Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [vb base] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shall assume … that invented strings and certain intuitive judgements about them constitute legitimate data for linguistic research . |
| 2 | Many readers will be familiar with both , but I have included the following for those for whom brief easy-to-find summaries will be useful . |
| 3 | The great pressure of the overlying sediments and the mineral-rich solutions that circulate through them cause chemical changes in the calcium phosphate of the bones . |
| 4 | The rocks themselves are streaked with gleaming mineral secretions ; in the cracks between them grow spiky aloes with bright red florets . |
| 5 | Dartmoor was used by the inhabitants of both Devon and Cornwall until AD 850 , after which date common rights began to develop for the Moor , protecting the rights of all but the people of Barnstaple and Totnes ( who were excluded after AD 900 ) , while allowing the area to be hunted by the Wessex kings . |
| 6 | Congested city graveyards soon acquired very different associations from those about which Kilvert rhapsodised . |
| 7 | I would n't normally ask but me own lad is a greet big jessy and can not stand up for himself let alone kick f*** out of Roger Cook . |
| 8 | — Despite arguments to the contrary ( Duporte , 1965 ; Matsuda , 1970 ) , it may be supposed that the thoracic terga consisted primitively of three simple segmental plates ( the nota ) between which lay small intersegmental sclerites ( Snodgrass , 1927 ) . |
| 9 | The general layout and fine pavements give the site all the appearance of a rich villa , but it has been built on a levelled shelf of tufa , through which flow vigorous streams from nearby springs . |
| 10 | In as much , however , as the cultural forms thereby produced become the external environment through which emerge other groups whose interests are not identical , and indeed may be contrary , to their own , we are faced with the situation described in the discussion of building styles above , where the dominated group is forced to attempt to invest itself in the domain of culture represented by the built environment in terms of a set of objects whose initial meanings are antagonistic to its own interests . |
| 11 | With a closely guarded guest list of just eight — four of whom remain unidentified despite intense investigations — the marriage was being staged under the attentive gaze of their jailers . |
| 12 | One explanation is that Uganda 's two most prominent leaders in the recent past were Idi Amin and Milton Obote , both of whom set worldwide standards for venality and corruption . |
| 13 | In these respects Frith/Moll is represented in the tradition of the warrior woman and the folk figure of Long Meg of Westminster , both of whom distinguish true morality from false , the proper man from the braggart , and finally submit to the former ( Shepherd , Amazons , esp . |
| 14 | However , such land is intended to be used by hikers and campers , many of whom show little respect for rare reptiles , in particular harmless water snakes , and even pangolins and pythons . |
| 15 | 37 transgenic pigs , all of whom express human DAF , have been born . |
| 16 | They have been able to oversee the family 's tennis progress , not least that of their other son Mashishka and daughter , Mashona , both of whom receive financial support from the USTA . |
| 17 | Early papers on the topic showed that effective surveillance depends on an up to date register , a recall system , and a simple checklist , and many primary care teams are now grappling with Tudor Hart 's challenge of ‘ doing simple things well , for large numbers of people , few of whom feel sick . ’ |
| 18 | Such is the fear of funding ‘ products ’ or of being too ‘ near market ’ , that we are failing to address the needs of 80% of today 's IT professionals — the users of IT , most of whom work outside academia and the IT supply industry . |
| 19 | Two years on , Cleveland should be allowed to move from anger and denial to acceptance and compassion — for the sake of children and the people abusing them , both of whom need effective help . |
| 20 | GM has reduced its financial exposure in Brazil , but it has not reduced its long-term commitment : the continuing success of its assembly plants there depend crucially on the quality and reliability of its local suppliers , all of whom need continuing sources of assistance to upgrade their capabilities as technologies and competitive standards shift . |
| 21 | There are now two television and video training companies , both of whom offer personal injury training , which may have some attractions for the partners in your firm , as training can be done outside normal business hours . |
| 22 | Like Blacks , women are seen , not as individuals , but members of a group , all of whom share certain characteristics . |
| 23 | Before the land bridge to North America emerged above the waters once again they had been isolated long enough to evolve as New World monkeys whose modern descendants walk on all fours and many of whom have prehensile tails . |
| 24 | Thus , Bangladeshi women in an area such as Tower Hamlets , many of whom have additional difficulties in literacy , will require a different approach and different learning materials compared with overseas students staying in this country for a limited period only . |
| 25 | These included the Ministry of Agriculture , the Department of Energy , the National Radiological Protection Board and the Department of the Environment , all of whom have varying responsibilities for controls or policy in the nuclear industry . |
| 26 | There is likewise a crucial problem for a rational approach to government in which strategic questions may not be best resolved by bargaining between a group of individuals all of whom have conflicting , ‘ tunnel vision ’ images dictated by departmental needs and priorities . |
| 27 | The appeal is heard before a legally qualified chairman and two laymen , both of whom have considerable experience in road transport . |
| 28 | The company has now hired a consultant ornithologist , an interim manager and an advisory board for Discovery Island — all of whom have blue-chip animal rights credentials . |
| 29 | This is because , as I said earlier , there are so many different constituencies involved in the process , all of whom have different , and often incompatible , goals . |
| 30 | So Nidri has something for everyone , whether you 're on the shore week of the Villa-Flotilla , just lazing in the sun , or trying to satisfy a family — all of whom have different interests ! |