Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [prep] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whilst there is no denying that from its early days the Castro government provided safe haven and some aid to the revolutionary groups which flocked to Havana from all over Latin America and the Caribbean — in 1959 Cuba was the launching base for unsuccessful attacks on Haiti , Panama and the Dominican Republic — these activities must be set in context . |
| 2 | Even Mains ' warmest admirers suggest that in his early days as Otago coach Mains could be abrupt , and sometimes difficult of manner . |
| 3 | I suggest that in our social hospitality we should follow an example set by India during the war years and limit the number of guests at all such functions to fifty . |
| 4 | He did not know that in his last months he had developed a fatal heart condition . |
| 5 | At the same time it needs to be stressed that despite his close relations with Wagner the man and his reverence for Wagner the artist , Nietzsche 's first-hand acquaintance with his idol 's artistic achievements was in one important respect limited : experience of Wagnerian music drama in its proper theatrical setting was largely denied him . |
| 6 | Now if I could try and translate that into your particular sphere of interest , you are doing things with noise , with food , with roofs I heard the other day , yesterday , which surprised me , and a variety of other things , which people understand . |
| 7 | It is salutary to be reminded that during its early years the processions of the newly created Salvation Army were often the subject of violent attack from other protesters , sometimes hooligan groups , who formed a counter-force called the Skeleton Army . |
| 8 | ‘ We expect it to contribute 4.5 per cent of profits , and we base that on our expected group performance of 20 per cent organic growth a year . ’ |
| 9 | He maintained that by its very nature , capitalism involves the exploitation and oppression of the worker . |
| 10 | Because it is Ab , Abbey Life 's , at Abbey Life 's discretion , we do in fact say that on our last line do n't we ? |
| 11 | The plaintiffs sought to enforce the clause but Scott J dismissed the action for he found that on its true construction the employment agreement was a contract of employment of the defendant by the two partners , that the dissolution of that partnership within the term of the employment constituted a breach of the contract of employment and brought it to an end and that accordingly the restraint of trade clause ceased thereafter to be binding upon the defendant . |
| 12 | He started asking questions — and found that at his own school — Ashchurch primary — the cuts could mean the loss of a teacher and an increase in the numbers of children per class . |
| 13 | Maslow in his experiments found that amongst his highest men and women ( those who had fulfilled themselves in life ) there were two distinct groups . |
| 14 | But the inspectors found that in its second year , up to the summer of 1991 , the only significant improvements were in primary science and ‘ some aspects of English . ’ |
| 15 | Whereas many developed countries are learning to resolve the contradictions and find new sources of advantage , we found that in our three countries the choices forced on them were not readily perceived as necessarily beneficial . |
| 16 | As stated , Rule 1 inhibits nomination of a circular network of packages ; therefore , to allow deletion of such networks , Rule 1 is relaxed where all members of a circular network would be nominated except for their mutual dependence . |
| 17 | The individuals who comprised the Chaloner family varied as greatly in their characters as did the members of the parish gentry , from Alan Chaloner ( 1603–84 ) , the blacksmith who took pride in his work , to his elder brother Richard , whom Gough described as ‘ an untowardly liver , very idle and extravagant , endeavouring to supply his neccssytyes rather by stealeing than by his honest labour ’ . |
| 18 | Tumin concludes that in their enthusiastic search for the positive functions of stratification , the functionalists have tended to ignore or play down its many dysfunctions . |
| 19 | I wrote to say so and received a courteous reply from the producer , who said , ‘ I 'm interested in the DIY approach you suggest and in our next series perhaps we 'll look at this more closely . ’ |
| 20 | This is a fascinating place to work and during my first year here the business has continued to develop . |
| 21 | Having a wonderful time in London I do n't doubt and at my poor father 's expense . ’ |
| 22 | And here , in this incident , as he himself is dying and in his physical pain and torment , is carrying out this very work of seeking out and saving those who will turn to him , those who will put their trust in him he is saving the lost . |
| 23 | Thus , for example , inclusion of the frequently occurring item and , which shows high frequency deletion , skews the data considerably ; for this reason , Labov excluded and from his original study of final stop deletion ( Labov 1980 : xvi ) . |
| 24 | The Japanese were particularly disliked because of their past record in China . |
| 25 | ‘ College men ’ or ‘ academics ’ are considered to be potentially dangerous and polluting because of their limited understanding of the ‘ polis 's ’ real world ; for they never stay long enough to experience the depth and complexities of the activities which lend him his ‘ special knowledge ’ . |
| 26 | Mrs Porter said it was difficult to say that local authorities should help Victim Support , but added : ‘ It would be nice if we could be considered because of our vital service . ’ |
| 27 | Floyd was picked because of his unflappable nature . |
| 28 | Many commentators believed that he had been nominated because of his self-effacing personality and the fact that he had left no " paper trail " in the form of recorded legal opinions on divisive contemporary issues . |
| 29 | In 1986 Sogat 82 was fined and had its entire assets sequestrated because of its illegal disruption of the distribution of Rupert Murdoch 's News International newspapers . |
| 30 | In contemporary societies , goods which are difficult to obtain because of their exotic origins vie with highly priced goods in competing status systems . |