Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun pl] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She trailed a hand along an imaginary banister , sweeping the other behind where the skirts of a ball-gown would have trailed and was so tangibly created that when she sat down on the sofa Delia Sutherland moved to make room for the folds of that gown . |
| 2 | I explained this ( J. Milroy , 1982b : 43 ) in relation to the simplification pattern in short /a/ ( see chapter 4.5 for the findings of this study ) , which we measured by using a three-way analysis of variance . |
| 3 | white and light green oxide were used for the dabs of pale green on the lining fabric , and a scumble of pure white was used to highlight the grey around the backs of the shoes . |
| 4 | It did n't do anything for the tenants of this city or did n't put any new proposals forward . |
| 5 | a fully informed and supportive user community for the products of all information technology systems . |
| 6 | The research , by evaluating the experience of the UK in the 1930's , aims to test the hypothesis that the discouragement of imports through duties or licensing systems , increased the demand for the products of British industry and stimulated the expansion of manufacturing output . |
| 7 | An article in the Nursing Times of 23 August 1957 , for example , stressed the importance of work as a cure for the ills of old age ( pp. 945–6 ) , followed four months later by one in the Nursing Mirror : ‘ Occupation is unquestionably one of the most important factors in preserving mental alertness and bodily health . ’ |
| 8 | The academic disciplines within the Faculty can be divided into three general areas , i.e. Physical Sciences and Mathematics , containing the Departments of Astronomy , Chemistry , Geology & Geophysics , Mathematics and Statistics , Meteorology , and Physics ; Engineering and Information Technology , for the Departments of Artificial Intelligence , Chemical Engineering , Civil Engineering , Cognitive Science , Computer Science , Electrical Engineering , and Mechanical Engineering ; and Biological Sciences , which includes the Institutes of Ecology and Resource Management , of Cell Animal and Population Biology , and of Cell and Molecular Biology . |
| 9 | Although well acquainted with rejection notices , we were unprepared for the criticisms of this paper . |
| 10 | Unfortunately Dutch law did not provide equality of treatment in every respect for the subsidiaries of foreign parent companies — certain social security rules were not applicable to them . |
| 11 | Transport 2000 wanted to see a radical shake-up of the funding system for the railways in this country to provide a better service . |
| 12 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent representations he has received from farmers about compensation for the effects of low flying on livestock . |
| 13 | The Ministry of Defence continues to receiv representations from farmers about compensation for the effects of low flying on livestock . |
| 14 | A contrasting perspective , however , which makes little allowance for the effects of collective bargaining arrangements , is the study of democracy in British and US unions by Edelstein and Warner ( 1975 ) , and that for Mexico by Thompson and Roxborough ( 1982 ) . |
| 15 | The extreme complexity of the enteric nervous system with its non adrenergic non-cholinergic neurones and its connections with the autonomic nervous system and higher neural centres precludes a simple explanation for the effects of autonomic neuropathy on constipation . |
| 16 | However , there is data available for the effects of high dose radiation on the human body , and data on radiation hazards is regularly reviewed by the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of the Atomic Radiation ( UNSCEAR ) . |
| 17 | If the lunar curves in Figure 6.9 can roughly be applied to Mercury then crater erasure took place before about 4000 Ma ago , and most of the present craters , which may also have given rise to the smooth plains , were in place by about 3000 Ma ago , and little has happened on the Mercurian surface since except for the effects of tidal slow-down and interior shrinkage . |
| 18 | This can be done by direct measurements of the maximum dimension of a hundred grains through a calibrated eye piece graticule , or on a screen , followed by calculation of the standard deviation of these dimensions and application of a conversion equation which adjusts this value for the effects of random sectioning ( e.g. Harrell & eriksson , 1979 ) . |
| 19 | Wiping her tears with the corner of her apron and clutching the baby to her she searched for the reasons for this volte-face . |
| 20 | The University of Edinburgh has a long and distinguished history and at a time of difficulty for the institutions of higher education throughout the country , Edinburgh is in a process of constantly reappraising and improving standards to meet the growing demands of a changing world . |
| 21 | For the institutions of liberal democracy to function as intended , namely according to the principles and practices of representative and responsible government , they need to be supported by the appropriate relations of capitalist production . |
| 22 | ‘ I also see that we 're about as alike as chalk and cheese , because I would never sell out a whole species for the wrongs of one group . |
| 23 | Sound , for example , travels four times faster in water than in air , a useful bonus for the users of underwater sonar . |
| 24 | Figures are not produced for the lengths of old field boundaries removed or watercourses canalised but in 1983 , SAFER Auvergne spent 163,481FF on building new farms and buildings ; 470 , 165FF on irrigation , drainage and straightening water courses ; 1,859,119FF on roads , clearance for cultivation ( scrub etc ? ) and boundary construction , much of it attracting state subsidies . |
| 25 | At this precise stage of the development of UK television , defined by a limited number of channels ( satellite and cable are not yet definitive ) and by a continuing , fragile respect for the traditions of public service , the schedule is still organized to allow the public to choose between a range of ‘ services ’ . |
| 26 | As for the curves in this selection , the C13 and C14 were not the same , and therefore the work that was possible with one tool could not be repeated on its mirror image with its counterpart . |
| 27 | BUT the Policyholder shall repay to the Corporation all sums paid by the Corporation which the Corporation would not have been liable to pay but for the provisions of such law . |
| 28 | BUT the Policyholder shall repay to the Corporation all sums paid by the Corporation which the Corporation would not have been liable to pay but for the provisions of such law . |
| 29 | This may have been characterised by a mystic other-worldliness which had little time for the concerns of this world , and the working out of faith in relation to the everyday challenges of life . |
| 30 | Four ‘ change-facilitating factors ’ are picked out by Ramon ; heavy and unchanging reliance on segregated institutions ; the existence of a minority of psychiatrists prepared to act politically ( while not having the desire to act in a party political framework ) ; the autonomous nature of the regions leading to more enthusiastic reform beginning in socialist and communist areas ; and perhaps most importantly for the concerns of this book , |