Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adj] [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And therefore it was wrong because the argument goes that liberalism and nationalism are the great triumphant er ideologies of the nineteenth century and the Vienna settlement 's not only wrong , but it was historically erm in a sense doomed because it was trying to oppose the growing erm unstoppable er ideologies of er erm of er of Europe . |
| 2 | A little goes that way and then a very small amount goes that way . |
| 3 | These are all areas in which a solicitor offers professional expertise and practical advice — as well as support and comfort . |
| 4 | It produces a mystique which obstructs total professionalism and separates British from American attitudes . |
| 5 | Adrian Jones , who studied for a number of years at Parnham House , has made a similar cabinet , and in the September issue he displays that piece and talks bout his work as a successful furniture-maker . |
| 6 | Some sections are exemplary : the argument against a ‘ hierarchy of arts ’ , for example , but in favour of a definition of ‘ quality ’ that ignores labels and fits each form and each place . |
| 7 | The pickup features an exclusive transducer that Guild claim offers advanced sensitivity and dynamic range as well as low noise levels . |
| 8 | There is no convincing evidence that advertising influences total consumption or has an impact on levels of alcohol abuse . |
| 9 | It produces that effect but it also makes er males more aggressive , more likely to take risks , which explains the accident figures , more likely to become involved in violence . |
| 10 | No one doubts that concern or that the offence is prevalent . |
| 11 | While the rules do not prevent this , Home Officer Circular 48/1991 , para 58 makes it clear that such an arrangement involves unnecessary duplication and should only be allowed in exceptional circumstances . |
| 12 | Co-ordinator Margaret Minhinnick said : ‘ It is vital John Redwood understands that oil and gas exploration is no answer to unemployment in Wales . |
| 13 | FoE co-ordinator Margaret Minhinnick said : ‘ It is vital that John Redwood understands that oil and gas exploration is no answer to unemployment in Wales . |
| 14 | Above all else designers should become involved with the millions of people who are now experiencing these problems and to demonstrate that the community at large increasingly understands that science and technology are not given . |
| 15 | Do you know what er soothes sore eyes and that , and it 's an old fashioned remedy |
| 16 | He produced the triennial Greek plays eleven times and was made Knight Commander of the Order of the Redeemer by the Greek government . |
| 17 | Jobs blow THREE hundred jobs will go as construction giant Tarmac shuts eight brick and concrete works . |
| 18 | A fall in oil prices lowers all energy prices and encourages economic growth but if it also re-establishes the dependence which made the two oil shocks so effective in curtailing growth , then nothing useful has been achieved . |
| 19 | Nothing in the Bill guarantees that management and employees bids will be successful . |
| 20 | Marlowe refuses to recognise the fact making a living for oneself in the countryside involves strenuous work and long hours of toil in order to reap the rewards afterwards . |
| 21 | The boundary between curriculum enhancement and the third TTT purpose , professional development , is not clear-cut : curriculum enhancement necessarily involves professional development but TTT of this kind acquires the latter label when its purposes are quite explicitly directed at improving teacher competence . |
| 22 | It will also be necessary to consider the extent to which the evidence involves technical data and the extent to which any particular parent is likely to find this kind of information helpful . |
| 23 | Family run , the Fleidingerhof offers friendly service and great facilities . |
| 24 | This refreshing wine is made by Piat Père et Fils who has been established since 1849 and also produces outstanding Beaujolais and Burgundy wines . |
| 25 | And if you remember I said that , because of its concern for security , the state creates a capacity for violence in the world of states , its , its environment and since this is er erm a characteristic of all states , however large or small the resources , they all create this capacity , they all have a defence policy er there is a consequent competition and this competition , far from resolving the problem of security , in fact exacerbates it , it makes it worse , and so states find themselves competing at different levels er competing particularly in the creation of military capabilities and the consequence of this is a more or less sustained and permanent arms race which frequently er produces armed struggles and war . |
| 26 | In the following pairs of examples , ( a ) represents normal placement and ( b ) contrastive : a ) I want to know where he s travelling to ( The word ‘ to ’ , being a preposition and not a lexical word , is not stressed. ) b ) ( I do nt want to know where he s travelling from ) I want to know where he s travelling |
| 27 | The high-speed monochrome GlobalXM is built around a 25MHz R3000A chip and has a performance of 130,000 Xstones and price of $4,016 for a 17″ monitor with 4Mb memory ; GlobalXG is a similar model with 256 shade grey-scale functionality and 80,000 Xstone performance at from $5,475 ) ; GlobalXP is built around the 40MHz R3000A and offers 256 colours and 130,000 Xstone performance at $8,048 , while Global PEX is a similar colour model with floating point accelerator to support PEX , and GlobalXC is the lower 25MHz clock speed with colour and 80,000 Xstones performance , priced from $6,040 . |
| 28 | The assumption is offensive to teachers ; it encourages professional dependency ; it discourages professional autonomy and self-motivated development ; and it is in any case empirically unsustainable . |
| 29 | Lanteglos offers spacious double and family rooms or family suites , all with en suite facilities , radio , intercom , colour television , and direct dial telephones . |
| 30 | The property offers spacious accommodation and is presented in excellent order throughout . |