Example sentences of "and [verb] [adj] in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the Scientific Affairs Board of the BPS , criticizing an initial proposal for a Psychology of Women Section , agreed that ‘ to encourage women to become and remain involved in the BPS is a laudable objective in itself ’ ( Women in Psychology 1985 ) . |
| 2 | The manner of her 6-4 , 7-5 victory over the 1990 champion was impressive , for the Swede offered a strong challenge , and led 5-2 in the second set . |
| 3 | I sat back against a pine-stem and became lost in the pamphlet . |
| 4 | She shuddered as convulsively as he did , and became lost in the same giant whirlpool of pleasure . |
| 5 | When protection turned to annexation Russia faced Georgian resistance and became involved in a long if relatively untaxing war with Persia ( 1804–13 ) . |
| 6 | He remained in the north as elder of a Durham Baptist congregation and became involved in a lengthy dispute with the Baptist minister at Hexham , Thomas Tillam . |
| 7 | The twenty three year old footballer had been drinking and became involved in a brawl in Church Street after friends tried to stop him driving because he 'd drunk too much . |
| 8 | The twenty three year old footballer had been drinking and became involved in a brawl in Church Street after friends tried to stop him driving because he 'd drunk too much . |
| 9 | The twenty three year old footballer had been drinking and became involved in a brawl in Church Street after friends tried to stop him driving because he 'd drunk too much . |
| 10 | The twenty three year old footballer had been drinking and became involved in a brawl in Church Street after friends tried to stop him driving because he 'd drunk too much . |
| 11 | Robertson realized that the improvement of communications throughout the area was a pressing need , and became involved in the construction of many of the railway lines on both sides of the Welsh border , including the North Wales Mineral Railway which served the Brymbo ironworks , the GWR Shrewsbury to Hereford line , the LNWR central Wales line from Craven Arms to Llandovery , the Ruabon to Dolgelly line , and the branch to Bala and Blaenau Ffestiniog . |
| 12 | Through them she met Emmeline Pankhurst [ q.v. ] and her daughters , and became involved in the women 's suffrage movement . |
| 13 | Frances Almond and Rata Horton ( who joined the staff of the Medau College in Germany for one year in 1966 ) both moved to Norfolk in 1963 and became involved in the Training programme . |
| 14 | This fact reminds me of a tale I was told in the States recently whereby President Clinton and his wife Hilary and Major Kay drove into a garage , quite why this was necessary the tale does not relate , as the petrol or gas attendant began to fill up the limousine , Hilary Clinton leaped out of the car and became involved in an animated conversation with the petrol attendant . |
| 15 | Peter emigrated to Australia some 20 years ago from Leicester and at this time picked up an old copy of Bradshaws and became interested in the Bishop 's Castle Railway . |
| 16 | It sold 2000 copies in 10 days and became fourth in the list of Victorian best-sellers , beaten only by The Bible , Robinson Crusoe and The Pilgrim 's Progress . |
| 17 | Relations between the two gradually deteriorated during the reign of Charles II and became severe in the reign of his successor , James II . |
| 18 | I cut a sheet up into 1cm squares and placed this in the bird cage . |
| 19 | Bryan Robson , who steered England 's soccer team to the World Cup Finals , receives the OBE , Linford Christie , the Olympic silver medal winner and spearhead of the British team which won the European Cup and placed third in the World Cup , is awarded the MBE , as does Ellery Hanley , leader of the Great Britain rugby league side . |
| 20 | Patrick O'Brian , surely the most closely related of Marryat 's successors , understands very well that rare concomitant of the adventure story , the effective partnership of mind and body in action , and displays this in a continuing group of adult novels which give a notable unlaboured picture of the Nelson era . |
| 21 | But there is no reason why we should not tell stories of English boys who leave the village and make good in the city — why rural drama should not be found and filmed among the mountains of Wales and moors of Yorkshire . |
| 22 | Come and make merry in the shadow of Nottingham Castle this autumn . |
| 23 | An art shop in the city of London sold four cotton based portfolios in the first week and doubled this in the second . |
| 24 | In these circumstances , many of the different philosophical perspectives that had flourished in the nineteenth century were able to update themselves and remain viable in the new age of professional specialization . |
| 25 | It will become windy in the far north and west , and remain warm in the south . |
| 26 | Be patient and remain strong in the knowledge that the universe knows what 's best for you . |
| 27 | He thumbs through it , glances at the summary and goes red in the face . |
| 28 | Rooks cawed and swooped high in the trees . |
| 29 | The fletchings were dyed in Alexei 's colours , and gleamed silver-grey in the shafts of light which penetrated the shop . |
| 30 | But within a minute that Renault could have turned off the main road and got lost in the maze of lanes to the west of Sandwich Flats . |