Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [adv prt] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Heathland in southern England is perhaps the most threatened wildlife habitat in Britain , despite the fact that its international importance is well established — the Dartford warbler , nightjar , stonechat , sand lizard and smooth snake make up just a part of the splendid fauna . |
| 2 | First , the firm is eager to expand its data-transmission services , which at present make up just 5% of total sales ; by 2000 it hopes that will have risen to around 20% . |
| 3 | some bike ride is n't it … we 'll let you know how Jamie gets on in that race … we 're racing off to our action round up now and first stop for Mark Kiff is the British Horse Trials Championship at Gatcombe Park |
| 4 | So keep your fingers crossed … action round up now … and we 've two new champions to toast |
| 5 | In other countries where readership is similarly very limited and where the high cost of imported newsprint and machinery and the paucity of advertising revenue combine in much the same way to exclude the private investor , the government has to become involved if a local press is to exist . |
| 6 | He shot her a suspicious glance , and continued his commentary : ‘ The molten metal is received into that holding furnace down there . |
| 7 | But looking at him still , she saw the corners of his mouth pick up slightly , and suddenly , so were the corners of her mouth , because , ‘ My friends call me Ven , ’ he advised her , and solemnly added , ‘ Fabia . ’ |
| 8 | There is no reason to believe that , should the demand for labour in industry pick up again , the exodus of young workers from agriculture will not be renewed . |
| 9 | Participants in the Youth Training Scheme ( YTS ) make up the largest share of these , accounting for nearly nine per cent of all temporary workers , and participants in the Community Programme ( CP ) together with a small number in the Community Industry programme make up almost all the remainder , accounting for just over four per cent . |
| 10 | Instead , from as low as 1000rpm you can bury your foot in the firewall and watch the front of the car gobble up ever larger amounts of tarmac . |
| 11 | It raises all kinds of questions , such as how do the evil and the tragedy get out again , how long can they stay there without deterioration and many more . |
| 12 | Preoccupied with her own thoughts , and her mind still whirling with confusion from everything that had happened last night , Jessamy did n't hear the car draw up outside ; did n't hear the front door open and then quietly close again . |
| 13 | It was a quarter-past six when Sheila Williams saw the police car draw up outside , and she answered the front door immediately . |
| 14 | That 's in the car Go on then off you go ! |
| 15 | Cos I saw two police car go along there . |
| 16 | In the presence of a growth factor the cells produced by the progenitor cell go through about eight cell divisions before differentiating into oligodendrocytes . |
| 17 | Some kind of social democracy in Russia , erm on the other hand in central Asia as for example , I think it 's quite likely that former communists , although they may disavow their former allegiance , will in practice take over as national communist parties and continue to run their economies , well there will be private economies but with a large state sector and run on a pretty tight reign . |
| 18 | When the pain becomes intolerable , the numbness and disbelief take over again to protect us . |
| 19 | What you ne , what you can do erm is , have you had your membership card come through yet ? |
| 20 | Well I was always with him , I was brought up with it , you see and then we got the humane killer come along then , yeah and it was quite easy then . |
| 21 | Digestion is suspended and their food lies like a load in the stomach ; fullness and distress come on immediately after eating . |
| 22 | ‘ Time for some sleep , Hari , girl , ’ she said softly , knowing that in the morning her worries would subside and her natural optimism take over once again . |
| 23 | Peter , who was in the front room , saw the brown car pull up outside . |
| 24 | You ca n't just put a speed hump down everywhere . |
| 25 | High in the charts with their brilliant single Fait Accompli and with a new album Doppelganger out today they are a name to look out for . |
| 26 | Yellowfin tuna taken inside the ETP make up about 8 per cent of the world 's tuna catch . |
| 27 | Of my seven healers , three , two at the Centre and one at home stand out as memorable . |
| 28 | The blue eyes of the child look out sadly , with a hint of reproach . |
| 29 | Business organisation and management stand out as major causal weaknesses in UK economic performance . |
| 30 | Perhaps the dream tie in today 's ‘ hands on ’ publishing world is that brown one from M&S that came in a set with its own matching handkerchief . |