Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [art] [adj] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the other three novels frothy dialogue and sparkling wit tend to overshadow the deeper philosophical issues at stake . |
| 2 | This may be contrasted , however , with a neighbouring geodesic which is given using the null Minkowski coordinates defined by ( 8.5 ) , by . |
| 3 | The agreement of rates with sub-contractors may be undertaken using the following alternative methods or combinations thereof ’ where appropriate : ( a ) A photocopied extract from the unpriced bill of quantities or internal take off is forwarded to the sub-contractor for pricing . |
| 4 | And presently revulsion gave way to indifference : he ceased to see the flaunted female bodies of advertisements and magazines because they had nothing to do with him , they were irrelevant . |
| 5 | As a result of the bi-modal pattern of female involvement in paid employment ( reflecting the demands of child rearing ) , women tend to be absent from work during the period in which men tend to acquire the post-entry professional qualifications which are required for promotion . |
| 6 | Every one of us , we would n't devote our time , our precious time serving in local government if we did n't believe in local government and did n't want to provide the best possible services to the people of this city . |
| 7 | Smash Hits will want to know about your make-up or your boxer shorts , Melody Maker leans towards aesthetics and primal therapy and the local Argus might just want to know a few biographical details and where your next gig is . |
| 8 | And they have been given a plastic card to carry itemising the major banned drugs . |
| 9 | This is probably because they are all adapted to forest or woodland conditions and none of them has developed the close-knit social formations that are characteristic of open-country animals . |
| 10 | I have considered using the convenient two-in-one products , but have heard such conflicting views about the possible effects of these shampoo/conditioners . |
| 11 | Exploiting the nationalist rhetoric that has been the hallmark of the Congress , Mr Yeltsin promised to support the 25 million Russians living in other Commonwealth states . |
| 12 | Exploiting the nationalist rhetoric that has been the hallmark of the Congress , Mr Yeltsin promised to support the 25 million Russians living in other Commonwealth states . |
| 13 | If she has to wear the hired 1920s costumes for Countess Maritza it will be disastrous . ’ |
| 14 | Such a material might be produced by rolling or by the type of lateral crystallization found with the " shish-kebab " structure formed in stirred polymer solutions , Walpole ( 1969 ) gives formulae for the elastic constants of arrays of disc-like inclusions while the author ( 1976 ) has calculated the longitudinal elastic properties of the two-dimensional " lamellar stack " model ( Figure 4.7 ) , which has applications to the morphologies found in drawn and rolled polymers as well as to laminates made of two polymers co-extruded into multilayer sheets . |
| 15 | The sculpture , created by Irena Adams and featuring giant bat shapes , was built to demonstrate bricks specially designed to accommodate the furry flying mammals in buildings . |
| 16 | I was told to stay where I was while slowly , slowly with delicate patience , the young son tried to inch the two embedded wheels out of the stuff . |
| 17 | In his turn , Tran Van Hieu knelt to perform the same silent acts of obeisance as the older man , but after prostrating himself for the third time , he remained on his knees and to his children 's surprise began to pray aloud . |
| 18 | The drama of the past few days in Kabul has highlighted the two central problems of modern Afghanistan : one is the difficulty of finding a balance between the dominant Pathans and the array of other ethnic groups , Tajiks , Uzbeks , Hazaras and others who occupy the northern and western parts of the country ; the other is the tension between modernising élites in Kabul and the largely tribal rural population . |
| 19 | However , I must com comment on the way that since Christmas the Vice Chair of Council has undertaken the many civic duties he has been called upon to perform , assisted by his wife . |
| 20 | The company , which sold a record 508 cattle through its Electronic Auctions Systems Europe franchise on Thursday , has given the necessary six months notice to the franchise-holding ANM Group , Aberdeen . |
| 21 | Benedict , a Californian now based in Hertford , has given the 405 low-volume side-tanks to make the boat less likely to invert and easier to right . |
| 22 | The designation of the US Snake River sockeye salmon as an endangered species has given the National Marine Fisheries Service the power to overrule local industry and government in deciding the fate of the Columbia River system . |
| 23 | The UK Telecommunications Users Association has formed a new Mobile Users ' Special Interest Group , intended to represent users across a range of mobile technologies such as cellular , paging , mobile data and private and public cordless communications . |
| 24 | If the rail unions want to keep a service going and their members in work , they should urgently consider employing a good public relations firm . |
| 25 | Straight chemical fertilizers are for the most part designed to provide the three major elements nitrogen , phosphate and potash , and seldom if ever contain any of the minor elements . |
| 26 | The architects say the building has been designed to meet the highest archival standards so that the records can be stored at the correct temperature and humidity . |
| 27 | Our range of sleeping beauties have all been especially designed to meet the two highest standards there are : you and your child 's . |
| 28 | You 'll need come a good few times and give it three four six months . |
| 29 | f He has dropped a dozen fresh eggs . |
| 30 | For example , in order to understand the little story in ( 13 ) , one needs to know the following assorted facts : presents are usually bought with money ; piggy-banks are used to hold money ; piggy-banks are generally made of a dense material like metal or plastic ; money inside a container of dense material will generally rattle , etc . |