Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [adv] [art] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 Sometimes it is best to wait for 3 to 6 months or even a year to do this .
2 Although the building is of more or less one period , it is still nonetheless a higgledy-piggledy place to find one 's way about in , as though the builders had not planned it as a whole but acted on whims and perhaps the need to accommodate an expanding family .
3 In the event , John Conteh dropped down a division and Johnson took his place , proving the legitimacy of his claim by beating two contenders and then the champion to become the first black heavyweight champion of Great Britain .
4 Children need not only a ‘ lexicon ’ of images but also the ability to cope with a number of conventions .
5 Libraries will not only provide a carefully-selected and well-displayed collection of books but also the opportunity to hear stories , paint , draw and make models , make and use puppets , take part in drama sessions , and so on .
6 The fame of his treatment spread , bringing four hundred visitors or so a year to swell the local income .
7 I would like to suggest that an answer to this question should address broader concerns than simply a desire to make a representation of appearance .
8 Each weekend begins on Friday evening with supper , followed by an introductory talk , film or video , night prayers and then the freedom to sit and chat or go to bed .
9 The rally gives owners an opportunity to meet fellow enthusiasts and even the chance to buy .
10 ‘ The rights deriving from the above-mentioned provisions of the Treaty include not only the rights of establishment and of participation in the capital of companies or firms but also the right to pursue an economic activity , as the case may be through a company , under the conditions laid down by the legislation of the country of establishment for its own nationals .
11 They changed to a strategy-management mode in which each of the business heads met with the entire executive board once a year to define strategic objectives and once a year to establish a budget .
12 And people can just buy favours and then the instructions to make the favours are on the reverse side .
13 Customers such as those in the automotive , plastics and rubber industries , are increasingly demanding tighter and tighter product specifications and also the right to assess a supplier 's capability to produce to consistent standards .
14 There 'll be free recipe leaflets , wall charts and maybe a chance to sample Tandoori Chicken or Bread and Butter pudding .
15 There , as we shall see , the judges wriggled furiously to avoid applying the principles outlined above in order to restrain the press from revealing the very serious iniquities disclosed by Mr Peter Wright , which included not only the bugging of embassies but also a conspiracy to assassinate the Egyptian President .
16 August is a month of harvest for fruits and salad crops but also the time to plan ahead for future produce
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