Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] [vb base] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We must also avoid branch meetings seem like a gathering of old chums into which an outsider might be shy of intruding . |
| 2 | For flush-mounted switches , you will have to make a hole in a solid wall to take a metal mounting box — most light switches fit into a 16mm plaster — depth wall box , so you do n't have to cut away any of the brick or block . |
| 3 | THERE is a growing school of thought among soccer 's terrace fraternity , highlighted in last week 's special Echo investigation into the state of the game , that many football clubs live in a fantasy world . |
| 4 | A participant observation study of Sheffield United fans , purporting to show that hooligan supporters come from a variety of social backgrounds ( Armstrong and Harris , 1991 ) has been justifiably criticised by Dunning and colleagues ( 1991 ) for its methodological shortcomings and contradictory presentation of evidence . |
| 5 | Joe thought Lord Byron , at that stage of his life , needed frog-marching around Horse Guards Parade for a week , with ragamuffin boys allowed to chuck rotten vegetables at him . |
| 6 | Credit card companies operate on a commission basis . |
| 7 | Contests over web sites consist of a series of bouts during which the spiders are increasingly likely to attack each other if the contest persists . |
| 8 | in the Journal of Physical Chemistry , report the first experiments which demonstrate that more open and disorganized carbon clusters collapse into a fullerene . |
| 9 | Too many club players look at a star man 's ‘ delayed action ’ position and try to copy it . |
| 10 | Her glazed porcelain wings billow in a gossamer sweep of iridescence . |
| 11 | On the main street , running directly into central London , a Woolworths , a Marks and Spencer and several other department stores preside over a range of smaller shops . |
| 12 | CAR CLASSICS GO FOR A SONG |
| 13 | Fabric wallcoverings come with a paper backing , specifically designed for use on walls , in both plain colours and patterns . |
| 14 | One final boost and he would be up among the true stars , all guidance systems go for a seat in the House of Lords upon retirement . |
| 15 | Reptilian blood systems go through a period of self-adjustment permitting the conservation of heat as required , and allowing the creatures to distribute it when needed . |
| 16 | Many of the failures of rent review clauses result from a failure to consider carefully the object which the clause is designed to achieve . |
| 17 | In this type interviewers work from a list indicating , often in some detail , the kinds of topics to be covered in the interview . |
| 18 | These four diagrams can only represent a simplified overview ; in practice accountability relationships exist via a variety of direct and indirect routes . |
| 19 | The palm trees , freewas sand towers hint at a cross between LA and Nw York ; but the underclass characters — Wiff , Clem , Jacko , Horry , Mona , Athol — seem Australian . |
| 20 | As we have seen , public sector organisations work in a world where they are heavily dependent on the co-operation of other organisations to get things done . |
| 21 | Bar codes consist of a series of thick and thin lines . |
| 22 | If Karen 's shopping chores sound like a nightmare , her job has its perks . |
| 23 | The quota-equivalent of the tariff is derived by substituting ( 22 ) into ( 17 ) , which , after rearranging gives the following expression : where Since , following the imposition of the quota , the home firms act in a Cournot manner ( i.e. they know that there will be no response from their foreign competitors ) and that the foreign firms ' conjecture is undefined where the quota is binding . |
| 24 | The wort sugars act as a nutrient for the yeast which devours them . |
| 25 | The foundations of these buildings are laid down when a mated pair of king and queen termites crawl into a crevice in the ground , burrow downwards and start laying eggs . |
| 26 | read the answer the answer is no have appointed the U K's leading management specialist , management services Limited for several reasons , the firstly because of their profession and caring attitude to the management of housing , secondly , because time has shown , the management charges rise at a rate either slightly below or in the level of inflation , did you have any responsibility at all for that sentence ? and secondly the time |
| 27 | , look at the sentence below , will the management charges greatly increase , the answers no because time has shown the management charges rise at a rate below the level of inflation I suggest it to you to the ordinary person , they would think that the management charges there meant the costs that are listed above see |
| 28 | one of the things said there is , time has shown the management charges rise at a rate either slightly below or at the level of inflation , a fine record not easily beaten what , what do you say about whether or not that was accurate in nineteen eighty five for instance ? |
| 29 | The above joint degree courses lead to a BSc , apart from Computer Science and Electronics which leads to a BEng . |
| 30 | Bar marks consist of a series of marks and blank spaces on a reflective surface . |