Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [vb -s] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | The task is either hopeless or depends on a very bold speculation about brain differences , if one focuses only on the wink itself . |
2 | Bassist Jennifer — 12 hours ' sleep in three days , we reckon — adding : ‘ I 'm having a really bad night tonight and I do n't know what it is , but the next person who smacks the mic or stands on our gear … |
3 | Earthquakes , especially the big ones , are caused when two tectonic plates — segments of the earth 's crust that float freely on the molten magma beneath — come into contact with one another and one plate bangs into another or rubs alongside it or dives under it . |
4 | And it is this that connects to our specific concerns with the instinctive bases of human behaviour . |
5 | It is this that leads to the dependency culture predominant among deaf people in integrated education . |
6 | It is full of lies and it is this that leads to disaster for Blanche . |
7 | and coming up with a travesty like this that masquerades as a motion to the Council . |
8 | If BR could not make a case for seven trains for one of its most profitable routes , it was clear that plans for a second tranche of HSTs for the Cross Country group of services would not satisfy the new criteria . |
9 | As the implications of another disastrous election defeat begin to be analysed , it is clear that calls for the Labour Party to embrace PR as a way of breaking the Tory stranglehold are gaining in strength . |
10 | The Lindop report made it fairly clear that safeguards with regard to access and illegal use are needed . |
11 | While it is clear that compounds with antithrombin or antiplatelet properties may enhance and sustain the action of thrombolytic agents , their optimum use and potential haemorrhagic side-effects remain to be explored . |
12 | Those who have worked in the legal civil service report that it is much more interesting than appears at first sight . |
13 | Will your cooker stand the strain of the festive season and all the extra entertaining that comes with it ? |
14 | It described the high that ensues from smoking crack ( 'Crack is both spacey and intense' ) and the downs that follow ; it told his readers how he bought it and what the morning after was like . |
15 | The women are shutting themselves off , choosing the high that comes from writing instead of accepting their place as bearers and nurturers of children . |
16 | Produces an immediate high that lasts for about ten minutes followed by a deep low and often instant addiction |
17 | The more light that falls on the eyes , the more the pupils contract to vertical slits ; the less light there is , the more they open up to round , black pools . |
18 | There is one on Cross Fell and another that runs from Cotterdale by the ruins of High Dyke Farm to Lunds Chapel . |
19 | The Anisminic decision goes much further than this and says in effect that A 's decision can be set aside by the courts if they disagree with his interpretation of the rules which he is required to apply . |
20 | An adult owl normally knows this and stays in shelter , but inexperienced hunters may not have the sense to come in out of the rain . |
21 | Agrees with so and so and agrees with this and agrees with that . |
22 | It starts as for Ziggerat , climbs direct to the first roof , pulls through this and continues up the steep wall to the next roof which is passed by very difficult bridging . |
23 | Francis Lee 's youngster has ideal form for a contest like this and seems to be improving with every run . |
24 | But I think that er this er Centenary Sports Ground gon na be large enough for the public to see and this and wants to be on a smaller metal er edition that 's there for er ever and a day . |
25 | Because of the sensitive nature of this service the pre-issuance review is necessary to give additional assurance that the firm policy is adhered to and that the firm 's report is clear and responds to the needs of the client . |
26 | TPM is implemented in prolog-2 and runs on SUN-3 and SUN-4 machines . |
27 | She 's blond , Sloaney , utterly vacuous and gossips on the phone . |
28 | The AWS 80 is a revamped 25MHz 68040 Quadra 800 and comes with AppleShare 4.0 , a new version of its network software developed to run under Apple 's Macintosh System 7 operating system . |
29 | The AWS 80 is a revamped 25MHz 68040 Quadra 800 and comes with AppleShare 4.0 , a new version of its network software developed to run under Apple 's Macintosh System 7 operating system . |
30 | Each one is a potential hypnotic and competes for the attention . |