Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [vb base] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this they would leave their trades and rush to join the fourteen ‘ seine ’ boats and the fourteen ‘ volyers ’ that followed the seine boats in pursuit of the shoals . |
| 2 | ‘ I really enjoy spectacles and like to make a grand occasion of everything , ’ he says . |
| 3 | So let us take one of the two decision variables and try to create a possible argument which might give rise to the observed comparative static effects ; this argument is partly backed by some of the questionnaire responses . |
| 4 | Throughout this period older men and women in this country have preferred to live in their own homes and have maintained a strong belief in independence . |
| 5 | Many have all their capital tied up in their homes and have to use the meagre resources of the basic state retirement pension to repair and restore their homes and to pay their heating bills ? |
| 6 | This last amendment would have the effect of removing the deterrent which local authorities will face if they place people in their own homes and have to meet the full cost . |
| 7 | Surveys of T. canis prevalence in dogs have been carried out in most countries and have shown a wide range of infection rates , from 5% to over 80% . |
| 8 | While remaining guarded about the exact type of operation Shadowfax is considering , the partners are currently looking at sites and expect to open the first one within the year . |
| 9 | But he insisted that there was no alternative if Hungary was to gain the confidence of the international credit institutions and seek to heal the economic crisis . |
| 10 | As I eat I can not help but notice the Frenchman attending to the pig ; he has now cut the animal 's throat and has set alight to the straw , the flames and smoke engulfing the unfortunate pig . |
| 11 | Much later , bacteriophages were found to transfer genetic information , from one bacterium to another , so they became immensely important tools for geneticists and have played a fundamental role in understanding the functions of deoxyribonucleic acid ( see Chapter 11 ) . |
| 12 | This event also provides an opportunity to break away from our dependence on fossil fuels and start encouraging an international energy policy that supports alternative energy sources and reduces the threat of contamination . |
| 13 | The officers are backed up by four police cars whose job is to try to keep up with the train on nearby roads and help catch the faster of the trespassers fleeing from their colleagues on the trackside . |
| 14 | The beautiful ones wear ornate regional head-dresses , chime bells and yodel to welcome the New Year , while nature mummers appear in costumes of pine-cones , moss and snail shells . |
| 15 | The Udege have received no support from the local administration in their efforts to stop the logging plans and have begun a peaceful blockade of areas where Hyundai has started work . |
| 16 | In the Netherlands , Wolters-Kluwer Bookshops are extending their range of book stocks with up to 100 CD-ROM titles and have appointed a new media adviser to help them plan future developments . |
| 17 | Recently-hatched dogwhelks ( plate 1b ) are found at the same level as their capsules and seem to prefer the empty cases of barnacles to the shells of living or dead mussels . |
| 18 | They believed the existence of a course would increase local property values and help sell the many building plots on the market during the early years of this century . |
| 19 | The next piece of the information jigsaw will be the C&P environmental brochure , due out this summer placing the company in an even stronger position to drive home its environmental messages , redress misconceptions and help quench the thirsty world . |
| 20 | Break the lettuce leaves into small pieces and use to line a large salad bowl or individual salad plates . |
| 21 | yes okay replied to various of your constituents and have conducted a robust discussion on this matter with councillor Jane and recorded in the the Cambridge evening news , I 'm sorry I have n't replied , right . |
| 22 | They 've been racing each other for years and have developed a friendly rivalry . |
| 23 | Negotiations between the National Trust and MoD have been taking place for two years and have reached a critical stage . |
| 24 | Population pressure , along with vagaries of climate and terrain , and geographical location , have strongly influenced Japan 's relations with the outside world over the last 150 years and have played a crucial part in shaping Japan 's evolution for much longer . |
| 25 | The main concern is whether the new government will flex its muscles and try to tackle the widening economic stagnation and mounting unemployment by abandoning the policy of the franc fort , while the opportunity exists to do so , and blame the outgoing socialist administration . |
| 26 | For months they had been trying with divets and tackle to hoist the appropriate two-ton stone upright and into its hole . |
| 27 | Carson Buchanan , Alf Jacobson and I held a meeting to discuss the situation ; the question was whether or not we should pull in our horns and try to placate the commercial stations and the politicians whom they had influenced . |
| 28 | Above all , I think the professionalism of Surrey Ambulance staff is best demonstrated by their ability to rise above the allegations and continue to deliver the best possible patient care . |
| 29 | There 's a management section where you can swap players and try to buy the best ones on the market , and there are also plenty of power-ups to aim for . |
| 30 | To have proposed that a language should be compulsory throughout the five-year period would undoubtedly have led to difficulties in recruiting sufficient teachers and have entailed a massive increase in the teaching of French . |