Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm only half joking of course when I say that by comparison the rip-offs and the scams and the scandals mean nothing . |
| 2 | Unfortunately , parts of the original manuscript , especially those dealing with tillage and the management of stock other than sheep , have been lost , but what remains of this farming book comprises the most detailed contemporary account of seventeenth-century farming practice . |
| 3 | The line of soldiers was still half standing to attention when I went through them . |
| 4 | At least two felt much more confident working with stock than with crops . |
| 5 | As it is , a large part of the caring that is carried out for older people , both those living at home and those living with relatives , is carried out by women , mostly daughters and daughters-in-law . |
| 6 | University-validated courses include both those leading to BEd and also to BA , BSc , and such degrees as Bachelor of Combined Studies ; the latter have been developed , largely in traditional academic subject areas , as a result of the creation of the colleges of higher education and the diversification away from teacher education that has ensued . |
| 7 | The mechanisms by which elites maintain their rule is a matter of great interest to Pareto , and he discusses in some detail how the differing kinds of elite ( predominantly those relying on force or consent ) interact and replace one another . |
| 8 | The connotations are also quite different according to gender and property relations . |
| 9 | THE first six months of the year have gone very much according to plan and most of the companies within the Food & Agriculture Division are close to their budgets . |
| 10 | More recently , the body debate has tended to centre around photography and media representations specifically those pertaining to race and sexuality . |