Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was reassured that the nonsense would stop , and that people would use the bikes merely to get to the base of mountains , where the walk in was prohibitive of completing the hill in a day without some means of transport . |
| 2 | If ‘ The Hollow Men ’ traces the degeneration of ritual to a final babyish ‘ whimper ’ , then Sweeney Agonistes attempts to reconstruct the most basic rituals only to end in a bang . |
| 3 | And secondly a lot of er a number of consultants want to leave their bonuses in to accrue during the year . |
| 4 | With just over two months still to go before the opening of the fair , 517 of the 540 stands available have been sold , and the remaining 23 are expected to be taken up shortly . |
| 5 | He willed himself to sit quietly , allowing his eyes gradually to adjust to the night . |
| 6 | The issue of whereby a breach of the peace is likely to be occasioned is also a question of judgement , and it would be somewhat unusual for a court erm perhaps erm months later to go against the policeman 's view , a view formed in the heat of the moment , where he had a firsthand erm taste of what was going on . |
| 7 | Mr Byrne visited Amiens , which is twinned with Darlington , a few months ago to look into the possibility of setting up a link . |
| 8 | Suzanne left school eight months ago to look for a job . |
| 9 | ‘ I like to get pictures as if the horse is about to blink or breathe , the nostrils about to expand or contract , the legs about to break into a trot or canter . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Stay where you are , Judy ! ’ she cried , as she saw Judy on her hands and knees about to crawl under the wire to Mandy 's rescue . |
| 11 | A starfish on the reef can crawl across a clam , fasten its tube feet on either side of its gape and slowly wrench the valves apart to feed on the flesh within . |
| 12 | Have you ever started to speak and found yourself having to stop and take short breaths just to get through a sentence ? |
| 13 | Theodora had by now abandoned all attempts not to sound like an interrogator . |
| 14 | Protestors fighting plans to open a clinic for sex offenders have persuaded contractors not to work on the building . |
| 15 | Professional clubs formed themselves into limited liability companies not to speculate in the entertainment business but to make legally secure the cost of providing facilities . |
| 16 | Built by the North Eastern Railway No 2392 will probably be the first locomotive from the LNER constituent companies ever to run on the EX GWR line at Llangollen . |
| 17 | First , fold the napkin in half diagonally , then bring the left and right-hand corners up to meet at the apex ( pic 1 ) . |
| 18 | Archie Moore , one of the finest light-heavyweights ever to step into the ring , was 39 years old before he finally got ( and seized ) his chance to win the world title in 1952 . |
| 19 | More than 50 listeners jammed the Radio Cleveland switchboard for two and a half hours yesterday to complain about the company . |
| 20 | It was fairly clear that there was going to be some smuggling as well but , even allowing for the often-repeated story that other ships lay over the horizon and sent boats in to add to the stock on board the single ship , the net profits from the ship could hardly have been much more than twice those of the slave-trading . |
| 21 | Now , being left-handed I 'm well used to the pitfalls : reading reviews of great-looking and top quality guitars only to find at the end of the review , ‘ No left-handers available ’ or , more niggling , ‘ 10% extra ’ . |
| 22 | It 's a slow progression to unableness to perform their daily needs especially to start with the threat to the person , of opportunities to greater income . |
| 23 | These policies have , in many cases , been taken out by individuals on low incomes merely to provide for the cost of funeral expenses . |
| 24 | Phoebe dealt with Maggie 's immediate needs and took her trousers off to soak in the bathroom . |
| 25 | Sir John reserved the right to become a partner at the end of the first three years term for a quarter share of all mines and ores , then opened , got , or sold , … or … at the end of six years also to commence as a partner for one quarter share … or … at the end of nine years to commence as a partner for the same … or … at the end of 12 years the same , and at 15 years ditto . |
| 26 | It also appears that dormant L3 in the muscles of both bitches and dogs can recommence migration months or years later to mature in the host 's intestine . |
| 27 | Joyce joined the advertising department as secretary in 1979 and moved to special projects eight years later to work in the department setting up the in-store coffee shops . |
| 28 | Christians fast to prepare for a feast ; the modern world feasts and then queasily goes on a diet . |
| 29 | In 1980 , the computer giant turned up on Mr Gates 's doorstep seeking an operating system ( the software that tells a computer 's electronic circuits how to work as a computer ) for its forthcoming personal computer . |
| 30 | The following day brought several more guests and with two days yet to go to the start of the conference , Darlington Hall was filled with people of all nationalities , talking in rooms , or else standing around , apparently aimlessly , in the hall , in corridors and on landings , examining pictures or objects . |