Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] [prep] and [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The computer recognises some of the words and phrases which the child types in and reflects them back at the child as open-ended questions that encourage the child to reply . |
| 2 | Most often the monitor display is used interactively as the user experiments with and manipulates the output map in order to achieve a close fit to his or her requirements , and only then is output obtained in hardcopy form . |
| 3 | An ophthalmic optician or optometrist tests for and prescribes glasses and can diagnose eye conditions , but does n't treat eye diseases . |
| 4 | Life is a slow , but easy , on the phones until a newcomer breezes in and threatens their jobs , homelife and sanity . |
| 5 | Put another way , the area which can properly be called the ‘ tectonic Pacific ’ is one of relatively low altitude that is bounded by a ring of islands and mountains which have been — and are still being — formed by the geological processes that occur when one tectonic plate bumps into and grinds against another . |