Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [adv] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , ironically , while we prayed that rain would not blight our sale , we worked to help those who suffer so terribly from lack of rain . |
| 2 | It can hardly be coincidental that these remarkable evolutionary events , taking place within only a few million years , correspond so closely in time with an episode of exceptional igneous and urogenic activity ( Larsen & Pitman , 1972 ) , the rapid disintegration of Pangaea ( Hallam , 1980 ) and the biggest marine transgression since the mid-Palaeozoic , apparently produced either by a phase of accelerated sea-floor spreading or by a dramatic increase in the length of the ocean ridge system . |
| 3 | This geological feature is almost unique to the Falkland Islands , and even geologists arc not entirely in agreement about how they were formed . |
| 4 | On the basis of this evidence , it has been suggested that poverty is the primary cause of the failure to seek legal advice , and it has been proposed that the failure is due to a lack of ‘ legal competence ’ among the less affluent who suffer not only from lack of money , but also from lack of influence , lack of energy and lack of awareness . |
| 5 | Unlike modernist works that give the illusion of being autonomous in their surroundings , and which function critically only in relation to the language of their own tradition , site-specific works emphasise the comparison between two separate languages . |
| 6 | The electric furnaces now used to produce high quality steel , depend almost entirely on scrap for furnace feed . |
| 7 | Asked whether yesterday 's attack had been a case of spontaneous combustion , he said : ‘ Look , it 's a reaction that I put forward there on behalf of , as much as anything else , the readers of our newspaper . |
| 8 | STROKE firmly upwards from knee to waist with your hands or a massage gadget . |
| 9 | Since the stars near the edge of the galaxy orbit more slowly than those close in , observations of their galactic orbits tie in closely with measurement of their distances from Earth . |
| 10 | ‘ Employers look not simply for participation in social societies , but for those who attain officer status ’ read a framed commendation on their stand , typed on the headed notepaper of a firm of City solicitors . |
| 11 | Are these variations personal and idiosyncratic , or does people 's experience vary more systematically in relation to their position in the social and economic structure ? |
| 12 | There are however none to my knowledge that combine the two more successfully than the CD3 , nor which sound more convincingly at home with a wide range of music . |
| 13 | Although menstrual cycles vary quite considerably in length from person to person , the average length is about 28 days with the ‘ period ’ taking up the first five or six of these . |
| 14 | It has to be emphasised that the numbers of casualties often vary quite considerably from year to year as a result of weather and a number of external factors which affect the amount of travel . |
| 15 | FOR example : Do 100 house-estate infills vary that much from district TO district ? |
| 16 | Sit up straight with support for the lower back |
| 17 | Peter McEnery and Dorothy Tutin ( above ) play the middle-aged ex-lovers who iron out the wrinkles and get together just in time for the final curtain . |
| 18 | Set up yesterday in association with agricultural accountants Grant Thornton the desk will be staffed by experts in all areas of taxation . |
| 19 | They do not fit the conventional academic system in which there is seen to be little alternative provision for their needs , so they opt out altogether from involvement in school and wait resentfully for their official release at 16 . |
| 20 | It also states in para 12 that ‘ the principles set out above in respect of disposals also apply to closures of businesses and to negative goodwill ’ . |
| 21 | Already in his fifties , Borrow was not apparently disconcerted to find the coach meeting the train at Plymouth was full but set out accordingly on foot to St. Cleer , where he was offered hospitality by the Taylor family at Penquite Farm . |
| 22 | Christians believe not only in celibacy outside marriage , but chastity , or faithfulness , within it . |
| 23 | But investors do need to be wary of new-style income shares — such as those issued by Olim Convertible , Kleinwort High Income and Edinburgh Income — which rely more heavily on growth in the underlying assets to prevent substantial capital loss . |
| 24 | Roll up carefully from head to tail and secure with one or two cocktail sticks . |
| 25 | These are stars which flare up suddenly from near-invisibility to prominence , remaining bright for a few days , weeks or months before fading again . |
| 26 | Some are still around and , although they do not have the power , compare reasonably well in quality with modern wonders . |
| 27 | If your employer has crêche facilities on offer , and your ability to work depends on them , find out well in advance of taking the job what hours the crêche is open , the standard of care offered , and the charges made for the service . |
| 28 | Whales and seals , the largest polar aquatic mammals , rely almost entirely on blubber for insulation . |
| 29 | Indian rugs are generally very good value for money , and the better items , particularly silk Srinagars and Kashmirs , compare very favourably in price with similar items from the more prestigious Persian groups . |
| 30 | We feel very strongly about freedom of expression , so when [ in 1989 ] the NEA withdrew its grant to Artist 's Space , within forty-eight hours we gave them $10,000 to replace it . |