Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] and above " in BNC.
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| 1 | His face was equally extraordinary , pale and soft , smooth like a young girl 's , with pursed , prim lips and above them a slightly crooked nose . |
| 2 | The clear implication behind this statement is that careful attention and above all , adequate time must be allowed at the planning stage . |
| 3 | Cleveland County Council leader Coun Paul Harford called for a ‘ calm , careful debate and above all open minded debate . ’ |
| 4 | Innocence , discipline , high standards and above all a kind of scrubbed , simple beauty . |
| 5 | Carrie felt cold , though it was a warm day and above their heads , above the dark yews , the sun was still shining . |
| 6 | The socialization of child-care and domestic work is no easy matter and above all , it costs money — nurseries , school meals , etc . |
| 7 | In this instance on the ground storey is the Doric Order and above this , in order of ascent , Ionic , Corinthian and Corinthian . |
| 8 | This is packed with brilliant graphics and gameplay , environmental friendliness and above all originality . |
| 9 | The rime of silver stubble round the heavy chin and above the mouth suggested the beard was still growing . |
| 10 | The side windows had curtains which could be drawn in sunny weather and above them the opening lights had radiused outer corners and yellow ‘ Cathedral ’ glass ( i.e. crinkled glass ) . |
| 11 | Poor things , with their cocktails , Ianthe thought , remembering her uncle 's scorn , some of their faces under the elegant hats and above the fur coats were kindly , even noble . |
| 12 | The loose storyline of ‘ UF Orb ’ draws on Timothy Good 's books Alien Liaison and Above Top Secrets as prime inspiration . |
| 13 | It would impose unnecessary red tape and above all it would destroy jobs . ’ |
| 14 | But contractors found the dust behind the Speaker 's Chair in the ministerial corridor and above the parliamentary library . |
| 15 | Each phospholipid series is characterised by a phase transition , below which its fatty acyl chains are in a quasi-crystalline array and above which the chains are in a more fluid state . |
| 16 | Nevertheless what was being demonstrated in the course of 1945 was that — whatever the feelings of affinity that might exist between Britain and the United States — a substantial relationship could not endure without a strong sense of common interests and above all a sense of exposure to common dangers . |
| 17 | This is where we at N C V O feel we can play a vital role by helping the voluntary sector to recognise this shared interest and above all to act cohesively . |
| 18 | Even more relevant to the point I am making is the sudden realisation that this , as the name implies , is really a United Kingdom : a composite and diverse , not a monolithic structure And above all the discovery that there are parts of the UK which share with them a history of colonial or quasi-colonial exploitation , and where people speak of development problems in a language they understand . |
| 19 | The uncertainty of the fat child or the onset of puberty which can make swimming baths one of the first circles of hell for the adolescent , so vividly evoked by Kathryn Ensall 's ‘ Girls in Line at the Swimming Baths ’ ( 1988 ) , or the terrifying prospect of the first day at school captured by Shanti Panchal are all expressions of modern sensibility and above all , of childhood and adolescent anxiety , constructed out of an acute embarrassment with themselves and their situation . |
| 20 | Try to follow these simple rules — make as little noise as possible , keep your dog under close control and above all … be patient ! |
| 21 | The EC Regulation ( 3911/92 ) requires exporters of works of art located in a member State on 1 January 1993 or thereafter , and falling within certain categories and above a certain value ( The Art Newspaper No. 23 , December 1992 , pp. 1–33 ) , to obtain a licence from the DNH . |
| 22 | These will differ according to local circumstances and above all relationships . |
| 23 | The bank and program number are displayed in a two-digit LED and above this is the A4 's on-board tuner . |
| 24 | ‘ Enough or too much ’ might be the poet/painter William Blake 's prescription for life , but the SFX director must stop short of too much , since added detail is added time and above all , money — as well as possibly being artistically counterproductive . |