Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [pers pn] [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other times of the day of course he measures minimum temperature , maximum temperature , erm and the number of sunshine hours , the rainfall , and other temperatures such as ground temperatures or the earth 's temperatures , all these things come into the picture to build up a weather observation . |
| 2 | And then of course he gives classical precedence for this Tireseus , Orpheus , those poets who had magical powers , Homer , who suggests not only frugal diet , but chastity will be the best preparation for the poet who has this task in hand . |
| 3 | Now of course he has two failures to build upon . |
| 4 | The publicity is fairly short-lived , of course it has tremendous effect on the British media , and we 're all very , very happy for the families of these people |
| 5 | Insofar as municipal systems set limits to the use of force and punish at least some of those guilty of crimes of violence it has some success as law and an undisputed claim to be regarded as law for as long as the officials of the system pursue these objectives by taking steps against non-compliance ( Hart , 1961 , pp. 79–88 and 213ff . ) . |
| 6 | Thus as a formal method of scrutiny it has little value . |
| 7 | As a monument to extravagance of taste it has few equals in England , although it may not entirely justify the descriptions of a series of upended turnips stuck on boxes or St Paul 's pups which two irreverent contemporaries , William Cobbett and Dean Smith , bestowed on it . |
| 8 | This Act is very important in the commercial world ; in addition to being a very comprehensive regulator of contracts of sale it implies important terms into contracts such as requirements that the goods must match their description , be of merchantable quality , be fit for their purpose and that the seller has the right to sell the goods . |
| 9 | Now Diana wants to give them the sort of holiday she believes young boys should have … not shut up in old castles . ’ |
| 10 | However , as a matter of principle it annoys Hon. Members to think that Welsh Members should adopt such an attitude , because millions of pounds of English taxpayers ' money are directed towards Wales . |
| 11 | For example it omits retail services |
| 12 | I do n't want to give any details just in case it gives other landlords ideas . |
| 13 | In addition it limits public understanding of government ability , inhibits the explicit establishment of public sector planning programmes , and leads to inefficiency and lack of accountability on the part of departmental and programme managers . |
| 14 | The maritime antarctic as a whole has 20% more lichens than the continent and 150% more mosses ; in addition it has 25 taxa of hepatics to the continent 's one , and two species of angiosperms that have not yet been found on the continent . |
| 15 | To those with no operational experience such as MPs , Courts of Enquiry , magistrates etc. , it can appear a sensible and foolproof system , but in practice it has many deficiencies . |
| 16 | Mill 's ‘ harm-to-others ’ principle seems simple , but in practice it has many problems . |
| 17 | In practice it overlooks two things . |
| 18 | In effect it travels 230 miles ( 370 kms ) also the entire northern flank of the Swiss High Alps , crossing 16 passes and passing below some spectacular peaks including those celebrated giants of the Bernese Oberland — the Wellerhorn , Eiger , Monch and Jungfrau . |
| 19 | An individual is a member of a community from which he obtains considerable benefits , in return he develops special skills which he applies for the benefit of the community . |
| 20 | In town it requires vast amounts of arm-flailing lock but is never what you could call light . |
| 21 | In fact it becomes two articles — one for punchcard machines still called ‘ Simply Silver ’ and one for electronics featured separately as ‘ Silver Scene ’ . |
| 22 | In fact it requires special sensors that are difficult to obtain , and quite expensive . |
| 23 | The P G C is a difficult course to fill , really , for the people who are organising it , because although it 's called a one-year course , in fact it lasts eight months in practice , and there are so many aspects that have to be fitted in something has to go . |
| 24 | The Great Detective , for all that he figures in mere detective stories , is a figure to parallel with the great poet and the great scientist because in solving the sort of genuinely baffling mystery that confronts him , in fact he goes some way to solving a yet greater mystery , the mystery of the human personality . |
| 25 | In fact he admits that art seems to take over his life at times . |
| 26 | However , he does not as Tarrow seems to argue , ignore class contradictions within the territorially based proletarian community ; in fact he pays particular attention to the complex class structure of the depressed areas , identifying as crucial within them the role of the rural intelligentsia , the commercial intermediaries and the local clergy . |
| 27 | Quark Inc chairman , Tim Gill , has come to Quorum 's defence , dismissing Apple 's position as incorrect and ill-considered : in a letter he wrote to Quorum he adds that Quorum made a port to Unix feasible for him . |
| 28 | Cos if you see on top it says regional accent . |
| 29 | Off duty he wears white T-shirts . |
| 30 | Off duty he wears white T-shirts . |