Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [adj] [prep] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not all projects are suitable for carrying out in-house . |
| 2 | In the Jackson 's case , all is well here so the signs are good for linking up with something good and loud . |
| 3 | Meetings are infamous for taking up time when people claim they would otherwise be doing ‘ proper ’ work . |
| 4 | Within the garden , hedges are valuable for marking off special areas , providing shelter for delicate plants and hiding utility areas or eyesores . |
| 5 | Some crabs are capable of throwing off their arms if they are grabbed by a predator This common shore crab is in the process of regenerating a sacrificed right claw . |
| 6 | But the real significance of the demonstration is that for the first time high-powered personal computers are capable of keeping up with normal speech without … the … speaker … doing … this . |
| 7 | But the real significance of the demonstration is that for the first time high-powered personal computers are capable of keeping up with normal speech without … the … speaker … doing … this . |
| 8 | If ratings are good at picking out enduring themes , while detailed observations are indispensable to explanations of how these themes arise , then the best analytical method should not choose between splitting and lumping but rather combine them . |
| 9 | Both superpowers are opposed to opening up their satellite data to other nations . |
| 10 | Another eight months was devoted to working out the spacing between characters . |
| 11 | Erm , we have experience of this , erm , or officers do , from other authorities , and many small companies are fearful of going out there and exporting . |
| 12 | You will discover , especially with the better players , that particular drills are valuable in ironing out their weaknesses . |
| 13 | ( Although these lines are capable of carrying up to 60 000 passengers per hour in one direction . ) |
| 14 | The most active Liberal associations are keen on stirring up interest in purely local issues — a process known as community politics . |
| 15 | His legs were increasingly unwilling to bear him up , and his senses were close to flickering out . |
| 16 | The Library 's teams — winners of last year 's competition — did not fare so well this time , coming in 9th and 10th out of 14 teams , but the fishermen are hopeful of winning back the trophy for the Library next year . |
| 17 | When floating leaves start coming to the surface of the water the plants are ready for pricking out . |
| 18 | BRITISH turkey producers are intent on breaking out of their Christmas and Easter straitjacket and aim to spend about £250,000 this year to make the product less boring . |
| 19 | Abelson 1 noticed an increasing trend toward multiple authorship , deriving from the increasing size and cost of large science projects , such as space science and particle physics , where large numbers of people in multi-disciplinary teams are involved in carrying out relatively small numbers of experiments or observations . |
| 20 | Abelson noticed an increasing trend toward multiple authorship , deriving from the increasing size and cost of large science projects , such as space science and particle physics , where large numbers of people in multi-disciplinary teams are involved in carrying out relatively small numbers of experiments or observations . |
| 21 | Geologists are notorious for latching on to the name of a particular life-form present in rock formations when thinking up names and equally notorious for changing their minds and the rock 's name afterwards , hence Belemnita quadrata no longer exists because they have renamed it Gonio teuthis quadrata . |
| 22 | But if exchange rate variations are successful in bringing about automatic adjustment , then governments may have greater independence in the use of domestic policies . |
| 23 | Neither material particles nor light can follow space-like geodesics ; however , these geodesics are useful in setting up coordinate frames that span spacetime . |
| 24 | The conditions were ideal for showing off the practicalities of using markers . |
| 25 | The quiet , rustic public rooms are perfect for relaxing in and the cosy bar is wonderful for a peaceful drink in the evening . |
| 26 | By the nineteenth century , as today , chemists were intent on sifting out the so-called impurities of plants in order to isolate their ‘ active principles ’ . |
| 27 | Club members are interested in linking up with a club from England , to share machine knitting ideas and problem solving . |
| 28 | An idea began to form in his mind , but the Governors were apprehensive about taking on more commitments — faced with the abolition of the Direct Grant , they had decided to go " Independent " , and in the circumstances they thought it best to consolidate and take stock , rather than expand . |
| 29 | Darwin argued that the study of embryonic stages was important for working out these relationships because the embryo would be less affected than the adult form by the adaptive modifications upon which evolution was based . |
| 30 | Unlike some Poll Tax demonstrations , this one passed off without any violence , protestors were satisfied with handing in a petition to Mrs Thatcher 's front door . |