Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] [verb] [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most irredeemably damned , in their white dinner jackets and turbans or strapless black sheaths and dripping jewellery , clogged up the lower circles , dropping chips onto the grid as if casting swill to the pigs . |
| 2 | Crossley nodded and looked round again , as if seeking inspiration from the children 's slides and climbing-frames . |
| 3 | At this moment , as if to give substance to the Collector 's fears , the Magistrate and two planters came running back along the outside of the Residency wall from the direction of the hospital . |
| 4 | He paused , as if gathering breath for an ascent up a steep mountainside . |
| 5 | However , the SPD ( which was to decide in mid-November on whether to support amendment of the Basic Law as proposed in August 1992 — see p. 39066 ) boycotted the vote and the motion thus failed to win the required two-thirds majority of members . |
| 6 | Rival systems , meanwhile , are split on whether to follow suit with a similar system called VHS-Hi Fi . |
| 7 | The general material conditions , involving a high death rate , unpredictable climate , poor terrain , unstable land-tenure provisions and the absence of the extended family , are all referred to as forming part of the causal chain , though Banfield appears satisfied to stop his ’ specific explanation at the ethical level . |
| 8 | I hope that the Government 's policies will persuade Glaswegians to think carefully about whether to vote Conservative in the next general election . |
| 9 | Meanwhile , Unix System Labs is probably going to have to make a business decision about whether to get Motif from the outside . |