Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Out of the newly desperate and ruined petit bourgeois , and those faced with crushing poverty on the dole , Le Pen , the Lombard League and the German neo-Nazis have refound the classic base of racism and fascism . |
| 2 | The presence of vitamin D 3 receptors in normala nd malignant colorectal tissue , together with the increased colonic absorption of calcium after small bowel resection , had previously suggested that the colon could be a target organ for 1,25 ( OH ) 2 D 3 . |
| 3 | Although there were no differences in faecal bile acid concentration in those patients with colorectal cancer , total daily excretion was significantly lower than in patients with polyps , an increased colonic absorption of bile acids may in part account for this . |
| 4 | It is tempting to try to cram as much information as possible on to the page , a solid mass of print is unattractive to the eye and is unlikely to be read . |
| 5 | ( e.g. the polite formality between bank manager and client ) but there is always some scope for challenging and redefining these and hence helping to redefine rules of appropriate behaviour . |
| 6 | When you see a cheap little bird carved in China you realise that language is an unnecessary part of play . |
| 7 | As we fail to remember our previous situation , a slow and subtle change of heart takes place . |
| 8 | While they do not mark a return to a prescribed curriculum ( like that which applied to schools in England and Wales before 1926 ) , they do signify a subtle change of direction . |
| 9 | A subtle change in psychology . |
| 10 | Among the reasons for this is the subtle change in relationship which occurs , enabling the teacher to be seen more often alongside the pupil , a person of humour and unexpected worldly interests , taking part in the everyday activities of life , sharing the triumphs and disasters of such occasions and bonded by unexpected confidences . |
| 11 | He failed to recognize , or understand , the subtle change in emphasis which had taken place . |
| 12 | Couple this with the subtle change in image ( from naked half-man , half-mutt on ‘ Diamond Dogs ’ to a grey suit ) and you have the beginnings the funky sojourn Bowie was about to embark on — which would , of course , peak with ‘ Young Americans ’ and crop up again whenever he was short of a few ideas . |
| 13 | Couple this with the subtle change in image ( from naked half-man , half-mutt on ‘ Diamond Dogs ’ to a grey suit ) and you have the beginnings the funky sojourn Bowie was about to embark on — which would , of course , peak with ‘ Young Americans ’ and crop up again whenever he was short of a few ideas . |
| 14 | He hesitated a moment , his eyes growing accustomed to the subtle change in lighting , then crossed the room , quickly , silently , and stood beside the bed . |
| 15 | Nor was there the usual rise in ammonia or nitrite levels , as there had been in the past . |
| 16 | Children or adolescents who become absorbed by a particular topic , a specific branch of science or period of history , are exercising their imagination . |
| 17 | The farm worker is as likely as not to be found standing shoulder to shoulder with his employer defending the farm and its game — a literal case of poacher turned gamekeeper . |
| 18 | The acute rise in blood glucose concentrations was induced by an intravenous bolus injection of a glucose 20% solution 45 minutes before the start of CCK-33 infusion . |
| 19 | It would appear that any suspicion of undesirable interaction between roof ventilation and sprinklers would be unjustified in the case of a zoned sprinkler system . |
| 20 | Emilia was tallow-pale , a frail parcel of flesh , shedding a life that was her own and not her own . |
| 21 | The efforts of the management and the work force now in the shipyards on the Clyde and in Yarrow 's have done a great deal to restore that badge of quality , which was in danger of slipping away . |
| 22 | He constantly fiddled with that badge of office , a ready-made , multicoloured , bow tie , as he talked to Jane . |
| 23 | Students who lose one or two days tuition because of the Easter holiday weekend will receive a pro-rata reduction in tuition fees . |
| 24 | Intravenous administration of acetaldehyde elicited a prompt rise in blood pressure and increase in bronchial resistance associated with augmentation of blood histamine concentration . |
| 25 | Prolonged studies have consistently shown decreased motor activity during the night and during daytime naps , however , providing a more definitive answer to the contradictory data previously available on colonic motility during sleep . |
| 26 | These include passivity and intellectual slowness ( motivational deficits ) , a belief that one 's actions are doomed to failure ( cognitive deficits ) and the emotional component of depression . |
| 27 | It shows what they saw as the moral careers of ‘ successful ’ and ‘ unsuccessful ’ immigrant and the spatial progress from back region to front regions which is bound up with these careers . |
| 28 | Document Composition Facility ( DCF ) which includes SCRIPT/VS and is used to format the marked-up text for proofing |
| 29 | Strong co-ordination at Community level will help to ensure that the economy of each member state is strengthened by the success of other member states … |
| 30 | It is a history of confusion and of a last-ditch defence against confusion . |