Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A recommendation to demolish the block of 1930s-vintage flats where the family lived is due to go to the council 's housing committee on 5 April . |
| 2 | There was an orderly system of collection , monitored by the Christian bishops , and it was possible to appeal to the sultan 's court in cases of abuse . |
| 3 | It had that mixed smell of face powder , lipstick and everything else that goes into a woman 's purse . |
| 4 | This conversion is very similar to that undertaken by the RSA 's Professional Aviation ( who had one of their Jet Prop DC-3 conversions at Farnborough — see page 52 ) and effectively produces a ‘ zero-time ’ aircraft . |
| 5 | However , funds provided in the third category would be available only if a country 's domestic policies were adjusted to that prescribed by the Community 's Council of Ministers . |
| 6 | Marriage is a loving , caring relationship where each thinks of the other 's good and this is especially important in relation to sex . |
| 7 | Investments were valued at NZ$13bn , two-thirds relating to the government 's equity investment in wholly or partly state-owned enterprises . |
| 8 | The technique is very reminiscent of that used by the amphibians ' far distant and antique cousin , the lungfish . |
| 9 | However , Ferguson , despite some disappointment at Hughes ' goal ratio — he struck only 14 times in 52 appearances last season — is prepared to wait for the Welshman 's response . |
| 10 | On the all-important matter of holding a Council he was prepared to wait on the king 's convenience for a long time : he was never one to underestimate the needs of secular government . |
| 11 | Since the QT Meeting on the 7th has indicated that she is feeling a little better and for the time being is willing to continue as the Teachers ' Representative , however , it is possible that in the future she may require assistance to carry out her duties . |
| 12 | This led to the Committee 's visit in 1885 to Holroyd Smith 's full-size demonstration line at Manchester , and the signing of an agreement for his patents and professional services to be used in constructing an electric street tramway at Blackpool . |
| 13 | In fact , his cabinet colleagues , already unsure about public support for the bill and alienated from Dr Browne by his provocative politics , were not prepared to go against the hierarchy 's condemnation and refused to support the proposal . |
| 14 | Although this refers to a Christian 's relationships with other Christians , it is legitimate to extend Paul 's principles to all human relationships . |
| 15 | This refers to a culture 's ideas concerning beauty and good taste , together with an appreciation of colour and form . |
| 16 | This builds on the company 's avowed expertise in the installation of production lines , the design of manufacturing processes and the like : Richet talks enthusiastically of expanding this business by turning Montpellier into a science park and leasing out spare buildings — there is , he says , a shortage of decent manufacturing space for lease in the region . |
| 17 | Another recommendation was that unlicensed activity should be subject to tougher penalties , and this met with the Conference 's general approval . |
| 18 | Whatever effect this has on the children 's futures as clerks , it maims creative instinct . |
| 19 | That said , you may be wondering what sort of effect this has on the Polo 's performance . |
| 20 | To find out what effect this has on the perch 's eggs , and how much the minnows gain from the ploy , Reiko Baba of Japan 's Osaka City University spent up to six hours a day face down in a stream , armed with a snorkel and face mask . |
| 21 | Some playing positions are prone to collide with a Floyd 's fine tuning system and this one seems to be especially sensitive . |
| 22 | This seemed like the hovercraft 's end , but it spawned the technology that made the AP1-88 possible . |
| 23 | He shuddered a little , but whether at the memory of this vomiting by the water 's edge or of something even uglier Wexford could not tell . |
| 24 | Which standard is salient depends on the individual 's dispositions and the situation at hand . |
| 25 | Their true significance is their separate platform chassis , which VW is prepared to sell to the world 's specialist kit car builders with service back-up . |
| 26 | It followed , too , from the assumptions that the British made about the Masai 's conservatism , it appearing self-evident to them that because the Masai were so conspicuously uninterested in Western civilization they were in all respects content with the status quo ; so closely were Westernization and agitation linked in the administrative mind . |
| 27 | Later , Mr Vaz said the Chancellor , though sympathetic , ‘ was not prepared to depart from the Government 's view that there would not be any compensation ’ . |
| 28 | His daughter Masha was careful to deposit in the synagogue 's library copies of his works as they appeared , to the great appreciation of those who minded such things . |
| 29 | This depends on the patient 's eyesight , manual dexterity and willingness . |
| 30 | This depends on the judges ' views of the merits of the case before them or ( I would add ) the direction their political inclinations lead them — what I call below their ‘ view of the public interest ’ . |