Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] [conj] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Oxford English Dictionary gives as its first meaning for ‘ moor ’ ‘ uncultivated ground covered with heather ’ . |
| 2 | Daedalus expects that his under-pressured volunteers will lose appetite and be quite happy on two meals a day , especially if he provides airline food . |
| 3 | In trying to limit the domain of the sociology of knowledge , to keep it from intruding into philosophy and from making unjustifiable empirical claims , Hinshaw 's review suggests that its real concern is with pragmatics , ‘ the relationships of signs to their users ’ ( Hinshaw 1973 : 237 ) . |
| 4 | The mining industry knows that its long-term security comes only from selling its product to customers at prices they can afford . |
| 5 | Labour believes that its original plans for the scheme were a vote-winner at last year 's council elections . |
| 6 | Correction : Hewlett-Packard Co says that its new HP 9000 RISC server line should boost performance by up to 70% at the top end of its line , not 7% as reported ( UX No 380 ) . |
| 7 | So , point six erm okay look at the sentences one and two under six , one is apparently ill-formed , herself left , except in I think some Irish dialects actually yes , well it has a rather special meaning where herself is given special status erm in the context , but in normal English , English herself left is ill-formed , but two , Florence saw herself is fine herself is a reflective pronoun refers that herself each other or one another , the other are reflective pronouns . |
| 8 | The county council thinks that its proposed provision is the right approach and it 's a balanced approach in line erm with Secretary of State 's previously e stated wishes . |
| 9 | Serialism has as its prime objective an organized way of composing with all the twelve notes contained within the octave . |
| 10 | Archaeology has as its declared intention the reconstruction of past societies and the understanding of processes of long term social change . |
| 11 | Sun reckons that its only competitors are Intel Corp and the IBM Corp-Motorola Inc-Apple Computer Inc PowerPC . |
| 12 | The borough council recognises that its newer cemeteries such as Acklam and Thorntree are in need of attention . |
| 13 | Scattered experts will contribute to complex team interfaces , but only if frequent pruning ensures that their scarce time is n't wasted on needless meetings . |
| 14 | Eszterhas ' notorious $3 million script came under scrutiny due to the portrayal of Sharon Stone 's character ; a bisexual killer with a fondness for ice picks and her fratricidal psychologist lover . |
| 15 | Even overpraising does , at times , lead to tantrums as a child decides that your lavish praise means that you did n't expect much of him in the first place . |
| 16 | AMP argues that its proposed acquisition of Pearl represents a significant step in its plans to become a major force in international life insurance markets . |
| 17 | Far from undermining the adoptive relationship , his keeping in touch with his relatives often strengthens it : the child knows that his adopting parents accept not only him but that which belongs to him and thus acceptance has a broader , surer meaning ( p. 333 ) . |
| 18 | The Group recognises that its competitive edge throughout the world depends on the quality and motivation of its employees . |
| 19 | The group believes that its collective strength will make it second in the software queue behind only Sun Microsystems Inc with its 141,000 seats to Sun 's estimated 241,000 single-user systems . |
| 20 | What is more disturbing for small firms is the propensity of large companies to increase the length of credit notes when their own liquidity is tight , thereby transferring part of their financial burden onto suppliers . |
| 21 | In an attempt to secure such a reduction , national guide-lines were issued in October 1990 , which identified a number of offence-specific factors that would justify a committal , but only where a magistrates ' court feels that its sentencing powers are insufficient . |
| 22 | He could say that when explicit convention runs out , people have a moral right to what law as integrity claims as their legal rights . |
| 23 | And I think we did draw attention to the fact that er there may well in some instances be a conflict in terms of what Selby district wants and what current P P G advice suggests . |
| 24 | Atlantic Richfield Co. says that its new petrol is as clean as methanol , and that it would be ready to start selling it in California by 1996 . |
| 25 | However , what an owner sees as his due rights may be seen by others as undue privilege ; and where the general interest is material enough to insist on the second alternative , it may with whatever necessary degree of consideration and justice , seek to override the first . |
| 26 | On behalf of the Inland Revenue , not always the best loved department of Government , I accept the kind compliments that my hon. Friend has paid to it ; I am sure that they will be echoed in all parts of the House . |
| 27 | For the moment , therefore , the government insists that its state-owned energy firm , Petrobras , must hold a controlling interest . |
| 28 | Mailer 's novel has as its running theme the notion of ‘ Alpha ’ and ‘ Omega ’ — two states of mind coexisting in the same person . |
| 29 | Although the company lost an indicated £35,000 , Acorn says that its financial results are ahead of plan . |
| 30 | Britain 's first woman in space says that her next mission is to encourage more women to become scientists . |