Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rifts of the The Fairy Melusina are heavily overloaded with ore ; during the Pre-Raphaelite Period it was admired by certain critics , including Swinburne , who called it , ‘ a quiet , muscular serpent of a tale , with more vigour and venom than is at all usual in the efforts of the female pen , but without narrative thrust ; rather , as was Coleridge 's Serpent who figured the Imagination , with its tail stuffed in its own mouth . ’ |
| 2 | Ecological safety and strategies of environmental protection are also discussed in relation to Latvia and Lithuania . |
| 3 | ‘ Did you know that in New York a significant number of burglaries are now perpetrated by women ? ’ |
| 4 | Non-union mines are then persuaded by pickets to close down ( technically illegally ) to improve the strike 's effectiveness . |
| 5 | More and more transactions between customer and retailer are now done by telephone . |
| 6 | Chords of two , three , and four notes are often written for violin , viola , and cello , but great care has to be exercised in their use to avoid technical difficulties . |
| 7 | They are a lovely family devastated by terrorism and we , as detectives , feel that our efforts and our knowledge of who are involved in these despicable acts are not reflected in convictions . |
| 8 | Since such altruistic acts are typically performed between members of the same species , and usually within a fairly stable social group , it is best to start by asking what causes animals to come together in groups . |
| 9 | Its personnel are already identified by reason of their peerages which are held , subject to disclaimer , at least for life ) , and all that remains is to summon them . |
| 10 | Fire brigade personnel are not put at risk in situations where their means of access and fire fighting is at a disadvantage . |
| 11 | In addition to financial support , personnel are sometimes seconded to projects and charities . |
| 12 | Psychological comfort is inextricably related to physical comfort although some interactions are deliberately planned by staff to contribute to psychological comfort . |
| 13 | In its leaning position parallels are inevitably drawn with Pisa , yet the tower based upon a pair of translucent cliffs modelled on the Old Man of Hoy takes the romance of Scottishness to its ultimate conclusion . |
| 14 | These objects are actually made of brass , but are believed to have been used for the weighing of gold dust ( fig. 9.4 ) . |
| 15 | The way in which the contours of objects are continually broken in Cézanne 's painting reinforces the impression that he looked at his subject from more than one position . |
| 16 | Prisoners are now sent to prison as a punishment , not for punishment . |
| 17 | Such accounts are frequently used by firms to make short-term large deposits — when , for example , they have a temporary surplus of funds . |
| 18 | Accounts are also kept for shareholders , but American accounting laws allow studios to guess how well a film will do in each of its markets ( an invitation either to claim profits early or to put off losses ) ; for the tax man ( ditto ) ; and for various stars who have been promised shares of a film 's net profit — a figure which a studio wants to keep as low as possible . |
| 19 | But National Savings accounts are not taxed at source , and you are allowed £70 a year tax-free interest . |
| 20 | Question 10 on undertakings interrupted the sequence , and the general comments on accounts are therefore attached after question 11 . |
| 21 | Whether other mechanisms of defence are also governed by capsaicin sensitive nociceptive neuroens remains to be proved . |
| 22 | Longer-term states are generally communicated through pheromones , which can be left for whoever may pass . |
| 23 | ‘ Raving madness ’ is rare , but severe episodes of manic disorder , acute schizophrenia and other delusional states are sometimes accompanied by hours or days of fluctuating distress , excitement , agitation or violent outbursts which require very close nursing supervision round the clock and very careful monitoring of medication . |
| 24 | Further investments are also planned for Tioxide and Quorn . |
| 25 | Additions to the Board are generally made by nominations from existing or previous Board members , Highlander staff , or selected friends and associates of Highlander who are familiar with the educational philosophy . |
| 26 | Examples of change of control provision are commonly found in software licences and contracts to supply Government departments such as the Ministry of Defence . |
| 27 | Privity of estate means that there is tenure between the parties , i.e. that the relationship of landlord and tenant exists between them ; cases in this category are thus confined to leases and tenancies . |
| 28 | Significant parts of the procurement budget are already spent in areas of high unemployment , for example warship orders . |
| 29 | Given that these technologies are consistently promoted by opponents as a benign alternative to the dangers of nuclear power , it is perhaps not surprising that they are marginalized within the Authority 's remit . |
| 30 | These ‘ enabling ’ or ‘ strategic ’ technologies are then applied across boundaries . |