Example sentences of "[noun] and [noun] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | To emphasize the point that there is no simple , necessary , deterministic relationship between the forms of religion and society let us briefly examine the religion of the Nuer . |
| 2 | Mr and Mrs go to play bridge with the Fountains-Abbotts and Seb takes me to a film . |
| 3 | At Art of Africa Deborah Norman offers vibrant African arts and crafts to warm you up this Christmas . |
| 4 | the curriculum is academic , but within a rounded context , wherein the whole child is educated to his or her whole potential and the arts and sports take their place ; |
| 5 | His many talents in the arts and sciences brought him a wide circle of acquaintances in Derbyshire , especially the painter Joseph Wright [ q.v. ] , in several of whose paintings he appears , notably in ‘ A Philosopher giving a lecture on the Orrery ’ ( 1776 ) where Burdett is seen sketching . |
| 6 | Both Buxton and Wilberforce deplored its relative ineffectiveness and inactivity . |
| 7 | Songs and sketches find her playing anything from a charity ball organiser to a TV agony aunt ( Irish , like Dillie herself ) . |
| 8 | The association and others criticise what I describe as independent inspectors , but we can reassure them in the Bill and elsewhere by showing how powerful HMI will be in ensuring that standards are up to the required level . |
| 9 | A PENSIONER has told how positive thinking and determination pulled him through two strokes . |
| 10 | Hence he never bothered to devote much time to Spanish affairs ; wishful thinking and ignorance exposed his views on the value of Spain to a series of disillusionments . |
| 11 | Thinking and practice impose what has been called the ‘ sick role ’ ( Tuckett , 1976 ) on people with learning difficulties . |
| 12 | Paul Oldfield topped the lot in Melody Maker when he wrote of the track ‘ Living And Learning ’ that it ‘ made me think of a man who favoured The Jasmine Minks and My Bloody Valentine , but whose bedroom was so damp that miraculous spores and mildew afflicted his brown suede and paisley . ’ |
| 13 | And then two goals from Stein and Simpson brought them level with Wolves , the final score ; three three . |
| 14 | They would have to wait for Bert and Jasper to help him . |
| 15 | Oracle Corp has CASE Dictionary 5.1 , Sybase has an integrated database dictionary/catalogue and Ingres has its Ingres Dictionary . |
| 16 | Only last night , at a meeting chaired by Ahmed Shazad at Brent town hall , depositors and staff reaffirmed their commitment to the campaign . |
| 17 | Weight lifting and construction give you tight bulky muscles . |
| 18 | Frogs and birds pamper themselves with plumes of pampas grass |
| 19 | Nonetheless , even today , many frogs and toads find it advantageous to follow this strategy . |
| 20 | The thought of drifting along in the sunbeams , under the willow of the brook with only the frogs and water-rats to keep her company , filled her with glee . |
| 21 | On these pages we show you two very different settings and ways to adapt them for your festivities at home . |
| 22 | Weedkillers and pesticides work their way up the food chain from plants , through insects and birds , into your family — which is a good reason to keep your garden organic . |
| 23 | Charles 's best general , Lord George Murray , had persuaded him to take the south-west route into England , to keep the Pennines between himself and Field Marshal Wade , and the Jacobites therefore advanced on Carlisle , while the deputy-mayor and clergy observed their approach apprehensively through ‘ a very large spying glass ’ from the cathedral tower . |
| 24 | Seated under the wings of the large yellow aeroplane , Alcock and Brown enjoyed their last meal before setting off . |
| 25 | And so ‘ the war ’ continues , to polling day and beyond , as back in Britain , Paddy , Neil and John conclude their very different conflict of camera angles and weasel words . |
| 26 | But the studio paid out for fringe benefits including personal trainers and chauffeurs to keep them happy . |
| 27 | Every immigrant family carries this sense of pain somewhere in its psyche , but often it is left to the women to hold the sense of pain and loss while the husbands and children find their way in the new world . |
| 28 | Some husbands and wives know their mates are unfaithful to them , but they do n't confront the issue . |
| 29 | From evidence of this kind , Young and Willmott conclude that there is a growing tendency for husbands and wives to share their lives together more symmetrically . |
| 30 | The Koreans and Japanese get their books via the USA . |