Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [verb] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In England the courts of justice are relieved from the unpleasant duty of dis-barring advocates in consequence of the power of calling to the Bar and dis-barring having been in very remote times delegated to the Inns of Court . |
| 2 | Selection between factory and user presets is via the User/Preset button which illuminates the attendant LED . |
| 3 | Apart from public education , my own field of interest and experience has been in the discourse analysis of language in the magistrates ' court , where I have played the roles of a bilingual interpreter and of a sociolinguist observing the language scene . |
| 4 | Strategic direction and decision making are about choosing the right road , and they need a high degree of external information . |
| 5 | Another record that would require a Herculean effort by any contender and a large amount of time and money to break is in the underestimated art of domino tumbling . |
| 6 | This does not mean that the objective differences in wealth and income have been in any way reduced , but relationships have become easier and more informal . |
| 7 | Purchased during that mad shopping trip at Bloomingdales , the minuscule garment in watery shades of blue and green had been by far the most decent item among the swimwear items bought for her by Ross . |
| 8 | Major shortcomings in company organisation and management have been at the centre of Britain 's unsatisfactory economic performance . |
| 9 | In the past , Congress , personnel departments and management have been in the privileged position of using computer technology . |
| 10 | Fashion and make-up have been with us for a very long time indeed — there are make-up palettes surviving from ancient Egypt — and although men in certain times and cultures may devote a lot of effort to their appearance , it has remained chiefly a feminine domain . |
| 11 | Further down on the same side are the remains of Foxholes Side Lock , which served Foxholes Basin , now filled in. the banks hereabouts are in a poor state of repair and restoration has been in progress between here and the m62 Trans-Pennine Motorway bridge . |
| 12 | John Innes and peat have been with us ever since . |
| 13 | Defamation , blasphemy and sedition have been with us for centuries , but in recent years new rods have been fashioned and old ones polished for editorial backs : breach of confidence , contempt of court , official secrecy , " D " notices , incitement to disaffection , prevention of terrorism , copyright — the grounds for censorship are legion . |
| 14 | Although comparisons of fixed doses of drugs have limitations , the doses of propranolol and nifedipine used were in the middle of their therapeutic ranges . |
| 15 | I am a family man , and mine has been of great help to me . |
| 16 | Probably his mother and father her mother and father had been in there anyway . |
| 17 | John Morton was the Darvel blacksmith , as his father and grandfather had been before him . |
| 18 | As my companion informed me , he had held many important posts in Geneva , and was a counsellor , as his father and grandfather had been before him . |
| 19 | And revenge had been in his mind when playing the joke on Music Week . |
| 20 | ( Grand prix car and motorcycle racing are to be exempted . |
| 21 | My mum and dad had been through a very bad divorce , so I suppose she was frightened of being too strict and pushing me away , in case I turned against her . |
| 22 | it 's just that my mum and dad have been on ones where they do n't know where they 're going , Greece |
| 23 | Yet I knew big Sunday dinners and family get-togethers were behind the closed doors . |
| 24 | Both Father and Mother had been through difficult times financially in their twenties but Father had founded a fine family business in London which flourished and while both of them were wise and sensible about money there was never any lack of it and funds were available for anything that would widen our horizons and education . |
| 25 | The date and time specified is in an invalid format . |
| 26 | Among these colour and texture have been of prime importance , but durability has always been valued in civilized societies concerned with maintaining wealth . |