Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [noun sg] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did n't wear Salvation Army uniform in school , but she used to visit a Goodwill centre in Bethnal Green and nothing of note escapes the eager eyed cockney . |
| 2 | In a narrow sense my main interest is the period in which the Kaiser ruled over Germany , which of course includes the First World War . |
| 3 | You thus have plenty of opportunity to achieve the keenest interest rate and save money . |
| 4 | You thus have plenty of opportunity to achieve the keenest interest rates . |
| 5 | You arrive in Strasbourg , the home of the European parliament , around 3.00pm , leaving you plenty of time to enjoy the gallic flavour of this super town . |
| 6 | Since attendance at everything was voluntary there was plenty of time to view the high-tech exhibition and to mingle and chat in any of the dozens of coffee shops on the site . |
| 7 | My aching back woke me around 7.30 , but that gave me plenty of time to use the communal bathroom and kitchen . |
| 8 | Plenty of time to find the right one . |
| 9 | That gives me plenty of time to make the necessary arrangements . |
| 10 | This process began early , which gave personnel plenty of time to absorb the new ideas , and the changes in behaviour and attitudes that were required . |
| 11 | The explanation of this instability lies in bankruptcy , which in turn reflected the post-war depression , deepened by a restrictive monetary policy . |
| 12 | Some researchers believe that alcohol , whether consumed in the form of beer , wine or spirits , increases the level of high density lipoproteins ( HDL ) in the bloodstream , which in turn reduces the harmful cholesterol levels associated with heart disease ** . |
| 13 | Furthermore , although the sector is generating profits which in turn increase the national stock of capital , this is mainly in housing and land , and not in manufacturing capacity . |
| 14 | This made her feel that she was not doing enough , so she would increase the care she gave him , which in turn increased the unpleasant response . |
| 15 | The theory that planetary movements can influence sunspot activity and thus the solar wind , which in turn affects the magnetic field of the Earth to which nature is attuned , may well be seen to endorse the Hindus ' views about the Graha . |
| 16 | This work showed clearly that high or variable caustic concentration affects the type and size of salt crystals , which in turn affects the solid/liquid separation efficiency in the centrifuges . |
| 17 | There was a further problem : to destroy the barbed-wire obstacles necessitated a prolonged artillery barrage , which in turn removed the crucial element of surprise . |
| 18 | There was also a strong association between active duodenitis and H pylori positive gastritis , which in turn highlights the potential benefits of eradicating H pylori in minimising duodenal damage in NSAID patients . |
| 19 | Factionalism between user subgroups can cause friction which in turn neutralises the democratic process . |
| 20 | All contributions to the pulse echo from anywhere along the line XY , which in practice means the two patches of the planet 's surface on this line , corresponds to unique values of a certain two quantities which no other points on the surface possess . |
| 21 | This is as narrow a view of critique as it is of musical response ( which in fact traverses the entire body , the activity of the ears being just as ‘ physical ’ as that of the dancing limbs or the sensating nerves ) . |
| 22 | The Soviets obtained what they had hoped for since the war : an agreement that European borders should be changed only by peaceful means , which in effect recognised the post-war settlement in Eastern Europe . |
| 23 | Tennyson reinforces this with the words ‘ one and all ’ which in effect multiplies the dull shade already created . |
| 24 | We must turn to Law 's leading supporters as well as to himself in order to assess the real character of the party . |
| 25 | The more varied or diversified the business of the client , and the larger the amount of insurance to be placed , the more likely it is that he will look around the market for himself in order to obtain the best terms . |
| 26 | In other words , black in 4 , although not devoid of meaning , is not a semantic constituent : it does not carry one of the set of simpler meanings which on combination yield the global meaning of the sentence . |
| 27 | The difficulties which at present confront the Sixth Form colleges centre around |
| 28 | the phrases concerning self-determination and the entire nationalist movement , which at present constitute the greatest danger for international socialism , have experienced an extraordinary strengthening from the Russian revolution . |
| 29 | THE BMC , which at present enjoys the vague legal status of an unincorporated association , is proposing to become a limited company — a move which will make things easier for legal purposes in a number of ways . |
| 30 | Bath approached the Rugby Union , who in turn contacted the then Environment Minister Chris Patten . |