Example sentences of "[subord] [adj] [verb] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Things which affect the person as a whole are of much greater importance than those affecting only a part . |
| 2 | The new rules forbid more than one to put up a sign , a rule usually ignored by whoever is second or third on the list . |
| 3 | Latest figures show that during the first two months of this year more than 14,000 took up the Company 's invitation to find out more about nuclear power by visiting Sellafield . |
| 4 | And his librettist , Alessandro Striggio , son of the composer , provided him with many more opportunities than Rinuccini to break up the recitative with musically attractive relief : extended madrigalian choruses and strophic solos such as Orfeo 's lilting ‘ Vi ricordo ’ in Act II ( accompanied only by continuo instruments , but with ritornelli played by five viole da braccio , a contrabass , two harpsichords , and three chitarroni ) , his display piece ‘ Possente spirto ’ in Act III ( accompanied by organo di legno and a chitarrone , but in the four stanzas competing with brilliant concertante parts for two violini , then two cornetti , a double-harp , and finally a string trio ) , and his swinging ‘ Qual honor ’ in Act IV ( varied strophes for the voice over an ostinato bass ) . |
| 5 | For example , the NRA are talking about making buoyancy aids compulsory on the Thames and if that happens then the idea will spread elsewhere like wildfire . |
| 6 | If this sounds rather a lot it is worth noting that other word processors that offer similar facilities make similar demands of your hardware . |
| 7 | For example , after the initiating event the electrical power system might succeed in supplying the essential power needs , or it might fail ; if it succeeds then the ECCS might succeed or fail ; and if this fails , then the fission-product scrubbing system , which removes radioactive material that has been released into the reactor 's containment building , might succeed or fail ; finally if this fails then the containment , the ultimate barrier preventing fission products escaping into the environment , might succeed or fail . |
| 8 | If this transpires then the emergence of fairness really will have a substantial effect on the whole area of procedural due process . |
| 9 | A meeting with the council is about to take place , and if all goes well the pool and performance bowl will be dug out and made skateable again . |
| 10 | In these countries , a certain income equality has been achieved in the past 40 years , if one leaves aside the party privilegentsia , black-marketeers and writers or performers with access to foreign earnings . |
| 11 | The general reconnaissance raid , mounted to find out what enemy defences if any stood along a stretch of coast , developed into the assault pilotage surveys of 1943 and 1944 , secretly landing for specific intelligence of beach conditions and defences . |
| 12 | Here above all he or she has to organize as far as possible a staff consensus , to present it to the governors and to explain any requests for modification back to the staff — and then if necessary to carry out the modification . |
| 13 | If necessary put together a group of people who you know will be sceptical and try the presentation out on them first . |
| 14 | It is important to believe that you have acquired most of your ways of behaving because that opens up the possibility of behaviour being malleable rather than something fixed and unchanging . |
| 15 | According to The Mirage Resort , the gate receipt from the crowd of 16,000 was a world record of $9.1million ( £6m ) , which seems slightly suspect since that works out an average of $500 before one takes account of the undisclosed figure of complimentary tickets . |
| 16 | The most fundamental is the type of magma present since this influences both the type of eruption and the nature of the erupted material . |
| 17 | In market maker systems the time at which historic trades are published is of considerable importance , since this gives away the market maker 's position . |
| 18 | ‘ My name is Cara Kingsdale , ’ she smiled on , and , when that brought forth no response , she was left with nothing to do but press on . |
| 19 | Now when that settles down a little bit more , maybe in a year or two , we shall lime-wash the whole frame over so you wo n't see the timbers for a bit , and just lime-wash right over the whole timbers . |
| 20 | This statement paved the way for and was indeed reiterated in Roberts in which the Court of Appeal held that consent had on the facts been terminated where there was a formal deed of separation , even though this lacked both a non-cohabitation and a non-molestation clause . |
| 21 | It is important not to soak potatoes , as this leaches out the vitamin , and not to overcook cabbage and other green vegetables , as heat gradually destroys Vitamin C. Rosehip tea is also an excellent source of this vitamin , as is fresh lemon juice , which is permissible on this diet as it contains little sugar . |
| 22 | Traditionally , a wealth tax has been considered as another means whereby the Treasury can raise funds . |
| 23 | The only rider to this is the prolonged use of steroids and drugs which have an effect on the body 's immune system as these damp down the body 's ability to react and often render subsequent homoeopathic treatment difficult . |
| 24 | By the early 1970s , growth was continuing strongly and at that time high growth rates were being estimated as likely to last out the decade . |
| 25 | It is probably as well to pause here a moment , in order to take a few social bearings against which to judge these accusations . |
| 26 | The latter may , for instance , feel that if he is regarded as competent to take on the task by himself he ought to be in charge of his own department and that the manager is intentionally blocking his promotion . |
| 27 | When first setting up a fence it takes time to adjust the three wires at the tackle end so that they are under equal tension ( the far end having already been secured to a strong chain link , which in turn is fastened to its anchorage ) . |