Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Honey face saver : legendary as a treatment for ailments such as sore throats and hayfever , honey has also been shown to heal burns and can sort out dry and spotty skin problems , so get stuck in ! |
| 2 | They say that by following basic advice illnesses , such as sore throats and diarrhoea , can be avoided . |
| 3 | Once again the Party was preparing for armed struggle and the stunning German victory of 1940 would have appeared to many Vietnamese to be ‘ the moment of great opportunity ’ . |
| 4 | I considered keeping observation actually on the flat but because of its its location , did not feel that it would be possible for armed officers or for that matter , any officer , to maintain observation for any period of time without being seen . |
| 5 | What we were told about that your criminal record is that you had convictions for armed robbery and aggravated assault , is that out of the record that you were aware of is that correct ? |
| 6 | Stephen Windsor is challenging his conviction for armed robbery and attempted murder . |
| 7 | After Johnson was jailed for 5 and a half years for armed robbery and the escape attempt , the Home Office said that a full inquiry had been carried out and they were satisfied there was no negligence by staff at Bullingdon Prison . |
| 8 | A former Manchester policeman jailed for 17 years for armed robbery and firearms offences has been freed by the Appeal Court . |
| 9 | Boyle had been , with one short break , continuously in Government office for eleven years and was to be the last Minister of Education , as Butler had been the first . |
| 10 | For all her strange behaviour in rehearsals and in the office , she had held her position as director for eleven years and during that time the Tiller troupes still commanded the highest respect and dominated all other dance troupes . |
| 11 | You have been Disney Professor of Archaeology at Cambridge for eleven years and since the mid-Sixties you have held posts at the Universities of Sheffield and Southampton . |
| 12 | Canon Claude Rutter , who was rural dean of Sherborne for eleven years and is now the diocese 's Rural Link Officer , agrees with him . |
| 13 | Mr Patten , speaking at a fringe meeting at the tory conference made the remarks about Professor Tim Brighouse who ran schools in Oxfordshire for eleven years and now heads Birmingham 's education department . |
| 14 | In the second , more optimistic ending , Pip returns to the forge after working abroad for eleven years and goes to Hoe and Biddy and finds they have a son , also called Pip . |
| 15 | Lindsey and Pete had started talking about having a baby when she was fourteen , and did so the following year : Pete and me had been together for eleven months and loved each other more than words could say . |
| 16 | With evacuation and the Movement 's preference for rural settings for foster homes and hostels , younger children were often isolated in small village primary schools , where they were a curiosity to the other children and to the staff . |
| 17 | He needed a wife for professional reasons and I was it . |
| 18 | Prosar , which is shorthand for Professional Scan and Recognition , has a 10,000 page per day output . |
| 19 | Aside from the eclipses , January , February and March are key months for professional matters and your personal aspirations . |
| 20 | The gallery , sponsored by Europe 's leading photographic suppliers , will provide a showcase for professional photography and Scotland 's young photographers . |
| 21 | The policy of the solicitors ' governing body is encapsulated in Rule 1 of the Solicitors ' Practice Rules 1990 ( and of earlier editions ) : A solicitor shall not directly or indirectly obtain or attempt to obtain instructions for professional work or permit another person to do so on his behalf , or do anything in the course of practising as a solicitor , in any manner which compromises or impairs or is likely to compromise or impair any of the following : ( a ) the solicitor 's independence or integrity ; ( b ) a person 's freedom to instruct a solicitor of his choice ; ( c ) the solicitor 's duty to act in the best interests of the client ; ( d ) the good repute of the solicitor or of the solicitor 's profession ; ( e ) the solicitor 's proper standard of work ; ( f ) the solicitor 's duty to the Court . |
| 22 | Where such options are not possible , though , status denial begins to have adverse implications for professional motivation and classroom performance . |
| 23 | There already exists a growing range of opportunities for professional development and members ( or potential members ) would be well advised to maintain a log of their achievements , which could be used in support of job applications or when seeking transfer to another category of membership . |
| 24 | The latter serve as a focus for meeting the needs of the Catholic schools sector not just in the sphere of initial teacher education but in the ever-increasing demands for school-based work and school partnership required by the Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education ( CATE ) and , more importantly , the continuing need for professional development and updating . |
| 25 | Now it is a major shopping centre and a centre for professional services and newspaper printing . |
| 26 | In Northend ( Inspector of Taxes ) v White and Leonard and Corbin Greener and Others ( The Times , 26th February 1975 ) , a firm of solicitors receiving interest on a general client account with a bank was held in this case not to be entitled to earned income relief in respect of the interest because it had not been earned in return for professional services and was not ‘ immediately derived ’ from the carrying on of their profession . |
| 27 | These provide a sustained steam of energy during the prolonged physical exertion required for professional cycling or tennis . |
| 28 | Analysing the 1966 data , at a time when the average level of unemployment stood at 2.6 per cent , he found that the rate for professional workers and those in supervisory grades was 0.6 and 1.3 per cent , respectively ( ‘ Is there a dual labour market in Great Britain ? ’ , |
| 29 | Is he aware that at the moment there is great difficulty in obtaining discretionary grants for professional training and for the final qualifications for both professions ? |
| 30 | Former FIS leader Said Guechi entered the government as Minister for Professional Training and Employment , replacing Anissa Benameur . |