Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The term programming is used for long term changes in the body 's structure , physiology , or metabolism brought about by environmental influences acting at critical stages of early life . |
| 2 | In the present context , what is significant , if not altogether surprising , is that hardly a speech or publication went by between 1920 and 1922 without the most concentrated vitriol being poured upon the Jews . |
| 3 | contrary to the accepted general rule a defendant is liable to his neighbour for the negligence of an independent contractor where work carried out between adjoining premises required particular care to ensure a waterproof joint was made . |
| 4 | Here we have a co-production of mini-series ambitions , but without the necessary budget or pomposity to puff out to epic proportions . |
| 5 | There are three main ways you can do this ; you can continue at school , have a home tutor , or attend a special unit or project set up for pregnant school-girls and school-age mothers . |
| 6 | Then , as soon as the lecture was over , I 'd rush to the campus shop or café to fill up on more food : sweets , cakes and peanuts . |
| 7 | All packs or information sent out by National Office have been updated and printed in a more acceptable format . |
| 8 | Seamans said it was very rare that violence broke out at American football , baseball or basketball games , ‘ and what is the biggest concern is that it seems to be organised violence at European soccer games which is something we have never experienced , ’ he added . |
| 9 | This is crucial because Marx was to go on to argue that capitalism grew out of one such combination in feudalism . |
| 10 | This is not only quicker than casting stitches off in small groups but it also gives a neat edge without the stepped edge that usually occurs . |
| 11 | The ¥7.5m ( $55,000 ) that he received was peanuts alongside the sums that Recruit doled out to many of the ruling party 's bigger names . |
| 12 | Sir Terence , in particular , is still furious that inflation bounced back into double figures , after all the pain of getting it below 5% in the mid-1980s , and ascribes it to the delay in joining the EMS . |
| 13 | Bush has made it plain that US forces are there simply to ensure that relief gets through to those who need it , although it might help more if the troops sorted out the renegade gangs stealing the food . |
| 14 | It was no wonder that Dad went back over that day so often , especially in the light of present circumstances . |
| 15 | He must have realized that cleanliness goes along with posh lingo . |
| 16 | Eliot does not see primitive religion as a necessary basis for Christianity , ‘ I do not believe that Christianity germinates out of natural religion , but that it is given by revelation . ’ |
| 17 | Thereafter normal rates apply and coverage continues up to any age . |
| 18 | But this was probably more because of interference than natural decay : ‘ The bones [ are ] firmly united and the flesh and skin dried up like tanned leather . |
| 19 | Very shortly after the incident an appeal fund was set up and money poured in to that from various sources including the oil companies themselves . |
| 20 | For about a week cat and owl kept out of each other 's way . |
| 21 | However , Karen 's quick intelligence and enthusiasm make up for any problems caused by her disability , and Janet says , she 's a big asset to the salon . |
| 22 | Are we never going to use our various collective skills , institutions and organizations , as well as our particular imaginations , insights and inventiveness to face up to this false prospectus , false prospectus we are trying to live by ? |
| 23 | But a war of sorts , and prejudice lingers on as new owners search for finance — in Japan . |
| 24 | He saw Kimberley and Killion curling in from either side , and wondered that they were both intact . |
| 25 | The passing of the Mineral Exploration and Investment Grants Act 1972 ( under which the Department of Trade and Industry refunded up to 35 per cent of exploration costs for approved programmes ) gave further impetus to exploration activity . |
| 26 | In welcome contrast to the dimness and the heavy , ornate splendour that had gone before , the white ceiling and walls were unadorned and light poured in through several long windows . |
| 27 | In 1978 Allan concluded her survey of such research by writing : As a result different research came up with different findings so that the policy maker and practitioner ended up with long lists of poorly defined and sometimes contradictory characteristics . |
| 28 | With a length of 116 metres , a width of 18 metres and a depth of 6.9 metres over the sill , it enabled the larger steamers now frequenting the port to have repairs and maintenance carried out in modern facilities . |
| 29 | He watched her go down Newcastle Place with the bird cage in her arms , and pity rose up like yeasty dough in his chest , restricting his breath . |
| 30 | Every day the Prince and Princess went off on official business , to look at churches , visit hospitals and meet people , and the minute they were back on board the royal yacht , Charles would quickly change into some comfortable clothes and sit on deck with his sketchbook and teacher , until the very last minute before the bell for dinner . |