Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [be] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although there are many forms of accommodation ‘ tied ’ to employment , the agricultural tied cottage is of prime interest ( Shelter 1974 ; Schifferes 1980 ) . |
| 2 | The abolition of the tied cottage was for many years the notorious ‘ hardy annual ’ of TUC and Labour Party conferences but reform of the system was pushed persistently aside . |
| 3 | The ease of application , fluidity and prompt absorption are of prime importance for such products and the massaging action on the affected area helps to activate the ingredients of the cream and improve circulation . |
| 4 | Erm mos mostly our economic base is through small businesses and that 's where we see er the future growth of employment needs being satisfied . |
| 5 | The agricultural industry is in many ways exceptional : not least because of its relative freedom from formal controls . |
| 6 | Only in Flanders , where the comital demesne was in any case a large and solid block , was a complete network of prévôtés created before the end of the century . |
| 7 | A police spokesman said the stolen car was in poor condition with a broken rear passenger window . |
| 8 | The 1976 English House Condition Survey found that some 28 per cent of all unfit dwellings in England but only 23 per cent of total stock were in rural areas , defined to include settlements of up to 1,000 dwellings . |
| 9 | These data indicate that low osmolality is of primary importance in mediating the increased water absorption from cereal based ORS . |
| 10 | These findings add considerable weight to the claims that emotional arousal is of causal significance to relapse . |
| 11 | Aristotelian physics was to some extent quite successful . |
| 12 | The sexual struggle is of two kinds ; in the one it is between individuals of the same sex , generally the male sex , in order to drive away or kill their rivals , the females remain passive ; whilst in the other the struggle is likewise between the individuals of the same sex , in order to excite or charm those of the opposite sex , generally the females , which no longer remain passive , but select more agreeable partners . |
| 13 | Of course , they 've got out of all recognition today , but three a penny fresh herren were at that time . |
| 14 | probably the sensible course is for most books to be ordered sight unseen , with the occasional title requested ‘ on approval ’ when it is thought that seeing the book would be helpful . |
| 15 | Whether these analysts commit or escape the individualistic fallacy is of little consequence because an exclusively therapeutic orientation has meant that the cultural , phylogenetic dimension of Freud 's work seems of little relevance to them . |
| 16 | He was soon making explicit , too , a fundamental teleological analogy , in which changing conditions are to sexual generation as sexual crossing is to asexual generation . |
| 17 | Standards which do not enable valid and reliable assessment are of little value to end users . |
| 18 | The Daily Express was by this time in pole position , but the Mail and Today were coming up fast on the inside . |
| 19 | If it is assumed that the Earth 's magnetic field was of this form in the past , then it is possible to estimate the position of the magnetic pole for rocks of known ages ( dated by radiometric methods ) by measuring their palaeomagnetism . |
| 20 | Levi ( 1987 ) argues that the caution exercised by the Inland Revenue is in marked contrast to the enthusiasm of the DSS , a view shared by Uglow ( 1988b ) and Cook , ( 1989 ) . |
| 21 | The economic system of the Old Testament is by modern standards a curious mixture : a strong emphasis on private property rights circumscribed by certain laws ; a simple welfare system and income redistribution mechanisms , some fiscal , others not ; and restrictions on the accumulation of capital . |
| 22 | However , that imposition simultaneously reveals how , without linguistic knowledge to explain the distinction , the enforced recognition is for many teachers a traumatic experience . |
| 23 | This review examines the evidence that abnormal oxidative metabolism is of central importance to active inflammatory bowel disease . |
| 24 | Adjustment from low to high cut is in two parts : a simple lever on each side of rear roller alters its height … |
| 25 | Her teeth were equally so , and her fresh complexion was at that time glowing with good health ; her blond hair is a beautiful shining blond colour . |
| 26 | A very high proportion are of great antiquity , including prehistoric field monuments such as Maiden Castle , prehistoric structures such as Stonehenge , Roman monuments , such as Wroxeter and parts of Hadrian 's Wall , and a large number of medieval buildings . |
| 27 | The Gallagher jurisdiction rule is uncertain ; the refusal of the Court of Appeal to relist B's appeal combined with its refusal to certify prevented B from resolving the uncertainty or ascertaining what English law is on this matter . |
| 28 | Occasionally a married man , particularly if his sexual capacity is for some reason declining , may find pornography more attractive than the " real thing " . |
| 29 | In addition , the German question and the European question are inseparable : ‘ the German question is at all times a European question too . ’ |
| 30 | Many diverse factors have been shown to have influenced the decision makers , amongst which public pacifism was of minor importance . |