Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 In each case I pressed the national authorities concerned to allow me to send a UK ‘ observer ’ to their investigation and I am happy to say that our request was agreed to on each occasion .
2 Before I left for San Francisco I spent a few days wandering the considerable length and the decidedly inconsiderable breadth of the Canal , newest of the major approaches to Balboa 's ocean .
3 Now I 've got that off my chest I have a few questions for you :
4 Route II came in 1943 with Brian Kellet climbing on from the chimney rift of Route I to cross the upper slabs .
5 Er and of course I seen the present managers are , are th the one you know only just lives down the road here he 's recently retired .
6 Anybody wants some copies I have a few copies here .
7 With a prayer of thankfulness I rowed the few yards to her , made fast the dinghy to a cleat on her transom , and climbed on board .
8 Far out to sea to the west I saw the bright lights of the Athens boat .
9 For the short term I have a few suggestions .
10 ‘ You 'll remember my sayin' I had a few aces up m'sleeve , when we discussed our lack of numbers an ’ the possibility of these people operatin' outside patrols ? ’
11 The better you grasp the salient points ( and store them in your memory ) , the more physical intuition and predictive power you will acquire .
12 With her heart in her mouth she entered the imposing portals of Mon Ré , and rang the bell .
13 In our thinking we follow the Perceptual maps of the world that we build up in our minds .
14 When we finished our chat and tried to re-enter the auditorium we found the double doors were tight shut and we were locked out .
15 After the programme we exchanged a few words , but he had to dash off to another engagement .
16 If we examine the lexical units referring to other modes of perception we find the following correspondences :
17 Finally we give in and rent the movie we ignored a few months ago when we went to see Midnight Run .
18 Through the verbal and non-verbal signals of informal or friendship relationships we acquire the social props to our identity .
19 In this chapter we analyse the nationalized industries , explain how they have been run , and assess their performance .
20 In the previous chapter we identified the major variables which influence the current account of the balance of payments and examined how automatic and discretionary adjustments operate to rectify payments imbalances .
21 In the course of one chapter we find the following phrases , in this order : there seems no explanation on Darwinian grounds It is no easier to explain It is hard to understand It is not easy to understand It is equally difficult to explain I do not find it easy to comprehend I do not find it easy to see …
22 In this chapter we consider the following issues : different types of bonds , the fair pricing of bonds , different yield measures , different yield curves ( or term structures of interest rates ) , various theories underlying the yield curve , fitting the yield curve , and different measures of the interest rate risk , e.g. duration and convexity .
23 In this chapter we consider the special problems of mentally disordered offenders , problem drinkers , drug misusers and homeless people with mental disorder .
24 Earlier in the chapter we outlined the various views on the relationship of gospel to culture .
25 However , since in auditory word recognition we hear the different sounds of a word in sequence , it is possible to make use of contextual information after we have heard part of the word — in which case such information can be used effectively .
26 Pushing their way up through the soil with force they pierced the fallen leaves .
27 When Insurers settle a partial loss they acquire no proprietary rights in the subject matter insured — but they become subrogated to all the rights and remedies of the Policyholder in so far as the Policyholder has been indemnified under the Policy .
28 Although Fenton was active in research he made no great discoveries .
29 Flight lieutenant Fraser Boyd does n't like heights ; With that in mind he hopes the final adjustments he 's making in dock in Plymouth will render a return visits unnecessary while half way across the Atlantic .
30 Mr McNally : ‘ Is it correct that on each and every interview he denied the two charges ? ’
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