Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [art] [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean perhaps the forces of change that were normal were not inherent in the Chinese |
| 2 | It is , however , fairly easy to work out the energy as we bring in the charges from infinity one by one . |
| 3 | This segmentation of spheres of action and influence along the lines of gender difference is reflected in the radio programming in the novel . |
| 4 | They celebrate not the facts of nature , but the transforming power of atmosphere and momentary effects of light . |
| 5 | He could go and dig up the roadworks during the night , and get some cement made up in a small container and cement up the holes in manhole covers you used to lift the things up by . |
| 6 | Drops of water trickle down the panes of glass . |
| 7 | Although Gumperz bases his analyses on transcriptions of actual conversation , his examples consisting of " illustrative brief exchanges , just long enough to provide a basis for context bound interpretation " ( 1982 : 75 ) show only the stretches of speech containing the code-switched utterances themselves , and omit specifications of pauses , laughter , other parties ' contributions which overlap with the current speakers " and other details which are considered potentially important by conversation analysts . |
| 8 | Then you tool down the aisles with trolley or basket , returning each can or packet to its rightful place . |
| 9 | Only , therefore , when the public come to terms with the nature of mental handicap and break down the barriers of misunderstanding which have existed for centuries , will a real sense of understanding permeate our society . |
| 10 | Alison 's favours break down the boundaries of class ; any man who can lay her in his bed is like a lord , as Absolon says as he anticipates her kiss : Kolve 's interpretation of potentially religious images within the tale is fine as far as it goes , and can justly be quoted against the allegorizers , but there is at least one aspect of the tale that refers irreducibly to a moral frame within which the tale is set : recurrent swearing of oaths by " " Seint Thomas of Kent " " , which reminds us of the framing narrative with its realistic and morally symbolic journey towards Becket 's shrine in Canterbury and the judgement of the tale-telling game just as much as John 's calling upon St Frideswide locates the tale effectively within Oxford . |
| 11 | Show separately the commitments in respect of leases of land and buildings and other operating leases . |
| 12 | Rogue regimes show up the shortcomings of law Experts agree the US breached international conventions . |
| 13 | Show up the vagaries of causality , he wrote , the banalities of style . |
| 14 | the shifting legs prop up the hundredweights of dark . |
| 15 | They talk in joke Scottish voices to each other and joke Scottish German voices , and act out the scenes of depressive Presbyterian fornication in which they affect to believe Neil 's evenings are spent . |
| 16 | Before you throw away the plastic strap which holds a four-pack of cans away , snip each ring the straps can end up in ponds and rivers , where they catch around the legs of waterfowl and wildlife , with potentially lethal consequences . |
| 17 | If the organ music swells this Christmas as we run down the lanes of childhood in search of sentiment or the values of yesterday , and if the early darkness on Christmas evening finds us replete and empty at the same time , maybe its because we have left the Josephs of this world alone in their silent day and all too silent night . |
| 18 | Look along the rows of machinery at any farm show and you 'll see a lot of professionally-made equipment . |
| 19 | In addition to the theories discussed above which are concerned with the effect of arousal on performance generally , there are also a number of theories which consider directly the effects of arousal on memory . |
| 20 | He could always get old Benny Robinson , his helper , to sweep the place up and tie up the piles of cardboard , but Benny had already swept up twice that day and he was now busy sorting out bundles of twine which had fallen out of a damaged carton and become unwound . |
| 21 | Old Welsh laws , quoted by Seebohm , specify how the strips of plough-land were to be measured — in some provinces — with a rod equal in ‘ length to the long-yoke used in ploughing with four oxen abreast ’ . |
| 22 | The theist denies that the boundaries of heaven begin where the boundaries of earth end . |
| 23 | I hope that Belgian Ministers involved in the fate of this airfield will read this and consider seriously the disadvantages of closure of Grimbergen , and they should also bear in mind the forthcoming elections ! |
| 24 | Richards saw that Woolley was trying to do more than train them , and lead them , and pass on the lessons of experience : he was also struggling to turn each of them into the kind of person that he himself had become . |
| 25 | Do n't use pre-printed form letters where you just fill in the gaps for date , name , address and amount . |
| 26 | ‘ Draw on the canvas then and fill in the outlines with colour , ’ Max replied . |
| 27 | Well yes it 's it I du n no it 's you know I do n't know want to say You know basically the facilities for change are really in the hands of of the politicians are n't they you know ? |
| 28 | Feminist cognitive theories also pass over the aspects of subjectivity , particularly female subjectivity , which mainstream cognitivism declares irrational , and outside its boundaries . |
| 29 | While some paint packages provide fairly crude brushstyles , Fractal Design Painter lets you go into far greater detail ; it gives you more control over the effects of pen or brush and you can create and record your own styles . |
| 30 | Assuming that the government of the day has a comfortable majority in the House of Commons , executive dominance over the legislature and control over the processes of decision making becomes possible . |