Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [subord] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This does n't mean that you should take time off work ; quite the opposite , as it is preferable that you remain occupied while on the diet . |
| 2 | It is obviously still a necessary preventive measure because in a recent survey reported by Eason ( 1989 ) involving 1576 motorists , when asked whether they obeyed speed limits and other road laws , 5% admitted driving while over the alcohol limit . |
| 3 | He recommended excursions into the surrounding countryside , and for his class of people he could think of nowhere better to go than to the grounds of the ancestral mansion of Studley park , some ten miles from the town . |
| 4 | Left wing William Techoueyres has withdrawn because of a thigh injury and his place will be taken by Perpignan team-mate Laurent Arbo . |
| 5 | Mr de Soto 's early association with Mr Vargas ' alliance , the Democratic Front , has cooled because of the economist 's suspicion that the novelist is being compromised by his allies . |
| 6 | The only time we sharply disagreed occurred when near the end of our deliberations I argued that we should say far more about classroom practice . |
| 7 | ‘ Earth stopped dying because of the AOL . |
| 8 | like to look after my mother , er she was one , and she died now erm she died two years ago , I think she was one of the first to go and er , the other one they fetched him out of the street the chap then they corresponded with him up to the war but , but after that , they , I do n't know whether they stopped writing because of the war , I do n't know , but they never , never got in touch with them never again so |
| 9 | Each generation has argued as to the merits of its team . |
| 10 | There is no question that in America , black tennis has suffered because of the lack of role models for youngsters to aspire to . |
| 11 | The crisis has occurred because of the Government 's policy — which , whether or not it was deliberate , has been disastrous , as my hon. Friend the Member for Wakefield ( Mr. Hinchliffe ) said . |
| 12 | The setting up of the European environment agency has stalled because of a lack of agreement over where its headquarters should be . |
| 13 | However , with standard form contracts directed at consumers , the legislature has interfered because of the imbalance in bargaining power . |
| 14 | If this image has changed because of the way the media has portrayed female crime , and linked liberation with violent crime , then women are liable to be treated more severely by the police and the courts . |
| 15 | This demand for residential homes has as we have seen risen because of the decrease in the numbers of mentally handicapped children and adults living in hospitals . |
| 16 | Otherwise she would grow confused as to the limits and the confines of reality , the nature of objectivity and the state of her own mental balance . |
| 17 | not be done to cook because of the sausage and that splashing . |
| 18 | His easy manner bordered on the avuncular , but Charles was wise enough not to take offence with the experienced NCOs , particularly this one under whom he 'd served while in the ranks such a short while before . |
| 19 | For she 'd literally been shaken to her roots when the clothing firm she 'd worked for for the past six and a half years had collapsed , making the entire work-force redundant . |
| 20 | Poland 's official trade unions were refusing to sign because of a dispute over how much workers should be compensated for rising prices . |
| 21 | In the garden that morning she 'd thought he was going to cry because of the memory of his mother 's death . |
| 22 | Theridamas is supposed to be all that Persia stands for , even to the extent that he is ‘ the hope of Persia , and the very legs whereon our state doth lean as on a staff ’ . |
| 23 | With six constituencies requiring re-polling because of the death of candidates or allegations of electoral fraud , the results gave the BNP 32 per cent of the vote and 138 seats and the Awami League also 32 per cent but only 85 seats ( it later won three of the six re-polled seats ) . |
| 24 | Inflation is now crumbling , as it was bound to do because of the recession . |
| 25 | Fourthly , the terms of the lease may prohibit letting except at a rack rent . |
| 26 | She could not help them , so she began to hate than for the waste they brought into the hospital . |
| 27 | Solicitors wishing to enquire as to the interpretation of rules applying to multi-national practices and/or registered foreign lawyers should telephone or write to Professional Ethics . |
| 28 | Solicitors wishing to enquire as to the interpretation of the rules should telephone or write to Professional Ethics , . |
| 29 | ‘ It got pulled because of the murder . |
| 30 | I thought I should start packing his clothes straight away but decided to wait till after the funeral . |