Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [pers pn] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Notice also how these skills provide us with a timeless wisdom , applicable to all people-situations anywhere . |
| 2 | But not any more , because you see this is how I look at it now : those kind of schools grind you into a certain way of thinking and … and somehow , unless you become very careful , you 're stuck that way for the rest of your life . |
| 3 | Popular images of parent-child relationships put them in a special category , distinct from other kin relationships , and suggest that this is where we will find the strongest feelings of duty and obligation . |
| 4 | The danger of criticizing the appointment of particular judges was shown when in June 1980 a Belfast jury awarded £50,000 damages to a Northern Ireland county court judge for a libel contained in an article in the Economist suggesting that his appointment had been based , as The Times put it in a leading article , not so much on his ability but on the fact that he was a Roman Catholic . |
| 5 | Turtles provide us with a different example . |
| 6 | Save Air Miles tokens and make your Enterprise holiday something to really write home about — 1,000 Air Miles vouchers entitle you to a whopping £60 off any holiday in this brochure . |
| 7 | Save Air Miles tokens and make your Sovereign holiday something to really write home about — 1000 Air Miles vouchers entitle you to a whopping £60 off any holiday in this brochure . |
| 8 | This female lays her eggs some distance away in a rabbit burrow and when the ducklings hatch , both parents take them to a different feeding position on the mud flats where , for a while , they again maintain a territory . |
| 9 | Either they ca n't afford private health insurance or the American insurance companies regard them as a bad risk to be acceptable . |
| 10 | The improvements in performance over the last two years provide us with a secure base from which to move forward . |
| 11 | The real question is not whether the Book of Genesis has it right ( most modern theologians read it as a poetic account ) but whether evolution is correct . |
| 12 | Some writers use s/he as a non-sexist alternative . |
| 13 | Neighbours describe him as a reserved man who did n't mix much . |
| 14 | Neighbours describe him as a reserved man who did n't mix much . |
| 15 | Neighbours describe him as a reserved man who did n't mix much . |
| 16 | Neighbours describe him as a reserved man who did n't mix much . |
| 17 | His palms cradle me in a green cup |
| 18 | The girls join them for a final splash in the pool . |
| 19 | Many of his views categorize him as a wet — a European enthusiast ; against capital punishment ; and in favour of sensible abortion laws . |
| 20 | Pain , boredom and badgering of some very kind nurses bring me to a steam-age typewriter in the hospital 's occupational therapy department . |
| 21 | It is considered a separate family of the Cercopithecoidea by some on the basis of its teeth , while others attribute it to a separate family of the Hominoidea on the basis of its postcrania . |
| 22 | That while recognising that the men have had a real grievance in that some firms have employed an unfair proportion of young girls at apprentice wages , or nearly so , we women regard it as a great injustice that one of the main skilled industries open to Edinburgh women should be closed against them . |
| 23 | Some of those who have it take it very much for granted , others cherish it as a priceless possession , and still others search for it and never find it . |
| 24 | The manager and waiters treat them to a respectful embalming . |
| 25 | The whole program is based on a system of menus and sub menus , so whatever you select from the main menu will in most cases lead you to a sub menu , which may in turn lead you to another sub menu and so on , until the necessary choices have been made . |
| 26 | Wallaby skipper Nick Farr-Jones argues the toss with Scottish referee Ken McCartney — but will his competitive instincts see him through a gruelling campaign as the World Champions take on South Africa this summer ? |