Example sentences of "[noun] and [vb -s] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When a nerve impulse gets there this chemical is released by the nerve terminal , crosses the narrow cleft and reacts with special receptors on the muscle side of the junction , which , when they 're stimulated by this chemical , lead to muscle contraction . |
| 2 | They can , for example , digitise outline maps , generate percentage distribution maps from point data input , transform co-ordinates , incorporate place-names from gazetteer databases into maps , and print base-maps and overlays on suitable plotters . |
| 3 | The pair became used to the waves and hoots from passing motorists , trucks and even train drivers as they journeyed to the Mediterranean coast . |
| 4 | Export credit agencies provide insurance against certain defaults to the exporter and guarantees to specified banks against which the banks advance the appropriate currency at a preferential interest rate . |
| 5 | Parked somewhere nearby would be a couple of police vans with sniffer dogs and cordoning off parts of the street had become so commonplace that the cops had left reels of white tape and tripods at strategic points just in case . |
| 6 | The former lists seven or eight subformations made up of algae , lichens and mosses in varying combinations ; the latter includes only one subformation , involving the two antarctic flowering plants , the grass Deschampsia antarctica and the pink or pearlwort Colobanthus quitensis . |
| 7 | His review of the law on unofficial action and strikes in essential services was launched during the early summer this year , when a sequence of strikes hit the railways and the London Underground . |
| 8 | Although many solicitors offer fixed fee interviews they are given little publicity beyond referral lists and notices in some solicitors ' offices . |
| 9 | This chapter attempts to answer these questions partly by reference to work in the field and in part through a review and analysis of works of fiction typically used as ‘ whole class readers ’ in the lower years of six secondary comprehensive schools and falls into two parts . |
| 10 | It/s an all-in-one product for eyes , cheeks and lips and comes in two shades — Rosewood and Terracotta , both specially selected to enhance all three areas of the face . |
| 11 | Considering the sensitivity of lakes and soils in other parts of the world and expected rapid industrialization in the coming decades , areas such as Brazil , Nigeria , southern Africa , India , Malaysia and China are among those likely to be exposed to an increased risk of acid deposition effects in the future ( figure 4.13 ; Swedish Ministry of Agriculture , 1982 ) . |
| 12 | The software , which DG is styling AV Image , is based on an SQL client/server architecture and runs on Windows-based PCs , Motif-based workstations and X terminals networked via NetWare or TCP/IP to a relational database on an AViiON server . |
| 13 | It is claimed to incorporate all the Foundation technologies specified by the Open Software Foundation 's architecture and consists of four components : Digital DCE Runtime Service , Digital DCE Cell Directory Server , Digital DCE Security Server and the Digital DCE Applications Developers ' Kit . |
| 14 | It reportedly incorporates all the foundation technologies specified by the Open Software Foundation 's architecture and consists of four components : Digital DCE Runtime Service , Digital DCE Cell Directory Server , Digital DCE Security Server and the Digital DCE Applications Developers ' Kit . |
| 15 | Any form of exercise which increase the speed of the heartbeat and lasts for 15 minutes will qualify . |
| 16 | In the first place it is clear that ‘ modern ’ , ‘ Western ’ , ‘ industrial ’ or ‘ capitalist ’ society is not some homogeneous whole but one which contains many varieties of patterns of living , many different communities and subcultures with differing degrees of openness to the wider society , differing historical experiences , differing ways of relating as families and as individuals to the major changes in the economy and in ways of earning a living . |
| 17 | The real thing goes beyond political disagreement and comes in two flavours : a distaste for American culture , and a systematic resistance to the exercise of American power . |
| 18 | We worked with local schools , working at a clinic , doing hut to hut and outreaches in local villages . |
| 19 | Don Bradbury recounts experiences and passes on some tips . |
| 20 | The traditional estate is run on modern lines and consists of 11,000 acres with farming , forestry , game-keeping , conservation and leisure activities . |
| 21 | Mr Tsongas is a pro-business liberal who won primaries and caucuses in seven states before lack of funds forced him out . |
| 22 | The investigation covered import quotas and bans on some products , restrictive import licensing requirements , special technical standards and China 's refusal to publish regulations governing imports , and also sought to reduce Chinese tariffs of up to 170 per cent and other " unreasonable " fees . |
| 23 | The deck also has a Divinycell core and consists of two mouldings , the cockpit well being a separate module . |
| 24 | The amount of money held by an individual to finance these transactions , therefore , is likely to depend on the size of the individual 's money income and on institutional arrangements , such as how often the individual is paid and how often he pays his bills and engages in monetary transactions . |
| 25 | I ca n't think of anything else that would have killed the Oscar , unless he suffered damage during the transfer and dies of internal injuries — it can happen . |
| 26 | She would go that afternoon to fetch water from the fountain , she liked doing that anyway , and nothing could come of it to hurt her , there were always plenty of others there , and she 'd give Tommaso a sign , so that he 'd come , come at night to find her , that was the way it was done , she 'd seen it , becks and smiles under half-dosed eyes as the water brimmed in the young women 's jars . |
| 27 | passes in two subjects at ‘ A ’ level and passes in two subjects at ‘ AS ’ level |
| 28 | a pass in one subject at ‘ A ’ level and passes in three subjects at ‘ AS ’ level |
| 29 | The text seems dully at variance with the fantasy of the illustrations and falls between two stools . |
| 30 | Nearly all the signatures and dates on Cubist paintings executed by Picasso and Braque between 1907 and 1913 have been added much later . |