Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As you will discover in the remaining chapters , problems remain about specifying the actual functions of these modules , their degree of functional independence , and the consequences of functional independence for the integration of behaviour and consciousness . |
| 2 | This is especially problematic as many points made later in the book depend on distinguishing the three notions . |
| 3 | Standard bearer 's like a pole it was a pole they held , that 's what the Roman soldiers look like look the Roman legionnaires and the standard bearer had a pole with shields on it . |
| 4 | In order to establish how police work is accomplished , therefore , it is necessary to examine such things as the common-sense notions ordinary policemen and women have about their role , what they consider to be the essence of police work , what typifications and categorizations infuse the practical reasoning they employ to accomplish policing tasks , and what ‘ recipes ’ or guide-lines they adopt in undertaking the various aspects of their job . |
| 5 | Facial expression is a rich source of information regarding the emotional state of the individual and some evidence of this can be found in the amount of space and time authors and playwrights give to describing the facial changes in their characters . |
| 6 | We begin by considering the steady-state conditions : and . |
| 7 | We begin by searching the off-diagonal elements of A ( since A is symmetrical , we usually use the upper half only ) to find the element Auv of greatest modulus . |
| 8 | However , we begin by discussing the financial assets in which they deal . |
| 9 | Certainly it 's the case that there 's a a down side if you like with providing the new roads through what is mostly open countryside . |
| 10 | In the latter case , however , the commissioners give consideration because they refrain from pursuing the threatened proceedings . |
| 11 | Fund holders talk about buying the best products available at the lowest price , regardless of the inconvenience to their customers |
| 12 | I apologize for using the semimetaphorical terms ‘ hard ’ and ‘ soft ’ in this essay , but after puzzling over the matter for some time I can see no other way of setting about it . |
| 13 | Instead , we proceed by discussing the particular cases that have been obtained . |
| 14 | Plausible schemes also exist for producing the other constituents of the cloud particles . |
| 15 | The bulk of the benefits arise from eliminating the remaining barriers . |
| 16 | But before we move from discussing the lower levels of language — words , phrases , grammatical categories — to talking about the text as a unit of meaning , it would perhaps be useful to explain briefly what a text is and why we identify a given stretch of language as a text rather than assume that it is a set of unrelated words and sentences . |
| 17 | Animals in turn live by eating the organic materials that plants have produced by photosynthesis ; or by eating other animals that in their turn have eaten plants . |
| 18 | Start by cleaning the ragged edges , and trim any long or loose strands . |
| 19 | I come after finishing the domestic chores at home which is not far off . |
| 20 | There groups of men along with youths over the bar mitzvah age of thirteen would gather at eight o'clock , and to the muttered accompaniment of the special blessings each would kiss his phylacteries , wind one around left arm , palm and second finger , encircle his forehead with the other , and then join in reciting the ritual prayers . |
| 21 | The discussion above has indicated the most important observations that help in assigning the electronic spectra of transition metal complexes . |
| 22 | Though only the exporter will be able to judge the persons with whom he should do business , help in making the initial contacts is available through the banks by way of : — |
| 23 | And yet , despite our earnest desire for happiness , we persist in disregarding the spiritual depths of ourselves . |
| 24 | To counter both the unfavourable home environment , and the difficulty poorer parents have in equalling the sharp elbows of the middle classes , who are well accustomed to taking themselves to the front of the queue , the school starting age for nursery education should be reduced to three . |
| 25 | The design of the time series package is complete and work on developing the various programs in the package is well advanced . |
| 26 | Work on dismantling the first pieces of sculpture in the Pavillon de Flore began in January this year ; their installation in the Richelieu wing is also due to be finished by autumn 1993 . |
| 27 | Wan na know the regional accents as well |
| 28 | Once a local authority has identified a need it should produce a plan to meet that need by providing the appropriate services ( Guidance , vol 2 , para 2.10 ) . |