Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] [prep] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Attention is consequently focused primarily on the manner in which a given novel succeeds or fails in conforming to an abstract , archetypal model of the genre , and only lip service is paid to the manner in which politics , ideology and history are mediated in the texts themselves . |
| 2 | SPAR uses a variant of Crain & Steedman 's ( 1985 ) ‘ principle of referential success ’ , which states that a reading that succeeds in referring to an entity already established in the hearer 's model of the domain of discourse is favoured over one that does not . |
| 3 | A name that appears in Halling for a period of around five centuries is of the family of Usher . |
| 4 | Alexander Cockburn on the fear that comes of living through an earthquake |
| 5 | AMERICAN DIARY April shakes Alexander Cockburn on the fear that comes of living through an earthquake |
| 6 | The Women 's Tennis Association have announced that fines for playing in an exhibition without approval in the same week as a major event have been sharply increased to a level which it is hoped will help to prevent it happening again . |
| 7 | This contrasts greatly with another professional publication that I receive which is stodgy and insists on corresponding via an employer 's address . |
| 8 | You may prefer the flexibility over hours this offers , but you should weigh the pros and cons regarding working for an NHS employer and sickness pay , holiday pay , pension , study leave and so on . |
| 9 | It analyses the problem of marketing to multi-individual buying structures , and concludes by looking at the applications of industrial purchase behaviour models . |
| 10 | The Law Society has submitted its response to the Law Commission 's Consultation Paper on Fiduciary Duties and Regulatory rules , and concludes by disagreeing with the Commission 's preliminary proposals to overcome current difficulties which the Commission have been examining . |
| 11 | The Chelsea ground where John Major and David Mellor spent their Saturdays in quieter times is the prize in a tussle which is already into extra-time and looks like heading for a replay . |
| 12 | There is an oddity in the argument , which starts by insisting that we speak only of probability relative to evidence , and ends by talking of a proposition having a probability of 1 in its own right . |
| 13 | Perform a cost-benefit analysis : identify intangible and tangible benefits and costs before putting in the required resources . |
| 14 | She actually still pushes her trolley round the aisles every week and knows about shopping from the sharp end . |
| 15 | He seems slightly embarrassed discussing the incident , but admits to going on a shopping spree with someone else 's card , and buying shoes , clothes and dinner for himself and his friends . |