Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [noun sg] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hunted high and low for reference material about machine knitting ; I wrote back to the States for help . |
| 2 | It is usual for engagement letters for sale mandates to include a phrase along the following lines : ‘ The responsibility for the Information Memorandum 's factual accuracy and opinions expressed therein will rest with yourselves . |
| 3 | But other people have used things like tokens which can be y'know saved up to exchanged for consumer durables for example . |
| 4 | The Romans were fond of lead vessels for food and drink and used lead-based glazes on pottery : lead poisoning was common and has even been proposed as a cause of the madness among high-ranking Romans which contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire . |
| 5 | Conventional serial file procedures are little different from file procedures for cassette based computers . |
| 6 | This is one reason why hearing impairment in childhood is totally different from hearing loss in adult life . |
| 7 | They assessed that the BCP leadership was interested in opposition participation in government only in order to demonstrate Bulgaria 's commitment to democratic reform to Western bodies which might offer financial support , and to burden the opposition with some of the responsibility for tackling the current economic crisis , but that the BCP in practice would still retain control of all the levers of power . |
| 8 | In this sense , their post-1980 labour relations initiatives are premised on an implicit understanding that flexibility in work organization is dependent upon worker commitment to company goals , rather than upon sophisticated control techniques ( Walton , 1985 : 78 ) . |
| 9 | Today in the capital Mogadishu a hundred thousand more driven from their homes , are dependent on food aid for survival . |
| 10 | A smaller number of security staff having the functions of the present Constabulary will be required in future , augmented by a new category of RBGE staff — Garden Guides or Garden Assistants , clearly identifiable as Garden staff by livery — who would have a role in providing information and assistance to visitors . |
| 11 | So , for a start , be miserly about tomato paste in meat sauces for pasta . |
| 12 | And that euphoria lasted quite 4 minutes until the first siren wailed and a bile settled in my gut that lasted until my Commander-in-Chief sent me a signal : " Personal for Station Commander from C-in-C — Hostilities cease at midnight tonight . |
| 13 | Internal finishes were generally simple with plaster finish to masonry , and lath-and-plaster to ceilings and stud partitions . |
| 14 | But there may also be : ( 1 ) receipts of mesne profits in the case of subtenants holding over ; ( 2 ) premiums paid for surrenders or lease variations ; ( 3 ) money payable under insurance policies for damage to the scheme or for loss of rent and commissions paid by the insurers to the tenant ; ( 4 ) damages for breach of covenant ( eg dilapidations ) ; ( 5 ) interest on late rent , on reviewed rent , and on damages ; ( 6 ) grants or other public money paid for works to the scheme ; ( 7 ) compensation for compulsory acquisition . |
| 15 | As late as 1934 the New Survey of London Life and Labour was opining that ‘ a large proportion , perhaps a majority , of London working class families are still unable to reach this very modest standard [ a week 's holiday ] and have to be content with day outings on Bank Holidays or Sundays ’ . |
| 16 | In Central and South America the parallel " army ants " are very similar to driver ants in habit and appearance . |
| 17 | Subject to contract heads of agreement for the acquisition of the whole of the issued share capital of ABC HOLDINGS LTD [ ’ abc ’ ] |
| 18 | Intensive cultivation and continued drainage of the Fens further accelerates the degradation of the land , which is increasingly subject to peat wastage through oxidation and windblow . |
| 19 | Syncope is unrelated to plasma concentrations of quinidine or duration of therapy , and torsades de pointes can occur at low ( ‘ subtherapeutic ’ ) plasma concentrations . |
| 20 | The 60-year-old entertainer went bald through chemotherapy treatment for cancer . |
| 21 | Fine for take-away owner after food complaint |
| 22 | It is established that the minor groove of dA-dT sequences is occupied by a spine of hydration formed by water molecules which bridge adjacent bases in opposite strands of the duplex through hydrogen bonds with thymine O-2 and adenine N-3 ( 9,10 ) . |
| 23 | Mutations in pros alter neuronal fates and delay or prevent pioneering of motor nerves during embryogenesis . |
| 24 | Eyes : Shaded with Eyeshadow Duo in Sea Spray , emphasised with Kohl Pencil in Black . |
| 25 | Homes which meet the new standards will be exempt from stamp duty on house purchase . |
| 26 | Just as they are subordinate to trade unions at home , so they yearn to be subordinate to trade unions abroad . |
| 27 | Now , once again , the topic was timely as a substantial area of policy that had been within the ambit of the Royal Commission , but one which had not been pre-empted by Government intentions for legislation . |
| 28 | Described as ‘ a very English sort of whimsy ’ , his music is rich with 12-string washes of colour set against gentle keyboards and shuns the more industrial stadium rock extravaganza that is Genesis now . |
| 29 | With two wide shelves , an adjustable cooking grill and a warming rack , it comes complete with spit rod for rotisserie cooking and re-usable lava rock . |
| 30 | In November , it will be French , complete with accordion player for ambience . |