Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are all curious to know what really goes on in other families and all equally determined to preserve the privacy of our own family life . |
| 2 | Another steep descent leads on to grassy col and then yet more superb ridge walking , narrow and exposed , over Sgurr nan Saighead ( 3,047ft ) . |
| 3 | The Prime Minister and every member of the government wants to hold fare increases down to reasonable levels and I 'm pleased that er at six percent average , that 's a reasonable contribution by the travelling passenger on British Rail and London Transport to the enormous investment sums that are required . |
| 4 | It opens on to open countryside and is easy to get to . |
| 5 | That constancy of composition relationship breaks down in enclosed seas and bays for example where er addition processes , I E er salts which have been eroded from river water , may alter the composition . |
| 6 | However , what is of importance and interest is the investigation of a process of translating scientific discourse and aims on to specific issues and problems in the teaching and study of politics . |
| 7 | About half Britain 's sulphur rains down as wet deposition and half is dry fallout . |
| 8 | ‘ Meanwhile , the other watcher races down to Far Field and tells me . |
| 9 | These optical systems work well , though the accuracy falls off in poor light and when the subject is dark in tone or lacking in contrast . |
| 10 | Grant sweeps around at full speed and heads for land . |
| 11 | The traveller who rides on a local bus can learn a lot : in the mountains of Greece everyone clings on for dear life and makes the sign of the cross at every bend in the road ; in the Thar Desert , Rajasthan , a sense of humour is essential , especially when the giggling driver moves the sheltering bus to reveal squatting passengers answering the call of nature , and in South America it helps if you do n't mind sitting next to a chicken or sharing the floor with a goat . |
| 12 | Now he steps out on beer-stained carpets and decaying floor-boards , but the conviction remains as strong . |
| 13 | Degrees are still however conferred by the Chancellor , whose title dates back to pre-Reformation days and whose authority is represented by the University Mace . |
| 14 | As Pottz said , ‘ Anyone who paddles out at big Pipe and says he 's not scared is either lying or crazy . ’ |
| 15 | The thrice-married father-of-seven now wears a blonde wig and struts around in high heels and slinky skirts . |
| 16 | But runs on with just rhythm and clear notes , and as counterpart |
| 17 | Not everything comes down to monetary profit and loss , you know . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ It sounds as though you really do believe that everything comes down to monetary profit and loss . ’ |
| 19 | And it all comes over in hard black and white in his report to me , and I 've really only got what he says to go on , in that sort of case . |
| 20 | She has almost certainly overestimated both factors ; but in general she is correct in saying that Britain comes up with good ideas and often ends up importing the products that stem from those ideas . |
| 21 | Nor is this influence obvious or straightforward , for a major reason why different research comes up with different findings and has different implications for policy and practice is that those findings are subject to different underlying assumptions and have different ideological agendas . |
| 22 | It arises out of Welsh questions and the Secretary of State for Wales ' answer to the question that he was asked by my Hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley ( Mrs. Clwyd ) . |