Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [subord] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reliance of elderly people on walking as a mode of transport increases their exposure to risk whilst their failing faculties raise the likelihood of them not seeing the striking vehicle . |
| 2 | Nor was there any instance , as far as I could see , of the faithful lover dying before his long wait was rewarded ; or thought of how the heroine might have felt in such a case , with brothers and sisters flown the nest , father and mother dead , hero dead , the house empty , and the mind , so long attuned and subjected to the needs of other minds , no longer able to recognize and adapt to its own needs . |
| 3 | Linton lists as his perceived audience undergraduates studying microbiology , together with both undergraduate and postgraduate students of medicine and veterinary science . |
| 4 | But in 1984 , tragedy struck when her 24-year-old daughter , Samantha , plunged to her death from the Clifton Suspension Bridge near Bristol . |
| 5 | The Oxford English Dictionary gives as its first meaning for ‘ moor ’ ‘ uncultivated ground covered with heather ’ . |
| 6 | Gina recoiled , her mind spinning as his blue eyes , brilliant and intense beneath brows drawn together in thoughtful consideration , travelled over her astonished face . |
| 7 | When , for example , The Modern Law Review , based at the LSE , was founded in 1937 , the Review published as its first article an essay by Felix Cohen , a prominent American legal realist , called ‘ The problems of a functional jurisprudence ’ . |
| 8 | Moreover , we also know that what modern nations identify as their national culture is a quite recent invention . |
| 9 | The ray of hope came as his grieving wife Jean , 60 , left his bedside to attend her mother Winifred 's funeral . |
| 10 | Serialism has as its prime objective an organized way of composing with all the twelve notes contained within the octave . |
| 11 | Archaeology has as its declared intention the reconstruction of past societies and the understanding of processes of long term social change . |
| 12 | I am cynical enough to suspect that it probably happens , and it vividly illustrates the point about equipment improving while its net effectiveness stands still ( and its costs increase ) . |
| 13 | The main season for preparing annual reports and accounts will soon be with us — the year end of 83 of the FTSE Top 100 companies falls between 31 December and 31 March — so now seems a good time for finance directors to assess whether their annual tome is user friendly . |
| 14 | Tragedy strikes FOOTBALL : Romanian first division players Gabriel Nastase and Bogdan Banuta died when their Inter Sibiu club coach crashed on the way to a league game at Gloria Bistrita yesterday . |
| 15 | A BABY girl delivered after her pregnant mother was killed in a road accident was fighting for her life last night . |
| 16 | The Pennsylvania connection was further strengthened when Alexander Durdin married as his third wife the widow of William Penn , grandson of the colony 's founder . |
| 17 | After months of work Prestbury Park looked proud of itself today on the eve of what horseracing folk regard as their Olympic games … to race … to ride … to watch at Cheltenham is the highlight of the year … millions of pounds will be bet on the nineteen races that make up the festival and this is one place where the budget rarely bites … |
| 18 | Some believe that new plants flourish if their early growth coincides with the growing of a new moon . |
| 19 | Or you might be invited to a party , start to feel uncomfortable and have the courage to comply when your inner voice tells you to go , knowing that your guide will keep you safe from harm . |
| 20 | Meanwhile , Ferrari 's Formula One hopes were hit last night circuit made a stuttering start on Wednesday when the Italian team unveiled when their new car was crippled by engine trouble . |
| 21 | She felt reckless and more alive than she had for months , her own desire rising as his hungry mouth fell on her breasts like a starving child , and his eager hands tore at her clothes . |
| 22 | He felt himself yanked across the room and flung across his father 's legs , his body protected while his outstretched hand dangled like bait in the dog 's face . |
| 23 | Rune 's whole body shivered as her cool palms moved spasmodically over his heated flesh . |
| 24 | Coordinators ' involvement in special needs declined while their full-time class teaching commitments increased , as did their participation in school management , especially curriculum development . |
| 25 | Theodore Levitt takes as his basic premise the belief that two forces are shaping business worldwide : ( 1 ) technology and ( 2 ) globalisation . |
| 26 | This is n't a case of writers bleating because their own books wo n't be available ; we all spent hours in libraries learning our trade , the only way to learn to write is to how it 's done by other people be it well or badly |
| 27 | It suggested that , despite its choice on May 26 of veteran left-wing dissident leader Kim Dae Jung as its presidential candidate , both party and leader were keen to move from the left to the political centre in a bid to garner sufficient votes to win the presidency . |
| 28 | He may have gone to Italy in order to escape the regime of Queen Mary I , and his support of the Protestant settlement of 1559 was clear , but his credit suffered because his Catholic wife practised her faith within his household . |
| 29 | Rune frowned as his eagle-eyed regard read the despair on her face . |
| 30 | A HUSBAND and wife died when their hired plane crashed in dense forest last night . |