Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Besides diffracting light through material slits ( Young 's slits ) , one can diffract atoms through gratings composed of immaterial light waves , atoms through slits composed of other atoms and , now , light off a pair of atoms suspended in a vacuum in a magnetic field ( U. Eichmann et al . |
| 2 | This would allow a larger number of glucose units to enter the gut , thereby allowing uptake of sodium ions via the sodium ion/glucose cotransporter at a higher rate , and hence allowing speedier reabsorption of water from the gut lumen . |
| 3 | ‘ Experiments of nature ’ , the naturally occurring fluctuations of life experience , have therefore been resorted to , but though these have raised some intriguing questions they have so far provided few conclusive answers . |
| 4 | It is plain from Locke 's examples that they ( or , strictly , the things of which they are ideas ) are naturally occurring kinds of material thing or stuff . |
| 5 | Because the relative molar potency of caerulein compared with that of the naturally occurring cholecystokinin for gall bladder contraction is not known , decreased gall bladder contraction in the study of Fiorucci could have been masked by using caerulein . |
| 6 | Red fish ( such as herring , sardines , kippers , and salmon ) are a reasonable , naturally occurring source of vitamin D. Eggs supply some of this nutrient , but not as much as red fish ; because eggs are relatively high in saturated fat they should not be the main source of vitamin D. Margarine has this vitamin added , but again is not the preferred source because a good eating regime should not be too high in fat . |
| 7 | What I am trying to say is that merely paying attention to sex difference — affirming that women exist and are different from men — is not in and of itself a feminist gesture . |
| 8 | The organisation has developed an assessment package which enables members to determine their quality positioning against internationally recognised role models and it runs common interest working parties where member companies can work together solving problems of quality progression and sharing knowledge and experience over such issues as benchmarking and the cost of non-conformance with quality . |
| 9 | ft , or the same floor space could be obtained on a smaller part of the site by building higher , and so releasing land for car parking and other uses . |
| 10 | The committee in School G felt that the grant was sufficiently significant to focus the minds of participants , yet small enough to force animated and mutually informing debate about book use and priorities . |
| 11 | Only unappetizing parts of animal carcasses remained for the domestic market . |
| 12 | The Oxford Dictionary of the English Church ( Oxford , reprint 1985 ) is a valuable aid , especially regarding details of church dignitaries and holders of high religious office . |
| 13 | Long standing prisoners of conscience Vera and the late Orton Chirwa , who had received no visitors for eight years before the delegation met them . |
| 14 | Surely they 'd do better making love on board Grace than on a few yards of Mackenzie tartan ? |
| 15 | ‘ I feel sure that this will lead to many of the girls following courses in Technology next year and hopefully , eventually seeking jobs in technology industry ’ |
| 16 | Dependency — For staff , the approach could create reliance upon the system and lead to rigid interpretations of roles and tasks , thus inhibiting creativity in service delivery , and becoming ‘ an alternative to thinking ’ . |
| 17 | Furthermore , all normally occurring modifications in yeast tRNA Asp were found in almost stochiometric amounts after injection of the wt-like tRNA Asp a into X.laevis oocytes ( Table 1 ) . |
| 18 | Filtration should be good , but with minimal water surface movement , as Arowanas live in still and slow moving waters in South America . |
| 19 | The Islamic Interim Afghan Government ( IIAG ) , elected from the seven Pakistan-based mujaheddin groups in February 1989 [ see p. 36449 ] , was marred by disunity and came under heavy criticism from both Afghan opposition groups and the United States government as being unrepresentative , excluding as it did representatives of the eight factions based among 2,000,000 , mainly Shia , refugees in Iran , and largely lacking representation of field commanders based inside Afghanistan . |
| 20 | It was sent from West German industrial sites described as goods in transit , thus evading controls on waste importation . |
| 21 | By reading between the lines and closely studying local plans , it is sometimes possible to identify the probable expansion or pressure points on defined village or town boundaries , thus identifying land with hope value . |
| 22 | It has been claimed that high unemployment , recent legislation and changes in the strategies of management have served to weaken the power of trade unions , thereby permitting changes in working practices and work organization which provide a base for improved productivity and performance . |
| 23 | There followed discussion of current government funding policies in West Belfast which were perceived as deliberately channelling funds through church organisations for political and security reasons . |
| 24 | In most towns , however , the factory system was hardly evident and many urban workers seem to have been still keeping hold of Saint Monday as , almost , an accepted holiday in 1815 . |
| 25 | So skimmed milk is now easily available , since people have become more aware of the dangerously fattening potential of full-cream milk . |
| 26 | SUPERMARKET staff in Chelmsford were yesterday urging shoppers to back reform of the Sunday trading laws . |
| 27 | Electricity was still more expensive than gas on a ‘ heat-only ’ basis , but its cleanliness , relative cheapness of installation , and convenience were powerful selling factors , and the rapidly rising trend of gas prices was gradually narrowing the gap between them . |
| 28 | In a pillar crypt belonging to a building on the Gypsades Hill at Knossos , 200 small conical offering cups were found , still containing remains of vegetable matter . |
| 29 | Applied Geology was first used as a category by Rolfe in 1975-77 list , and formed almost one-seventh of the total numbers of theses in the 1984-85 list , probably reflecting changes in research priorities relating to the funding situation . |
| 30 | They 're becoming ever more popular as tools to repay mortgages in place of endowment policies , while some of the more adventurous plan managers are also building PEPs into school fee and retirement planning . |