Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [prep] and [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I kept banging my way to and from the can , where they had incredible pictures of nude chicks front magazines all over the wall . |
| 2 | Most people have considerable leeway as to how they spend their money over and above basic subsistence requirements . |
| 3 | It was very noticeable , the difference in their attitudes before and after operations . |
| 4 | I spent the rest of 20th February , which happened to be my fortieth birthday , taking the girl students back to their homes in and around Rangoon . |
| 5 | There are also many examples in Hampshire , Sussex and Dorset , but their concentration in and around Cirencester is noteworthy . |
| 6 | While Blakeney and five other members of the fascist grand council accepted these terms , Rotha Lintorn Orman dug her heels in and with other members narrowly defeated the proposals , which would have abolished the independent status of the BF . |
| 7 | Fixed-term contracts may make provision for employees on leave to have their passage(s) to and from home paid for by the employer . |
| 8 | The vestry of the City church of St Peter-le-Poore , Broad Street , also had this in mind and , as a result , officials were charging an additional £50 in 1838 for iron coffins deposited in their vaults over and above the standard fee of £1 15s. 2d. as against the extra £20 asked for a lead shell — with all fees double for non-parishioners . |
| 9 | SCOTLAND Yard yesterday issued descriptions of the two vans used in the IRA bombings in the City of London and Staples Corner bombs and appealed for information about their movements on and before last Friday . |
| 10 | When Reid ( 1986 ) identified seven causes of disruptive behaviour ( underachievement , the family , links between school and parents , peer group relationships , the gulf between the general public and teachers , schooling per se and teachers ) , I believe that he highlighted the very issues schools need to turn their attention to and over which they might have significant influence . |
| 11 | ‘ The five survivors in the CR 42 formation were swinging to their right towards and below me , which made it difficult to attack the three planes nearest me , so I chose the outer of the two planes on their left , laid off a deflection and opened fire again . |
| 12 | Although only Nicaragua and the United States were parties to the original litigation , the United States claimed that its actions in and against Nicaragua were justified as collective self-defence of the territorial integrity and political independence of those third States , in particular of El Salvador . |
| 13 | But more recently , TI is gaining a reputation for its disclosures over and above the requirements that , in the words of one analyst , ‘ set a precedent for other companies to follow ’ . |
| 14 | The bureau 's reputation in the 1920s and 1930s was based on its exploits during and after prohibition , much advanced by Hoover 's keen nose for public relations . |
| 15 | They were also asked to note details of the situations and their feelings before and after the bingeing . |
| 16 | He murdered at least a dozen young men before burying their bodies in and around his home . |
| 17 | An allowance from her father over and above her paltry salary enabled her to buy these commodities whenever , and indeed wherever , they were available . |
| 18 | The acquisition of a new Steinway Grand piano by the town stimulated the idea of allowing its use by and for the younger generation . |
| 19 | Among the Arapesh , she found very few ‘ natural differences ’ in men 's and women 's behaviour , with neither sex exhibiting aggression : women did the heavy carrying ( because of their supposedly strong foreheads ) , and the men lay with their wives during and after childbirth , ‘ sharing ’ the pain and strain . |
| 20 | The more a person 's mind is kept active , the more they will enjoy their life into and in old age . |
| 21 | The workers were hard-living and hard-drinking men , who left their cottage homes in the valleys on Monday mornings and did not return until Saturday nights , because their journeys to and from work were hard and hazardous , though short . |
| 22 | Some sample at times which fit in with their journeys to and from home or the laboratory . |
| 23 | Resentment was always present when parents felt either that there was a lack of openness or frankness on the part of the professionals or administrators , or that they were being coerced , or that their concern for and about their child was being called into question . |
| 24 | This was the pavement along which , awkward and gawky , she had struggled to find a graceful , even a comfortable , way of carrying her cello to and from her chamber music group . |
| 25 | They have been challenged to complete their journey to and from Beaune , France , by the shortest possible route . |
| 26 | Gresham 's School , Holt have made their contribution of players over the years and they are the current holders of the Henry Griserson trophy for the side which most impressed the XL Club by its performance on and off the field in 1991 . |
| 27 | Some say the lion was set up to celebrate a victory over the Venetians — although that seems barely credible , a defeated , down-trodden beast being the more usual symbol for a defeated enemy — others that it simply marks the position of the old eastern gate , through which travellers to and from Venice would go . |
| 28 | Women walking their children to and from school will talk of the trials and tribulations of married life as part of their everyday conversation . |
| 29 | One of Europe 's most important wetlands , it is home to rare species such as the imperial eagle and the lynx , and provides a vital staging post where birds rest on their migrations to and from Africa . |
| 30 | Everybody keeps their clothes on and in any case the French were not then , or now , a people to blanche at mere nudity . |