Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [vb -s] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The condition of spiritual imprisonment or freedom depends on many things , but especially on how we breathe and think . |
| 2 | Moreover , where labour disputes in small enterprises might cause little stir , stoppages in major plants proved highly contagious . |
| 3 | Where scum settles on wetted surfaces in kitchens , it creates an ideal breeding ground for bacteria . |
| 4 | Where enamel remains on these teeth it is restricted to small islands separated by areas of dentine . |
| 5 | Under natural conditions a tree growing in a hedgerow , copse or forest progresses through various stages of settlement to a climatic climax which , once attained , remains the same year after year with only minor variations . |
| 6 | All over Britain you can find places where ancient settlements leave their mark , where legend tells of bizarre events and where even now hauntings are reported . |
| 7 | It is the SGP that we shall arrive at if we sit down with our chemistry textbooks , or strike sparks through plausible mixtures of atmospheric gases in our laboratory , and calculate the odds of replicating molecules springing spontaneously into existence in a typical planetary atmosphere . |
| 8 | Dinner or supper consists of three courses ; soup , a savoury snack with wholemeal bread and a choice of flavoured desserts . |
| 9 | Even where society relies on private agencies to monitor regulations , society will probably want to set the standards itself . |
| 10 | Self-regulatory codes or legislation exists in most markets to ensure that this is the case , and these are strongly supported both by Guinness PLC and by the industry as a whole . |
| 11 | to show what a library , information source or database includes on related subjects . |
| 12 | The thatched houses often consisted only of a roof of pandanus or coconut leaves on four poles , with rolled-up slats of interwoven pandanus leaves which could be lowered in case of rain . |
| 13 | An area where some phenomena are known to have been faked , where the will to believe among participants may be very strong , and where observation happens under poor conditions , is hardly a promising one for scientists . |
| 14 | where pain endures in grotesque smiles |
| 15 | There is a sombre euphony in the very names of sickness : think of hematolymphangioma and lienunculus and macrogenitosomia and phacocele , where pain hides in classical syllables , and throbbing nerves or ruptured tissues are given the dignity of the languages of antiquity . |
| 16 | There will also be an interest in breaking down the numbers according to such familiar variables as age , sex and socio-economic status , and there will be a curiosity about whether ( and , if so , how ) religious affiliation or observance correlates with other kinds of behaviour . |
| 17 | There is a real danger that money goes to Voluntary Organisations who are best at filling in forms — that presentation wins out over content . |
| 18 | Of particular importance is the effect that deforestation has on tropical soils . |
| 19 | Although delegation occurs in many ways we are concerned here with transfers to specific individuals . |
| 20 | On the one hand , it is argued that labour costs in advanced countries have become too high to be competitive for many industrial tasks . |
| 21 | The neurophysiological CTP asserts that perception consists of neural events triggered by events in the perceived object . |
| 22 | Your mother used to phone me , although trunk calls in those days were only for emergencies . |
| 23 | ( R. W. Kates & Jen-hu Chang , personal communications ) , albeit crop yields in temperate regions are enhanced by ‘ rich country ’ inputs of fertilizer , pesticides , mechanization and advanced irrigation technology . |
| 24 | In order to implement the recommendations , it was suggested that development plans in urban areas should be supplemented by transportation plans , which would assess the main movement needs in the future and show how these would be shared by various forms of transport , including the car . |
| 25 | It is important to realise that credit comes in many shapes and forms — and at different costs . |
| 26 | It is important to realise that credit comes in many shapes and forms — and at different costs . |
| 27 | The report , Goodwill and Other Intangibles , by academics John Arnold , Don Egginton , Linda Kirkham , Richard Macve and Ken Peasnell ( see also ACCOUNTANCY , June , p 35 ) , says that goodwill divides into three components : the fair value of separately identifiable intangible assets ; the present value of benefits arising from jointness of activities and market imperfections ( such as monopoly position and barriers to entry ) ; and over- or underpayment . |
| 28 | The cost of coffee is being investigated by the Office of Fair Trading after claims that price falls on international markets have not been matched in the shops . |
| 29 | predicted that price increases for non-fuel commodities , which rose by 17 per cent in real terms in 1988 , were likely to weaken in mid-1989 , with prices of beverages and agricultural raw materials more or less stagnant . |
| 30 | However , although sentimentality exists in these poems , their real strength is their detachment which Gunn manages to give his poems as a whole . |