Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If in Holy Scripture there are found some injunctions forbidding the infliction of some cruelty towards brute animals … this is either for removing a man 's mind from exercising cruelty towards other men … or because the injury inflicted on animals turns to a temporal loss for some man … |
| 2 | North of the Border , a balance between those architects expecting a rise and those expecting a fall in workloads in the next six months stands at a dismal minus 19 per cent . |
| 3 | The repeated victory of the owner against intruders looks like an arbitrary convention , obeyed by both individuals , that the ‘ owner always wins ’ . |
| 4 | Fortunately continuing research by agrochemical manufacturers has to a large extent enabled the persistent organo-chlorides to be suspended . |
| 5 | A new era of austerity starts in April 1994 , and the next 12 months looks like an all-too-brief inter-regnum in which the economy is being given a chance to grow again before the tax blows begin to fall . |
| 6 | The loftier tone of these words blends with a certain tendency to affectation ( the gallicism gants de Suede ) , and to euphemism ( payment is referred to by terms and remuneration , the child 's ill-health is glossed over in the noun weakness and the negative phrase " not robust " ) . |
| 7 | On shores composed mainly of shingle the amount of erosion performed by waves depends to a large extent on whether they are constructive or destructive . |
| 8 | After his visit to the hospital he spoke to shoppers in Stockton High Street about the community charge and Labours plans for a fair rate . |
| 9 | All it does is answer nothing and demands answers to a whole host of other questions . |
| 10 | The above arguments lead to the conclusion that the usual initial data for colliding plane waves leads to a unique solution only up to the topological singularities and in regions II and III , and to the ‘ focusing ’ singularity in the interaction region . |
| 11 | This meander among association books ends with a royal occasion-the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in August 1902 . |
| 12 | Quite soon the loads on aircraft got too big for this method ( though shot-bags are still used from time to time for certain simple tests ) and nowadays the loads are applied by means of hydraulic jacks operating through very elaborate multiple lever or ‘ family tree ’ systems ; each of the hundreds of branches ends in a mechanical attachment to the wing surface . |
| 13 | His imitations of other voices calls for a good sense of mimicry , and should bring the dreariness of his life into focus . |
| 14 | Each of ERC 's domestic branches consists of a complete machine shop , welding shop and field service department . |
| 15 | The survivor in the haulage business is deemed to be the licence holder if within two months he notifies the licensing authority of the event and within four months applies for a new O licence . |
| 16 | It is certainly true that if neither of the main parties emerges with an overall majority after Thursday there will have to be some intense horsetrading . |
| 17 | In a review which in some respects reads like a premature obituary , Turney describes the current ( 1990 ) situation with regard to the place of peer review in funding UK science . |
| 18 | Evidence of religious aspects comes from a sculptured relief of a hunter god , of which Professor J. M. C. Toynbee has written : ‘ even in its mutilated state , ( it ) is one of the most satisfying extant pieces of Romano-British sculpture known to us ’ , though it consists only of the torso . |
| 19 | The performance of computers improves at an astounding rate , perhaps unlike any other machine in the world . |
| 20 | A fence at the bottom of a flight of steps works as an effective safety measure for infirm walkers . |
| 21 | But few can doubt that Europe 's varied assortment of nations makes for a conflicting assortment of company commercial strategies and government policies . |
| 22 | In contrast H. isolonche in game birds occurs as a clinical entity . |
| 23 | We shall see later that the power of the occupiers to exclude or restrict their liability towards visitors has to a considerable extent been eroded by s. 2 Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 . |
| 24 | In the early 1980s detectors were becoming even more sophisticated and versatile , particularly in their ability to cut out ferrous metal and locate small coins ; the increase in the finding of Celtic silver minims and medieval hammered farthings stands as a good testimony to that . |
| 25 | Hyperglycaemia during late pregnancy leads to hyperplasia of β cells in the neonate , and malnutrition in growing rats leads to a permanent reduction of the a cell mass . |
| 26 | The presence of officers at groups of councillors organised on political lines raises in an acute form question of the correct relationship that should exist between them . |
| 27 | A shop full of royal souvenirs intervenes before a memorable finale featuring exact replicas of her private boudoirs at Windsor , Sandringham and Balmoral . |
| 28 | Apart from the peats which were formed by the anaerobic decomposition of plant life in waterlogged conditions , organic matter in soils consists of a wide variety of living animals and plants , including earthworms , insects , bacteria , plant roots , and fungi , as well as decaying animals and vegetable fibres and wastes . |
| 29 | An emphasis upon rights and obligations focuses upon a pre-existing treaty relationship defining parties and third parties . |
| 30 | Formidable earthworks remains of a substantial motte and bailey . |