Example sentences of "[verb] and [noun sg] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By treating each of these as a separate constituency , rather than as a team , the Authority exacerbated the problems of communication , understanding and relationship referred to earlier , and reduced the Programme 's impact . |
| 2 | The Queen says : ‘ The prayers , understanding and sympathy given to us by so many of you in good times and bad have lent us great support and encouragement . |
| 3 | The prayers , understanding and sympathy given to us by so many of you in good times and bad have lent us great support and encouragement . |
| 4 | Classification encompassed the methods of Ray , Tournefort and Linnaeus , titles used by botanic writers and bibliographic details were included and mention made of the country of origin . |
| 5 | He reconstructed the present land masses into a single super-continent called Pangaea and suggested that this had initially split into two continents , Gondwanaland ( Gondwana ) to the south and Laurasia to the north , before further rupture and drift resulted in the familiar shape and location of the continents today . |
| 6 | A confidential UN report , made public by The Guardian on Sept. 28 , warned that Iraqi Kurds faced a winter of " unbearable hardness " unless the economic blockade of northern Iraq ( including an embargo on fuel supplies ) imposed by Saddam in October 1991 [ see pp. 38548 ; 38598 ; 38743 ; 38789 ] was lifted and co-operation resumed with international aid agencies . |
| 7 | Previously , large drums would have to be lifted and paint poured into the much smaller spray jug — rather cumbersome . |
| 8 | The Waaagh crossed Black Fire Pass by night as the skies thundered and lightning crashed about the peaks of the Black Mountains . |
| 9 | Along with these changes in cholesterol concentration the cholesterol-rich platelets showed enhanced sensitivity to adrenaline and ADP measured by aggregometry and 14 C-serotonin release . |
| 10 | For this reason office duties are disliked and paperwork despised as ‘ dirtywork ’ ( Hughes , 1971:343 ff. ) which diverts time and energy from ‘ real ’ pollution control work , making one accountable for matters which have little to do with law enforcement . |
| 11 | Press and television reports on the adverse consequences of the centre 's decision may lead to the decision being reconsidered . |
| 12 | Throughout the 1970s the share of employment , value added and output taken by firms with less than 100 workers has grown in an unexpectedly resilient fashion . |
| 13 | As I sat there with metal ticking away as it cooled and steam rising around the engines , I tried to open the door only to find it jammed . |
| 14 | As I sat there with metal ticking away as it cooled and steam rising around the engines , I tried to open the door only to find it jammed . |
| 15 | Public awareness of opinion polls was most predictable in the Pre-Campaign Wave and became steadily less predictable as the election approached and awareness spread throughout the electorate . |
| 16 | The backgrounds of my tanks consist of tufa rock and corals which have been sawn , drilled and silicone sealed onto the glass walls and back of the tank , allowing for uplifts and so on . |
| 17 | The payment of seamen 's wages only when the owner had been paid for the freight carried , on the ancient maxim that " freights are the mother of wages " , was discontinued and payment required on the basis of service , whether freight was carried or not . |
| 18 | Every time you meet someone , they give you rank and recognition according to what you say and how you say it . |
| 19 | The following are recent examples of situations considered and action taken by the Commission : |
| 20 | The implications of the medical diagnosis in so far as it is likely to affect the child 's education will need to be considered and attention given to the prognosis , especially if it involves the possibility of progressive deterioration of sight . |
| 21 | Drivers had to take a library of documents , including copies of invoices , details about loads carried and transit forms to be stamped at each border crossing . |
| 22 | Guinness continued to encourage and support links with the communities in which it works . |
| 23 | She took five years to do it , five years of remissions and declines and suffering borne with no patience whatever . |
| 24 | Through his diligent direction a collector was found , transport organised and distribution arranged amongst those in this country best fitted to propagate and redistribute these rarities from the West . |
| 25 | Again , you do n't need a twin test to know that the gap in ability , build and luxury feel between the Orion and the Rover 416 is a substantial one . |
| 26 | The reserve is part owned and part leased by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds , ably managed by RSPB resident warden , Jimmy Dunbar . |
| 27 | A great desire to stand and cry descended on her . |
| 28 | Windows shattered and lead flew around the offices . |
| 29 | Awards presented and cash raised at dinner dance |
| 30 | Remove and burn leaves on rose bushes infected by blackspot |