Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [adv] [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The story bring out the significance of dreams and their interpretation at this time . |
| 2 | Sir [ James ] Stephen added : ‘ The effect of adopting this definition would be to include under one description all the cognate offences which at present make up the crime of theft . |
| 3 | Roux and Co cook up a treat at Food Show . |
| 4 | The amp 's master volume pot , headphone socket and mains switch make up the remainder of front panel controls . |
| 5 | The snakes and the tardy remedy make up the entirety of God 's response . |
| 6 | Shavante men in this ceremony act out the glorification of the essence of manhood , comprised for them of both the bellicose , destructive aspect of male power and its sexual/generative side ( ibid. : 266 ) . |
| 7 | The young private at the wheel let out a gasp of surprise . |
| 8 | Then , distant beyond the broad bowl full of skeleton walls , she saw the headlights of a car pass on the road to Silcaster , sweeping eerily across the filigree of stonework and grass , and vanishing again at the turn of the highway . |
| 9 | The rocker switch on the side of my head clicked … work off , weekend on … stress off , mellow on … and sea air crackled static through my stale brain . |
| 10 | The very existence of a national-territorial framework in the USSR , indeed , far from providing for the peaceful solution of the nationalities question that was originally envisaged , appeared to have led to precisely the opposite result by establishing a form of representation in which sectional interests , denied any other means of expression , could in practice take only the form of ‘ nationalism ’ . |
| 11 | In Kenya , the sparse results of the 1983 Task Force on Divestiture of Government Investment reflect less the unwillingness of the government to press on with privatisation — as demanded by the IMF and World Bank — than the absence of willing African — not Asian — buyers ; most foreign private enterprise have been uninterested . |
| 12 | I repeat what my hon. Friend the Member for Sedgefield ( Mr. Blair ) said : the Opposition have absolutely no intention of trying to block the Bill . |
| 13 | Hallmarks of the research training provided by the department include both a commitment to individual , specialised scholarship and a concern for broader contemporary trends and potentials in the discipline . |
| 14 | The techniques of display , enhancement , filtering and transformation of remotely-sensed images that have been described in this chapter represent only a selection of those available . |
| 15 | AM : I remember reading that the Carroll camp let out a shriek of despair and I thought , that 's got to be Colbert . |
| 16 | The child let out a howl of fright , pushing at her hand , and she blinked hard , biting at her lip , starting suddenly as she became aware of the figure suddenly standing beside her . |
| 17 | Why should a faculty of theology teach only the history of Christianity or the study of language ? |
| 18 | He saw a tall boy slide down the door of the shop and lie still on the pavement . |
| 19 | Eighteen months ago the CBI suggested that the HSE take on a number of extra people to monitor the burgeoning biotechnology industry , but this has not been done . |
| 20 | In fact , some of the canvases of this type have almost the appearance of being paintings of sculptures and masks . |
| 21 | The proportions of soda , lime and silica govern both the speed with which the molten oxide stiffens as the temperature falls and the temperature at which the glass finally solidifies . |
| 22 | Small-scale hydropower projects and electricity generated from waste make up the majority of the schemes which have received approval . |
| 23 | Both guitars have solid spruce tops , although the D-32's is closer-grained and prettier , and both are bound in faintly-flamed maple for a combination of looks and durability , with a decorative maple stripe down the centre of the back . |
| 24 | A HOSPITAL has sounded a safety alert over the packaging of oils used in ‘ alternative ’ medicine after two youngsters drank them from bottles . |
| 25 | With the hawk still held in place smooth out the mortar for the length of the hawk |
| 26 | The problem of cell cycle control can thus be re-phrased in more precise terms : how do growth factors acting at the cell surface bring about the onset of DNA synthesis by stimulating its promoting factor in the nucleus ? |
| 27 | Fruit fizz Mix together the juice of 1 lemon , about ⅓ pint/200ml each of orange juice , pineapple juice and grapefruit juice . |
| 28 | 5 If you wonder how someone like Sam Fifield-Hall ( page 87 ) keeps her flagstones looking polished , here 's a tip : detergent and heavy steam-cleaning wash away the glow with the dirt , so Sam suggests a quick once-over with a broom , then a soft-shoe shuffle in sheepskin slippers . |
| 29 | A nice half-day excursion would be to Monte and Terreiro da Luta , still within the city of Funchal but a bus or a taxi ride up the hillside at the back of the city . |
| 30 | White shirts for day give off an atmosphere of drip-drying which is not elegant . |