources , and feedback exists between all levels . |
| 4 | Aberdeen has been nick-named the ‘ Granite City ’ , since the local granite rock is quarried and shipped for buildings , bridges and harbour works in many towns of Britain . |
| 5 | Then work steadily through all the entries , noting and raising requisitions on any matters that call for this . |
| 6 | An air of double-dealing and deceit hangs over those negotiations , as if to suggest that the record of them is in itself a distortion . |
| 7 | They welcome the idea of higher pensions , an improved NHS and commuter trains with enough seats . |
| 8 | The look and feel of the Mac are preserved , though , with both mouse and keyboard commands for most functions . |
| 9 | While there is no dispute between partners and goodwill reigns on all sides , documentary evidence of the business relationship will seldom be necessary . |
| 10 | The USSR devoted more energy and resources to the development of diplomatic and trading ties with these nations than it did to establishing effective operational links with the Communist parties . |
| 11 | Two weeks later comes the West End début of an actress who has been brightening the fringe and television sets for several years now : 26-year old Serena Gordon . |
| 12 | Discussions with civic leaders in Toronto , Pittsburg and Cleveland would hopefully lead to commercial and trade links with those cities , he said . |
| 13 | Surprisingly it can happen in retail chains when the strategy has gone badly wrong and trouble occurs on all fronts at the same time . |
| 14 | The author displays a perfect mastery of his subject ; his legendary library has helped him to single out a wealth of comparable material , and his practical knowledge of specific features of construction and style extends to such details as , for example , Riesener 's handmade steel screws . |
| 15 | There were dirt and grease stains on both palms with bits of grass stuck to the grease . |
| 16 | This recognition of the " blurred roles " of teachers and librarians , and of the importance of providing opportunities for those who wish to gain an understanding of and professional accreditation in both professions , has long been the case at school level in the USA , where school librarians are generally required to have a proportion of undergraduate and graduate credits in both disciplines ( the regulations vary from state to state ) , and the education system has long been flexible enough to meet the need without the provision of special courses ( though this has its disadvantage in that some students may therefore miss the opportunity to make direct cross-disciplinary comparisons under academic supervision ) . |
| 17 | They include 35mm slide packs on subjects such as the home front and women at war , photographs of wartime London and the Battle of Britain , and postcard sets on such topics as fashion in the 1940s , wartime posters and World War I cartoons . |