Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of those just below forty thousand were solved … that represents a clear-up rate of roughly twenty percent … and that 's ten percent below the national average . |
| 2 | In official games , Platt has been on the mark twice in 13 appearances for the Italian giants and that represents a dramatic decline in his career ratio . |
| 3 | Has that formed a satisfactory basis for planning ? |
| 4 | That displays an arrogant contempt for the wishes of the majority . |
| 5 | He had arranged for the ‘ leaking ’ of a letter he had circulated to all the delegates due to attend the presidential election in Paris on October 9 . |
| 6 | He was last seen in England a few days before he was due to attend an important conference in Italy . |
| 7 | He could see in her face that he 'd surprised her , but that made no damned difference to Gary at all . |
| 8 | This presupposes that given a low level of development of the productive forces , and a correspondingly low level of consumption by producers , a significant rate of growth not only depends upon the rate of investment but also upon an increase in the consumption of the direct producers . |
| 9 | ( 3 ) The purchaser may consider that given the financial standing of the vendor there would be little prospect of recovery from the vendor for undisclosed liabilities of the company even if the purchaser were to succeed with a warranty claim against the vendor . |
| 10 | We therefore argued that given the radical nature of women acting as independent agents , action which still flies in the face of dominant ideologies and which challenges the nature of the family , it is astonishing how much progress women have made in this period . |
| 11 | He said that given the expressed interest of all political parties in attracting more women candidates , the research might also inform party policy and practice in this area . |
| 12 | If it is argued on the basis of this reply that even a maniac is not beyond redemption and that given the right kind of treatment he might be able to take his place again within society , the argument only serves to show the different moral considerations that can be brought to bear on situations of moral dilemma . |
| 13 | Youngsters from 14–17 got an exclusive insight into the repertoire of a military band as players demonstrated everything from trumpet fanfares to dance music . |
| 14 | If you drive along the A338 at night and come to the hamlet of Shefford Woodlands , look for a wide track that once was a Roman road , that crosses the main road at right angles , near the picturesquely thatched pub , the Pheasant . |
| 15 | Is it possible to arrange a different time for the accounts to be returned ? |
| 16 | It 's so refreshing to see a motley crew of urchins , trendies and ravers like Sunscreem making total unself-conscious idiots of themselves on a stage instead of prancing and preening like twats . |
| 17 | The gig sold out months ago and , despite EMF 's claims to be moving away from the teeny audience , Silverfish are forced to open the show a good two hours earlier than normal to accommodate the expected exodus of punters heading for an early bedtime . |
| 18 | The Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1875 restated the criminal offence of ‘ watching or besetting ’ but excluded from that activity ‘ attending at or near the house or place where a person resides , or works , or carries on business , or happens to be … in order merely to obtain or communicate information ’ . |
| 19 | By building up a good soil structure and providing conditions where all the natural soil flora and fauna can thrive , it is possible to realize the full potential of any piece of land , and to grow on it vigorous , healthy crops and livestock . |
| 20 | However , each represents a recognisable stage of achievement , so that the student can build progressively towards a range of demanding and useful competences . |
| 21 | I have stated those two positions very crudely : in fact both are extremely complex and each represents a sophisticated view of the world . |
| 22 | This is not a symbiotic relationship because that involves a continuing separateness of identity throughout the period and process of partnership but it is an integrated relationship in which the enterprise — venture or project or more general association — is on a level of continued mutuality of interest and concern . |
| 23 | With great respect , to begin with , that involves a fundamental re-examination of this and other offences under the Theft Act . |
| 24 | Swing low , sweet Chariot is left unaccompanied , but that involves a disturbing oddity of pitching at the start . |
| 25 | In replication , the two strands separate ; then each re-forms a new copy of its original partner . |
| 26 | Monica is due to hit the big screen in January with the release of Dracula . |
| 27 | In areas which appear to show the greatest change the probable effect of the fall of Magnentius has been recognized by Professor Keith Branigan , who has drawn attention to the evidence from Boxmoor , Latimer and possibly Welwyn , High Wycombe and Harpsden . |
| 28 | It is very pleasant to see a full hall on an inclement evening . |
| 29 | The Most Rev. George Carey , the Archbishop of Canterbury and senior cleric of the Church of England , on May 18 — in the week before he was due make an official visit to the Pope — criticized the Roman Catholic church 's policy on " artificial " methods of contraception , as contained in the Humanae Vitae encyclical of 1968 [ see pp. 24239-41 ] . |
| 30 | However , for all its attractions ( they include talking robots , the world 's biggest TV screen , simulated black holes and ‘ time tunnels ’ ) , Expo 92 offers a confusing view of the world , often falling between entertainment and instruction . |