Example sentences of "[vb -s] and [vb -s] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , the first type relies on the information provided by the second which polishes , refines and leads to a redefinition of the problem . |
| 2 | Locke thus belongs to the tradition of contract theory which usually carries with it an implication of ultimate political power and rights belonging to the people ; and the fact that he explicitly develops and allows for a right of resistance also gave his doctrine a subversive potential of which later radicals made effective use . |
| 3 | It 's pretty good knowing someone who lives and works on a big Highland estate if you want to sort out your attitude to the big debate on stalking and access . |
| 4 | Harris , who lives and works on a farm , pleaded guilty to speeding at 62 mph in a 30 mph zone . |
| 5 | A MILD , retiring man , Josep Maria Subirachs lives and works in a modest studio on the 108-year-old building site of Barcelona 's Sagrada Familia cathedral . |
| 6 | ‘ It means that the introduction of any new technology is a seamless process : the training machine looks and operates in a familiar way . |
| 7 | Indeed it was runner-up in the European Car of the Year Award , which is only right because it looks and feels like a European car . |
| 8 | When the polyps are retracted the polypary looks and feels like a piece of wet leather , hence the common name for these animals . |
| 9 | He looks and sounds like a man who feels he can beat anyone in Ireland these days . |
| 10 | The body looks and behaves like a pretty impressive agent in its own right . |
| 11 | This is why — it is just another way of expressing the message of earlier chapters — the bee colony looks and behaves like a truly integrated single vehicle . |
| 12 | ‘ She looks and moves like a winner . ’ |
| 13 | It looks and performs like a pro unit , and even allowing for its reliance on unbalanced connections ( avoid long cables ! ) it 's an all-rounder which amply suits any home or semi-pro studio . |
| 14 | The feeling that England stifles and smothers and crushes like a steamroller over everything fresh and green and original . |
| 15 | Fly is a tall , skinny , short-haired , very independent lady who dresses and swears like a Vietnam veteran ( North Vietnam that is ) . |
| 16 | Under the 1961 Constitution executive power is vested in the President , who appoints and presides over a Council of Ministers . |
| 17 | The administration consists of an executive President who is directly elected by universal adult suffrage for a five-year term , and who appoints and presides over a Council of Ministers . |
| 18 | The Constitution provides for an executive President who is directly elected by universal suffrage for a five-year term , and who appoints and presides over a Council of Ministers . |
| 19 | ‘ She shoots and fights like a boy , but there is something different about her . |
| 20 | It builds and remains in a very localised position . |
| 21 | From then on , she trips and twirls like a prima donna at an infant ballet class , gurgles and squeaks to the point of practically begging to be mercy killed , and generally flaunts a dodgy child sexuality that is neither funny nor subversive , but is stupid and dangerous . |
| 22 | Basically it was the songs and a sort of mime play with Jack , Lindsay and David leading into a set piece with Lindsay as the old woman feeding the birds , which is a wonderful one , where the bird grows and grows to a monstrous size and finally devours the old lady . |
| 23 | Like the other examples of structural power , the hierarchical structure creates and depends upon a situation of power imbalance . |
| 24 | From the lane leading to Kisdon Force , a signposted path diverges and comes to a footbridge over the river . |
| 25 | He dances and moves about a lot , ’ said a spokeswoman . |
| 26 | John McGahern , on the other hand , writes , speaks and thinks in a style that is so sparse it defies anyone to deny the truth at its core . |
| 27 | Even these , however , are insufficient to disguise the fact that , though more than adequate , the book looks , feels and reads like a hundred others . |
| 28 | Defining what the user expects and wants from a service however is complicated by the fact that perceptions change over time , according to where people are in relation to the system . |
| 29 | If we restrict ourselves to puts and calls on a single security there are 4 simple types of investment strategy to look at : |
| 30 | An SH2 domain on PLC- γ1 ( filled boxes ) recognizes and binds to a specific phosphotyrosine residue . |