Example sentences of "[noun] and [adv] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 This is logical also on the grounds that the remedies were proved as the single remedy and not as mixtures , and mixtures of remedies may have effects which are different from those of their component parts .
2 United took off Lee Nogan and brought on Mark Stein and just when the game seemed to be slipping from their grasp , they pulled back a vital goal through Martin Foyle .
3 Like its predecessor , in order to be adopted the new package — known initially as the Pearson Accord and latterly as the Charlottetown Agreement — required ratification by the federal parliament and by individual provincial legislatures .
4 I know , three little ducks swimming three little ducks , swimming , three little ducks , swimming , go to the pond and round and back , no I , hold a , hold on to my hands , hold on to my hands Ant hold on to my hands , you sing row , row the , row the boat gently down the stream by our self .
5 Neither of these names appeared to fit in Scotland but at that time the Mayor of New York was Mickie Walker and forever after through the aircraft industry George was known as Mickie .
6 Even if it were true that all of consciousness and only that fell under statements of the three kinds , or related kinds , we would by means of this truth get only a wholly uninformative conception of consciousness .
7 The waterlogged heaps of wet muck soon became unstable and eventually began to slide downwards , quite suddenly becoming semi-liquid slurries or mudflows , which swept down the sides of the volcano , gathering speed and more and more material the whole time .
8 In our part of the world we keep up the brave talk for the sake of the image of the region , so that there may be at least some inward investment and so that those industrialists , small business , training centres , local enterprises and cooperatives which are struggling so hard to make a go of it , will not be discouraged from at least having a go , but there is n't much hope and conviction really .
9 Although there were no elections at the assembly , the gathering was dominated by the issue of who would succeed Mahathir Mohamed as UMNO president and thereby as Prime Minister .
10 Nolan J. 's reference to ‘ duress on the part of the revenue ’ is important because the duress with which the law is concerned is that exerted by the defendant and not that exerted by extraneous circumstances such as general commercial considerations .
11 Um now um getting on to the next bit of the handout erm I 'll just do this next couple of paragraphs and then and then it 'll be time for a break for ten minutes or so .
12 Naturally , there are no perfect vacuums and even if we create a perfect vacuum inside the tube , the elements will ‘ outgas ’ ( the material will put out oxygen and other molecules from gases absorbed in the metal ) and the vacuum will not be perfect any more .
13 The regions are far too big and complex to be handled from Detroit and even if they were foolish enough to believe that they could do it more effectively — which they ca n't — they would be crazy to try . ’
14 On the other hand , public authorities do not usually commit illegal acts deliberately , and if an atmosphere of opinion were created in which compensation for illegality were seen as being simply compensation for loss and not as carrying any stigma of fault or as being designed to perform the function of deterring illegal conduct , public authorities might be able to put the chance of an award out of their mind in deciding the applicant 's case the second time round .
15 It is a rare sight nowadays , partly because otters are such shy animals and partly because they are much scarcer than hitherto .
16 Whilst improving the welfare of animals and practically and economically enhancing pig and poultry keeping outdoors , sylvopastoral systems may be kinder to the environment too !
17 The Bougainville conflict [ see above ] affected the country 's economy adversely , as the giant Panguna copper mine , which had previously provided about 17 per cent of national revenue and more than 40 per cent of foreign exchange earnings , remained closed .
18 Many gardeners — and visitors — are getting younger , partly because of the current ecological obsession and also because gardens are often seen as an extension of the living room .
19 Sometimes I used to see the funny side of these sessions , but he was not one to tolerate flippancy and more than once I received the rough side of his tongue .
20 It 's partly because I 'm so lonely , it 's partly deliberate ( I want to make him relax , both for his own good and so that one day he may make a mistake ) , so it 's part weakness , and part cunning , and part charity .
21 Party members and SA men , who in 1933 had seen themselves as posing a radical , populist alternative to the conservative Reichswehr , now took a back seat and simply provided the setting for the triumphant reception of young officers of the Wehrmacht , heroes home on leave from the Front recounting tales of stirring deeds which had earned them the Ritterkreuz .
22 To do all the things whether you feel like it or not , oh no , I usually take a back seat and then when it 's , I 'm .
23 People will be interviewed at the time of taking a photograph and later after they have seen the results in order to ascertain just what they think they have ‘ captured ’ photographically .
24 He added : ‘ British Rail has put off its £0.75bn programme and even if it takes private money , the bigger the players the better .
25 This computer is a pretty pathetic one basically and it ca n't hold very much information programme and so once it 's had five records fed into it 's memory it 's full up which is pretty pathetic given the size of each record .
26 Work down the neck and over and across shoulders , continuing until you feel a pleasant warm glow all over .
27 Businessmen are now so convinced of the need to have a well-trained workforce — partly because of persistent skills shortages and partly because of the evangelising work of the TECs themselves — that they will cut almost anything before they cut their training budgets .
28 Although France had a railway line from the coalfield of Saint Etienne to Lyons in 1832 , it too was slow to develop a national network , partly because of governmental reluctance to embrace the new form of transportation and also because the economy remained predominantly agricultural and the road system was more efficient and extensive than Britain 's .
29 There had always been a feeling of pre-destination with Richard and now that they had both suffered so much it seemed stronger than ever .
30 Mrs Reynolds will need to be involved in this process in order to help relieve her anxieties and so that she can also support her husband .
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