Example sentences of "[unc] [noun] [vb pp] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On a slope high above Wigtown Bay in Dumfries and Galloway , nearly always fretted by a breeze or whistling more stridently in the wind , is an especially fine duo of 5,000-year-old tombs called Cairnholy . |
| 2 | They all pulled down and superma er shops built there now . |
| 3 | At 72h 10Uml -1 IL-2 ( Cetus ) was added and CTL assays were done on day 8. 51 Cr-labelled BCL were preincubated for 1h with 25μM of one or more peptides , and without peptide , and a 4h assay done as described . |
| 4 | W So er things changed completely did n't it . |
| 5 | Rates developed as a direct tax on an individual 's income levied so as to take into account his or her capacity to pay . |
| 6 | In the past , Informix 's resellers sold only its standard engine to small and middle-sized companies as a low-end offering , while a direct sales team focussed on selling the more advanced Informix On-line database to larger accounts . |
| 7 | The Royal Naval Reserve is trying to get the ministry 's decision overturned so that the new minesweepers can play an effective rôle in war . |
| 8 | THE leader of Scotland 's solicitors called yesterday for an end to piecemeal tinkering and urged on the Government a major review of the entire system of justice . |
| 9 | It was like a valedictory speech , possibly the last big statement he would utter as Leader of the Opposition , the opportunity to deliver a personal justification of what he did to try and ensure that Labour 's values joined together with the popular vote to save the party from the political wilderness . |
| 10 | As the train gets up speed , does the driver 's watch run faster , slower , or the same as that of the guard travelling in the last carriage ? |
| 11 | Blake recognized the Lord 's Prayer spoken backwards . |
| 12 | ‘ You wish me to speak of plotting and bribes ; banker 's notes gone astray ; guineas sliding into the wrong pockets ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Then how come when we pulled her from her suit I found a folder full of Alex Bannen 's notes stashed away inside the sleeve ? ’ |
| 14 | After five days of peace talks in Mexico City , the Mexican capital , the government and the leaders of the left-wing Guatemalan Revolutionary National Unity ( URNG ) guerrillas agreed on Aug. 7 to restrictions on thousands of army-sponsored Civil Defence Patrols — vigilante groups composed mainly of Indian peasant farmers , who had been accused of gross human rights violations . |
| 15 | Li Yuan 's lips parted slightly in surprise . |
| 16 | Ashley 's lips jammed together . |
| 17 | Leon Kennedy 's lips restrained more than a smile . |
| 18 | The team 's brainchild required no breaking in and was incredibly comfortable — utterly different from the stiff , heavyweight boots that took weeks to break in . |
| 19 | Marshka 's words hit home , all eyes turned towards the president . |
| 20 | The Fat Controller 's words rung once more in my ears as my rollerskate of a car caromed up the A22 to London . |
| 21 | The church was so vast and empty that the vicar 's words rolled away into the gloom . |
| 22 | However it is also difficult to think of a wavefunction as a mere calculational device , in the way that Bohr 's words quoted above suggested . |
| 23 | However , despite Lord Morton 's words quoted above , in some cases the courts have been prepared to interpret clauses restrictively even where liability could only arise in negligence . |
| 24 | Somewhere , the bell of a fire engine clanged and men 's voices called urgently . |
| 25 | Lieberman 's experiment cited above suggests that acoustic clarity decreases with predictability from context . |
| 26 | Apparently , she typed a message into the Belial Base neural net , right where the viruses that Legion 's agent planted there would find it and transmit it back here . ’ |
| 27 | Folly 's eyes jerked upwards at the hoarse whisper to see her escort being greeted by a plumpish middle-aged woman with steel-grey hair and a worried expression . |
| 28 | There was silence , the writer 's eyes gone suddenly blank . |
| 29 | Geoff 's eyes rolled ceilingwards . |
| 30 | The captain 's eyes shifted away . |