Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [noun] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 So I encourage people to play entire solos , only using chord tones , not using any approach notes or scale notes at all , but only using the three or four basic notes of whatever the chord is .
2 At its most extreme limits of informality the interview could be carried out with the interviewer taking no notes or tape recording at all .
3 This projection , based on modest assumptions of growth in demand , does not fully take into account reductions in working hours or demands resulting from technological advances .
4 These are : ( i ) no television picture may be used in any light entertainment programmes or programmes designed as political satire ; ( ii ) extracts from televised proceedings may be used in broadcast ‘ magazine ’ programmes which also contain music or humorous features , provided that the different types of item are kept separate ; ( iii ) televised proceedings may not be used in party political broadcasts ; and ( iv ) no extracts of televised proceedings may be used in any form of advertising or publicity , other than in the form of programme trailers .
5 The state of how things are , as evidenced by who has rights over what and over whom , is justified by " myth " , that is to say by tales about the past which have a sacred or religious quality ( after the fashion of the Christian Bible ) , rather than by legislative enactments or precedents recorded in historical documents .
6 Interest can not be claimed on judgments or orders made before 1 July 1991 .
7 A sub-theme of many such articles has been the supposed toughness of the British government 's proposals or policies compared with alleged sloppiness or ineffectiveness elsewhere in Europe .
8 On the other hand , a strategy which requires unique products or services based on advanced technology or features , may involve reduced turnover , reduced market share and perception of exclusivity ( in relation to research and development , high quality customer support and good marketing ) .
9 THE jobless figures out this morning will draw the usual gasps or alibis according to political inclination .
10 For example , yellow-orange CL of calcite generally distinguishes it from the darker red-crimson of dolomite , and feldspars are very bright blues , reds or greens compared with subdued violets and browns for quartz grains .
11 ‘ ( 1 ) If on the application of the Secretary of State the court is satisfied — ( a ) that there is a reasonable likelihood that any person will contravene any provision of — ( i ) rules or regulations made under this Chapter ; ( ii ) sections 47 , 56 , 57 , or 59 above ; … ( c ) that any person has contravened any such provision or condition and that there are steps that could be taken for remedying the contravention , the court may grant an injunction restraining the contravention … or , as the case may be , make an order requiring that person and any other person … knowingly concerned in the contravention to take such steps as the court may direct to remedy it .
12 Do n't buy curios or trophies made from wild species .
13 It frequently involves following signals or indicators unearthed during environmental scanning .
14 To recapitulate , it is clear that differences in national legislation may not only have the effect of preventing a good or service produced in one state being sold in another , but may also distort conditions of competition between manufacturers or suppliers located in different Member States of the Community .
15 Loans provided are generally secured by proven oil reserves or guarantees received from any major oil corporation partner in the venture .
16 ( f ) Sometimes books or articles exist in several different versions .
17 They will also include the images or feelings created by those products , and by the promotional activity surrounding them .
18 In addition , many schools were failing ‘ to venture beyond undemanding popular authors or books associated with favourite television characters ’ when it came to encouraging children to read novels .
19 Mr Michael Spicer : ( May I ) ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the cases involving the United Kingdom in which there have been adjudications of enforceability of Declarations or agreements appended to international treaties , including EC treaties .
20 To clarify this , we may adopt the Swiss linguist Saussure 's distinction between langue and parole , langue being the code or system of rules common to speakers of a language ( such as English ) , and parole being the particular uses of this system , or selections from this system , that speakers or writers make on this or that occasion .
21 He argues that no social units can be treated in isolation as though they had no contact with others : all groups , whether tribes , villages , nations or families interact with other groups .
22 On a more general level , the treatment of the figures in terms of simple , angular shapes or planes arranged in shallow depth foreshadows some of the later techniques which Picasso and Braque evolved to suggest the forms of solid objects and their relationship to the space around them .
23 First , as a background for the reader , it is necessary to consider the additional risks and problems associated with international trade and finance .
24 It was his job , and risks and death come with that job . ’
25 It was like a drain where the dregs and filth exuded from all the other prisons in the land had been gathered together ; the human refuse brushed aside and locked up in an institution that was a dustbin for the unwanted and unmanageable .
26 However , the dedication of Michael Cavendish 's sole publication , a book of songs and madrigals published in 1598 , states ‘ From Cavendish this 24 of July ’ , so the family may have retained connections with the area .
27 What would existing and potential depositors and borrowers do in this situation ?
28 Suddenly the convulsions started again , and her legs and arms moved in violent , jerking spasms .
29 Getting legs and arms working in perfect harmony takes a while — but learning is part of the fun .
30 At one level this is what happens when we refine our perception of concepts such as ‘ insects ’ ( from which everything small that creeps or crawls to the more precise ‘ creatures with six legs and bodies consisting of three elements : body , thorax , and head ’ ) or ‘ the Victorian age ’ , or ‘ freedom ’ .
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