Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [pers pn] [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again it is generally definable only through social custom but in this case it has more significance since the breaking of social taboo may have adverse effect on the child . |
| 2 | create the illusion that the ‘ dangerous ’ class is primarily located at the bottom of various hierarchies by which we ‘ measure ’ each other , such as occupational prestige , income level , housing market location , educational achievement , racial attributes — in this illusion it fuses relative poverty and criminal propensities and sees them both as effects of moral inferiority , thus rendering the ‘ dangerous ’ class deserving of both poverty and punishment ; |
| 3 | On the other hand , like any moulded surface of this type it has fat needles , rather than the brush-type filaments of a normal plastic slope . |
| 4 | During this period she herds stray animals to her seashore cave , where she feeds them during the cold months . |
| 5 | On this basis it makes more sense for an investor to invest in promise than in reality . |
| 6 | This month he offers some suggestions on nipping all of them in the bud . |
| 7 | Against this background he makes two remarks about children : |
| 8 | To this end he makes periodic counts , from the issue records , of the number of books on loan in each category . |
| 9 | Although a human geographer who has specialized in the analysis of urban systems particularly using entropy-maximizing models , in this book he recognizes three types of system and applies them to both physical and human geography . |
| 10 | From this position he has two options on how to play the short ball . |
| 11 | Yet , paradoxically , in another way she has more experience than most . |
| 12 | This weekend she has another opportunity to show her talent , and a special throw which she has been perfecting , when she competes in the British Open at Crystal Palace . |
| 13 | This way he knows live trees are being felled , but he does n't know who 's felling them . ’ |
| 14 | Its aim is to bring the machine to the market by late 1993 , and in order to achieve this goal it needs additional engineers . |
| 15 | This self-obsession , the looking inwards and away from the real world , represents a full circle turned in approximately twenty years , and this time it has official sanction and encouragement . |
| 16 | 4(5) This Act applies in respect of births after ( but not before ) its passing , and in respect of any such birth it replaces any law in force before its passing , whereby a person could be liable to a child in respect of disabilities with which it might be born ; but in section 1(3) of this Act the expression ‘ liable in tort ’ does not include any reference to liability by virtue of this Act , or to liability by virtue of any such law . |
| 17 | ‘ This Act applies in respect of births after ( but not before ) its passing , and in respect of any such birth it replaces any law in force before its passing , whereby a person could be liable to a child in respect of disabilities with which it might be born ; … |
| 18 | For instance , Stravinsky 's Symphonies of Wind Instruments ends with nine bars based on the chord progressions E minor , D minor , and C major , but by adding foreign diatonic notes to each chord he forms small clusters which obscure the harmony and give it a mysterious fascination . |
| 19 | He says nah leave it , he says any case he says this thing you get he says now you 've got my voice he says do I get some of it ? |
| 20 | As with the acquisition of any skill it requires conscious effort as each skill is practised to the point where it becomes effortless ( see Skilful behaviour on page 155 ) . |
| 21 | Before transacting any business he hears two masses . |
| 22 | In his own music he applies these influences along with his vast understanding and strong technique to produce a very distinctive approach . |
| 23 | Project English encourages learners to explore and experiment with language , but at the same time it provides firm support through a clearly structured syllabus , so that learners feel secure and confident . |
| 24 | At the same time she has two babies ( one in each arm , asleep ) ; all this at the same time . |
| 25 | He saves his monthly salary slips , and his bank statements and cheque stubs , and reads through them all each time he adds another item , entranced by the complex passage of money through his hands . |
| 26 | Therefore , each time it receives new deposits and operational balances , the additional balances serve only to replace the balances used to increase its own advances . |
| 27 | At that time it makes good sense to separate males from females . |