Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [vb -s] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Above them on a rocky promontory of convenient geology , Jesus kneels in prayer , an exercise that still goes on in some places , though with less agony and less certainty of address . ’ |
| 2 | A great many doctors feel that chemical sensitivity is improbable — a dubious diagnosis that probably covers up for psychosomatic illness , hyperventilation , or purely psychological symptoms . |
| 3 | What I have proposed in the foregoing pages is a conscious surrender to the culturalists of much of the activity that now goes on in English degrees , in order to retain something more coherent , defensible , and inherently valuable . |
| 4 | Then the range of speeds that can be measured is very wide ; fractional Doppler shifts as small as 10 -15 can be measured and thus speeds down to less than — far lower than those normally encountered in fluid dynamics — though not all systems are capable of this . |
| 5 | The third sister , Mrs. Price has made an imprudent marriage as she has allowed her feeling to overtake her judgement and finally ends up with little money and too many children . |
| 6 | Turkey , which seized the northern third of Cyprus in 1974 and still has up to 30,000 troops here , withheld immediate comment on Mr Clerides ' victory . |
| 7 | This emphasis on masculinity is found in all heavy industries , and even spills over into lighter industries where work is less awkward–and demanding . |
| 8 | It examines the conditions under which a voting equilibrium exists ; and then goes on to representative democracy . |
| 9 | The air , thus refreshed , rises to the top of the nest and then circulates back down other passageways . |
| 10 | Sam starts humming the riff from ‘ Caroline ’ with a fondness that nine years ' respite should have erased , and then snaps back into historical mode . |
| 11 | Each generation in the Church makes its own effort and then hands over to those who follow . |
| 12 | All that happens is that the animal waits until the treated garments are discarded and then homes in on some other , more suitable surface . |
| 13 | After resting for a while , it suddenly gets up , looks around and then sets off on one of its mad dashes . |
| 14 | Every few seconds , it stops , executes a pirouette with its head lifted and then dashes off in another direction . |
| 15 | Bourner and Hamed ( 1987 ) in their study of CNM graduates have reported that degree performance improves with age until students reach the age of about 40 and then declines back towards that of younger students . |
| 16 | Brady was ordered to shed half a stone but still weighs in at 12 stone 8lb . |
| 17 | He 'd been hired by the man 's parents but still faces up to 20 years in gaol . |