Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [pron] [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this was the source of the visitors ' continuing jurisdiction in disciplinary appeals , then it was accepted that they would be amenable to judicial review , their situation being in certain respects comparable to that of a visitor to a university or college who holds that position by virtue of his office , cp the Queen as visitor of the University of Hull : see the Page case [ 1991 ] 1 W.L.R. 1277 , 1279 . |
| 2 | It has been used as a collective noun for the action-sequences in which one person or a group of people direct action upon another , for the abstract concept of such types of action , as in the phrase ‘ act of aggression ’ , and for the drive or impulse or intention which animates individual people to interfere with or even physically attack others . |
| 3 | Rather , they recognise that such ‘ nonstandard dialects are highly structured systems ’ and that ‘ the adult or child who uses these rules must have formed at some level of psychological organisation clear concepts of ‘ tense marker ’ , ‘ verb phrase ’ , ‘ rule ordering ’ , ‘ sentence embedding ’ , ‘ pronoun ’ and many other grammatical categories which are essential parts of any logical system ’ ( ibid. p. 45 ) . |
| 4 | But within the fields of the subtle tattwas comprising the inner energetic format , matrix or tapestry which makes each creature what it is , each one also possesses subtle perceptive abilities , just as we do . |
| 5 | You could have a family of maybe erm an older carer with a mentally handicapped son or daughter who receives various allowances , but whom the total income for that family is such that it is so low because of special circumstances , maybe the mother has to have special heating , or special diets , or whatever , as to be logical that we waive some or all of the charge . |
| 6 | Many horses which ‘ have ’ to be kept stabled can be helped by visual and tactile communication ( a stable companion , or a hole knocked through partition walls ) , more bulk in their food , or food which takes more work to eat ( turnips , or small-mesh hay-nets ) , the provision of a playpen outside , and the realisation by the owner that keeping an animal in stressful conditions amounts , quite simply , to cruelty . |
| 7 | Enormously swollen parotid especially on the left side ; sensitive to the least touch or pressure which causes severe pain , he shrinks away when approached ; can scarcely swallow , throat sore internally ; face red and swollen ; eyes glassy and wild . |
| 8 | Historically , in the West , the idea that there is in human nature some intrinsic element or principle which drives human beings to commit damaging and destructive actions is of considerable antiquity and is deeply embedded in the Judaeo-Christian tradition of innate sinfulness . |
| 9 | Walton stresses that there is no simple concept or criterion of the child 's best interests which can be applied in a crude rule-of-thumb way , and no group or individual which has sole authority to assume that generally it has the best conception of the child 's interests . |
| 10 | ( 5 ) Informational resources , so that the group or individual who has these resources is in a powerful position . |
| 11 | A parent or grandparent who has sexual contact with a child or grandchild may well be guilty of one of the offences already considered — rape , if there is sexual intercourse without consent ; indecent assault , if there is sexual contact with a child under 16 ; and even gross indecency with or towards a child , if the child is under 14 . |
| 12 | Housewife and mother roles are synonymous in this quotation , although Lopata herself presents considerable evidence as to the differences and disjunctions between them . |
| 13 | He applauds ICI 's harnessing of nature in reed beds to dispose of soluble pollutants and the technology introduced at Billingham and Wilton which enables 24 hour monitoring of liquid effluents . |
| 14 | Like similar assumptions about fresh air and freedom it needs further investigation , otherwise we shall measure its extent rather than its quality , its coverage rather than its benefits . |
| 15 | Gerald Barry 's The Intelligence Park revolves around three self-destructive characters : a Dublin magistrate who is obsessed with Jerusha , his daughter ; a composer who finds liberation in images of imprisonment ; and Jerusha who finds sexual excitement in impotence . |
| 16 | Caring about others less fortunate than ourselves is important and the Christian Aid Committee is most grateful to all who give their time , talents , and money which gives this Festival of Flowers and Music such significance . |
| 17 | Because of their training doctors are often sceptical of anything other than formal clinical trials and research which produces statistical data . |
| 18 | Concern also continues to be expressed in some quarters over the increasingly authoritarian attitudes and methodology which surrounds some police practices and there is a commensurate fear about the growth in policing and the exercise of their extensive powers , which look set to become increasingly centralized and wieldy . |
| 19 | It follows from this that , for any solution with and M there exists another solution with and M where . |
| 20 | Recently , John Braithwaite ( 1999 ) has put forward a general theory of crime and punishment which has some affinities with these notions of disqualification and requalification . |
| 21 | It is a relationship of commitment and estrangements which haunts many activists , not only in the cosmopolitan community of socialists in London , but within the Northern working class itself . |
| 22 | ‘ Pedagogy ’ means the entire process of guided growth and development which prepares young people for playing a meaningful part in society ( Mollenhauer , 1988 ) . |
| 23 | PagePlus is cheap , and for single-page work like flyers , headed stationary and ads it represents good value — in my judgement , which is based on my experience as well as my prejudices . |
| 24 | The project has been supported by Caledonian Freight Forwarders , Algie 's Tea Importers , P&O Shipping and Viscona which co-ordinates Tanzanian transport . |
| 25 | This chapter was written with Thrift 's article very much in mind ; it provides a weaIth of empirical material and concepts which complements this chapter 's theoretical discussion . |
| 26 | Energy is supplied by ATP , formed in the light stage , and NADPH which carries high energy electrons and also supplies hydrogen for reducing the carbon dioxide . |
| 27 | That stew of Celt and Teuton , Magyar , Slav , Latin and Scandinavian which comprises contemporary Europe has a good deal of experience in common , not just of wars , but in terms of underlying social and intellectual structures . |
| 28 | The Woodworker Fellowship is delighted to offer three sizes — 42″ , 44″ , — 46″ at £16 , £17 , and £18 respectively inclusive of postage and packing which offers several pounds discount on the retail price . |
| 29 | He answers that first God should be loved with the humility and strength which makes all labour light so that no shame or anguish can destabilise the delight ( 111 – 12.99 – 137 ) . |
| 30 | There is a terrace with ornamental pools and café which affords excellent views over Funchal , together with a recently opened exhibition of exotic birds in the adjacent ‘ Jardim dos Louros ’ , it is a good half day excursion . |