Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] [pers pn] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Open University offers you a lifelong opportunity to continue your education — to whatever level you want , and in a way that fits in with the rest of your life . |
| 2 | Although Daniel 's dark skin offers him the same protection as a mild sunscreen , it 's not enough to block all the sun 's harmful UV rays . |
| 3 | ‘ We believe that Power Fluidics offers us a unique opportunity , and we are delighted to be at the forefront of the application of this technology . |
| 4 | The Proconsul offers him a last-minute reprieve , however , if he will repent and swear by the genius of Caesar . |
| 5 | The barman hands her a second drink , a Tennents . |
| 6 | Much of the work evaluated in this chapter takes us a long way towards identifying mechanisms for triggering the need for investment , screening the proposals and defining them . |
| 7 | Bracing the right side gives you the only opportunity to use the left side to start the forward swing smoothly and efficiently . |
| 8 | Thirdly , the Act clearly adopts as the test of danger either ‘ the greater risk of harm ’ or ‘ the risk of greater harm ’ : an elephant may not in fact be very likely to get out of control and do damage , but if it does so , its bulk gives it a great capacity for harm . |
| 9 | Defoe gives us a splendid picture of an industrial landscape in the time of Queen Anne or shortly after . |
| 10 | Apart from primates , some of the best known tool users among the mammals are the African and Asian elephants , whose prehensile trunk gives them a considerable advantage when it comes to holding and manipulating objects . |
| 11 | Planning our future gives us a greater sense of internal control and increases self-esteem . |
| 12 | The Undo command gives you a second chance when you delete a block of text in error by allowing you to replace it in the document exactly where it came from . |
| 13 | Additionally , training and riding a horse teaches it a whole range of new habits in relation to its work and us . |
| 14 | The GXA Gaintec S3 graphics accelerator card makes it a good Windows workhorse . |
| 15 | The central location of the Plough makes it the ideal venue for both business and pleasure . |
| 16 | Brown ‘ boiled-up cow ’ type glue is holding the all-solid construction together remarkably well , and the high action makes it the perfect instrument for playing bottleneck and slide blues . |
| 17 | To sum up ; your professional consultant offers you a wide range of services which includes the provision of temporary staff and the search for and provision of permanent personnel , tailored to your specific requirements . |
| 18 | The Sports Council says it the best means of acquiring all-round fitness . |
| 19 | His work affects me the same way — which is why I bought that painting a few years ago . |
| 20 | No-one would believe they had a recession on in Japan when they have time and resources to devote to dreaming up and creating things like this : Toshiba Corp has just launched a line of word processors with sound effects — ‘ to introduce an element of fun in the workplace ’ according to Reuter — they bark when you write ‘ dog ’ , moo when you write ‘ cow ’ and make the sound of pouring when you write ‘ beer ’ , and if you recall a text file word-by-word at reading speed , they repeat these and 26 other pre-programmed noises , from sleigh bells to sirens , as the words come up — and it no doubt laughs like a drain when your boss sends it an electronic message telling you you 're fired for being a disruptive influence . |
| 21 | Metaphor denies us a literal sense , and so induces us to make sense , ie to find interpretations beyond the truth-functional meaning captured by paraphrase . |
| 22 | Indeed , every time I hug him , my old mate , the White Poplar gives me a new lead , a hotline to earth . |
| 23 | Suppleness or flexibility gives you a greater range of movements which will help you avoid the problems of pulled muscles and tendons and sprained ligaments . |
| 24 | I 'm not a psychologist , but I read , and I would say that attitude gives him a colossal arrogance . |
| 25 | If the rat does not run when given some signal ( such as a light coming on ) , the experimenter gives it an electric shock . |
| 26 | However , in this case , the plan pays you a tax-free cash benefit of £26 a night while you are in hospital . |
| 27 | Tony tries and with his eyes watering declares it a good noggin . |
| 28 | PortKnox gives you a high level of security , but setting up the program can be extremely time-consuming |
| 29 | As 1991 fades from view , the timing of this issue gives me an excellent opportunity to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy , Healthy and Prosperous New Year . |
| 30 | Although elderly persons , on the whole , are less geographically mobile than other age groups , the spatially selective nature of their migration gives them an important impact ( Law and Warnes 1982 ) . |