Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To the Gaijin rear Jotan 's five hundred were a solid mass cutting off the line of retreat . |
| 2 | " It was a political decision made by the government and not by the Federation , " Bland said . |
| 3 | Functionally the political decision shown in the drawing may seem very similar to the refusal to make a decision . |
| 4 | He defied suspension under a gagging contract imposed by the counties on their cricketers — but which , I feel , the players should have refused to sign . |
| 5 | One American commentator has expressed the following view : ‘ the skewing effect of an ageing society is that the economic imbalances caused by the provision of health care for the elderly potentially threaten the welfare of younger generations and of society as a whole … the stage is set for a profound confrontation . ’ |
| 6 | The embroidery , a pattern of golden lily-flowers dotted here and there , each one at a fair distance from the other , would be confined to the shoulder band and to a broad sash fastening at the back in as large a bow as Miss Dallam would tolerate , its ends falling to the hem of her skirt . |
| 7 | Referrals to private clinics decreased among the fundholders , also contrary to expectations . |
| 8 | An interpretation of a child 's language will be derived from some comparison between the child 's actual language and a descriptive framework incorporated within the assessment procedure . |
| 9 | Notice the narrow snout extending beyond the mouth which helps it to seek out small rodents , reptiles and invertebrates . |
| 10 | Made with 1.4 , 1.6 and 1.8 litre petrol engines , the Tempras are agile performers aimed at the business users ' market . |
| 11 | Far-reaching proposals published by the NRA call on the government to set legally-binding quality standards for not only rivers , estuaries and canals but lakes , groundwaters and coastal stretches . |
| 12 | Because complete spindles come under the precision range of products . |
| 13 | He laughed , a warm , comfortable sound that reminded her of homely , rustic things like sleek cattle and woolly sheep grazing on a West Country hillside . |
| 14 | The steps led downwards , there were crumbling stone walls , so that they had to clutch at narrow ropes sunk into the wall at intervals . |
| 15 | Within the coterminous Borough and Parliamentary Constituency of Blyth Valley , the old Labour hegemony based on the coal field has been seriously threatened by the emergence of an Alliance challenge . |
| 16 | Some in due course opt for a diploma programme . |
| 17 | In spite of his breakdowns , Hoccleve achieved a position of seniority and in due course retired with a pension . |
| 18 | But Aoun seems sure that , if he just hangs on regardless , some other miracle will in due course come to the rescue . |
| 19 | The fragmented appearance of their work , especially its Lettrist phase , their repudiation of conventional skills and scholarly manners ( evidenced in their use of personal insults ) have been absorbed by subcultural milieux and in due course adapted by the culture industries . |
| 20 | The species studied does not have to be chiral : the differential absorption comes from the effect of the magnetic field on degeneracy . |
| 21 | Now he found himself playing Kaa , the deaf snake known for the power of his hug . |
| 22 | However it is clear that the three divisions prioritize different spheres of social relations and will have different effects … we suggest that each division exists within the context of the others … |
| 23 | It is wisest to treat each variety according to the details and information that will be contained in the better kind of catalogue — the sort of information which will also influence your decision where to order . |
| 24 | IF THE promises are kept , the fourth Conservative term will see private operators competing on the railway network , a huge road-building programme to ease congestion and further moves to increase choice for airline passengers , all underscored by a commitment to transport safety . |
| 25 | We oppose the privatisation of British Rail , but will allow private operators access to the rail network , while giving BR the freedom to raise investment capital on the open market . |
| 26 | Oh , she 's got all the answers up her sleeve I expect , but that has caused tremendous debt charges , which , at the moment , have to be paid , and whether we could find a private operator to take them on or not I do n't know , but private operators operate throughout the country and in many other of the districts within the county of Oxfordshire , and they operate efficiently and do just as good a job as the City Council are doing in the present situation . |
| 27 | Mr Karel Van Miert , the Transport Commissioner , is asking member governments to approve a plan which would leave passenger services largely in the hands of state-owned monopolies but open up freight services to competition by permitting private operators to pay for the use of publicly-owned tracks . |
| 28 | The people of Newbury saw a full field of 120 riders compete in the Jack Spencer Memorial ‘ 25 ’ on the H25/3 course . |
| 29 | The formulation of inductive generalizations ( using algebraic notation ) , or the application of rules to a new context , are more specific meanings attached to the term . |
| 30 | The solid bark parted like a mist , closed like a clam . |