Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] and above " in BNC.

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1 By wishes I am referring to the internal directions and aspirations that people have for their own professional lives and development : their preferences , their ambitions , their chosen career path , their enthusiasms and above all their values .
2 It ran over Gwendoline 's shoe , up her stocking and above her knee .
3 It has particular significance for those churches who over the last decade , aided by the enthusiasm which stemmed from the Archbishop of Canterbury 's report ‘ Faith in the City ’ ( December , 1985 ) and the subsequently established Church Urban Fund , have tried to put their buildings , their membership and above all their local networks at the service of the wider community .
4 People have been and still are attracted by its colour and above all by its lustre .
5 Sterling bonds have been traded in London for centuries ; they have been issued by commercial undertakings , by foreign governments and their agencies and above all by the British government .
6 Dexter noticed that white hairs were even bristling from his ears and above the line on his cheeks where he shaved .
7 You need to know the desires , interests and capacities of your subordinates and above all to avoid doing their thinking for them .
8 Not only should you understand these boundaries but they must be conveyed somehow to your subordinates and above all , your boss .
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