Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [adj] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In these societies marriages involve alliances between groups , often of a political character , and as such they are initiated and organized by the leaders of the groups concerned rather than by the future couple . |
| 2 | The older woman seemed to find the story intriguing rather than depressing . |
| 3 | Some courses have to be rejected because the cost of travelling makes the course uneconomic even though the course content may be very appropriate ’ … |
| 4 | The alternative method is to provide that upon any adjustment of the base figure , the rent payable immediately before the adjustment becomes a fixed amount payable under the terms of the lease ( or is substituted for a fixed amount previously reserved ) . |
| 5 | It was also feared that the market maker system might be by-passed by large powerful institutional investors doing negotiated deals with member firms who carry out the trades in-house rather than through market-makers . |
| 6 | Shop around for the system which will best suit the practice concerned rather than accept the most readily available ( such as the packages which the computer salesman will be keen to sell with the machine ) . |
| 7 | But once some set of rules has been established in this way , we might well think it more important that these rules be publicly regarded as settled , so that people can plan accordingly , than that they be the best rules that could have been found ; this provides a reason why courts should leave the rule untouched even when they think the wrong choice was made in the first instance . " |
| 8 | By using the time to improve the production process , Intel will be able to make more of the chips available initially than it usually can when it launches a new part , Paul Otellini , vice-president of the company 's microprocessor group noted — a shortage of 80386s in the early days caused disenchantment with the company at many customers for the chip , who encouraged other companies to clone the chip in the hope of ensuring steady supplies . |
| 9 | Indeed , one of the lay witnesses said that he considered a breach of the peace unlikely even if the police had not been there . |
| 10 | The pair want to hear from anyone who had relatives serving with the Tyneside Scottish even if they can only give the name , rank , serial number and home address . |
| 11 | And though the surprise early closing of the bar peeved more than one punter ( and certainly one reviewer ) , the blasting semi-hardcore rendition of ‘ Bad Motorcycle ’ sent all home with a smile of their lips . |
| 12 | And though the surprise early closing of the bar peeved more than one punter ( and certainly one reviewer ) , the blasting semi-hardcore rendition of ‘ Bad Motorcycle ’ sent all home with a smile of their lips . |
| 13 | It means that the communication might be less opportunistic and more frequent with the targets selective rather than whomever happens to be in the group . |
| 14 | Best had been the heir apparent ever since he burst on to the representative scene as the architect of the London Division 's remarkable 21–10 win over the touring Australians at Twickenham in '88 . |
| 15 | If it had been genuine , they 'd have been on the phone quick enough if we 'd not arrived . |
| 16 | They are said to have disagreed about the shape of the clerical tonsure , Rome insisting on a variation of the tonsure familiar today while prelates of the Celtic Church shaved the entire frontal section of the head , from the temples to the middle of the scalp , and left long hair hanging behind — the stereotyped modern image of the Druid . |
| 17 | Darlington 's Conservative MP , Michael Fallon , said : ‘ It is far more important to get the valuations right rather than fulfil time limits set down by local councils . ’ |
| 18 | that cow I 'll run down the stairs quick enough when the signal comes , salter 's away seemed to love throwing it out do n't they ? . |
| 19 | THE big guns came out firing blanks again at the US Open yesterday as the upset epidemic claimed world number one Jim Courier and three-times Wimbledon champion Boris Becker . |
| 20 | This acrylic surface is the type that has been used at the US Open ever since it moved from Forest Hills to Flushing Meadows . |
| 21 | It would have no effect at all on Aline , who could add two and two faster and get the sum right better than any girl I knew . |
| 22 | This strategy was possible because they have sold mainframes mostly to computer vendors in the country concerned rather than through direct sales channels . |
| 23 | This is her first live appearance in Britain — the country responsible more than any other for creating the Kylie phenomenon . |
| 24 | The name of document area shows the name of the document onscreen only after it has been saved , and the unbroken border until then . |
| 25 | To get rid of such furniture because it happens not to fit into present arrangements is rather like pulling down one wing of the house concerned just because it is not for the moment in use . |
| 26 | An occupier is in such a case liable only where the injury is due to some wilful act involving something more than the absence of reasonable care . |
| 27 | I , I mean I was a bit disappointed yesterday cos it was a good do |
| 28 | I 'm glad about that , cos to tell the truth , she used to get a bit strange sometimes after she took them . |
| 29 | Well they 're probably a bit shocked now cos they 've got clean water . |
| 30 | It 's all a bit confusing now cos we 've I 've just finished altering the whole of the middle of it but this It was a twenty four foot long main lounge . |