Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The green of the spring grass and of the new leaves upon the trees was so intense that even riding through it for hours could not dim John 's sense of wonder . |
| 2 | If individuals are concerned about the welfare of their children , and possibly other descendants , then the level of bequests will typically take account of the expected income of future generations ( see for example Meade , 1966 ; Becker , 1974 : Stiglitz , 1978b , and Shorrocks , 1979 ) . |
| 3 | The information contained in the definition of objects can also boost efficiency by reducing the time needed to retrieve complex collections of data . |
| 4 | Notice that the buying and selling of units can only take place between the trust and the original purchaser . |
| 5 | Even where books were appropriate and the student keen , a lack of funds could often limit purchase . |
| 6 | Hotel rooms will be smaller than their US equivalents , the park itself is on a smaller scale and , although plans are already being drawn up for Phase Two , incorporating a European MGM Studio theme park , the initial range of attractions wo n't rival Disney World in Florida . |
| 7 | It has been predicted by motor industry scientists that by the year 2000 only half of cars will still use petrol , with methanol the next largest power source followed by diesel , liquefied petroleum gas and alcohol produced by biomass . |
| 8 | But a judicious combination of methods can effectively control pests for years on end . |
| 9 | Inevitably , however , through selective perceptions of action and reaction , the two sets of hypotheses will often receive verification and confirmation . |
| 10 | Some groups of pieces may still form parts of the picture , but the more you shake the box , the more likely it is that these groups will get broken up and the pieces will be in a completely jumbled state in which they do n't form any sort of picture . |
| 11 | In December 1942 the Beveridge report considered that if not more than 8 ½%; of workers could not obtain jobs , this might be an acceptable level of post-war employment . |
| 12 | Other kinds of troops may not include detachments . |
| 13 | Moreover , defence of rights may indeed require activity in the form of very vigorous protest . |
| 14 | Then , as now , the smell of Gauloises would immediately evoke Paris , and to one accustomed , as I then was , to Players or Craven A , a French cigarette was still a novelty . |
| 15 | Anyone who has had any experience at all of dealing with typeset material or the creation of pages should still find PageMaker the more logical choice , whatever the document . |
| 16 | Someone suggested the Mayor of St Louis , Missouri , thinking that the consonance of names might perhaps evoke sympathy . |
| 17 | The hard-core of defaulters will then face wages arrestments — either directly at work or , more likely , at a bank where sheriffs ' officers will attempt to freeze accounts . |
| 18 | From our study we have been able to show that at least 5% ( 6/122 ) of patients will not have polyps at 30 years of age on sigmoidoscopy and , as only 36/ 123 in our series were shown to definitely have polyps under 30 years , the real figure may be somewhat higher . |
| 19 | Anyone who 's ever caught a glimpse of Neighbours would hardly expect Joe 's real-life counterpart to be an anti-government revolutionary with a phobia of the bourgeois and a passion for the planet . |
| 20 | The sharply reduced number of 16-18-year-olds will inevitably lead employers to bid up the wages of that age group to entice young people away from education and into unskilled or semi-skilled jobs . |
| 21 | A figure of 40,000 a year is used ( though ‘ we have formed no final view about whether this number of demolitions will actually take place ’ ) . |
| 22 | He considered the opportunity to participate in the project to have tied in well with curriculum trends he had been supporting across the school : This was something I very much wanted to encourage because I have a worry that in spite of everything one does in schools to make children aware of library facilities and how to use them , I think quite a lot of children may still leave school without personally having experienced the whole process of needing to find something out , going to a person who can tell them where to look , going , looking , finding it , and then using it . |
| 23 | For example , the purchaser of assets will only pay stamp duty on that part of the total consideration which is attributable to assets transferred by the documents . |
| 24 | The Commission and/or the Council of Ministers could formally issue regulations , directives , decisions , recommendations and opinions . |
| 25 | The argument for secrecy has rested on claims that it is unreasonable to reveal landowners ' financial affairs , but such discretion seems unjust when large amounts of public money are being handed out for the benefit of these landowners , and when the financial data central to the justification of schemes need not involve revelation of every last penny of landowners ' private accounts . |
| 26 | The Trainee Solicitors ' Group , arguing that the lack of grants may well limit access to the profession for those without private means , launched a loans and grants campaign and held a mass lobby of Parliament . |
| 27 | The ordination of women would certainly alleviate shortages of staff . |
| 28 | Also , the menstrual cycle of women can seriously disrupt fluid levels , causing in some cases increases of several pounds . |
| 29 | Speaking at the Golf International 2000 seminar at Sandown Exhibition Centre , he claimed designing and building anything other than these types of facilities would not help Britain 's congested courses . |
| 30 | A FORMER shipyard site which used to support hundreds of jobs will soon provide employment again as a result of a major redevelopment scheme by a Government agency . |