Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | High-speed lifts land you on manicured pistes after well-disciplined and good-tempered queueing : ‘ After you . |
| 2 | Their shells provide them with valuable protection but like all armoured species they are at certain disadvantages — they are nearly always less mobile , less flexible , and suffer the consequences . |
| 3 | The qualitative methods provide them with feminist validity , while the quantitative methods ensure the reliability which psychology values . |
| 4 | Despite the principle of ‘ unity of command ’ , the recommendations submitted by the political officer on fitness and promotion through the Directorate 's confidential channels provide him with real prerogatives over the ‘ real ’ officers who surround him . |
| 5 | As the snake closes in for the kill , its mouth sensors guide it with deadly accuracy . |
| 6 | if you record your check lists keep them on separate tapes and correctly labelled , so that you can easily find what you want . |
| 7 | We join an organization feeling relatively neutral about an external group of competitors but within months regard them as malevolent enemies . |
| 8 | Eyes have it with new sight cure |
| 9 | Round the neck of the bottle was a piece of paper with the words DRINK ME in large letters . |
| 10 | Conflict theorists emphasise that most areas of our lives involve us in institutionalised power relationships , and most of us are subordinate most of the time . |
| 11 | Thirty vouchers entitle you to half-price travel for a car and five people across the Irish Sea or the English Channel . |
| 12 | It can be suggested that the fiduciary duties imposed on directors subject them to similar standards of review by the courts . |
| 13 | Both the men in expensive suits meet me on big-suited territory . |
| 14 | Pinball barons chance it with Japanese MPs |
| 15 | Yachting can survive as a spectator sport , but the participants owe it to future generations not to promote tobacco consumption as part of their lifestyle . |
| 16 | When regional deals divert more trade than they create , economists regard them as harmful overall : such arrangements tend to shift production to less efficient producers . |
| 17 | ensure that all telephone messages reach you on proper telephone message pads and ensure that your message takers are trained |
| 18 | Their seniors bestow it with increasing effectiveness as their seniority increases . |
| 19 | Barber argues that the knowledge and skills of professionals provide them with considerable power and it is therefore essential for the well-being of society that this power be used for the benefit of all . |
| 20 | Each of these versions has its own authenticity ; and editorial decisions are interesting in their own right ( and merit investigation ) for what they tell us about the times when they were made ( for example , the Tutuola revisions tell us about British attitudes during the 1960s to the English of non-native speakers ) . |
| 21 | ‘ A lover of nature , he was no lover of solitude , and like many whose occupations condemn them to long silences he seized eagerly on all opportunities of conversation . ’ |
| 22 | Naturalists shower us with intriguing accounts , both anecdotal and experimental , and their range tends to put in perspective the sense , if any , in which we might wish to claim that some were consciously purposive and others not . |
| 23 | teachers see it as natural justice ( comparison with colleagues reduces isolation and gives them a yardstick ) ; |
| 24 | At a time when professional astronomers keep the sky under closer scrutiny than ever before , Alcock 's world-beating achievements rank him with great observers of the past , such as the famous French comet hunter Charles Messier . |
| 25 | The Damsels view her with malignant Eyes : |
| 26 | Nevertheless , we can look back on the year with pride and feel confident that our achievements stand us in good stead for 1992 . |
| 27 | Bees collect it in great baskets on their thighs and take it back to their hives for immediate consumption or for turning into pollen bread which is an essential food for their developing young . |
| 28 | Many issues affect us as disabled people , from accessibility down to ignorance . |
| 29 | It can be spoilt if publicans serve it by unnatural methods . |
| 30 | ‘ These clothes protect you from radioactive dust , ’ he said . |