Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [adj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm the bonus element of the Pearson scheme is highly leveraged we are very keen to achieve above-average performance for our shareholders and let me give you an example , if in nineteen ninety erm Pearsons as a company achieved say five percent growth in earnings per share erm the directors ' remuneration , and by the way that 's not a forecast so I want to make that absolutely clear , it 's just an illustration if earnings per share increase by five percent and you could say , er , therefore we would expect directors ' remuneration to be perhaps increased by five percent that would n't be the case at all our directors ' salaries would actually halve erm , Ill say that again , directors ' total take home pay would halve because the salary element would n't , would n't alter . |
| 2 | Even though these activities appear innocuous enough many teachers and administrators are suspicious or even hostile to the idea of marketing schools and the education service . |
| 3 | Nonetheless , these broad relationships remain permissive rather than causal and , although rural recreation studies have produced remarkably concurrent findings , as outlined earlier in this chapter , while these relationships remain permissive it is still fair to ask if rural recreation geography has come of age . |
| 4 | The Mormons make some quite heavy demands as regards sexual or quasi-sexual observances . |
| 5 | There is ample evidence that those ties remain strong even as the character of networks changes in other ways and thus these basic family links continue to be the first line of defence , the more so because other forms of association may weaken . |
| 6 | After 7.5 min of Bal 31 treatment , all the DNA fragments homologous to the ( T 2 AG 3 ) 4 probe are completely deleted whereas the same blot probed with the ura5 gene shows that internal chromosomal sequences remain undigested even after 60 min of Bal 31 treatment . |
| 7 | A lot of my best clients say that actually . |
| 8 | Her eyes look terrified now . |
| 9 | Some concessions seem harmless enough , those which nobody minds and from which many people gain enjoyment ; for example , reduced entrance fees for National Trust properties or Heritage sites . |
| 10 | Parkland open free daily 9am-7pm or dusk . |
| 11 | When inputting answers , lower case ( ‘ small letters ’ ) must be used — turn CAPS LOCK light off by pressing CAPS LOCK key once , and leave it off . |
| 12 | Wolf 's animals look right even in these scenes where the temptation to make them anthropomorphic is great , because the picture might be taken to have a moral for human beings . |
| 13 | Straight borders seem simple enough , but changing angles can lead you into traps which are actually easily avoided . |
| 14 | My legs get all tingly after a bit on account of how I 'm sitting , but I do n't move . |
| 15 | I have to stare at it very hard , Miss Honey , very very hard , and then I can feel it all happening behind my eyes , and my eyes get hot just as though they were burning but I do n't mind that in the least , and Miss Honey … |
| 16 | That sufferers from alcoholism get drunk easily . |
| 17 | The living turtles are placed on burning coals and heated until their top and bottom shells become malleable enough to rip off . |
| 18 | ‘ Legs become tired just about here ’ In knee-d of a rest ? |
| 19 | Relationships become secure only when we know our partner and we are known by them . |
| 20 | Proportionally , quite a lot of black teenagers become pregnant too , and they may well have to contend with racism and discrimination in many areas of their lives . |
| 21 | I see education as far more than just training you to go out and do a job , and I think the whole learning process , whatever you 're learning , matures you into being capable of taking responsibilities and learning other things , and I think arts subjects do that just as well as science subjects . |
| 22 | Even those who , like Julie and Felicity , were tolerant of the arts , were clearly aware that sciences were generally perceived as superior ; Julie , for example , noted that ‘ arts subjects do that just as well ’ , while Felicity went on |
| 23 | Gran says hens do that sometimes . ’ |
| 24 | But many animals take this even further : creatures as different from each other as salmon and pigeons may even navigate by smell , detecting minute changes in the concentration of certain chemicals in the water or odours wafting through the air . |
| 25 | These humanist goals include such very specific questions as ecology , the humanisation of work , the position of women , the bringing up of children , equal access to education and health care . |
| 26 | WALL UNITS have 2 fully adjustable internal shelves , extra deep carcases of 320mm deep and a fully adjustable wall hanging bracket which ensures perfect alignment of cupboard and ease of installation . |
| 27 | The way that schools handle this relatively small amount of the total budget can be an indicator of their management approach in the larger framework of LMS . |
| 28 | The whole question was given a fresh airing in the March issue of the Journal of Medical Ethics , and if ethical considerations prove indecisive perhaps legal pressures might exert an untypically beneficial influence in persuading all doctors to give their patients the best professional counsel . |
| 29 | Finally , these ‘ smaller ’ nations include such genuinely small nations as Portugal and Greece , as well as much larger Spain — a group of poorer southern nations which , since 1986 , constitute an important grouping within the EC . |
| 30 | ‘ Pakistan have two very skilful swing bowlers . |