Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This planning diary should show , for example , weeks in which certain lecture courses begin or in which certain work assignments are due for presentation ; weeks in which there are social or sporting events ; weeks in which you are free to take a break or to go away for a few days . |
| 2 | The strategy is to sell the plug compatibles for less than the price of the equivalent IBM machine but to make them at least as powerful , or to provide more for the same money . |
| 3 | Even if an agreed definition can be arrived at and some core features identified , it need not be the case that all forms of creative expression demand precisely the same set of mental operations or depend equally upon the same intellectual qualities . |
| 4 | Everyone in the board room was either clearing his throat , or shifting position in his seat , or doing both at the same time , which is actually rather difficult . |
| 5 | Such practices include cultivating on steep slopes so the topsoil runs off when the rains come , or ploughing downhill with the same end result . |
| 6 | If terrestrial zodiacs ore the product of our own imagination , we can either dismiss them as pure delusion , or work positively with the same idea , seeing their description and charting as a work of art in its own right . |
| 7 | Young lovers strolled quietly beneath the trees , or sat together on the few wooden benches , daring to snatch the odd , discreet kiss or embrace . |
| 8 | Er , the figures in paragraph five are shown there , but we had a recognition of that additional duty , and a variety of other minor changes which I wo n't go into this morning , that came through at the same time . |
| 9 | They all rave about Muddy , Charlie Patton and Son House — singers that came out of the same patch in Coahoma County — but they turn all reticent and confused when it comes to the act that 's outlived and outsold them all . |
| 10 | So , Lessing maintained , the first kind of truth can not be demonstrated by the second , nor brought down to the same level . |
| 11 | A sociological perspective implies exploring the relationship between what is perceived as ‘ good ’ ( or ‘ healthy ’ ) and ‘ bad ’ ( or ‘ unhealthy ’ ) , rather than focussing exclusively on the latter at the expense of the former . |
| 12 | Classically one or other of these things happens to all the marbles that start out at the same speed ; either they all get over or they all fall back . |
| 13 | In this way , one could obtain a model of the universe that continued forever in the same state . |
| 14 | Turn into a lightly floured board and knead gently for a few minutes . |
| 15 | But she knew then that , plagued and plagued again by the same thought during her fretful waking night-time hours , she just could not leave it . |
| 16 | ‘ And land up in the same condition as you did ? |
| 17 | A good agency interviewer will look through it and pick up on the same gaps and discrepancies which will appear to the job interviewer but will not be looking with any one particular job in mind . |
| 18 | The membranes of course contain both the proteins and the enzyme that phosphorylates them , protein kinase C. If radioactive ATP is added to a tiny sample of the membranes , and incubated together for a few seconds in a miniature test-tube , the membrane proteins become both phosphorylated and radioactive . |
| 19 | The band failed to advise said fans , who have endured a five-year wait to see them play live in the UK , that tickets went on sale last Saturday , and sold out on the same day . |
| 20 | Once the interlining has been locked in , the two layers of fabric can be treated as one and made up in the same way . |
| 21 | Indeed , after our second stop in Bombay a few passengers gratefully chose the option of being one-armed , one-legged , one-eyed , two-headed beggars rather than having to return to their seatettes and fly somewhere for a few months with their hands on their heads . |
| 22 | Press seam allowance to the wrong side on the lining and notch out in the same way . |
| 23 | 5 Return the turkey or chicken pieces to the pan and cook gently for a few minutes . |
| 24 | Add the bacon and venison and cook quickly for a few minutes , stirring frequently , to seal the meat . |
| 25 | He called a sudden halt to his crowded agenda at lunchtime and crashed out for a few hours in the adjacent chamber , throwing the timetable into disarray . |
| 26 | We checked the pH by an electronic meter and came up with the same reading . |
| 27 | He repeated his question , and came up against the same smiling ignorance . |
| 28 | He was awarded his first degree by the college where he was now a fellow , spent a year in the United States , and came back to the same college to complete his PhD . |
| 29 | Some of the nomes scouted around the sheds and came back with a few vegetables that had been missed , but it was a pitifully small amount . |
| 30 | Most of these seemingly alert young men , acting as sentries for their sleeping comrades , are soaked to the skin and looking forward to a little sleep themselves before the final push against the enemy . |