Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [adj] [noun] [noun] it " in BNC.

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1 By re-analysing a few examples of French social survey data it is hoped that the British statisticians will become more familiar with French methods and also learn whether British methods would have revealed more or less details , or whether the two types of statistical methods are complementary .
2 The first dimension of meaning of the handshake as action is the open set of distinct social action sequences it helps to perform .
3 Along with the gradual movement away from fossil fuels and the refinement of nuclear technologies and the development of effective renewable energy strategies it is the only rational course for the future of energy supply .
4 It was now obvious that with sufficient sensitive recording techniques it should be possible to map the parts of the brain responsible for perception — the sensory cortex — in a similar way .
5 Because of my research experience working with two aspects of permanence , related in my book Captive Clients ( 1980 ) and the evaluation of The Child Wants a Home project ( Adoption and Fostering , Vol. 9 , No. 1 ) , I find it particularly sad that when the term permanence is mentioned in British social work circles it tends to be seen as synonymous with adoption .
6 In certain serious blood disorders it can invade other parts of the body , such as the lungs or central nervous system , with severe , if not fatal , consequences .
7 Although the previous scale had the advantage of corresponding to actual measured accident statistics it proved relatively awkward for subjects to use and is clearly subject to what Poulton ( 1989 ) terms logarithmic response bias .
8 The first version carried only 48bhp and went from 0 to 60mph in over 16 seconds , but compared to other post-war sports cars it was light , fast and above all , cheap .
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