Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [vb base] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | or just go to the outpatients in general , and the casualty |
2 | People take early retirement , move to a new school , get a job out of teaching , get seconded on to courses or research projects , or just wait for the holidays . |
3 | It is , of course , not the place , duty or even wish of the investigators to frustrate the administration of justice in respect of proper awards for damages but some of the awards , particularly in the USA , have got out of proportion , particularly when it comes to product liability cases brought by the representatives of dependants of those killed in an accident . |
4 | All you have to do is write and tell us the name and address of your favourite bar — anywhere in the country — and a case of Kulta could be sent there for you to collect or even enjoy on the premises . |
5 | The Shah continued , every year , to ask for increased aid , and constantly threatened that unless the US provided it , he would turn neutralist or even move towards the Russians . |
6 | You can ride in the mountains , play tennis and squash , go swimming , enjoy a round or two of mini-golf or simply head for the hills in the company of a guide and a picnic . |
7 | Policies that directly or indirectly impinge upon the objectives of the railways are formulated at a number of different sites within the state administration , and co-ordination between them is not always assured . |
8 | ‘ Get out , or else help with the artichokes . ’ |
9 | The existing copyright notice shall remain and in no circumstances may the Distributor change , add , take away or otherwise tamper with the videos unless by prior negotiation and written agreement . |
10 | The existing copyright notice shall remain and in no circumstances may the Distributor change , add , take away or otherwise tamper with the videos unless by prior negotiation and written agreement . |
11 | Within this framework , Ryan makes two main proposals , both extremely interesting : first , that plot-advancing propositions can be defined as those that affect , directly or indirectly , the relationships between the worlds that make up the textual universe ( Chapter 7 ) ; second , that the aesthetic value or " tellability " of a story partly depends on the degree of diversification of such worlds , i.e. on the richness of the virtual situations and events that only exist in the minds of the characters ( whether they are explicitly mentioned in the narrative or need to be inferred by readers ) ( Chapter 8 ) . |
12 | I would n't care to offer advice to gamblers , because I 'm sure that people who bet on horses do things other than purely look at the odds the horse if offered at . |
13 | The first probably had long snouts and are thought to have been the ancestors of the lemurs , now only found in Madagascar , and of the lorises that today live in the forests of the Far East . |
14 | We are also seeing the idea that you can mix geriatric , psychogeriatric and young chronic sick people in the one unit and successfully cater for the needs of all 3 groups . |
15 | Firstly , it seems highly likely that even apparent disparities in the way offenders are treated will fuel resentment and thereby contribute to the feelings of injustice which lie at the heart of the penal system 's crisis of legitimacy . |
16 | However , orange juices are regarded as " foodstuffs " by the EC , and thereby fall outside the terms of the directive . |
17 | They will not admit anything of this , and so suffer under the effects of the traumatic experience . |
18 | On the one hand , the sampling process had to generate as many categories of user as possible and so account for the variations found in the known sample relating to age , sex , class , township , and so on . |
19 | Other points of conflict between the two countries included the reluctance of the US administration to allow India to buy certain items of advanced technology , including a " supercomputer " and defence items , because of fears that such grants would breach technology transfer restrictions and perhaps lead to the items falling into the hands of the Soviet Union through India 's close ties with that country [ see p. 34947 ] . |
20 | If we take his timescale literally and approach the late 1870s and 1880s , and merely flick through the pages of Punch magazine — a sure guide to the pulse of respectable discontent in Victorian England — we have an uncanny experience of déjà vu , assailed by complaints of assaults by ‘ roughs ’ on London 's underground railway system ; riotous holiday excursions ; ‘ brutal assaults on elderly females ’ by frightful characters such as ‘ Burly Jack ’ , ‘ Bloodstained Bill ’ and ‘ Smashjaw Ned ’ ; the streets already disfigured by fights involving ‘ the too free use of that popular institution the British boot ’ . |
21 | Highlights have been the visit of Mr J. Scott Morgan with his book on the Bishop 's Castle Railway , and much work behind the scenes in connection with the proposed Museum . |
22 | Get onto all fours and gently roll onto the books . |
23 | The fire had come from his home and the money from the sale of the fire and not go through the books of the business . |
24 | That is to say , he must take care , and not go off the rails . |
25 | That pattern is repeated across Europe ; that is why we must ensure that we reduce and not add to the delays when we change our system and introduce new rights . |
26 | The toilets and urinals were to the left of this section — the urinals being roofless and thus open to the elements . |
27 | No industry 's cash flow is entirely stable ; some of the services included in Mr Roach 's definition may be more cyclical than they once were , since many are now handling tasks subcontracted by manufacturing firms ( such as cleaning , waste disposal or advertising ) and thus shift with the fortunes of factories . |
28 | But , I felt , I know , at one point I really thought I was going to have to ring Iris to come and just sit with the kiddies , but I thought well if I drop down what the hell , devil this house gon na look like in , with three of them let loose in . |
29 | They were making so little progress on the Monday that Peter Hickton took the sensible decision and dismissed most of the cast at lunchtime ; he would sit down with Michael Banks and George Birkitt all afternoon and just go through the lines . |
30 | Cos there 's no point in coming back and doing a second appointment and just go through the motions cos that will lead to what ? |