Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [prep] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The soldiers , laden with packs , had arrived in trucks , and at-the-double feet quickly formed into orderly ranks before disappearing into the unlit interiors of a dozen carriages . |
| 2 | The recession shows definite signs of coming to an end . ’ |
| 3 | adapt and reactivate Resolution 125 ( 1981 ) of the CLRAE on the role and responsibility of local and regional authorities in regard to the cultural and social problems of populations of nomadic origin . |
| 4 | Use the normal rules for drowning from the WFRP rulebook . |
| 5 | The long-term effect on the student and his/her ability to obtain information , is , however , of much greater interest than the measurement of short-term skills with regard to the use of specific bibliographic tools . |
| 6 | Only limited notes need to be given in the abbreviated accounts for filing with the Registrar : |
| 7 | The MPs noted that health boards catering for dispersed rural populations ‘ face special problems in balancing the demand for local accident and emergency services against the possible risks of relying on a limited local service , particular for seriously ill or severely injured patients . ’ |
| 8 | She believes that it prevented many Labour supporters from registering on the electoral roll ( in the hope of avoiding payment ) , thus depriving Mr Kinnock of a large number of votes . |
| 9 | Gerry : Unions could have a role in organizing workers with specific oppressions by acting as a buffer between groups and management ; providing a wider political context tor organizing in ; and for providing liaison , information and support . |
| 10 | Not only does this entail our recognising the specific demands of writing as an activity , but also the varying purposes of writing , and the need for a whole school policy towards it . |
| 11 | This fact I had ample opportunities of verifying on the islands of Bass 's Straits , where I had scarcely stepped from the boat before every creature was made acquainted with my presence — no small annoyance to me , whose object was to secure the wary cereopsis and eagle , which with thousands of petrels and many other kinds of water-birds tenant these dreary islands . ’ |
| 12 | According to Indian Army statistics , at least 1,100 Indian soldiers and 2,200 Tamil fighters had been killed in the 32 months of fighting since the IPKF 's July 1987 arrival ; other estimates put the losses higher , and there had been an unknown number of civilian casualties . |
| 13 | He accuses a ‘ small band ’ of top clubs of working against the rest within the Premier League and wants a boycott of dealings with them . |
| 14 | There was a period of at least 12 hours of fasting before the investigations . |
| 15 | Woods has outlined some of the constraints that appear to induce survival-based patterns of teaching in the secondary school system — the raising of the school-leaving age ( to which we would now add growing youth unemployment ) , which encourages staying-on among those not otherwise especially enamoured of their school experience ; the persistence and extension of 16+ examinations against which teachers ' own success will be judged ( more of this later ) ; continuing high levels of class size and teacher-pupil ratios that make individualized treatment and small-group work difficult ; and declining levels of resources , which make experimentation and adjustment of learning tasks to individual needs problematic and leave teachers in the position of having to rely on their own personal resources for managing the class . |
| 16 | I can remember waiting some minutes before walking through the house , knowing that there must be proof of burglary at the back door , and when I got there in an uncomprehending state , lo and behold the kitchen door was broken right down ! |
| 17 | There was never any mention of further plans for parachuting after the first operational disaster , and the correspondents agree that he was away in the desert . |
| 18 | After some 30 minutes of driving towards the jagged mass of the Troodos Range , we turn and plunge down a steep trail to a river bank . |
| 19 | We have seen , then , that the historical reasons for charging in the social services are diverse and often contradictory , but a case can still be made for charging on a priori grounds . |
| 20 | A short while ago I posed a question to the Daily Mirror about the method used by marine artists for putting in the mass of rigging in their paintings — is it put in by brush , pencil , or inks ? |
| 21 | The occasional guard braved the discomfort for a few minutes before retiring to the cool of the corridors . |
| 22 | He was released 22 hours after sentencing under a special amnesty declared by the President , Seku Torre . |
| 23 | They roused the occupants of some houses by knocking on the door and holding Bartle up to the windows to be seen by those inside . |
| 24 | The dominating tendency of mental life , and perhaps of nervous life in general , is the effort to reduce , to keep constant or to remove internal tension due to stimuli ( the ‘ Nirvana Principle ’ , to borrow a term from Barbara Low ) — a tendency which finds expression in the pleasure principle ; and our recognition of that fact is one of our strongest reasons for believing in the existence of the death instincts . |
| 25 | If they timed it just right they could scavenge for a few hours before going to the Royalty in Ladbroke Grove for the Saturday morning minors . |
| 26 | It is possible to distinguish many different forms of giving in the field of welfare . |
| 27 | The conflicting demands of efficient service provision , democratic involvement , and local historical or community traditions led to different proposals for dealing with the perceived shortcomings of the existing local government system . |
| 28 | Languages can be learned ‘ at home ’ , where there are few opportunities for mixing with the native users of the language ( such as evening class french ) or they can be learned in a second language situation , either in the country in which that language is native or in one 's own country where the language is used for a specific purpose ( such as learning English in parts of Africa where it is used as the commercial language ) . |
| 29 | Some indicators of prescribing in a practice |
| 30 | Thus , if X , Y and Z trustees direct A Ltd , the shares of which are owned by the trust , to pay dividends to B ( the beneficiary ) direct , or the agent of B , and the trustees make an appropriate return to the Revenue then they are not required to take any further steps with regard to the assessment of B to income tax . |