Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] [pers pn] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The durability of these cars makes them a prime target for clockers and is another reason to insist on up-to-date service schedules . |
| 2 | And Bergman 's film Wild Strawberries shows us an elderly professor at the peak of his career , about to receive the highest academic honour in the land , who dreams the night before of failing an examination . |
| 3 | Three bones gets you an official welcome and 15-minute walkies with a staff member . |
| 4 | I mean you could use group investments , I mean what you did with the investment trusts gives him a better spread , |
| 5 | There is more than a hint of classical Greece in the architecture , and the blue river seen through the sand-coloured columns gives it a Mediterranean freshness . |
| 6 | But the fact that you were a close and dear friend to my parents gives us a close bond , nevertheless . |
| 7 | The apparent simplicity of polar land ecosystems gives them a special value for modelling and quantitative studies . |
| 8 | This book should help , and the lively and accessible text written by the curators makes it an interesting read . |
| 9 | THE reader who lives in a council house and believes her rent is subsidising home-buyers has it the wrong way round . |
| 10 | Allied 's extensive choice of easy-care carpets gives you a tremendous number of plain and textured options for every room in your house . |
| 11 | ‘ I enjoy using the Schut paper because the variety of weights and textures gives me the perfect surface for my work , from very detailed illustrations to the more spontaneous watercolours . ’ |
| 12 | The discovery that he will have to master house-training as well as overcome serious temperament problems makes it a difficult task . |
| 13 | But something about your comments worries me a great deal , and that 's the fact that many women tutors , you say , have been looking at this issue , but they have n't looked at the major part of the issue , which is from the students ' perspectives and the problem that goes on between students . |
| 14 | Properties they say a few years ago are down by 25 to 30% , that with lower mortgage rates gives them a tremendous boost . |
| 15 | sorts of different exchange situations gives it a specious advantage over other media of exchange . |
| 16 | ANALYSING THE trends of incidents and accidents gives us an important measure of performance , allowing us to compare year to year , company to company , site to site , and comparable operations outwith the Wood Group . |
| 17 | This search for soft touches tells us a great deal about ourselves . |
| 18 | The high proportion of carbohydrates in the leaves makes them an ideal target for creatures that bite and suck out the energy rich sap . |
| 19 | ‘ It will not be appearing in any systems in the near future , but the cost advantage for large systems makes it an attractive prospect . ’ |
| 20 | Naturally the quality of the objects is not entirely consistent ( some of the prints seem pretty standard , for example ) , but the sheer range of artists makes it an impressive resource . |
| 21 | Ross Buckland , Unigate 's chief executive , said : ‘ The nature of Clifford 's operations makes it an exceptional fit : strengthening Unigate 's existing operations and offering benefits of integration and the prospect of further expansion of our food interests . ’ |
| 22 | That she has so kindly obliged me this evening , and on Twelfth Night of all nights causes me no small surprise . ’ |
| 23 | Inviting secondary schools to mount a stall in the primary school hall or corridors during parents ' evenings gives them a good opportunity to inform parents of what they have to offer children . |
| 24 | But the equally necessary professional detachment of undertakers gives them a valuable view of human reactions . |
| 25 | Apprehending the world through these types gives it a preliminary coherency and ‘ standardized sameness ’ . |
| 26 | Knowledge of Macbeth 's intentions gives us the superior insight to gauge the false appearances that he assumes . |
| 27 | In the public sector of the economy , Sellier ( 1978 ) has shown that the influence of French unions is particularly strong since the high concentration of workers within that sector reduces the costs of organisation , the bureaucratic tendencies of large undertakings encourage trade union membership , and the official role accorded by government to the unions gives them a greater authority than they possess in the private sector . |
| 28 | David Owen 's late endorsement of the Tories makes him the strongest contender for the Hong Kong post , but do not write off Maude just yet . |