Example sentences of "[vb -s] [conj] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Travelling can thus indicate the headlong tempo of the narrative or , in its twists and turns , a principle of sequence by digression — not from a ‘ main action ’ , but simply digression from what immediately precedes or succeeds a particular section . |
| 2 | Well , certainly an ethical proposition which incorporates or presupposes a factual claim can be inconsistent with a factual statement . |
| 3 | Only in the past two decades ( he was 88 when he died last week ) has he spoken out in public , and in the liberal persuasion , on matters such as disarmament in Britain 's policy on nuclear weapons , matters that occupied a great deal of his professional life in government . |
| 4 | The high incidence of prostatic obstruction in this study emphasises that finding a raised creatinine concentration in any male necessitates careful palpation of the abdomen and prostate . |
| 5 | Wood finishes that let the natural beauty of the grain show through are becoming more and more popular . |
| 6 | ‘ By this marriage ’ , says Walton , ‘ the good man was drawn from the tranquillity of his college , from that garden of piety , of peace and a sweet conversation , into the thorny wilderness of a busy world , into those corroding cares that attend a married priest . ’ |
| 7 | Jiminez de Arechaga concludes that recognising a third party 's assent through its actions shows that the third party is taking advantage of a pre-existing right , and is not concluding a collateral agreement . |
| 8 | ORCHESTRE : [ Rousseau gives ten reasons why the Paris Opéra orchestra makes the least effect of any European orchestra , the seventh of which is ] the unendurable noise of the baton which covers and deadens the whole effect of the ensemble . |
| 9 | It further develops and tests a notational scheme for this function which could eventually become the basis of a standard in this field of practice . |
| 10 | This programme develops and refines a detailed model of the Scottish economy constructed and made operational under a previous ESRC programme award . |
| 11 | For example , needs to account for why if the sentence P and Q is true , then so is the sentence Q and in order to do that it assigns a certain structure , for example as on the handout in my assigned structure and brackets P Q. Erm anyway erm it just has and has a separate particle operating on two distinct sentences that are not ordered syntax needs to account for the well-formedness of the structure , sorry P and Q. The ill-formedness of P Q and the similar grouping of and with or that is in English between sentences and where you can find one and find another but not with , not you do n't say John loves Mary not Peter loves Jill . |
| 12 | stuff 's no problem but er once it starts and get the medium stuff done as well |
| 13 | signifies and requires a substantial redefinition of the traditional relationship between these sectors . |
| 14 | The uniform group of objects that the programmer has when using an object-oriented model , also reduces the sting of the ‘ elegance and simplicity ’ argument used against the proponents of semantic data modelling . |
| 15 | The press blamed us for Labour 's defeat , the Tories blamed us for Labour 's defeat and now it looks as thought the Labour Party is blaming us for Labour 's defeat . |
| 16 | The doctor may exercise therapeutic privilege if he thinks that revealing a particular risk would be adverse to the patient 's health ( Canterbury v Spence ( 1972 ) 464 F 2d 772 ) . |
| 17 | In a series of experiments , balloons inflated sequentially throughout the gut identified trigger points that reproduced the abdominal pain in most cases of IBS . |
| 18 | Visit the nearby Greek island of Kos and return loaded with duty frees or visit the magnificent site of Epheus , the largest Roman city outside Rome with its spectacular remains . |
| 19 | Gardiner usefully quotes or paraphrases the lively testimony of many sitters and visitors from a wide variety of sources and it is at these moments that the artist at his most affectionate , considerate , perceptive and even gently self-deprecating comes to life . |
| 20 | Club captain Jim Wilson says that winning the Irish youth championship gave the club ‘ a great boost . ’ |
| 21 | The fine print says that to become a technical member , the organisation or company in question must already be a member of one of the councils . |
| 22 | Over a loudspeaker came a voice speaking Latvian , but Harvey handed me earphones that carried an English translation . |
| 23 | He welcomes the thinking behind the changes , particularly the idea that people who use community care should take part in planning services , but he warns that implementing the new philosophy might prove very difficult . |
| 24 | Nothing on the exterior , however , prepared one for the stunning exhibition of color , texture , and mural art in the interior , features that constituted a major step in an architectural revolution that was most fully developed in the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago ( 1933–74 ) . |
| 25 | Only a small fraction of pupils achieve the two Advanced Level ( A-Levels ) examination passes that constitute the minimum requirement for university entrance . |
| 26 | Analogue design remains important because it accommodates and defines the basic building blocks of electronics . |
| 27 | On page 16 ANDY PARKES accommodates and buys an extraordinary number of Oddball fish for just over £250 . |
| 28 | ‘ It must be hell for you living with flesh that bubbles and erupts and goes a ghastly shade of taramasalata — |
| 29 | Text retrieval seeks to interpret what the user says and retrieve the appropriate document from the database . |
| 30 | Well , in many cases the consequence is that the cat chases large numbers of wild creatures ; catches , kills and tortures a certain number depending on how efficient it is . |