Example sentences of "[conj] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course refineries can be modified or adjusted to produce the necessary product range given time , but the idea that this can be done to every refinery simultaneously and instantaneously is ludicrous . |
| 2 | And er I note that Selby has accepted or resolved to accept the increased allocation from ten thousand to eleven thousand five hundred , subject to the District Council satisfying itself that the level of growth envisaged can be achieved without compromising the established structure plan strategy or the environment of the district . |
| 3 | If it could not be consumed or made to serve a useful purpose , then it did n't get through the front door . |
| 4 | Some of the money went into the pockets of individuals but most went into the coffers of the local or central parties or helped finance the mysterious research institutes which seemed indispensable to Roman politics . |
| 5 | Although McMahon at first was an abrasive force in midfield , where United missed the steadying influence of the injured Robson , he began to lose possession — and control — in his first Manchester derby , and he was robbed of the ball by Sharpe and McClair . |
| 6 | A timely point and one which could be made into a test of this kind of narrative by which an author may be seen to have succeeded or failed to create the necessary suspension of disbelief . |
| 7 | If appropriate , equipment should be moved or dismantled to conduct a full inspection . |
| 8 | Then the flowers were added in small groups and singly , along the garland or bunched to form a central group |
| 9 | As a matter of procedure , it was agreed that all the monitoring and control components of the model would be given the suffix ‘ .1 ’ , whereas all other components would be numbered in a convenient order , ie depending on their place in the diagram , rather than annotated to indicate a logical sequence of events . |
| 10 | Sambals are also pepper sauces , although reduced to give a thick relish used as a chutney ( see p54 ) . |
| 11 | The 36% of the thesis information not published included unclear results , negative results , or information which could neither be slotted into the papers nor aggregated to make a whole paper . |
| 12 | The 36% of the thesis information not published included unclear results , negative results , or information which could neither be slotted into the papers nor aggregated to make a whole paper . |
| 13 | With most gliders the attitude for the nose during the slip needs to be no higher than required to maintain the chosen approach speed . |
| 14 | Not to mention a rapid passing on of mortgage cuts to bedraggled flocks of existing homeowners ; who are less than thrilled to see the first helping of crumbs go in instant cheap deals to first-time buyers . |
| 15 | If the angle of vision is the classroom , then the basic transaction between teacher and taught produces an inescapable similarity . |
| 16 | Nearby , several rocks have been piled up as if intended to make a rudimentary windbreak or wall . |
| 17 | The questionnaire should be attractively printed and spaced to achieve a good layout and make things easy for the respondent . |
| 18 | The eight were subsequently suspended from their duties and forbidden to leave the southern city of Sucre , the legal capital . |
| 19 | Mid-sole : the layer between the sole and insole of the boot , which is anatomically shaped and designed to give the correct amount of flex and support for the activity for which the boot is designed . |
| 20 | As a policy of institutional innovation , based on national provision and designed to promote a single subject , the creation of the RMCs is unique in British further education . |
| 21 | The material was carefully selected and organised to give a clearer understanding of this often hazily remembered period of German history . |
| 22 | This , as an essential part of preparing a strategy of quality assurance , emphasizes for Handy and Aitken ( 1986:45 — 6 ) the point : assumptions about the way things should be run and organised have a major effect on the way people see themselves , the way they behave , think and react . |
| 23 | Gradually , an expanse of intense colour and velvetine texture emerged ; the minute particles of pigment fell and dispersed causing a natural halo of colour to appear at the base of each panel . |
| 24 | An offer is something which is clearly intended if accepted to form a binding agreement . |
| 25 | He jumped out of bed , contemplated his new seaside pyjamas with renewed pleasure , and prepared to enjoy the second week of his precious holiday . |
| 26 | For there is evidently a growing shortage everywhere of people who are both musically qualified and prepared to invest a significant amount of time , energy and expertise in the Church 's music . |
| 27 | There were many times in the past years when he had wondered why on earth he had involved himself with the Hochhauser Season , times when he was worried , exhausted , furious , and prepared to consign the whole company to hell . |
| 28 | I adjusted the chauffeur 's cap I 'd borrowed , hoisted a rudely lettered sign reading ‘ Mr & Mrs Stewart Hughes ’ ( the misspelling was a tad masterly , I thought ) , took a deep breath and prepared to face the glittering turmoil that my life would become . |
| 29 | Many nights she had cried with loneliness when he was fast asleep beside her and risen smiling the next morning to continue the battle . |
| 30 | After this calamity , several new groups appeared , of which the most important were the clymeniid ammonoids , quite different from anything that went before and destined to play a major role in the world of stratigraphical palaeontology . |