Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [adj] or [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That there should be about 400 woody species in a hectare of South American or Malaysian forest has led to problems not only in accounting for such diversity , the main subject of this chapter , but also in actually measuring the richness of such forests . |
| 2 | And it it really is covered by the passages in erm erm , just , I just reiterate that that that expressly referring your Lordship to it , professional duty except in so far as it may be necessary to elucidate the rules that that was at page eight hundred and forty one at the bottom and it goes over the page to eight four two and then proceeds to general proposition to those two experts ordinary witness may not may not give their opinions towards matters legal or moral obligation . |
| 3 | The surface should then be damped again with the paint remover and the wood rubbed with the grain with small pieces of grade 2 or 3 steel wool , wiping afterwards with rag and white spirit . |
| 4 | The second is whether , if reference to such materials would otherwise be appropriate , it would contravene article 9 of the Bill of Rights 1688 or Parliamentary privilege so to do . |
| 5 | If Keith got out of bed one or other parent would immediately return him and hold him gently but firmly until he lay quietly . |
| 6 | The magnitude of the increase was very similar , with both types of prices more or less doubling relative to the prices of manufactures . |
| 7 | Selected logs are sliced to produce extremely attractive decorative veneers with a range of ribbon striped or mottled surface figure . |
| 8 | They seem to run the gamut from what you might call the ‘ tabloid television ’ of Top of the Pops and The Hit Man and Her , via the ‘ serious ’ ‘ quality ’ programmes like Rock Steady or Big World Café , to the more lefty ‘ alternative ’ programmes , of which The Tube was the prototype , like Channel 4 's Club X . |
| 9 | 6.2 You shall indemnify us from all actions , costs , claims , demands , expenses and liabilities whatsoever resulting from any actual or alleged infringement as aforesaid in Condition 6.1 , and at your own expense will defend or ( at our option ) assist in the defence of any proceedings which may be brought in that connection , provided that you shall be under no liability under Condition 6.1 or this Condition in respect of any infringement as aforesaid occasioned by use of a design or specification supplied to you by us . |
| 10 | Alternatively , the surface can be rubbed with grade 00 or 000 steel wool and wax polish to produce a smooth satin or matt finish . |
| 11 | For those with grade 2 or 3 obesity , the potential benefits of losing weight are very real , and the effects on psychological state of a successful weight-loss programme can be dramatic . |
| 12 | Similarly with item 35 or any other . |
| 13 | The clause read : In the event of the determination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever [ Harris ] shall not at any time within 12 months after such determination : ( i ) enter into a Contract of Service or other Agreement of a like nature with GUS Ltd or any company subsidiary thereto or be directly or indirectly engaged concerned or interested in the trading or business of the said GUS Ltd or any such company aforesaid … |
| 14 | I am sure you could get some free advice from Amnesty International or International PEN on how to arrange this . |
| 15 | I heard that you could buy anything from silver shoes to precious pewter , choose from a selection of 85 old thimbles or 150 foreign book matches , or pounce , if you were lucky , on beautiful buckles made from George IV or Victorian crown pieces . |
| 16 | But if , having served a term in purgatory , if having had the chance to try his arguments on other philosophers , Hegel was not unrepentant , he might agree that there was perhaps something in the alternative view : that each of the factors affecting historical development does have its own authenticity ; that they act upon and react to one another ; that from time to time this or that factor will take on a greater or lesser importance ; that of course — with a nod in the direction of Marx — at least since the neolithic age and the development of agriculture the mode of production has been a major factor ; and that the actions of particular men , Marx among them , have in fact been formative , changing not merely the degree of development of a kind already prescribed by a programme of social evolution , but the kind of development itself . |
| 17 | And it is true that while it is easy to glean rapidly from a representation such as table 5.1 or 5.2 information on relationships between speaker and linguistic variables , the quantitative analysis and interpretation of such data is in fact a complicated matter . |
| 18 | Treason by persons unknown or foul midnight murder ? ’ |