Example sentences of "and [prep] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 When she sat down we rose in a body , convinced and as one .
2 Too often the clinical teacher is looked upon as an interfering and critical representative of the school of nursing - and as one who takes three hours to teach a student how to take a blood pressure !
3 As a former teacher with a wife who is a teacher , and as one who was a school governor throughout the 1970s and into the early 1980s , I have always been surprised and disappointed at the way in which most schools are infrequently inspected .
4 It is not just that there survive undeconstructed residues of , say , Romanticism and modernism , or that the constructed forms echo still within the deconstructed ( although they clearly do survive in these ways ) ; it is also that they exert an influence in and as their newly deconstructed state .
5 The facilitator functions as an advocate of the originator , their guide through the corporate labyrinth , and as their bridge to management .
6 The first submission by Mr. Ashworth was that a public nuisance can not arise out of a lawful act , whatever its consequences , and as what is complained of here , namely heavy goods vehicles being driven along Medway and Bridge Roads , is a lawful act , no public nuisance can arise .
7 Constitutional amendments of April 7 , 1989 , created a new bicameral National Assembly , comprising as its lower house the 460-seat Sejm ( the former unicameral legislature ) and as its upper house a new 100-seat Senate .
8 Fourteen trade cards issued by London undertakers during the period c.1680 to c.1760 survive , and as none indicate any other craft-affiliation it must be assumed that they were able to furnish from stock all that went to provide for a funeral .
9 And as none but Hercules was fitted to conquer the one , so nothing less than extraordinary prudence , courage , labour and patience could overcome the other .
10 I 've been trying to work out which issue of Woodworker — while editor — I thought was best , and as none come directly to mind , I 'd have to say it is this one .
11 ‘ It is against the lore of True Valiance , and as your protector , Cleo , I must insist you do n't take part yourself . ’
12 If you decide to join , we 'd like you to accept the book as an expression of our thanks , and as your introduction to the Folio world of fine volumes .
13 The they er even in the dining room you , you sort of , there were long tables , well when you came in as , as a student nurse you were right at the bottom of the table , and as you , you know , the second year , third year , fourth year , you gradually moved up and then the , the State Registered Nurses they all sat together .
14 right , and I look over to Roger and Roger 's flicking through his notes like this and as you , you were peeping through and he 's trying to find out what , what he 's talking about , they 're not looking at each other and anyway at the end of it , er we went through it and at the end of it he turned round and went how was it , what were you playing at , what was that spiel that you gave it 's in my brief , that 's one of my objections
15 Several hearings were held , and as a teacher involved with the family , and as someone who 'd been asked officially to ‘ socialise , them , Mr M was asked to give information to the Children 's Panel .
16 And as someone who buys 80 tonnes of live lobsters from Canada and 75 tonnes of prawns from Thailand every year , lunch is a decidedly unglamorous affair .
17 There are some other interesting strategies recommended in the book and as someone who has always been frustrated by his inability to draw nicely I am bound to admit that the exercises suggested by Miss Edwards have brought about an unexpected improvement in my performance as a draughtsman .
18 I served on the Committee which dealt with what is now the Criminal Justice Act 1991 , in the hope that I could draw on my own experience as chairman of the Cardiff juvenile bench , and as someone who had worked with young offenders .
19 And as anyone who 's known a Down 's child will testify , they 're very loving and gentle .
20 In fact , you can just get on and off them a few times and they never seem to register the same thing twice !
21 Invention or not it made him want her more completely , and he put his arms beneath her shoulders , liking her up and off him .
22 When her mother came and sat beside her , twisting her fingers nervously and pulling on and off her gloves , lifting and laying down her basket in agitation , Lily rallied a little .
23 But would it have been different if Mrs Thatcher had had a spell on income support ? or if she had ever lugged a buggy , baby , toddler and bags of shopping on and off her infrequent , deregulated buses ?
24 It 's gotten on to her land and off her land and into the ditch , which is you know the N R A
25 Mrs Files brushed the whole matter from the front of her apron , chasing it down , across and off her lap .
26 I mean it 's , it 's general I suppose I mean if it would be better to switch it on and off which you can do and er , you know , I mean we ca n't sit here continually talking
27 He fed mints to dray horses , said hello to a caged European eagle owl called Gonzo and let two barn owls fly on and off his arm as a smiling crowd clapped and asked for autographs .
28 Jessica stood , jerked his black shirt further down his back and off his arms , stepped back again , looked at him .
29 A pair of powerful arms seized me from behind , jerking me upright and off my feet .
30 You 'll find another woman and off you 'll go . ’
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