Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] [prep] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you remove food from the freezer , do n't leave it in a warm atmosphere or allow it to come into contact with unclean hands , surfaces or equipment before returning it to the freezer — you will be at risk of freezing in any contamination . |
| 2 | Positive form can be introduced into any polygon or polyhedron by regarding it as a closed skin subjected to internal expansion . |
| 3 | Garfinkel 's interest is not in whether they are right or wrong in perceiving it in this way , but rather in how they come to perceive it in this way , and what effect this perception has on their actions . |
| 4 | He is probably downstairs , knocking back a stiff gin and tonic before submitting himself to the milder offering of champagne . |
| 5 | Says an Expo spokesperson : ‘ Ultimately , the entire operation cuts the real cost of recording to approximately £160 , half that of most demos and provides the band with a public profile , reviews , recording experience , a high quality product and experience in marketing themselves on a small scale . ’ |
| 6 | It is a bit like trying to paint a picture with no picture frame at all in mind — endless possibilities mean confusion and distraction and difficulty in applying oneself to anything . |
| 7 | This series is really about schools , but I think I ought to close by giving you and opportunity of saying something about universities if you want to . |
| 8 | He 'd just been shown in by a messenger , and the moment the uniformed official had withdrawn , had expressed surprise and displeasure at finding her to be his interviewer . |
| 9 | It is true that he would have an answer to those claims because she was in desertion , but nevertheless he would be put to all the trouble , worry and expense of defending himself against them . |
| 10 | enhance pupils ' motivation and self-esteem by providing them with an achievable goal ; |
| 11 | He picked up his wallet with his free hand , and sort of tugged me to the door . |
| 12 | and sort of run it from there . |
| 13 | This is receiving the material , passing and sort of distribute it to the people within the group who are interested in writing letters . |
| 14 | The glass ball 's pretty warm now and I press it to my cheek and sort of roll it against my skin . |
| 15 | erm well I was gon na come down as you know and sort of do something about the loos , but |
| 16 | And I waited till I 'd got a few bit more money to put in and sort of hid it amongst all these others , mm . |
| 17 | I could feel the same horror burning through Tom and Terry — the impotence , the rage , the fear and shame at doing nothing for our friend . |
| 18 | But before turning to Buid relations with neighbouring lowlanders , I will bring out the specificity of Buid attitudes toward violence and aggression by comparing them with other Philippine groups who have a less negative attitude toward these phenomena . |
| 19 | It is a skilled exercise which needs careful instruction and supervision before attempting it on the approach with full airbrake . |
| 20 | To make a contribution towards this end requires not only knowledge of alternatives and commitment to putting them into practice but also an understanding of how social policy is made and implemented . |
| 21 | Yet even this would be disputed by a Davidsonian who insisted on the primacy of a language of identity , reference and quantification before crediting anyone with even the general notion of an object . |
| 22 | Example The topic " Islamic elements in Byron 's poetry " could be given greater interest and significance by placing it in a more general discussion of " foreignness " in British Romantic texts . |
| 23 | Methodically , meticulously , he studied every aspect of Kylie 's talent and music before committing himself to what would have been one of the most ambitious projects even he had attempted . |
| 24 | He embraces suicide as deed , as the one true act in a false world , as supreme podvig , as feat to end feats , God-killing , god-making ; and in doing so he exemplifies , as others before and Ivan Karamazov after him , the truth that Dostoevsky can only satisfy his hunger for crisis and clarity by bestowing it on the enemy . |
| 25 | But , as to clinching things , Stavrogin is not Tikhon , which evokes another of my dicta : Dostoevsky could only satisfy his urge towards crisis and clarity by surrendering it to the enemy . |
| 26 | Houdon ( 1741–1828 ) for the directness with which he conveyed a sitter 's presence and personality without obtruding himself between subject and viewer . |
| 27 | For Iranians it was always a political as well as religious creed , and way of differentiating themselves from the Arabs . |
| 28 | On the one hand she is a strong and independent woman of power while on the other she is undeniably a patriarchal invention , a master of disguise designed t inspire fear of such female independence and power by associating it with demonic forces . |