Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [vb base] [adv] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do want to claim , however , that the sociological analysis above shows that postmodern cultural objects signify differently than do modernist cultural objects . |
| 2 | There is a variety of detailed arrangements , but the typical relations of producers in these conditions are those of state-corporate employees , or in some cases state rather than market professionals . |
| 3 | A good example of this is the way that some Christians have all but taken over , or perhaps been taken in by , the complete relativism in the modern concept of truth . |
| 4 | If you 're expecting trouble it 's worth consulting your doctor early as some treatments work best if started in advance . |
| 5 | After 300 yds turn left as signed ( yellow arrow ) , then after 50 yds turn right along riverside ( waymarked ) . |
| 6 | Some men get just as turned on by nuzzling and licking the cock and balls without taking them in the mouth . |
| 7 | Student astrologers , along with some scientists , often try to defend astrology as a logical workable system , but the old hands know better than to try . |
| 8 | These models develop continuously while attempting to modify the external situation ( physical or social ) . |
| 9 | Calculated gross redemption yields ( real ) on index-linked bonds vary just as do yields ( in nominal terms ) on conventional bonds . |
| 10 | Net operating profits before abnormal items have more than doubled to A$216.1m ( £98m ) and gains have been notched up by virtually all businesses from TV to newspapers and magazines . |
| 11 | An indication that many fighters have all but lost any semblance of moral conscience are the frequent violations of the neutrality of medical and humanitarian workers . |
| 12 | Whisky and Salmon , two of the main commodities moved in the past now travel in container and freezer lorries and coastal shipping companies with famous names have all but disappeared . |
| 13 | Now it is known that ripening tomatoes ripen faster when placed together on a window ledge , because they produce ethylene gas which stimulates their neighbours to faster and synchronous ripening . |
| 14 | Needless to say digital phototypesetting is now the accepted standard and the older methods have all but faded away . |
| 15 | In addition , the access and use of the medical services reinforce rather than counteract this tendency . |
| 16 | These stylistic differences have gradually eroded over the years , and today regional divisions have all but disappeared . |
| 17 | Having said this , I feel presently available guidelines underestimate rather than over-estimate the prevalence of dementia in the community , since in general no account is taken of the rapidly rising prevalence with age increases beyond 75 . |
| 18 | Membership of the parliamentary party has changed ; the manual workers have all but disappeared . |
| 19 | So-called commuter planes that carry up to 150 passengers whisper rather than roar because they use the latest propeller technology . |
| 20 | Similarly , prospective employees know better than to rely on landscaping or other signals put out by employers and attempt , instead , to find out the inside story from their contacts . |
| 21 | At secondary level , the proportion of female enrolments has remained constant at 30 per cent , though total enrolments have more than doubled . |
| 22 | Of the domestic borrowers , local authorities issued , in the years between the mid-1950s and the early 1980s , a large volume of stocks ( over five years to maturity ) and negotiable bonds ( from one to four years to maturity ) ; but in recent years it has been government policy to centralise most public-sector borrowing and as a result public issues by local authorities have all but ceased . |
| 23 | The French make their main rotors turn clockwise when viewed from above . |