Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But while a single essay might draw in this way on more than one perspective , it is important to establish which is the primary or organising mode of argument and what is the primary focus around which an essay is based . |
| 2 | Smoking or chewing tobacco in pregnancy may therefore be especially hazardous to women in developing countries . |
| 3 | There was controversy in the second-century churches whether a Christian could be a magistrate or bear public authority , activities which might require apparently compromising with idolatry or condemning criminals to execution . |
| 4 | Bereavement counselling — where there is no hope of conception or repeated attempts at treatment have not resulted in conception . |
| 5 | As Hawkes ( above ) pointed out , it can be a touch or a whisper : ‘ Communication ’ can take the form of a hint of a smile or a shrug of the shoulders , or it can be an angry tirade or whispered words of affection ; these are means of communication between individuals , interpersonal communication . |
| 6 | If the tender falls outside the client 's cash profile requirement it would be sensible to ask the contractor to revise the programme or renegotiate change of payment terms . |
| 7 | A client is entitled to have his affairs treated with complete confidentiality ( save with his consent , or where the solicitor 's duty is overridden by his public duty to disclose matters tending to the commission of a crime or to disclose information in response to a sub poena or witness summons ) and the retained solicitor is under a duty to ensure that his co-partners and staff do nothing which might result in a breach of that rule . |
| 8 | In practice , if there is any doubt whether it is appropriate to charge theft or obtaining property by deception , it will be natural to charge the latter ; and in our opinion it would be wise to do so , because this will be a much easier offence to establish than is the present offence of obtaining by false pretences , as it will be unnecessary to show that the owner was deceived into intentionally passing the ownership but sufficient to show that he was tricked into parting with the possession . |
| 9 | Tenure guarantees reduce the rational basis for worker and union opposition to moves to automation or work redesign by management . |
| 10 | It is this force that translates electricity into rotation in an electric motor . |
| 11 | ( A translation manual is a sort of dictionary that matches sentence with sentence rather than word with word . ) |
| 12 | Once your rollers are in place , set with a light fixing spray for a long-lasting result that has shine without stickiness . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , no odder than any other murder that takes place on stage during the first night of a new play , when the leading actor is shot dead by his understudy . ’ |
| 14 | These objectives were wrapped up in a programme that included pledges on road safety , home helps for the elderly , bus shelters , a more comprehensive library system and the encouragement of tourism . |
| 15 | Meditation is that process of mental digestion that gives rise to understanding which integrates the energies of mind and will in a desire for God which is prayer . |
| 16 | Pete designs some of his own gates , like this imaginative entrance that plays tricks with perspective . |
| 17 | It is called fear — massive , overwhelming , paralytic fear that turns legs to jelly , hands to castanets , and hearts to pumping turbines . |
| 18 | Excess is insidious because at the time it seems a bonus but later on it can be an expense that diverts resources from development areas . |
| 19 | Until quite recently it was considered that it was the crust that attained equilibrium with respect to the mantle , but it is now known that isostatic adjustments also involve the rigid mantle forming the lower part of the lithosphere . |
| 20 | That decision exposed the party 's bankruptcy : with no leader of stature to replace Mr Gandhi , they turned to a woman whose only political asset was her name , which , the party hoped , would bring in the sympathy vote that swung Rajiv into power after his mother 's death in 1984 . |
| 21 | He could neither put a stop to the gossip nor put William on trial . |
| 22 | But on the other hand , the statute will also include a clear intention that extended rights of audience are put into practical effect as soon as the necessary conditions have been met . |
| 23 | The basic rule that risk passes with property is subject to three limitations ; they are section 20(2) and ( 3 ) and the fact that section 20(1) only applies unless otherwise agreed . |
| 24 | Biotechnology is a general term that embraces aspects of biochemistry , microbiology and chemical engineering which , in combination , have harnessed the capacities of living organisms , mainly microbes and cultured tissue cells , to undertake specific processes with industrial , agricultural and medical applications . |
| 25 | Canada 's selection policy came as a surprise to many observers , with changes made in the side that defeated Fiji in preparation for Romania and yet again in a winning team for the final pool game against France . |
| 26 | Within two years Kenny was captain of the England Youth team , had skippered the Palace Juniors to the FA Youth Cup triumph of 1977 and become an ever-present member of the Palace 's side that won promotion from Division Three . |
| 27 | Intestinal obstruction that necessitated admission to hospital occurred in 31 ( 18% ) patients . |
| 28 | They were the 70.2% of a stratified random sample of women in this age group who accepted an invitation to have ultrasonography of the gall bladder and to answer questions about bowel function , etc . |
| 29 | HOLLYWOOD has stopped being the dream factory and instead become the poison factory , challenging conventional notions of decency , undermining the family , ridiculing religion and promoting contempt for authority . |
| 30 | Feminists and other progressives have always been uncomfortable with the whole notion of morality , viewing it as an essentially conservative concept that has been used to bolster traditional modes of thinking and undermine efforts for change . |