Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [vb base] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What I 've just been saying about the importance of time and movement in Proust 's novel give rise I think to a further question . |
| 2 | The typical finding of a left hemifield superiority in facial recognition is , however , consistent with other findings reviewed in this chapter which point to a relative dominance of the right hemisphere in dealing with non-verbal events in general and visuo-spatial processes in particular . |
| 3 | It is perfectly possible to obtain all the protein you need from a balanced daily diet . |
| 4 | ‘ He 's just the horse you need for a competitive race like the Andy Capp Handicap . ’ |
| 5 | The report said that UNESCO had not accepted the need for budgetary restraint and was still excessively politicized , adding : " The leverage we retain as a sought-after non-member … is greater than we would wield simply by being one vote among 161 others . " |
| 6 | Difficult for bread-and-butter manufacturers , never mind the makers of cars so far off the scale ( up to £80,000 for the 600SEL Merc and twice that for the Bentley ) that by any rational thinking they belong to a different era altogether — one without recession , a war just over and all the current uncertainties . |
| 7 | In the third term they embark on a general survey of the History of Medicine and Science which allows them to put other subjects which the study into their historical context . |
| 8 | Small desert rodents and the Bedouin goat can survive short periods of dehydration which result in a 20–30 per cent weight loss . |
| 9 | So now if I need a ‘ new ’ piece of equipment I go to a reputable second-hand wood working machinery dealer . |
| 10 | And I suppose he that 's an area where one is worried about quantity and quality because it 's in a way you can always provide more quantity I imagine at a lesser cost by going into a conurbation than you can by going into rural areas . |
| 11 | De Matteo ( 1977 ) has argued that one has to understand sign language in terms of its visual imagery and he has particularly highlighted the syntactic devices used in ASL which derive from a visual representation of events . |
| 12 | Although it is the traditional culture which continues to manage the western world , Snow argued , only science can feed that world , create wealth , provide hope for the poor and the sick , and forge the essential links between intellect and practicality which make for a proper wisdom and awareness of moral and social issues . |
| 13 | You have that choice , that chance to do that for my patients and I tell you , to be with you , to be part of you , I 'm as a , I learn for you , I think of you , and I can just tell you , I wish you all the best , but I wo n't forget your responsibility to help the medical profession to make , with the work they do for a better tomorrow possible , due to your work , your hard attempts to give that financial ability through the best insurance policies on the market today . |
| 14 | and erm , we 'd got there and a young lady came along delivering milk you know with a big milk float and she put the , the twins Brenda and |
| 15 | Converse , a Massachusetts sneaker firm , hopes it has an answer : the kind who identify with a new advert being broadcast in America and Britain for its Chuck Taylor All Star brand . |
| 16 | If you have a low income and no more than £8,000 savings , you may qualify for Income Support , which is paid weekly and tops up any Income you have to a level set by the Government . |
| 17 | You may decide that you wish to eat less in future and send the money you save to a worthy cause — but it 's far too late to do anything now with that extra roast potato or the last spoonful of pudding . |
| 18 | The money you save on a hyped discount today will probably have to be passed on to the car 's next buyer as well , although discounts you negotiate privately may not be . |
| 19 | The unusual job I have for a few weeks is to collect unpublished or limited circulation material for whizzkid computer boffins in Oxford to tag and analyse on computers . |
| 20 | It 's great , Frankie boy ; I 'm keeping to the fields and the woods and walking a lot and getting lifts and when I get near a town I look for a good fat juicy dog and I make friends with it and take it out to the woods and then I kill it and eat it . |
| 21 | Foltene is a deep conditioning programme containing natural biological substances normally present in the body which act as a natural scalp stimulant to revitalise blood flow to the hair follicles . |
| 22 | 1 portable chair , collapsible ( you have probably noticed that , at the very moment you feel like a quick sit-down in an old house , all the chairs suddenly develop signs saying NOT TO BE SAT UPON , and all the window-seats are occupied by NT helpers ) |
| 23 | Weight for weight it does not compare favourably with foods like cereals and nuts in fibre content , although it works out well when you take into account how much fibre you get for a modest number of calories . |
| 24 | It forbade the granting of academic tenure ( see Chapter 7 ) to new university academic staff ; withdrew tenure from staff in post who move to a different university or accept promotion within the same university . |
| 25 | About three miles beyond the town we turn into a leafy lane leading to a farm . |
| 26 | Let me give you one or two specific examples , I 'm always interested , having been in a college for thirty five years in adult education , I 'm interested in the primary schools and I must admit I get more job satisfaction the moment we go in a primary schools than ever I had when I was in the college itself ! |
| 27 | Economics , sociology , mathematics , law and accounting were suggested as the essential subjects , and although colleges could provide liberal studies also , ‘ we would stress the importance we attach to a liberal treatment of the whole curriculum ’ . |
| 28 | The picture we glean from a straight intercensal comparison is , however , misleading . |
| 29 | Gatfield is still surprised by the record-buying public 's assumption that the first record they purchase by a new act must be that artist 's first release . |
| 30 | It is notable that the US Congress has recently granted President Bush fast-track authority to negotiate both the Uruguay Round and the North American Free Trade Area , showing the importance they attach to a favourable outcome in both . |