Example sentences of "and [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alan Maley , the series editor , worked for The British Council from 1962–1988 , serving as an English Language Officer in Yugoslavia , Ghana , Italy , France , and China , and as Regional Representative for The British Council in South India ( Madras ) . |
| 2 | It recovered swiftly in wartime as the main staging post between America and Europe , and as temporary home for thousands of American airmen . |
| 3 | As the regime reduced reliance on overt coercion and sought to win greater support , and as international tension began to ease , the scope for genuine research widened . |
| 4 | Er policy I five is primarily intended to deal with traditional industrial development , but it also recognizes that an element of B one development will take place on there , and as such development within the the business class be acceptable . |
| 5 | Local authorities are large-scale organisations providing a multiplicity of services and as such present a number of managerial problems . |
| 6 | Berkoff demands high technical skill , but is wide open to raw interpretations , and as such offers a lot to the auditioning student . |
| 7 | Colin Newman , business manager of the Dublin , Eire company acknowledges the other object managers already in the market from the likes of Hewlett-Packard Co and Hyperdesk Inc , but argues that Orbix is the first CORBA-compliant one to be built from scratch and as such scores in terms of size and efficiency . |
| 8 | Colin Newman , business manager of the Dublin , Eire company acknowledges the other object managers already in the market from the likes of Hewlett-Packard Co and Hyperdesk Inc , but argues that Orbix is the first CORBA-compliant one to be built from scratch and as such scores in terms of size and efficiency . |
| 9 | His claim that he did not consider it insulting is , technically , a mistake of law , and as such no excuse . |
| 10 | The clause is void and as such no consideration to support the agreement : see Bennett v. Bennett ( below , p. 697 ) .1 Now let me deal with clause 2 . |
| 11 | This is because multi-way nodes are represented via alternative ( brother ) pointers , and as new words are added , non-words are often introduced . |
| 12 | Delegates from Austria , Belgium , France , Great Britain , Ireland , Holland , Germany , South Africa , Switzerland , the US and Italy will take part and as new president will be voted in this year to succeed Andrew Hill who has held the post for twenty years . |
| 13 | The applications of copper-based metals were extensive , and as new alloys became available through developments in smelting they were exploited in new ways . |
| 14 | The Derby Mercury published on 12 December a description it would not have dared print a week earlier : ‘ They were dressed in dirty plaids and as dirty shirts , without breeches and some without shoes . |
| 15 | His new friends urged him to go to France , where he could do effective political work among the thousands of Vietnamese the war had brought to Europe to fight as soldiers , in the labour corps , and as civilian employees replacing the French who were fighting . |
| 16 | Foremen are promoted from the ranks of production workers and as pivotal intermediaries they have quasi-managerial status . |
| 17 | By the end of November John Major had succeeded her as leader of the Conservative Party , a post she had held for nearly 16 years , and as Prime Minister , an office she had held since 1979 . |
| 18 | His waters were drunk for their health-giving properties and as refreshing beverages , sometimes mixed with syrup or wine . |
| 19 | It has engaged local authorities and local communities as participants and consultees in the strategy making process and as joint actors in regeneration projects . |
| 20 | This , however , needs fuel with a low sulphur content , and as European Community regulations call for this to be progressively reduced , the oil industry is having to undertake multi-million pound capital investment programmes . |
| 21 | In addition to the bicarbonate , iron is sometimes found in water as ferric hydroxide. which can be removed by filtration , and as ferrous sulphate , which requires aeration , neutralization , and settling or filtration . |
| 22 | The Taylors ' main aim is to make their guests feel very welcome and as committed Christians they are happy to see the Mount Hotel used as a retreat . |
| 23 | Depressed women were described as onset cases if their symptoms had begun ( at a caseness level ) , at some point during the previous twelve months , and as chronic cases if their symptoms had begun before this . |
| 24 | Both of these characteristics will be overcome as experience of the new system grows , as colleges meet to share experience and to co-operate in quality assurance and as External Course Assessors provide support and feedback to centres . |
| 25 | True , without error , certain and most true ; that which is above is as that which is below , and that which is below is as that which is above , for performing the miracles of the One Thing ; and as all things were from One , by the mediation of One , so all things arose from this One Thing by adaptation ; the father of it is the Sun , the mother of it is the Moon ; the wind carries it in its belly ; the nurse thereof is the Earth . |
| 26 | Furthermore , as scales can begin on any note , and as all notes are equal , there is no ‘ tonic ’ and no effect of ‘ supertonic ’ , ‘ mediant ’ , etc . |
| 27 | And as all men know , he was out of the enclave that night , with leave , though leave he got by deceit . |
| 28 | And as all sports are matched to your own ability , you can keep up with an old favourite or try your hand at something new . |
| 29 | And as all Merseyside grieves for one , |
| 30 | Output is now being increased as the domestic cattle population increases , and as tropical forest is felled to make way for grassland — which is ideal territory for termites . |