Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the kingdom of the Franks which was to exercise most influence for the longest period of time . |
| 2 | As a consequence , greater virulence should be favoured if enough offspring of other wasps can be infected to more than compensate for the subsequent loss of extra offspring from the current host . |
| 3 | In what follows I will argue that there are specific financial advantages for Japanese firms which compensate for the presumed loss of efficiency that accompanied the shift away from the model of atomistic competition proposed in the reforms of the US Occupation . |
| 4 | In what follows I will argue that there are specific financial advantages for Japanese firms which compensate for the presumed loss of efficiency that accompanied the shift away from the model of atomistic competition proposed in the reforms of the US Occupation . |
| 5 | These should more than compensate for the natural decline in other more mature fields . |
| 6 | Like plants that jostle for a bare minimum of soil and light , human beings would eventually fill all the available territory , he warned . |
| 7 | In practice we distinguish between the external cause of a rhythm , which is caused by our life-style or environment , and another internal cause , which we might say is due to a clock within our body . |
| 8 | They should be aware at least of the extent of variation among Englishes , and distinguish between the linguistic adequacy of a variety and the social evaluation of it . |
| 9 | support a continued moratorium on hunting the great whales , and push for a similar body to the International Whaling Commission to take responsibility for the 66 small cetaceans currently unprotected |
| 10 | They recognise that mixture of theatre and dance as a general trend in the dance world . |
| 11 | Repeat for the other side of the arch . |
| 12 | Some theft cases can be prosecuted under section 15 , but it is fallacious , having regard to what I perceive as the true meaning of appropriation , to say that all cases of obtaining by deception can be prosecuted under section 1 . |
| 13 | In the next part , I describe Buid attitudes towards what they perceive as the intrinsic aggressiveness of their lowland Christian neighbours , before turning to the activity in which the symbolism of tranquillity and aggression receives its greatest elaboration : animal sacrifice . |
| 14 | Yeah but you 're not used to him being home all the time are you Lyn , I mean for a long period of time like . |
| 15 | When Eva had gone and I lay for the first time in the same house as Charlie and Eva and my father , I thought about the difference between the interesting people and the nice people . |
| 16 | These ten programs contend for a limited number of real and symbolic resources . |
| 17 | In the manufacturing sectors of Britain , the USA and Australia , conglomerates predominate as a major locus of internalized planning and communication . |
| 18 | If I grumble about the last movement of the Tchaikovsky , I certainly would not complain about the delicacy of the pizzicato of the third movement . |
| 19 | Potted shrimps alone remain as the sole representative of these products to retain something of its original nature , although a few smoked haddock pastes are beginning to appear on London restaurant menus . |
| 20 | Lingering concerns therefore remain about the potential contribution of hypertension and its treatment to the incidence of cancer . |
| 21 | Over the past few years we have been working on such an account , and in this paper we focus on the implications of this account for a central tenet of the mental models approach : that the mental model of the text so far provides ( part of the context for the interpretation of the current sentence or clause . |
| 22 | Public-sector contracts anyway only account for a small proportion of Olivetti 's sales , says Mr De Benedetti . |
| 23 | Critics ascribed the rise in currency to the current trade surplus and high domestic interest rates rather than the impact of foreign investment funds , which account for a small proportion of equity investment . |
| 24 | As the social services account for a substantial part of public spending , cuts affected a wide range of services . |
| 25 | The three major schemes — the Library of Congress Classification Scheme , the Universal Decimal Classification Scheme and the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme — are treated in most detail , since they account for a good proportion of classification practice . |
| 26 | We have made real progress in developing our non-oil related businesses where sales now account for a good proportion of the Group 's turnover |
| 27 | As you can see from Table 16.2 , they account for a tiny fraction of total assets . |
| 28 | Every year a number of trailers are rolled over on our roads and trailer accidents account for a great deal of glider repairs . |
| 29 | Tourists from other countries account for a great deal of revenue to some large hotels and therefore a watchful eye is kept on the figure , so that advertising campaigns can be planned to attract foreign visitors . |
| 30 | In spite of knowledge of precautions , injuries from accidents during sport and leisure activities are common-place and account for a significant proportion of emergency admission to hospitals . |