Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [prep] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is about morality , and morality can not be judged according to the quality of our intentions , or according to whether a practice is socially sanctioned . |
| 2 | Unless the court otherwise directs , money received or paid into court in respect of persons under disability shall remain in court and be invested or dealt with as the court thinks fit , which in many cases may be its transfer to the High Court ( Ord 10 , r 11(1) — ( 3 ) ) . |
| 3 | The reason for prescribing this medication , and the plan for its use should be explained to the patient and agreed upon before a prescription is supplied . |
| 4 | Turns round and looks as if a bus had hit it . |
| 5 | The sitting-room was long , and looked as if a child had been let loose with buckets of primary colours . |
| 6 | The clergy of Marseilles were overjoyed and acted as if the bishop was already dead : they took an inventory of the church plate , as was required by the canons on the death of a bishop . |
| 7 | We fought over scraps of flesh and gristle as if the economy was a rotting carcass . |
| 8 | He narrowly missed what he thought was a lamp post but turned out to be a tree , and reached for where the handle was usually to be found on a front door . |
| 9 | The minority still have a right to object to the court but that opposition is usually known and dealt with before the bidder becomes committed to acquire any shares in the target . |
| 10 | This is useful for both parties as problems experienced by returners can be anticipated and dealt with for the benefit of new course members . |
| 11 | She gasps , and jumps as if a weasel has bitten her backside . |
| 12 | Robyn pressed her hand to her mouth , read his words two — three times , staring down at Mark 's writing to where that name was etched indelibly in black ink , and felt as if the anguish had paralysed every part of her . |
| 13 | In the stillness of the empty church , the words echoed and re-echoed as if every rafter vibrated in sympathy . |
| 14 | However , if the rattle slips down so far that it is no longer visible , the infant will at once lose interest and behave as if the rattle had also slipped out of existence . |
| 15 | She tried to get out of it by standing up and stretching as if the conversation was threatening to bore her stiff . |