Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] the [adj] [noun sg] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | What has been the subject of radical , almost revolutionary , change over the past decade or so has not been the civic culture but the perceptions of that culture . |
| 2 | In system jargon , the working world is one sub-system within a complete set of sub-systems which make up the total environment or life space of the individual . |
| 3 | Occasionally , they kill soldiers , and blow up the odd bridge or a railway line , but essentially they are an impotent and marginal force currently engaged in peace talks with the military . |
| 4 | Lift again the following autumn or spring and many of the stems will have rooted ; these can be detached for potting up . |
| 5 | It is all too easy to take and agree to a request for samples , ring up the appropriate department or dispatch centre and happily assume that it has gone . |
| 6 | They may or may not be articulated in formal jargon or ‘ in languages ’ which restrict their currency and mark off the professional status or their practitioners , as in medicine and the law . |
| 7 | Well I suppose you see maybe what they 're trying to do I mean as far as I know I mean previously the Inland Revenue or the valuation office part of the Inland Revenue they actually used to run a scheme where |
| 8 | Serve the salmon on the lentils and sprinkle over the fresh chervil or dill and pink peppercorns . |
| 9 | Therefore , it is fair to ask why we are so keen on public transport if all experience over the past decade or so shows a fall in rail and bus passenger services and traffic in rural areas and in cities . |
| 10 | Glide up the Grand Canal or tour the labyrinth of smaller canals for a close-up view of everyday Venetian life . |
| 11 | So before making the ultimate decision on a new home , just run a check over your budget and see how the new house or flat would affect it . |
| 12 | In this paper he pointed out that the problem was not to explain why his thin fibres were strong , since a single chain of atoms must , inescapably , have either the theoretical strength or none at all , but rather to explain why the thicker fibres were weak . |