Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for the vast majority in Northern Ireland life goes on with little inconvenience from the depredations of the IRA . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'd like to know exactly what goes on in that head of yours . ’ |
| 3 | Something goes on in that room on a Monday and a Wednesday . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't want to know , ’ Sophie interrupted sharply , then , seeing that Helen looked rather ruffled , she added in a more conciliatory tone , ‘ It 's just that , although I 'm very interested in what goes on in that practice on the veterinary side , I do n't really think we ought to interest ourselves in the personal ups and downs of the people working there . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ The men wo n't come in 'ere if they 're on strike , ‘ specially if it goes on fer any length of time . |
| 6 | Stevenson himself goes along with this view to a far greater extent than seems appropriate . |
| 7 | Corinthian Geometric goes in for small vessels of very high technical quality , simply and elegantly decorated . |
| 8 | He also goes in for creative self-plundering by way of rhetorical and dialectical self-parody . |
| 9 | In first quarter of 1994 a SuperSparc-II kicks in with first silicon around 65MHz and by the fourth quarter it should be up to 90MHz . |
| 10 | The doyen of insider trading may be a shadow of his former power after paying fines of $100million and spending two years in prison , but his legacy lives on in criminal trials on both sides of the Atlantic . |
| 11 | It starts off at zero voltage at |
| 12 | Newcastle upon Tyne , a city of 273 000 people and regional capital of the north east , starts off with several advantages for community care . |
| 13 | The species has a short life under water , and lives up to 6 months in the aquarium . |
| 14 | Born with a kidney defect , he needs up to 5 pints of liquid every day to stay fit and healthy . |
| 15 | In this chapter , we have assumed the worst possible case — i.e. the syntax/semantics component needs up to ten words of the utterance in order to prefer one of the alternatives — and this is why the statistics are based on the total number of complete word strings derived from the different kinds of input to the lexical access component . |
| 16 | The Royal Air Force wants up to 2000 rounds of whichever type the ministry selects . |
| 17 | The five classes are of mixed ability and each has up to eight children of similar age and/or developmental level . |
| 18 | Although the Inland Revenue has up to three months in which to confirm the validity of the election ( s 248(2) ) , in practice it is usually prepared to give confirmation within a much shorter period . |
| 19 | This all adds up to huge difficulties in providing for the population . |
| 20 | In human terms the loss adds up to 800 jobs in Digital and 2,000 more depending directly on orders , supplies and service . |
| 21 | And the automatic sheet feeder holds up to 10 sheets of paper . |
| 22 | Jerry , who drives for contractor Denby Transport , covers up to 2,000 miles during each five-day round trip , using the Dover-Calais ferry crossing . |
| 23 | In spite of her misadventure , Diana looks back on that trip to Val Claret as one of the most enjoyable and carefree holidays of her life . |
| 24 | Diana now looks back on those days at Coleherne Court as the happiest time of her life . |
| 25 | MARY BAILEY looks back on seven years as the cichlid-keeper 's agony aunt . |
| 26 | This stands out in stark contrast to the four-speed 'box in the 500SL we tested last December . |
| 27 | Surely the way of transgressors is hard , and stands out in striking contrast to the ways of the Lord , which are experienced by those who walk therein to be pleasant and peaceful . |
| 28 | The garden is pretty and looks out onto six acres of fields and a copse , and contains a tennis court which guests are welcome to use . |
| 29 | He numbers among his close friends Patrick Hourcade of French Vogue , who looks out for fine furniture for him . |
| 30 | It looks out across wide lawns to mild uneventful Northamptonshire countryside , and the private road which runs in front of it winds down into Hulcote , a beauti — ful horseshoe-shaped model village built around a generous green . |