Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [noun pl] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The impulse to partner parents can be as strong for children as the temptation for parents to confide in their children as if they were partners . |
| 2 | Invoking Woodrow Wilson , Mr Frohnmayer told his audience that , ‘ The world will not be free for museums until the world is free for ideas ’ . |
| 3 | As share prices rose , companies rushed to issue Eurobonds with warrants attached that were convertible into shares if the share reached a pre-fixed exercise price . |
| 4 | In times of recession , turnover rents are more favourable to tenants because the tenant 's liability to pay rent is related to his ability to pay . |
| 5 | It is much more dangerous to humans than the man-o'-war , and several hundred fatalities have been recorded ; death is so sudden that no treatment is possible . |
| 6 | For a great many people , Europe is fine for business and fine for holidays because the sun shines and the booze is cheap , but Germans are still chaps whom we beat in wars , and the French still let you down and think only of themselves . |
| 7 | This is only the start of a new area of free radical chemistry and we anticipate properties more characteristic of metals as the area develops . |
| 8 | Mum Pat Hoey , 48 , said : ‘ Vicky is thrilled to bits after the dog was found by two women who had seen the story in the Echo and looked for our house in Tuebrook . |
| 9 | T. D. We had a CC , Plymouth Bill we called him — and he had a force in Plymouth that was n't as great in numbers as a division in Liverpool . |
| 10 | However , the observation that the delivery time of a particular item from the Annexe depends very largely on how well the request for it fits in with the schedule of the van running between the Library and the Annexe , suggests that it might be helpful to readers if the van 's times of operation and the main pressmarks of outhoused material were advertised . |
| 11 | She was never short of admirers because the invitation in her pale blue eyes drew many men to her . |
| 12 | The horror of the memory made it all too easy to choke and scream , but to her relief her performance was cut short in seconds as the door burst open , the light snapped on and she was in Penry 's arms , held close to his chest , and so glad to be there that not even her guilt could mar the joy of the moment . |
| 13 | Continuous cardiotocography is more restricting than intermittent auscultation , although the method of fetal monitoring is less important to women than the support they receive from staff or companions . |
| 14 | Movies only needed to be social when the plot demanded it , and even if some kind of political crisis had to be depicted in a particular story then the attitude or position adopted by the movie would be less important to audiences than the logic of the plot . |
| 15 | The results suggest , therefore , that tariffs are preferable to quotas if the market was initially more competitive than Cournot . |
| 16 | We fear that inadequate time will be available for Personnel if the Head of that sector is also managing campaigns . |
| 17 | It follows from this that the producer must keep abreast of developments until the product leaves his control . |
| 18 | AS THE only course which stages a major championship every year , Augusta National has become as familiar to golfers as the lay-out of their own home . |
| 19 | Favoured colour so far is basic navy blue with red/white trims , but this is open for suggestions as the range is vast . |
| 20 | So , but where I know it is a bit difficult with clothes because a market stall erm you do n't , you do n't normally get a chance to try the clothes on erm and you 're never absolutely sure are these clothes , is this garment going to fit or not ? |
| 21 | The area will not be open to vehicles while the road 's load-bearing capacity is assessed . |
| 22 | Takings were even more stunning as most tickets were sold half-price to children when the film went on release in America . |
| 23 | If not properly thought through and implemented , it can be disruptive , disorganized and fraught with tensions between the teachers concerned — and therefore considerably less beneficial to children than the solo teaching it replaces . |
| 24 | It is frustrating on occasions when a side puts together an exciting movement of forwards interpassing to be concluded by a piece of driving play which eventually comes to a halt and the opposition get the put-in . |
| 25 | When reinstalled , reversing the flow will give an undergravel system that will remain active for years because the water is pre-filtered and only clear water passes through the gravel where nitrifying bacteria break down the ammonia and nitrites . |
| 26 | Males of all dominance classes ( alpha , subordinate and newly introduced ) were less aggressive towards infants when the mother was in sight . |
| 27 | Ex gratia compensation schemes of this sort are attractive to governments because the identity of the beneficiaries and the amounts paid out are under their direct control . |