Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She watched her bare toe rub against the whitened concrete of the balcony . |
| 2 | We are therefore of the opinion that the faster two components seen in the SDS-sequestration technique correspond to a weaker subset of GC sites and possibly other non-GC sites as well . |
| 3 | Equally depression of prostaglandin synthesis , by diminishing pain perception , could at least in part account for the high proportion of NSAID associated ulcers that are silent . |
| 4 | Of course debate about the National Curriculum has been around a lot longer , but its popularisation and public debate is a relatively recent phenomenon . |
| 5 | Whereas Serena is concerned to domesticate her problems , Stella consciously strives to exaggerate her own eccentricity , yet her resilience and the regularity of her yo-yo-like existence testify to an underlying solidity . |
| 6 | The family says the seats are lovely and comfy , I say the driving position is good and commanding and the light , quick steering and instant V8 torque make for an effortless drive . |
| 7 | There would then be no minority interest figure in the profit and loss account for the current year , since the minority interest will also have been a debit balance last year end . |
| 8 | How strong this support will prove to be in the last analysis remains to be seen , but Labour 's treatment of Mr Gould and its refusal to back calls for a referendum on the Treaty suggest that any hopes of altering the movement towards European Federalism remain with the Conservative Party . |
| 9 | Five Democratic Party ( DP ) members of parliament ( MPs ) joined the African National Congress ( ANC ) and announced on April 21 that they would in future sit in the whites-only House of Assembly as independents ( the ANC not being registered as a political party ) . |
| 10 | And the third was a shining glass coffin , lying on a rich velvet pall on a gilded trestle . |
| 11 | The significant point to emerge from Zeki 's work is that a perceptual phenomenon once believed to be the result of high level cognitive processing now turns out to have a single cell correlate at an early stage in the visual pathways . |
| 12 | Miles felt the confusion in his mind grow into a relentless horror . |
| 13 | This requires that capital and labour grow at the same rate ; i.e. , and . |
| 14 | In particular , the copper phenanthroline hypersensitive bands at positions -4 , -5 , -6 ( Fig. 5 lanes 1 , 3 , 5–10 ) which are characteristic of the unwound DNA structure of the open complex appear with the same intensity for all enzymes . |
| 15 | A statutory power to make delegated legislation will not empower the delegate to make rules designed to oust the jurisdiction of the courts unless very clear words to this effect appear in the enabling statute . |
| 16 | A figure whose authority and weight crumble into a desperate poignancy before his wife 's obsessive importunities . |
| 17 | SUEDE , CARTER USM , BABES IN TOYLAND and TEENAGE FANCLUB appear on a new Beechwood compilation LP . |
| 18 | Guarded by a collective representation in which theft and violence reside in a dangerous class , morally elevated by its correctional quest , the state achieves the legitimacy of its pacific intention and the acceptance of legality — even when it goes to war and massively perpetuates activities it has allegedly banned from the world . |
| 19 | We can therefore see that certain aspects of economic practice depend upon the so-called superstructure , as well as the other way round , and Althusser concludes that it is a serious error to neglect this aspect of Marx 's theory . |
| 20 | A famous sailing ship has been damaged within hours of setting sail after a complete refit . |
| 21 | Many of the effects described in this and the next chapter depend on the optical step-printer which is a ‘ one-frame-at-a-time ’ printer , as opposed to continuous run past a light-admitting slit as used to produce duplicates ( 'dupes ' ) and release prints . |
| 22 | The question really was , did being alone with me on a boat seem like a good idea or not ? " |
| 23 | at the outset of the search meet with the local firm to ensure full understanding of requirements . |
| 24 | Even marginal victory had never entered her mind save as an impossible dream . |
| 25 | Hendrique 's head was tilted back , his mouth open in a silent scream . |
| 26 | The negative criticisms of Communist strategy and conduct are largely valid , though implicit in them is — or ought to be — an even greater criticism of the Anglo-French policies that deprived the Republic of aid save from a Soviet regime whose diplomatic overtures the British and French governments spurned . |
| 27 | The distinction we make between past , present , and future refer to the transitional nature of time . |
| 28 | The rig is about ten feet long and is attached by a blood know to the main reel line . |
| 29 | Solicitors are not permitted to enter into an agreement with their clients that purports to exclude their liability for professional misconduct ( which extends to professional negligence ) though subject to the following rules liability can be limited by contract : ( 1 ) liability may not be limited below the minimum level of cover afforded under the Indemnity Fund ; ( 2 ) liability can not be limited at all for fraud or reckless disregard of professional obligations ; ( 3 ) s60(5) of the Solicitors Act avoids any provision in a contentious business agreement purporting to exclude the liability of a solicitor for negligence or to relieve him of his professional responsibilities ; ( 4 ) ss2(2) and 11(4) of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 will apply to agreements between solicitors and their clients to ensure that limited liability provisions which do not fall foul of any other rule comply with the essential requirement of reasonableness . |
| 30 | Details of the tax deal emerge in a confidential letter from Peat Marwick Mitchell , BAe 's tax advisers , showing that the company could offset Rover 's losses for tax purposes for three years without fear of a challenge from tax officials . |