Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [pos pn] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps line your strips with lining , to give them body . |
| 2 | A good deal of expendable material is saved by this small urchin actor who can deafen the upper circle with a single sniff of disapproval and apparently rearrange his features at will . ’ |
| 3 | And all the firms are claiming that they only get their hardwood from government erm replanting programmes . |
| 4 | So decide your work before hand |
| 5 | Archives in Europe seem far less concerned with the issues surrounding the preservation of the products of electronic office systems and e-mail which so exercise their counterparts in North America ( for a discussion of some of this literature see Cook : 1991–2 and Higgs : 1992 ; see also discussion in creators section of this volume ) . |
| 6 | Small firms suddenly find their viability under threat by the arrival of a regional or even nationwide grouping with an enviably large budget for self-promotion . |
| 7 | It 's not easy to stay detached , so keep your fear at bay by transforming it into anger — not uncontrollable fury but angry determination . |
| 8 | His new status made it much easier to raise money for expeditions and so satisfy his quest for adventure . |
| 9 | regard the older person , and carer if appropriate , as being at the centre of a network of personal , familial , and social dimensions which together determine his/her quality of life and level of risk . |
| 10 | This situation is far more benign than people obsessed with freedom make it sound , because what comes to us by no choice of our own is a gift — a whole world which we could not possibly have made and at which , in spite of all its horrors , we can on the whole only bow our heads in wonder . |
| 11 | Emilia reveals that she found the handkerchief ( ‘ Villainous whore ! ’ and ‘ Filth ’ , he calls her ) , and with her dying breath — that most crucial of all utterances to Renaissance beliefs — proclaims her integrity : ‘ So come my soul to bliss , as I speak true ; /So speaking as I think , alas , I die ’ ( V.ii.253f . ) . |
| 12 | A lump , abnormal bleeding or a change in a wart or mole are not necessarily symptoms of cancer , but they should be checked out , so consult your doctor without delay and avoid unnecessary worry . |
| 13 | Butterflies seek out the one plant whose leaves provide the only food their caterpillars will eat ; beetles bury pellets of dung and lay their eggs within them ; flies feverishly deposit their eggs within carrion ; and solitary wasps catch spiders , paralyse them with a sting and stack them around their eggs so that the young larvae will have fresh meat awaiting them . |
| 14 | ‘ The Tory party is run by about five people , ’ Oliver Poole had said in 1961 , ‘ who all treat their followers with disdain . |
| 15 | Thus the adducts detected in this study may not be derived from bile at all but merely have their binding to DNA increased by bile . |
| 16 | I give you ten years , sir , ’ he said to Havvie , ‘ but you are in bad condition , I see , so sweeten your language in future , or it will be the worse for you . ’ |
| 17 | There are , however , homœopathists who carry about with them on their visits to patients the homœopathic medicines in the fluid state , and who yet assert that they do not become more highly potentised in the course of time , but they thereby show their want of ability to observe correctly . |
| 18 | You make some really good friends , friends you fucking trust your life on sort of thing or your girl friend get a million pounds in , in , in a amazingly short time , cos you 've got to work together , its really , really good . |
| 19 | Eventually men could probably be readmitted to positions of influence , provided they had somehow overcome their taste for violence , greed , rape and power for its own sake . |
| 20 | The affair between village head teacher Beth and one of her teachers , Hywel , is included an affair that has already run its course in Welsh . |
| 21 | Just keep your sense of awareness , and always be true to yourself . |
| 22 | Any time you want to spend some of your savings , just use your Saver Plus Card at our cash machines to withdraw up to £500 a day ( providing there is sufficient money in Saver Plus ) or transfer the amount you want back to your Current Account . |
| 23 | Right erm can we go back to Samuel and just ask his date of birth please . |
| 24 | Given the significance of patronage in securing a promotion , or in placing an officer in a situation where he might have an opportunity to distinguish himself , and thus strengthen his claims to advancement , there was a good incentive to arrange for a transfer to another ship where favour might be expected . |
| 25 | The Department of Transport 's reply to my letter ( 12 March ) seems to have missed the general point I am making from this specific case , namely that travellers normally choose their mode of transport on the basis of perceived marginal costs ( ie the cost of petrol ) and conclude that it is a lot cheaper to use a car if you already have one . |
| 26 | The Commission recognises that church musicians generally offer their skills as part of their Christian commitment and primarily pro Deo . |
| 27 | The Regulations establish a structured approach which will be familiar to many employers who already take their approach to health and safety seriously . |
| 28 | No real life shop could support so many assistants for so small a stock , but how the audience loved this bevy of beauties who bowed , and sidestepped , in stately fashion ( the great stunning picture hats for Jubilee Year would not appear until Act Two — not reach their apogee until Act Three ) . |
| 29 | You no longer take your vitamins in pill form these days — the latest trend is to rub them into your skin . |
| 30 | The problem with the big boys , he reckons , is they believe customers already equate their name with quality , which is not necessarily true . |