Example sentences of "[prep] [Wh det] [verb] [adv] [adj] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | The medical journals still present a variety of possible remedies , many of which sound most desperate and bizarre missionaries report from China that they have been cured by having needles stuck into their bellies and arms , yet this is not thought too strange to mention … and almost every variety of chemical substance has been proposed at one time or another , all of which is a sure sign that our profession remains baffled by this disease . " |
| 2 | ‘ Before the fireman could fasten his belt ’ read the Wolverton Express report , ‘ there was a buzzing sound in the stables , the doors of which flew wide open and Bessie and Harry , with heads erect and eyes flashing , galloped to the shafts , stopping just under the suspended harness which dropped and was automatically locked on their backs ’ . |
| 3 | Theoretical understanding is necessary but in a series entitled ‘ Practical Social Work ’ there is more room for concrete examples of what constitutes both bad and good practice . |
| 4 | London being the capital city is always likely to be the stage on which protest both national and international is carried out . |
| 5 | I do believe that a great work of art strikes a subtle balance between what seems too obvious and what seems too difficult . … |