Example sentences of "and [noun pl] [pron] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Food , of course , remains a topic of passionate concern — the focus of minor complaints and disagreements which rumble on for long periods — and outbursts of contentment which are extremely short-lived . |
| 2 | This list reflects an acceptance of contrasting ideas and ideologies which does not allow us to be simplistically labelled ( ‘ progressive ’ , or otherwise ) and we do n't want to be . |
| 3 | It is with understanding linguistic factors in relation to the concrete problems and activities which make up the daily reality of the school : what children need to learn , how they learn and what difficulties they experience . |
| 4 | This is situated between the eyes , and in fish , amphibians , reptiles and birds it lies just below the skin , acting as a rudimentary third eye . |
| 5 | It may be , too , that a distinction needs to be drawn between groups which have a non-executive membership and groups which do not : the Child Poverty Action Group does not have non-executive members . |
| 6 | She still likes pop music , especially the singers and groups she grew up with , like Neil Diamond , Dire Straits and Duran Duran , and thoroughly enjoys the rock concerts she attends , but she now finds classical music more soothing to read and work to . |
| 7 | Oh yes they 've built oh dear dear , they 've built houses and houses I do n't know Rhos-y-Bol today . |
| 8 | There is often a shared pattern of experiences , beliefs and attitudes which have all arisen within their particular generation and which can never be fully shared by younger people . |
| 9 | The bath and basin were pink and there were bottles and jars of bath salts and essences she 'd never even heard of . |
| 10 | So Tallis at last entered the stone corridors and galleries which had once led Harry to the first forest , and a forbidden land in whose winter embrace he had become lost . |
| 11 | When you look at , when you look at the some , all these , a lot of these composers and artists who died long ago and you look the birth range there 's a hell of a lot at seventy five , seventy six |
| 12 | This is then developed through exercises and projects which encourage both systematic and intuitive work . |
| 13 | Married women and widows who do not qualify for a basic pension in their own right may be entitled to a basic pension on their husband 's contributions at about 60 per cent of the level to which he is entitled ( see ‘ Pensions for women ’ at the end of the chapter ) . |
| 14 | The assimilative approach , Gusfield suggests , is associated with groups that are largely secure , where the values and opinions they hold either are , or are perceived to be , supported by the majority of the population . |
| 15 | However , she could not avoid it at The Tamarisks , for although Fru Møller offered a generous choice of hors d'œuvres and puddings she did not provide a choice of main course and Elisabeth would not have dreamt of placing herself at a disadvantage by drawing attention to her disability and pleading for something easier than steak to swallow . |
| 16 | So he has , at a stroke , reached out to Republicans and independents who have hitherto felt spurned . |
| 17 | English , for Hirsch , is basically to do with educational and cultural values , helping ‘ to provide the myths and values we live by ’ , rather than generating ever new and more narrowly directed interpretations . |
| 18 | Riot police were despatched early in August to the Tuva ASSR ( part of the Russian Federation , beside the Mongolian border ) to prevent clashes between native Tuvans and Russians who constituted over one-third of Tuva 's 300,000 population . |
| 19 | During the course of this session , I repeatedly reminded her of the fact that she was seeing something which had happened some time ago and that time had proved her recovery to be complete — something which had been born out by the numerous examinations and X-rays she had since undergone . |
| 20 | You must collect , sort and select all the facts , opinions , ideas , options and proposals which make up your particular message . |
| 21 | If , on the other hand , the answer is " no " , then we eliminate this line of enquiry , and perhaps try one of the alternative classifications of adverts and metaphors we suggested above . |
| 22 | Most of us appreciate the beauty that birds can bring to the garden , but when they spoil our fruit and vegetables they become less desirable garden visitors . |
| 23 | Discovering strength and skills she had n't known she possessed , Polly sailed Seawitch away from the wave-lashed rocky coast and out into the safety of deeper water . |
| 24 | This would seem to point to the need for more centralised bargaining since a government can most effectively pursue its policy of encouraging responsive bargaining if it can deal with the leaders of unions and employers who represent highly centralised structures , themselves have adequate authority and can expect appropriate support and consent from their memberships ( OECD , 1979a ) . |
| 25 | Tariffs on raw materials and exports which did not compete with locally produced goods would be removed on March 31 , 1993 ; those on agricultural and most industrial goods would be removed between 1995 and 1997 ; and those on certain sensitive goods like cars , textiles and steel by 2001 . |
| 26 | The account of global politics that I have given here derives in part from such a paradigm , in which I emphasize the importance throughout the twentieth century of the opposition between capitalism and socialism , and more generally between those processes and policies which tend either to increase or to diminish inequality in its diverse forms , within societies and in the world as a whole . |
| 27 | The book is filled with the outlines of toads , bats and squirrels which did not move quickly enough out of the way of oncoming traffic . |
| 28 | Nerve cells , unlike other cells , have the ability to communicate with other nerve cells by the use of long thin fibres known as axons and dendrites which extend outwards from the cell body , allowing the cell to influence from 1,000 to 100,000 other nerve cells . |
| 29 | ‘ But it will definitely be rescheduled for the New Year and fans who have already bought tickets will find they are still valid or they can have their money back if they prefer . ’ |
| 30 | Around the main harbour are the resort 's bars , restaurants and shops which spill out onto promenades , but perhaps more magnetic is medieval Malcesine . |