Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The BBFC aimed to ensure that British films were as bloodless as possible , contained no criticism of any foreign power and no attack on any established British institution such as the clergy or the judiciary , avoided all political , religious and social controversy , and did nothing that would risk causing offence or inflaming public opinion . |
| 2 | 17.32 Development in attainment target 3 is marked by : increasing control over the structure and organisation of different types of text ; a growing ability to handle complex or demanding subject matter ; a widening range of syntactic structures and an expanding vocabulary as the pupil begins to use language that is characteristic of writing rather than speech and to strive for a style that is appropriate to the subject matter and the readership ; a growing capacity to write independently and at length ; an increasing proficiency in re-reading and revising or redrafting the text , taking into account the needs of the audience ; a developing ability to reflect on and talk about the writing process . |
| 3 | Adding another prescriptive definition of ‘ competence ’ to those of politicians , informed citizens and former Chief Constables is unlikely to advance debate , affect policy or change police practice . |
| 4 | But where the inoffensive becomes disingenuous is when policies that are irrelevant are proffered as solutions , whether as fostering an entrepreneurial culture , minor training initiatives or financing property speculation . |
| 5 | On 12 August 1746 the Disarming Act became law , making it illegal for anyone in the Highlands to own or carry specified types of weapon , including broadswords , or to wear Highland costume . |
| 6 | The hotelier or catering manager will in the course of his or her work enter into many different legal relationships with other parties . |
| 7 | He is often seen around Hollywood , driving his jeep or eating meals poolside at swanky hotels . |
| 8 | The numbers in the 45–64 year bracket are probably accentuated by part-time farmers who had recently bought a small farm either for early retirement or to invest redundancy money . |
| 9 | short , introductory courses which provide the basics needed for a course , or refresh subject knowledge . |
| 10 | The Mexican government has informed them that they have to decide by December whether to return to Guatemala , or to lose refugee status and become Mexican citizens . |
| 11 | Have you ever wondered how we prepare all the food for the mouth-watering recipe photography in BBC Good Food Many people seem to think that we cheat by photographing mashed potato instead of ice-cream , and that we paint a chicken or make cotton wool pies . |
| 12 | chopped leaves best added fresh , in large quantities just before serving , as the light flavour is quickly lost , add to soups , particularly sorrel or spinach ; all egg dishes salads ; Bechamel sauce ; ingredient in fines herbes ; sprinkle over roast meats , or make herb butter to rub over poultry |
| 13 | the Government 's seeming indifference to the effect of the dispute on police public relations , [ should entitle the police ] to wonder whether it is being used to preserve law and order or to implement government policy . |
| 14 | Normally distributed data were analysed by one way analysis of variance or paired t test and abnormally distributed data by Wilcoxon 's rank-sum test . |
| 15 | For very young children our Multivitamin Liquid can be mixed into milk or diluted fruit juice , or simply given on a spoon . |
| 16 | Drake has low crooning or cooing courtship note , ‘ ah-oo:or ‘ coo-roo-uh ’ , with accent on second syllable . |
| 17 | McDonald 's is the first major company in the fast food sector to be approved by the Hotel & Catering Training Company ( HCTC ) to operate NVQs . |
| 18 | Other members of the group include the British Hospitality Association , the Hotel & Catering Training Company , the British Institute of Innkeepers , the Brewers Society , the British Slef Catering Federation , the European Catering Association and the Restauranteurs Association of Great Britain . |
| 19 | This section operates where the clause attempts to exclude or restrict business liability as defined in s. 1(3) . |
| 20 | by the loading or unloading of a vehicle so far as concerns loading or unloading risk cover by a Motor Policy ; or |
| 21 | These include traditional accountability to parliament or elected councillors , the courts and regulatory watchdogs to ensure standards of probity , impartiality and due process ; managerial accountability within the departmental hierarchy for results achieved , including economy and efficiency ; professional or peer group accountability for ethics and standards , and finally accountability to the service user and the local community . |
| 22 | This is probably because the youngest and fittest miners are involved in the more strenuous tasks at the coal face , while the older and less fit do other underground work or gain surface employment . |
| 23 | Golding asked to speak to Charlotte alone and Derek was left on an uncomfortable chair in a busy corridor studying a LOCK IT OR LOSE IT poster for more than an hour before being summoned to join them . |
| 24 | Home or host country control |
| 25 | The two channel version of the Chromatography Server provides 1 Mb of RAM for data storage in the event of network or host computer malfunction . |
| 26 | In twenty-six states ‘ Reds ’ were disqualified from running for office , working as civil servants , and some from holding passports or drawing unemployment money . |
| 27 | Calvin turns a little way around but he does not speak or make eye contact . |
| 28 | CIA Marketing Director Bryan Squibb said : ‘ More than half the companies surveyed have left themselves unprotected against bad debt and reported that they were merely making bad debt provisions , taking legal action , vetting customers or using debt collection agencies . |
| 29 | Contact time can be solved by repeating chemical application , changing chemical to a faster acting type such as from an alkali to a solvent , changing from a liquid to a gel or using foam cleaning . |
| 30 | The only patterns available were for hand knitting and no one had mentioned mock rib or using waste yarn . |