Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [vb base] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because all my tapes go into the archives of the Department of Scottish Studies at |
| 2 | The preferences of the state are at least as important as those of civil society in accounting for what the democratic state does and does not do ; the democratic state is not only frequently autonomous insofar as it regularly acts upon its preferences , but also markedly autonomous in doing so even when its preferences diverge from the demands of the most powerful groups in civil society ( Nordlinger , 1981 , p. 1 ) . |
| 3 | ‘ Tasso keeps them apart , though their fingers meet on the pillows of his pastoral . |
| 4 | ‘ Respect for the individual ’ still drives personnel policies , but its manifestations move with the times . |
| 5 | Some channels are direct , as when a computer firm sells its products direct to the users . |
| 6 | Each schema is like a web placed in the mind 's heavens where its images glitter like the stars . |
| 7 | The main river of the strath is not called Conon but Meig and its headwaters rise on the slopes of Moruisg/Ceannaichean above Achnashellach , giving a through route which was once as busy as Strath Bran but now only sees the rare backpacker with an eye for good cross-country walking . |
| 8 | Its troubles begin with the regulators and public that helped to create it . |
| 9 | Their colours blend with the mountains . |
| 10 | It is worth remembering that it is useful to the Bank to know what their customers think of the services they receive : it enables them to improve upon the services they offer . |
| 11 | As a result , most social science experiments have been carried out by psychologists rather than by sociologists , though many of their experiments overlap with the interests of sociology . |
| 12 | Their Lordships turn to the authorities in Hong Kong , where there is a conflict of judicial opinion . |
| 13 | However , its critics point to the problems harmonisation must present across States with such varying traditions . |
| 14 | The strongest critiques of local government as it was in the 1970s concentrate not on its localness , but its position within a national system and , above all , use it as an example of what its critics see as the failings of bureaucratic decision-making . |
| 15 | Seeing that my daughter Anna has not availed herself of my advice touching the objectionable practice of going about with her arms bare to the elbows , my will is that , should she continue after my death this violation of the modesty of her sex , all goods , chattels , moneys , land , and other that I have devised to her for the maintenance of her future life shall pass to the oldest of the sons of my sister Caroline . |
| 16 | Surrounded by extensive and enclosed grounds it is perfect for children who can play in complete freedom while their elders relax on the lawns that gently slope down to an attractive swimming pool . |
| 17 | They emphasize , however , that their results relate to the consumer-durables industries , where marketing , branding and economies of scale go hand in hand . |
| 18 | I have already said that the success of a Government 's defence policies depends on the conviction that those policies and their spokesmen carry in the eyes both of prospective opponents and of present friends . |
| 19 | We have worked out how badly smokers lose out by not diverting their cigs cash into a savings plan . |
| 20 | Their roots lie in the lessons of childhood , when girls learn to equate their femaleness with domesticity and female identities are moulded round the housewife image . |
| 21 | His feet echo on the boards , a pause , then splashing and spluttering as he dives low out into the lake . |
| 22 | This expression clearly covers the situation where a seller insists that all ( or a considerable proportion of ) his buyers buy on the terms of his written contract , there being no variation in the terms from one buyer to another . |
| 23 | His hands rummage through the comers of the rucksack , tear around in the things on the bed . |
| 24 | bangs him upstairs so that his boots bang against the stairs at every step , he has n't time to put his feet down ! |
| 25 | If nobody gets an overall majority , the candidate coming last is eliminated and his votes go to the candidates who were second preference . |
| 26 | Although Richardson regarded himself as writing with a new realism , his novels gravitate towards the houses of the great as much as did the wealthier middle-class houses of his time . |
| 27 | Whilst our cities wheeze from the effects of chemical pollutants there is another form of pollution gathering in the atmosphere . |
| 28 | Your eyes look at the instruments and the instruments tell you you 're fine , you 're flying level . |
| 29 | At the same time , we can be certain , because a full account is published , that our gifts go to the missions where they are most needed , are received with gratitude and reciprocated with prayers . |
| 30 | We salute you , Liverpool , and may all your citizens prosper in the years to come , as you certainly deserve to do so . |