Example sentences of "and [adj] [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , I suggested Jeanne and John tire Moby with a few chase and throw-fetch games in the garden before taking him out for a walk on an extendable lead . |
| 2 | Throughout South Somerset is the warm honey colour of the Hamstone used in generations of buildings in picturesque towns and villages as well as the grand and stately homes of the aristocracy . |
| 3 | Much of this is due to the magnificent Court carpets of the 16th and 17th centuries which grace Western museums , and the 18th and 19th-century masterpieces to be found in royal palaces and stately homes throughout the world . |
| 4 | Amidst the smoking , charred ruins and the roar of civil war , he will be unable to discern the grand and stately outlines of the future society . |
| 5 | Far from the fertile cornfields and lush pastures of the southern counties , the poverty of North Country hill farmers had no parallel . |
| 6 | From this recital of the general and specific duties of the doctor , it can be seen that the law in England , if understood and followed , is sensitive to the needs of patient and doctor alike . |
| 7 | This was followed by a series of seminars and briefings which focused on the policy issues raised by the research , and specific lessons for the improvement of urban policy and practice . |
| 8 | Because the glial growth factors and specific activators of the p185 erbB2 receptor are encoded by the same gene , we suggest that the formation of tumours derived from Schwann cells , and perhaps from other glial sources , is regulated by the supply of glial growth factors and by the activity of the p185 erbB2 receptor tyrosine kinase . |
| 9 | New points in the revised announcement 47 from the OPB include additional stress on the need for trustees to have considered all the options and the application should demonstrate that this has been done ; that they had sought independent legal advice ‘ from lawyers who do not advise the company on such matters ’ ( the OPB does not regard another partner in the same firm as ‘ independent ’ ) and the OPB would find it ‘ helpful ’ to see copies of correspondence between them ; and specific details of the information sent to members which should be contained in the application . |
| 10 | The article ‘ Scientists disagree and the seal hunt goes on ’ ( This Week , 2 December , p 547 ) distorts the recent report by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea ( ICES ) on harp and hooded seals in the north-west Atlantic . |
| 11 | The experiments have made use of space probes , atomic clocks , very large radio-telescope arrays , laser-ranging measurements of the Earth-Moon distance and radar-ranging measurements of the distances to nearby planets . |
| 12 | But there was a sufficiency of stir and flaming torches amongst the nearby English positions . |
| 13 | The Italian wool trade , in particular , was largely carried in Venetian and Florentine galleys until the middle of the fifteenth century . |
| 14 | Anyone who remembers the soggy paper , fuzzy grey photographs and provincial texts of the publications produced by the Eastern bloc museums in the past , will rejoice at this series , with their beautiful colour illustrations of every object , intelligent individual commentaries , full bibliographies , and introductory essays on the histories of the respective institutions . |
| 15 | But now , even the diplomatic and conciliatory skills of the Queen have been exhausted . |
| 16 | We retreated to the house , with confessions of lost-bottle and do-better vows for the morrow . |
| 17 | At one end of the spectrum they portray the nostalgic scene of silver-threaded couples drinking endless cups of tea , surrounded by cats , unfinished knitting and unlit pipes on the mantlepiece . |
| 18 | We expect Jesus to be in the right place at the right time , therefore his choosing of male apostles was quite deliberate , which must have theological significance and definite implications for the ministry today . |
| 19 | In keeping with the exclusive emphasis on racial and multicultural matters in the job descriptions , the entire team of officers and their coordinator were all members of ethnic minority communities . |
| 20 | As we shall argue later , such generalised and monolithic views of the legal system are inadequate descriptions of reality , particularly when advanced as the basis of political action . |
| 21 | The beneficiaries of this movement were the new and expanded towns around the city — Bangor , Newtownards , Ballymena , Antrim , and Craigavon . |
| 22 | A report on Russian radio of April 26 said that there had been clashes in Shusha and Agdam between Azerbaijani government troops and armed units of the Azerbaijani Popular Front . |
| 23 | The preponderance of VGP paths lying along the eastern Pacific rim reported by Laj and others is therefore evidence of asymmetry between reversed and normal states in the field . |
| 24 | Assuming unheated ponds , and normal temperatures for the time of year . |
| 25 | At first , he was sympathetic to the ‘ popular cry that the premier team has not tried to encourage and develop local talent ’ , and assured readers of the club programme that steps were being taken to foster such talent . |
| 26 | I have a roistering challenge sent amongst The dull and factious nobles of the Greeks . |
| 27 | Reports of fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh and other rival claims persisted through late September and the whole of October , despite the ceasefire agreements of Aug. 28 and Sept. 25 [ see pp. 39059 ; 39108 ] . |
| 28 | Mr Yeltsin won backing from the Georgian leader and former Soviet foreign minister , Eduard Shevardnadze , despite recent fighting between Russian and Georgian troops in the separatist region of Abkhazia . |
| 29 | ‘ It really is the most beautiful place on earth , ’ Ruth was still enthusing as she bearded mussels and washed prawns for the paella Fernando had promised her . |
| 30 | Now in one of the most prestigious and historic posts in the country , he includes looking after the Old Bailey among his new responsibilities . |