Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [adv prt] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The times cry out for a dramatic change in our relationship to our neighbour , the Earth and , at root to God . |
| 2 | The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly as the marchers and their supporters wind down after a hard day . |
| 3 | Although the atomic beam pulses spread out during a particular measurement , owing to velocity dispersion , calculations show that the mean density quoted here is the important measure . |
| 4 | Acceptable collocational patterns and grammatical structures can only enhance the readability of individual sentences , but they do not in themselves ensure that sentences and paragraphs add up to a readable or coherent text . |
| 5 | These two types of meaning are distinguished by the terms semantic meaning ( the fixed context-free meaning ) and pragmatic meaning ( the meaning which the words take on in a particular context , between particular people ) . |
| 6 | Steps lead up to a higher level platform where surprises are found above the cases down below : the head of a moose and whole of an alligator , to name two . |
| 7 | FIGHTS break out at a Black Rights demonstration in Euston , London . |
| 8 | Bottom , between those of the Lovers in the pas de deux and those of Titania and Bottom , the movements grow out of a firm technical choreographic design . |
| 9 | If deconstruction in a purest sense is only of limited interest to a study which is asserting that texts emerge out of a particular culture called the English Renaissance , it is also true that , fortunately , there is little pure deconstruction about . |
| 10 | In contrast to the ‘ anti-antiracism ’ generated by the New Right , all these articles come out of a continuing and committed opposition to the demonstrable inequities and injustices of racism . |
| 11 | Together , our proposals add up to a co-ordinated programme for recovery . |
| 12 | For these reasons feminist values stand out like a sore thumb . |
| 13 | His face , to be sure , is not built for mirth : framed by luxuriant , shoulder-length black hair , his chubbyish cheeks curve round into a pinched mouth which makes him resemble Roshan Seth , the Indian actor who played the hero 's vodka-sodden father in My Beautiful Laundrette . |
| 14 | Water beds wear out in a different way from conventional beds . |
| 15 | Planning a new border is always an exciting proposition but before you start , follow Phillippa Lambert 's preparation tips to ensure that your plants get off to a flying start |
| 16 | The scene is the Ritz Club , the prototype of a sophisticated Thirties nightclub in dazzling primary colours set off by a sleek black bar . |
| 17 | ‘ All boats go up on a rising tide , ’ observes Frank Delaney philosophically at the end of one of those come-on-Fred-we-give-you-all-this-advertising-how-about-an-in-depth-profile pieces , in this case on Harper-Collins , that PN does so well . |
| 18 | Successful applicants go on to a three-day assessment course . |
| 19 | Mankind seeks status even more avidly than wealth , and more self-corruptingly ; and intellectual affectation can be a darker sin than whatever vulgarities arise out of a simple greed for gain . |
| 20 | They have cottoned on to the fact that the dealers come up with a different brand name every week . |
| 21 | Nearly , but not quite ; and when guests come back after a hard day in the hills , displaying half a dozen beautiful fish , and are asked where they caught them , they might reply ‘ Shhhh ’ , rather than admit malpractice . |
| 22 | With performances over the next couple of seasons helping to decide which club gains promotion to the All-Ireland League set-up , it is vital that clubs get off to a good start . |
| 23 | Two of London 's top match teams head off on a magic mystery tour this Sunday with the historic London AA Shield as their goal . |
| 24 | Skippers say up to a dozen tankers can be seen drifting among them . |
| 25 | Thus such jets spread out in a conical shape . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , you know how things get about in a small community , ’ said Dimity soothingly . |
| 27 | The tumbling waters fan out into a small and shallow lake of coated stagnant water . |
| 28 | In many respects , however , life in a special school is like any other day or boarding school , and it would be wrong to assume that rare and special things go on in a special school . |
| 29 | They 're not velocity sensitive ( ie. they wo n't respond to how hard you hit them with changes in signal ) , and although you can record rhythms and bass lines of varying dynamics into an RY10 pattern from a MIDI source , the incoming velocity values are n't recorded by the drum machine and so the sounds play back at a fixed level . |
| 30 | They 're not velocity sensitive ( ie. they wo n't respond to how hard you hit them with changes in signal ) , and although you can record rhythms and bass lines of varying dynamics into an RY10 pattern from a MIDI source , the incoming velocity values are n't recorded by the drum machine and so the sounds play back at a fixed level . |