Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the monthly means from November to February show comparatively little variation and indicate an average winter population in the two Harbours of around 1,200 birds ; at least some of the fluctuations in the winter counts must arise from the species ' regular habit of feeding outside the Harbours in flooded fields , when these are available . |
| 2 | The situations should relate to the students ' needs and the language should be natural , useful and interesting . |
| 3 | So , if things go right , the men below should know from the dogs ' barking where the boar is coming out and be waiting with their guns to ambush it . |
| 4 | Perhaps next year we shall discuss flagship problems and decide that each boat must belong to a producers ' or other organisation , which is then allocated a quota from the United Kingdom TAC . |
| 5 | However , a liquidation of this importance should operate with a creditors ' committee to represent them . |
| 6 | Work should start from the pupils ' own linguistic competence . |
| 7 | The legal advisers to the managers should agree with the investors ' lawyers at an early stage exactly what is required to satisfy the conditions . |
| 8 | When Israel had a Likud government , it refused to hold bilateral talks with any Palestinian from Jerusalem ( lest Israeli sovereignty over the city be challenged ) or from outside the occupied territories ( lest discussion should turn to the refugees ' ‘ right of return ’ ) . |
| 9 | But this time , Antonia 's mother had rung to ask whether Antonia might stay at the Jardines ' . |
| 10 | Or you may transfer to the solicitors ' branch . |
| 11 | Furthermore , the authorities did not control the supply of all the eligible liquid assets which could count towards the banks ' liquidity ratio . |
| 12 | The concerns about what to wear , the latest haircuts and how to deal with acne were subjects I knew well — and I could identify with the girls ' interests too . |
| 13 | On April 16th the Philippine Supreme Court decided that the three Cojuangcos could vote at a shareholders ' meeting on April 19th , although the shares themselves remain sequestered . |
| 14 | Cos really that 'd pay for the girls ' nightshirts . |
| 15 | The man called Pratt who 'd come to the Dasses ' house on a motor-cycle did his imitations of dogs . |
| 16 | I would look out of the window at the blue sky and the cypresses and the sea , and pray for the day 's end , when I could retire to the masters ' wing , lie back on my bed and sip an ouzo . |
| 17 | Students may complete the course at diploma level , and if they attain a satisfactory standard in the diploma examinations , they may proceed to the masters ' course . |
| 18 | For the police may apply to a magistrates ' court which can issue a ‘ warrant of further detention ’ if it reasonably believes this course of action to be justified . |
| 19 | Inquisitive fish , like Tiger Barbs , may nibble at the snails ' tentacles , but do not seem to cause any damage . |
| 20 | In 1983 Philip Hollins , audit partner at accountants Hacker Young , was asked if his firm would act as the Halls ' auditor . |
| 21 | Hayling , Walsh and the others gravely signed undertakings to appear in the prospectus that they would look after the shareholders ' money and manage the company in a ‘ responsible and profitable manner ’ . |
| 22 | If dialogue is being taped in stereo , the signals from the individual speakers should not be given a pronounced left and right stereo bias as this would conflict with the performers ' relative positioning as seen in shot . |
| 23 | Occasionally he would descend to the students ' common room immediately beneath and beg them to make less noise so that he could write . |
| 24 | They left Verdeţ unsure about how Ceauşescu would react to the miners ' insistence that he himself should come . |
| 25 | Anwar would attend to the kids ' cultural upbringing and take them to school and mosque while Changez was , presumably , redecorating the shop , moving boxes and impregnating my girlfriend Jamila again . |
| 26 | Where the Crown Court is dealing with an offender for offences for which he has been committed for sentence under Criminal Justice Act 1967. s.56 , whether they are summary or either way , the Court must observe the limitations which would apply in the magistrates ' court to the sentence for those offences . |
| 27 | If the message to launch goes ahead , the controllers would feed into the missiles ' guidance systems the locations of the launch site and target . |
| 28 | He would stand in the gents ' cubicle and work his way through the fantasy , peeing in synchronization with the finale . |
| 29 | Here snack bars , kiosks , toilets , seats and other walker-orientated services would cluster in a pedestrians ' version of the motorway service station . |
| 30 | Last night , the Jammu and Kashmir Minister , Mr Mangat Ram Sharma , said the state government would comply with the kidnappers ' demand . |