Example sentences of "[verb] with [art] [noun pl] ['s] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They attack high-protein leaves , more acidic ones having less available protein , the optimum pH for the fungus ( pH 5 ) being reached when the material is mixed with the ants ' acidic faeces : then the fungus can break down the hydrolysable tannin/protein complexes . |
| 2 | The entrance was an inferno of petrol fires as flames flared and flickered across the water , sending a black column of heavy smoke mixed with the MLs ' white smoke-screens slowly rolling north-west on the still night air above the wrecked boats . |
| 3 | In this way , the organizational climate interacts with the men 's personal qualities to predispose the majority of them to define their role as one of community service . |
| 4 | Some groups were not favourably received partly because they had little to offer the council but also because they were seen as making ‘ unreasonable ’ demands on the local authority — that is , demands which did not square with the councillors ' own policy predispositions . |
| 5 | If dialogue is being taped in stereo , the signals from the individual speakers should not be given a pronounced left and right stereo bias as this would conflict with the performers ' relative positioning as seen in shot . |
| 6 | It amalgamated with a boys ' secondary modern in September 1975 to form a mixed comprehensive but retained a strong grammar school ethos amongst a section of the senior teachers . |
| 7 | The resulting courses were spread over eighteen three-quarter-hour or twelve one-hour periods ; they began with an introductory review of the college library , its purpose , stock , arrangement and services , including standard reference books , and then proceeded through the detailed study of a specialist literature , in a field closely integrated with the students ' own subject courses . |
| 8 | In the mid-1970s it was selling around thirty thousand copies compared with the Times 's sixty thousand . |
| 9 | At the other extreme , the NOP poll for the Independent on Sunday — giving Labour a three-point lead and putting the Liberal Democrats on only 17 per cent — would likewise result in a hung parliament , but this time one in which Labour would be the largest party with 317 seats , compared with the Tories ' 296 and the Liberal Democrats ' 14 . |
| 10 | The day began with the men 's semi final , 28 qualifiers competing for eight places in the final . |
| 11 | The importance of parents ' participation in decision making is supported by the research , and the distinctions between those who go into social services , health or education resources , are revealed a shaving little to do with the children 's own needs . |
| 12 | Usually ministers are formally answerable to Parliament only for discharging their own responsibilities relating to sponsored bodies ( such as in terms of broad policy and general oversight ) , while responsibility for efficiency and day-to-day matters normally rests with the organizations ' own management . |
| 13 | Some scientists believe the Spectacled Eider population declines are associated with the ducks ' wintering grounds and not Alaskan breeding areas . |
| 14 | I strongly agree with the authors ' main point that all excised lesions should be sent for histological examination . |
| 15 | They are responsible for agreeing with the centres ' final decisions on details of awards to be recommended for individual candidates . |
| 16 | The sequence in Figure 1 begins with the children 's boisterous behaviour . |