Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [adv] with [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Darwinism destroys the presumption that a separate organism functions primarily to preserve itself ( as do simpler homeostatic systems which do not reproduce ) ; it shows me that even at the biological level my spontaneity only secondarily and partially serves myself , and invites the reflection that behaving consistently to my own advantage became conceivable only with the clarification of my viewpoint in contrast with others , which in turn implies that I have been assuming other viewpoints from the beginning of self-consciousness . |
| 2 | The jet crashed in a ball of flame , destroying 15 cars and damaging 10 more but further evidence of the good fortune became clear yesterday with the sight of the aircraft wreckage embedded in mud . |
| 3 | In this way , the unfortunate Guy Fawkes became linked indissolubly with the autumn solstice and its fire-lighting rituals , which were imitative magical ceremonies designed to keep the power of the sun from waning . |
| 4 | A footpath links this directly with the village . |
| 5 | Although the USA had been successful in persuading the UN Trusteeship Council ( where the Soviet Union had no power of veto ) to declare the trusteeship terminated in 1986 , little diplomatic recognition had been extended to the FSM or to the Marshall Islands , since the view was widely held that termination could become effective only with the approval of the Security Council . |
| 6 | Such research has become possible only with the advent of tunable lasers , which can emit light over a range of wavelengths . |
| 7 | He suddenly remembered writing cheery lewd limericks with her on a train to Yugoslavia , and worrying about the possibility of her getting pregnant there with the child he longed for , bothering about the bad doctors and the heat . |
| 8 | Uniplex is putting itself in a position to do that internally with the acquisition three weeks ago of IMI Consulting , a $2.3m Connecticut-based subsidiary of Uniplex 's $1,500m parent company IMI Plc specialised in downsizing , gateways , SNA and big computing environments . |
| 9 | Uniplex is putting itself in a position to do that internally with the acquisition three weeks ago of IMI Consulting , a $2.3m Connecticut-based subsidiary of Uniplex 's $1,500m parent company IMI plc specialised in downsizing , gateways , SNA and big IT environments . |
| 10 | In the end , according to the classical writer Pliny , it was ‘ decided to do away secretly with the cause of the invasion . ’ |
| 11 | The beauty and achievements of Bohemian art can perhaps be called Czech only with an effort , but there is no doubt of the attachment of a people to the heritage that they can rightly claim . |
| 12 | Er they were a bit erm er all the C N D group , I 'm saying this now with no disrespect or anything . |
| 13 | Suddenly he shoved this aside with a groan , snatched up a clean sheet of paper , he wrote : |
| 14 | And though the surprise early closing of the bar peeved more than one punter ( and certainly one reviewer ) , the blasting semi-hardcore rendition of ‘ Bad Motorcycle ’ sent all home with a smile of their lips . |
| 15 | And though the surprise early closing of the bar peeved more than one punter ( and certainly one reviewer ) , the blasting semi-hardcore rendition of ‘ Bad Motorcycle ’ sent all home with a smile of their lips . |
| 16 | Exports to western countries increased from US$ 6.1 billion to nearly US$7.3 billion ; the number of joint ventures from 1972 to 1989 was ( in round figures ) 1,000 , whereas in 1990 alone the number of new joint ventures reached 4,000 perhaps with the help of a revival of commercial law the ‘ tortuous and costly road of socialism which leads from capitalism to capitalism ’ is made smoother and swifter . |
| 17 | Generally , women become familiar quickly with the scent of their infants , and can recognise their baby by smell alone only a few days after birth . |
| 18 | The police became irritated too with the need to check her unsubstantiated claim that there were communist arms dumps and Russian involvement in plans for revolutionary uprisings . |
| 19 | His aim now , he said , is to break 70 today with the chance of making the top 24 for an automatic place next year . |
| 20 | At precisely what date he went is difficult to determine , for although Ibn Hajar states that he went to Egypt in 778/1376–7 , he follows this immediately with the statement whereas in fact Molla Fenari should have been twenty-seven years of age at that date according to the birthdate given by Ibn Hajar himself . |
| 21 | No , it is n't , it smells nice enough with the lid on , but I 'm sure it should come off |
| 22 | It concluded that the support given varied inversely with the degree of natural handicap ! |
| 23 | Yet , if we take this together with the fact that many other forms characteristic of modern English spread in these centuries from the East Midlands and the North , we can advance the hypothesis that this change was in progress in the East Midlands around 1300 , and look for further evidence to support or refute this . |
| 24 | Cut the risen surfaces off the small cakes and sandwich these together with the marmalade to form the head . |
| 25 | Peter Brachaki 's TARDIS control room set made up the bulk of the design requirements , leaving Cusick only with the task of constructing two dormitory rooms . |
| 26 | You feeling happy enough with the target setting to get acro |