Example sentences of "[subord] [prep] the [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The front panel controls are identical for both channels , except for the centrally located stereo link switch ( pressing this hands everything over to the channel A controls ) and the power switch . |
| 2 | Most flyers prefer to retain some gyro effect but this will normally be a lower value than in the purely hovering mode . |
| 3 | Two etchings of early 1912 , Fox by Braque and Still Life with Bottle by Picasso , would , if unsigned , present a problem of identification except to the highly trained eye . |
| 4 | The Wembley square-go was more of a blot on Keegan 's copy book than on the already soiled jotters of William Bremner . |
| 5 | In the first half of 1991 the homicide rate rose by 62 per cent , allegedly largely because of the newly opened borders , which meant also that Poland became a target for drug trafficking . |
| 6 | It is because of the meticulously kept notes of Mr Bridges that much of this story comes to light at all . |
| 7 | The recognition of Barrett 's columnar lined oesophagus ( CLO ) is important because of the well established association with the development of dysplasia and adenocarcinoma . |
| 8 | However , because of the deeply held pessimism in Whitehall it was considered pointless to make detailed plans for an evacuation that would take place in an atmosphere of panic and confusion ; railway timetables would matter little if bombs were raining down . |
| 9 | Teachers will find that the educational goals which they set for their visually handicapped pupils are essentially the same as for the fully sighted children in their classes and that these goals are attainable . |
| 10 | On the contrary , there was a tendency towards a reduced proportion of IgG2 in healthy and affected Crohn 's disease twins as well as in the previously analysed Crohn 's disease colitis patients with moderate or severe mucosal inflammation . |
| 11 | The danger in this , as in the previously described case of the GCSE examinations , is that such targets can all too easily omit those qualities we most value in favour of the ones that can readily be measured , or lead to children being given a much narrower syllabus geared to achieving only those aspects that are going to be assessed . |
| 12 | Resistance to the philosophy of animal rights takes many forms , from the incredulous ( ‘ You ca n't be serious ! ’ ) to the superficial ( ‘ What about carrots ? ’ ) , and from the arrogant ( as in the increasingly heard boast of American researchers , ‘ I 'm a speciesist and proud of it ! ’ ) to the deep . |
| 13 | As to the much discussed pearwood wall panels , Italo Rota explains : ‘ We were looking for a simple idea that would allow visitors who had already looked at a good many paintings to connect some of them with unfamiliar settings ; the art of memory tells us that it is easier to retain images in one 's head if one can link them to a specific space ’ . |