Example sentences of "[subord] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If formed from viscous magma they are normally limited in lateral extent but where composed of basic rocks they may extend for thousands of square kilometres . |
| 2 | Even agreed syllabuses , drawn up for a particular locality , only suggest ideas and very general outlines ; if given in any detail they will be more or less inappropriate for this particular pupil or this actual class . |
| 3 | Some fix no real limits to the evaluation period , only stating that if used for productive work it must be registered . |
| 4 | as if seized with prophetic fire he raised his eyes to the ceiling , and said : |
| 5 | So will the determination of whether they have other rights ( for example voting ) or of whether their preferential dividend , is cumulative ( in the sense that if passed in one year it must nevertheless be paid in a later one before any subordinate class receives a dividend ) or non-cumulative ( in the sense that the dividend once passed , is lost for ever ) . |
| 6 | Similarly , if a cancer is found at a screening colonoscopy in a patient presenting to a unit years after the programme entry date for example , colitis of 17 years duration or when referred from another centre it can not be counted a success becaue these cancers represent a selected group detected outside the regular surveillance protocol . |
| 7 | However , when examined in more detail it is possible to identify significant variations along the margin . |
| 8 | Observers in northern latitudes can never really appreciate how superb the star-clouds really are ; when seen at high altitude they are striking by any standards . |
| 9 | Even when possessed of high ability he is often forced to settle for the position i on the catastrophe surface . |
| 10 | When viewed in this light it should not be surprising that the loudest , most powerful voices being heard in the name of animal welfare — at least in the United States — are those who have a vested interest in the perpetuation of animal exploitation . |
| 11 | When people discuss the £ ( symbol indicates serious economics , as opposed to that stuff we throw around in shops ) , I shall in future boldly proclaim : ‘ I do n't understand economics . ’ |
| 12 | As opposed to natural cholera we used a single dose of purified cholera toxin but did not administer Vibrio cholerae , which would produce cholera toxin for several days . |
| 13 | The recompense is meagre , but when combined with ideological enthusiasm it helps sustain a new type of local politician . |
| 14 | When photographed with adequate equipment it really does recall the outline of the North American continent ; it is dimly visible with the naked eye in the guise of a slightly brighter section of the Milky Way , and binoculars show it clearly as a large region of diffuse nebulosity . |