Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [vb base] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may not strike some of you as unusual but in my area silver coins rarely come from the ground in their natural colour ; they are usually black or slightly grey . |
| 2 | I make it my business to acquaint myself with where objects properly belong in a house . |
| 3 | Notice that the patterns rarely fall on the downbeat . |
| 4 | But other oil producing countries have claimed such taxes only contribute to the state revenues of rich , oil-consuming countries while reducing the earnings of developing countries dependent on oil exports . |
| 5 | Although these activities only relate to a fraction of the total number of UK library authorities , it may be hoped that they foreshadow a revival of interest in an essential and much neglected component of the book provision process . |
| 6 | The beautiful blooms only last for a day or two , but there 's a continuous succession from spring to autumn . |
| 7 | It has also been pointed out previously that coordinate singularities necessarily occur in the regions II and III that contain the approaching waves . |
| 8 | As the cell proceeds down a pathway genes are switched on and off reflecting an internal programme , for external signals only act at the branch points , directing the cell along one or other of the paths open to it . |
| 9 | Such ambiguities only add to the difficulties of a plan that has still to win the approval of the Bosnian Serbs . |
| 10 | The images together speak of the losses within language incurred through the passages of migration — losses accrued through violation , silence and often subtlety . |
| 11 | Inside , a slippery walk soon leads to a stream flowing across the line of approach : this , followed to the left , vanishes under a wall of rock , but a few paces upstream bring as a reward a vision of beauty . |
| 12 | My right hon. Friend knows that Opposition parties constantly carp about the level of pensions in Britain . |
| 13 | One sector is designated ‘ prime user ’ of a section of track , for example , and the other sectors only contribute to the extent that they cause additional ‘ avoidable ’ costs . |
| 14 | Much heralded , the comics renaissance of the last five years has worn its For Mature Readers Only label like a badge of honour and serious intent . |
| 15 | … but in my opinion there can not be a general rule of universal application that the rules of the courts of equity as to confidential relationships necessarily apply to the relation of husband and wife . |
| 16 | The basic modern administrative units broadly correspond to the parishes , manors , tithings and townships of the medieval and later landscape . |
| 17 | Another recent auction in Leeds saw a run-down stone farmhouse without water or other amenities finally fall under the hammer for £330,500 . |
| 18 | But this would be to simplify things for , as I have argued , black kids generally come from the kind of family backgrounds which are not suited for their own educational needs — for reasons which I spelled out in the last chapter , but will summarize as ‘ neglect ’ or ‘ unattainable goals ’ . |
| 19 | to remember that teenagers normally go through the phase of being attracted to someone of the same sex . |
| 20 | Admittedly , imprinting was usually thought of as the process by which animals normally learn about the characteristics of their species , even though a reference was occasionally made to ‘ asexual imprinting ’ ( Aberle et al . , |
| 21 | Electrolytes such as sodium chloride dissociate in aqueous solutions The colligative properties of electrolyte solutions thus depend on the number but not the nature of the solute ions present in solution . |
| 22 | We need to look beyond the social position readers already occupy to the ways in which reading as an activity is itself structured in different contexts . |
| 23 | Tape units usually come with a back-up utility of their own ; presumably one that takes the fullest advantage of the functions of the hardware . |
| 24 | Many primary schools still go under the title of junior mixed infant , a very curious and old fashioned title . |
| 25 | Most threatened animals still live in the wild where their chances of surviving at all depend on their habitat . |
| 26 | It is possible for sixth-form students in British secondary schools to take the Advanced- ( ‘ A ’ — ) level examination for school-leavers in such subjects as philosophy or economics or sociology , but it is not at all common , and incoming university students of these subjects usually begin at the beginning , with open minds but with the necessary commitment to learning . |
| 27 | While ‘ Flags & Emblems ’ generally deals with terrorism and social injustice in far broader terms , a couple of the songs still refer to the troubles . |
| 28 | These days , about 100–110 peers usually vote against the government , 120–140 in favour . |
| 29 | Remains of these baths still exist on the south side of the Pantheon . |
| 30 | The Scots still threaten in the north whilst in Europe great alliances are formed which leave England isolated . |