Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [prep] [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | The last two releases in the Kings Quest series received a fairly mixed reception , and since the heady days when Sierra WERE GRAPHIC ADVENTURES there have been some very strong releases from the likes of Lucasfilms ( Loom , Secret of Monkey Island I and II , Indiana Jones ) , Westwood ( Legend of Kyrandia ) , and even some of the Role Playing Games from Origin ( Ultima VII and Ultima Underworlds ) and Sir Tech ( Crusaders of the Dark Savant ) . |
2 | And there were strange parallels in the patterns of their childhood . |
3 | Indeed , some of their officials expressed strong opinions on the subject at the time but have since decided to wait and , as one put it , ‘ let the team do the talking on the park in Newry . ’ |
4 | She entered into technical discussions with the shopkeepers in a way totally beyond the capacity of Owen and Mahmoud , explaining that while she normally wore only French perfume , she was considering experimenting with a combination of French and Arab scents : ‘ une vraie Cairéenne , n'est ce pas ? ’ |
5 | The Columnist of the Year award went to former MP Matthew Parris of The Times for his political sketches from the House of Commons and his regular column . |
6 | In a sense the development of figural work alone suggests strong parallels with the development of the general arrangements of mosaic . |
7 | There are also conflicting accounts of the terms of the audit . |
8 | Social Policy 1 evaluates different explanations of the growth of the welfare state and conflicting accounts of the ways in which it functions , and then examines issues and arguments which arise in two areas in which controversy is rife ; namely poverty and disease . |
9 | The press had advance copies of the speech in which he was to defend Marshall , so that his climb-down was plain for all to see when he failed to deliver it . |
10 | Whereas the peasants continued to be edified through oral accounts of the lives of the Saints and of holy pilgrims , and occasionally learnt to read the alphabet through the Psalter , the upper classes had paid lip-service to the state religion whilst immersing themselves in rationalist Western thought . |
11 | The Corporation has exclusive rights to the working of coal , but may issue licences to private operators for the working of coal from small underground mines and from opencast operations . |
12 | The metabolic products of the activity at the growth cone come back down the axon by retrograde transport and home in on lysosomes in the cell body , or in some cases are processed by proteases in the cytosol . |
13 | ‘ They are innovative products at the forefront of market trends , not replicas of brand leading lines . |
14 | Intervention in currency markets by monetary authorities in the Group of Seven ( G-7 ) countries was necessary in late 1989 as the deutschmark gained considerable strength against major currencies with the prospect of German political and monetary unification . |
15 | The gentlemen 's titles did not appear on the hand-painted signs at the foot of the staircase ; in certain other Oxford colleges such practices were countenanced ; not , Mr Bullins thought proudly , in Magdalen , which , in his opinion , was not only the most beautiful college in Oxford but also the only one of any consequence . |
16 | Sometimes the farmer will be almost desperate to be rid of his rabbits since he regards them as a pest which makes undesirable inroads into the profitability of his farm . |
17 | It is possible to identify five broad groups within the range of small-town plans . |
18 | Stressing CCETSW 's target annual figure would remain 5,000 students , she said evidence showed that some qualified social workers were losing out to other professional groups in the race for care management posts . |
19 | Will the Prime Minister therefore tell us what specific proposals he has made for supporting economic projects in the republics of the former Soviet Union , particularly in the distribution industries , which are obviously of basic importance to economic growth and to the development of markets ? |
20 | This competent body could provide guidance on the preferable format(s) for the presentation of information . |
21 | But all the low-tech equipment works very well together and even after three solid hours at the wheel on a variety of road conditions which varied from motorway to unclassified minor roads , there were no tell-tale aches or pains . |
22 | They 've been digging coal in small private mines in the area for centuries |
23 | Retrospective investigations of the effectiveness of psychiatric help for attempted suicide patients have provided encouraging results , but the drawbacks of retrospective research , including poor matching of comparison groups especially with regard to subtle factors like motivation for treatment , cast doubts on the validity of the findings . |
24 | This gives some idea of Smith 's precocious accomplishments at the age of 12 . |
25 | Impact of national and regional policies on the professionalism of teachers |
26 | The apartments we 've selected , exclusive to Club guests , include the Palmyra , Mega , Yannis and Minos and are all close to each other and just across the road from the beach with fabulous views over the bay of Ipsos . |
27 | The Dukeries field was ( and still is in many respects ) different from many others on all three of the components of a place , as illustrated not only by Sunley 's arguments ( following Krieger and others ) regarding the different social relations at the workplace , but also Waller 's ( 1983 , p. 235 ) that whereas the Dukeries villages were praised for many of their design aspects , ‘ the social and political institutions of the miners in the new South Yorkshire villages left much to be desired compared with traditional and long-established coalfields ’ . |
28 | We wo n't ever be wealthy , but the mere fact that we ARE working means that we must be healthy and all those extra stolen minutes in the warmth of the winter sun is richness indeed . |
29 | The way to combat short-termism is to have the right policies for the support of industrial investment — policies based on competitiveness , lower taxation , good industrial relations and a belief in quality . |
30 | He even sounded out the Israeli authorities on the chance for local autonomy , making ( for him ) the dramatic statement that ‘ Jordan is not authorised to decide the future of the Palestinian population on the West Bank ’ . |