Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its lungs are relatively simple and not totally sufficient for its needs , so its oxygen intake , like the mudskipper 's , is supplemented by absorption through its wet skin . |
| 2 | Far from being inclined towards self-righteousness , the Pharisees taught ‘ Be humble before all men ’ , and revered their teacher Hillel for his extreme humility ; and far from being judgemental , they urged ‘ Do not judge your fellow man until you are in his position ’ and ‘ Always judge others by the scale of merit ( that is , charitably ) ’ . |
| 3 | A carefully targeted marketing plan ensured Balbirnie House an occupancy rate of over 50% during it first 18 months of business . |
| 4 | Staff were asked to channel views through their Divisional rep — my views are set out below : |
| 5 | It is nevertheless likely that more middle class women accepted than resisted the experts ' view of their physiology and psychology , though they may also have passed those views through their own filter . |
| 6 | If we are genuinely to make the services more acceptable and enhance users ' individual experiences we must take seriously the users ' views about their own personal treatment and care . |
| 7 | ‘ I believe you and Simon exchanged some rather uncomplimentary views about my deplorable manners . ’ |
| 8 | The Madonna with a heavenly look , a light veil over her fair hair , blue sash about her girlish waist , hands clasped in ecstasy and a rosary dangling from one arm . |
| 9 | It was now that a more marked difference from the Parisians showed itself in their work , most obviously when they laid hands on Sermisy or Janequin for their own purposes . |
| 10 | This gives sufficient protection for its ephemeral purpose but , after prolonged wetting , such materials are hopelessly weak , whereas natural celluloses retain a good part of their strength . |
| 11 | They made deals with heavy industry and government to extract huge subsidies to maintain their outmoded and inefficient estates and they gained tariff protection for their expensive and inefficiently produced foodstuffs . |
| 12 | Some previously good-natured , very docile ferrets can become vicious , probably as a defensive measure and as a protection for their young . |
| 13 | Spain and Portugal wanted the unified EC market of 1993 to retain measures of protection for their domestic producers ( in the Canaries and the Madeiras respectively ) from the cheaper Latin American product . |
| 14 | Fergie 's policy of physical protection for his Welsh teenager is well documented . |
| 15 | Since 1846 his faithful companion had been a Miss Howard , formerly of Brighton and London , who had discreetly accompanied the Prince through his various adventures . |
| 16 | But today , the one-time colonial port of Ceylon relies chiefly on agriculture as its economic mainstay ; political upheavals have reduced its tourism industry to almost nothing , and the island remains an undiscovered , little-frequented tribute to the hand of Dame Nature . |
| 17 | Cleveland would need a massive government grant for its long-term plans for a supertram . |
| 18 | Professor Wragg writes : Your Local Education Authority is obliged to give your son a grant for his first higher- education course . |
| 19 | I did not get a grant for my preclinical years so I worked half time in research for two years . |
| 20 | LUSH , who fly to America next week in preparation for their forthcoming six-week American tour with Ride , have planned two secret gigs in the south-east at the weekend . |
| 21 | Supervisors have generally encouraged their students to read other theses , in preparation for their own efforts . |
| 22 | Then the gallery closes for three weeks in preparation for its major summer exhibition of new pictures by Anselm Kiefer . |
| 23 | Thereafter they fend for themselves and she is quickly into preparation for her next litter . |
| 24 | First , stock levels were increased by nine point three million in preparation for our important winter sale . |
| 25 | ‘ Manuals were given to staff and we then had to encourage them to work to these procedures in preparation for our own internal quality audit . |
| 26 | It 's all part of his preparation for his new movie , A Bronx Tale . |
| 27 | As preparation for his new appointment the BDA sponsored him on a two-year course at Bulmershe College , now Reading University , for a certificate in youth and community work , which he duly obtained . |
| 28 | He comes into form slowly , treating all other races as training preparation for his one target , the yellow jersey in Paris . |
| 29 | The next extract refers to a period in Salisbury when Philip Parrish works eight hours a day in preparation for his Civil Service examination without too many lapses into dreaming . |
| 30 | Before entering Georgia politics Carter had been an engineer in the navy , but that did not provide very suitable preparation for his political career . |