Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] and [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I regret to say that in consequence of the contents having been packed before they were thoroughly dry they are all in a badly mildewed state , so much so that I shall have to dry each specimen individually and remove the mildew with a brush : the smallest of the two large skins has also lost the whole of the wool or hair from the head ; The bottles too not having been properly secured , the spirit has escaped and caused the small boxes to fall to pieces forming an heterogenous mixture of nests , eggs broken and sound , tops , bottoms , and sides of boxes , plants , etc . |
| 32 | The heroine has escaped and alerted the police , who at the last minute burst in and save our hero from a fate worse than death . |
| 33 | As the New Right has denounced and undermined a communitarian form of society , so ‘ The numbers of people for whom such communitarian visions are good and mean something at the level of their everyday experiences are declining , attenuating their moral force . ’ |
| 34 | A church minister talking about his feeling that he should n't cry while doing his job of taking a funeral service even when he has known and loved the dead person . |
| 35 | It is as if the legislative and regulatory shell has protected and encouraged the growth of a complex philosophy of broadcasting . |
| 36 | My wish , the wish of all of us , is simply that we may as quickly as possible get to the bottom of the shocking and cold-blooded crime which has stunned and appalled the entire country , and arrest and punish those responsible . |
| 37 | ‘ It is impossible for every child to lead the life that this boy has led and to develop the knowledge which this boy 's way of life has given him . |
| 38 | BT has gone and lost a gooli |
| 39 | It would seem that the gal has gone and done a duet with REM mainman MICHAEL STIPE which is fetchingly entitled ‘ Trout ’ . |
| 40 | The student has identified and highlighted the three major aspects of the topic on which he is likely to be questioned . |
| 41 | The Committee has promoted and encouraged the use of sound practice procedures . |
| 42 | He also enjoys motorcycling and has taken and passed the British Motorcycling Federating course and exam . |
| 43 | Help has been available here for less than a month , but already word has spread and swelled the starving population from 10,000 to 30,000 . |
| 44 | ‘ I do not want to alarm villagers unduly , but they must be made aware of what has happened and take every precaution . ’ |
| 45 | ‘ Hopefully he can forget about what has happened and have a good time . ’ |
| 46 | After your child has complied and performed the request ( say , picking up his/her toys ) but not before , say quietly , ‘ I am pleased when you do as I ask . ’ |
| 47 | Martin Sheldrick , of the British Museum ( Natural History ) has investigated and catalogued the cetacean strandings around Britain in modern times . |
| 48 | In two of the window bays there are buckets to catch drips but one of them has overflowed and caused a puddle to form around it , discolouring and springing the parquet flooring , which looks burned in other places . |
| 49 | Intersolv bought the rights to the application six months ago , since when it has groomed and re-packaged the product for its worldwide launch as Maintenance Workbench . |
| 50 | Gail Thompson has composed and arranged the music for this blockbuster of an evening . |
| 51 | DON WAS has composed and produced a rap song featuring excerpts from President Bush 's political speeches . |
| 52 | A series of important enactments more recently has confirmed and strengthened the position of auditors . |
| 53 | Second , the doctor has aided and abetted the patient only in his refusal to undergo further treatment . |
| 54 | For centuries the science of cooking has intrigued and occupied the minds of philosophers to kings . |
| 55 | The company has created and maintained a database , which contains all the relevant information for each product , including physical properties and toxicological values , as well as packaging instructions . |
| 56 | The ESRC Data Archive has created and maintained a catalogue of its datasets , held on-line . |
| 57 | Administrative computing ( for which the University has created and filled the new post of Director of Administrative Information Services ) will continue to be developed under the Management and Administrative Computing Initiative . |
| 58 | And once you 've got your Steamatic all set up outside , you can always steam into the greenhouse or the conservatory to remove any mould that has accumulated and clean the glass too . |
| 59 | Having corresponded with the member or members concerned , the committee looks at the facts it has obtained and expresses a technical opinion , which it may follow up in various ways . |
| 60 | Thanks to a brilliant surgeon , and good nursing ; also untiring care and encouragement twenty-four hours a day from his devoted wife Henrietta , and their two elder sons Lord Howland and Lord Robin Russell , happily he has survived and made a miraculous recovery . |