Example sentences of "[verb] [det] [prep] [art] [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Oct. 15 , prison officials agreed to meet some of the prisoners ' demands , including the improvement of conditions in isolation cells . |
| 2 | Your stringer should be able to explain these terms and more — and understanding some of the stringers ' buzz words can be useful , even if it 's just to impress your friends . |
| 3 | But it just highlights some of the points erm it is humorous , so I hope that you enjoy it . |
| 4 | According to an NFU spokesman , the legislation reflects local bye-laws and incorporates much of the unions ' own code of practice , which until now have together governed straw and stubble burning . |
| 5 | This is shown by prices in the " grey market " which are often reported to be so low as to negate all of the gross fees , thus absorbing all of the underwriters ' risk premium . |
| 6 | It will have to try many of the villains in absentia . |
| 7 | It allows the world the chance of proving it wrong , though ‘ the world ’ can only do this on the scientists ' terms . |
| 8 | And you know I , I actually had phrases like bra burning thrown at me and erm I I said that feminism to me is about having the same opportunities as men and I put few of the phrases er er you know along those lines and so everybody round the table said well yes I believe in that too , I said well then you 're feminists and so it 's about valuing or devaluing words as well and you know you just made the point about changing words , but how far do we go with this ? |
| 9 | Usually the most experienced crew member , and an Amphibious Engineer Class One , he can do all of the others ' jobs , and if the crew is reduced to three , due to manpower shortages or a temporary absence , he normally also drives . |
| 10 | There was no evidence that the employees had misused any of the plaintiffs ' business secrets . |
| 11 | To help the trainees to provide their own answers , instructors should take on the role of parents or anyone else and be prepared to answer any of the trainees ' questions . |
| 12 | In fact , it is hoped to have some of the children 's embroidery work at the next ‘ Craft , Embroidery & Fashion Show ’ to be staged by Madeira Threads , once again at Harrogate , on the 12th and 13th November , where visitors will be able to buy some of the girls ' finished articles on display . |
| 13 | Cascades of salt spray had already washed some of the kittiwakes ' nests off the lower ledges when we took a last look out before nightfall , and there seemed little chance that the old ‘ Sulan ’ would be able to make a landing tomorrow , even if the sea conditions allowed a crossing from Sørvágur . |
| 14 | Erm right , well we 've got the lights down , we 'll perhaps er use some of the slides er later , but er if I can just introduce myself by saying that some of you will already know Chris , this is the er nature of our business . |
| 15 | Er I can certainly get it for you cos I 've got most of the lads ' phone numbers er in case any of the games are cancelled , yes it 's er |
| 16 | It lights the tree , powers the tv , may cook the turkey , and powers many of the kids ' Christmas presents . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , this wide-ranging set of inquiries does illustrate that the level of concern has risen to incorporate many of the lawyers ' traditional users and allies . |
| 18 | The BHS Training and Exams Committee have organised this to give those on the Instructors ' Register a fair chance of attending a refresher course . |
| 19 | Most catalogues begin , usually with some proud and flamboyant phraseology , by describing the new varieties being introduced for the first time , and invariably , because they are the kinds that get most of the breeders ' attentions , these will be H.T.s and Floribundas . |
| 20 | But the reason as it were was to address some of the issues er that Professor Lock has raised . |
| 21 | The cuts , equivalent to a 2p reduction in the basic rate of income tax , are expected to replenish some of the consumers ' depleted ammunition . |
| 22 | A more insidious appeal to the national interest on behalf of the trade came from those controversialists who appeared to concede much of the abolitionists ' case with one hand only to withdraw it with the other . |
| 23 | Mr Farrelly , a Democrat , entered office in 1986 amid the general expectation that he would be able to solve many of the islands ' problems . |
| 24 | After spending more of the taxpayers ' funds to make the King Edmondo seaworthy , and to rig her out with state-of-the-art marine communications equipment , Coleman handed the boat over in late March to Hurley , who renamed her Skunk Kilo . |
| 25 | First visitors ride high above the shopping mall , weaving through sailing ships and shoals of fish , hearing all about the towns ' maritime past . |
| 26 | While the three-quarters enjoyed the glory , there were hard-working displays from back-row forwards Ben Clarke and Richard Webster while lock Damien Cronin took most of the Lions ' line-out as they shaded this department 18–16 . |
| 27 | When in 1887 Florence Lees persuaded Queen Victoria to devote most of the women 's jubilee offering to establishing district nursing throughout England , the Cravens , together with Florence Nightingale and William Rathbone , were instrumental in ensuring that the Metropolitan and National Nursing Association became the model for Queen Victoria 's Jubilee Institute for Nurses . |
| 28 | So I I would erm you know , quite often get bags of clothes , and s we sorted them out , and give them to people with erm quite large families and erm we used to also get some for the tenants ' association for the jumble sales . |
| 29 | A brief outline of the events is that the editor of a major medical journal ( a ) republished a previously published paper solely in order to attack it in an editorial ; ( b ) did this without the authors ' permission , while stating the opposite ; ( c ) initially refused to allow the original authors the right to reply in his editorial criticism ; ( d ) published a further editorial attack when ( a year later ) he published an edited version of the authors ' response ; ( d ) refused to publish any other correspondence about the editorial attacks ; and ( f ) gave another editor a dishonest account of events to dissuade him from publishing our account of the affair . |
| 30 | I should be grateful if you would put this to the Women 's Institute and let me know by 14th January if you are able to send a representative to the meeting . |