Example sentences of "[art] [det] [noun] [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the linguist who undertakes the analysis of discourse has ultimately the same aims as a linguist who uses ‘ system-sentences ’ in his grammatical description of a language , there are important methodological differences involved in the two approaches . |
| 2 | The major reasons for a care order are that the children have themselves committed an offence , they are in need of care , protection and control , or they or another child of the same family have been victims of an offence or are in the same household as a person convicted of a serious offence such as manslaughter , cruelty or suchlike . |
| 3 | I 'm sure many GWR aficionados will be aware that a 42XX has the same controls as a 51XX and a 28XX the same as a ‘ Hall ’ . |
| 4 | Writing by the art critic of a newspaper is self-evidently criticism , in parallel with the writing of music and theatre critics ; an exhibition can be treated almost in the same way as a performance . |
| 5 | The sting of a nettle works in just the same way as a hypodermic syringe . |
| 6 | This makes the transitions less well defined and subject to jitter in rather the same way as a multivibrator will jitter if the initial approach to transistor turn-on is not rapid . |
| 7 | ‘ In the same way as a working person and a taxpayer makes a specific contribution to the upkeep of the national health system , so could a specific premium or tax be levied to support publicly funded legal services , ’ he said . |
| 8 | The small publisher collects money in the same way as a larger one , but a bigger publisher has extra staff to promote a writer 's repertoire . |
| 9 | BSAC medical officer Dr Peter Wilmhurst , of St Thomas ' Hospital , London , says : ‘ Divers are entitled to treatment under the NHS Act in the same way as a skater who breaks a leg on the ice or a rider who breaks his back falling off a horse . |
| 10 | The curds could be pulled away from the edge of the vat , in the same way as a cooked Victoria sandwich can be lightly pulled away from the edge of a cake tin , and the curd could be cut in a straight line with a finger . |
| 11 | So a wild horse will learn to ask for food in the same way as a domestic horse that it may be stabled with , and older foals learn to copy their mothers , and demand their oats with the same imperious neigh . |
| 12 | The computer is then trained to become an expert in medical diagnosis in exactly the same way as a medical student : by being presented with lots of case histories , and being told what the correct diagnosis is . |
| 13 | This process seems to occur in much the same way as a plan position indicator in a radar system monitors the movement of targets recorded on the radar sets by reference to the stable map of the background locality . |
| 14 | The NVC is intended to provide a national standard for describing vegetation , in much the same way as a national Flora describes the species , and so it is clearly desirable to refer to the NVC in local Floras . |
| 15 | The dip tank operates in the same way as a break tank in fluid circuit . |
| 16 | The first common mistake people make is to imagine that a dog thinks in the same way as a human being . |
| 17 | He has to relearn it stage by stage , building up his awareness through experience , in much the same way as a child learns about putting on clothes by himself . |
| 18 | That experience , that some might have taken as a manifestation of great love , I took as a warning in much the same way as a sentinel on the walls of Roman must have shouted : ‘ Take cover , here comes Attila ! ’ |
| 19 | We became very close to each other at this time , in the same way as a new baby and mother come very close through constant physical contact . |
| 20 | Floating plastic ball blankets which lie on the surface in the same way as a crust have been tried , the manufacturers claiming they have on occasions been beneficial in reducing odours presumably by reducing evaporation , although the precise reason is not apparently known . |
| 21 | Different types of shops are laid out in different ways — you would n't expect an expensive dress shop to be laid out in the same way as a supermarket , for example . |
| 22 | Professor Akio Sasaki and Assistant Professor Shigeo Fujita claim that their ‘ multifunctional optical element device ’ can amplify light signals , store them in the same way as a conventional computer stores electric signals , and channel the flow of rays in one direction by absorbing random reflected light . |
| 23 | This strangeness will very quickly pass in the same way as a capped tooth or new filling feels peculiar after a visit to the dentist yet , after a couple of days , we do not even notice it any more . |
| 24 | But , however special , it is first and foremost a workplace — in just the same way as a factory , a hospital , or school . |
| 25 | The producer should know the score , not in the same way as a conductor , but perhaps in the manner of a good driver who does not know what goes on underneath the bonnet but who can handle a car very well and one who knows exactly what to do if the car breaks down . |
| 26 | Put the line ferret through the system and the loose ferret may well be located and subsequently dug out in the same way as a rabbit . |
| 27 | It is used with absorbent disposable potty pouches , which can be removed when the job is done , and disposed of in the same way as a disposable nappy . |
| 28 | The patent operates in much the same way as a title deed to property , except that the ‘ property ’ can not be alienated . |
| 29 | Fender have called this control ‘ Loudness ’ for two reasons : one , because it varies the amp 's loudness , and two , since it operates in much the same way as a stereo system 's ‘ loudness ’ control , boosting both bass and presence to create more palatable tones at low volume settings . |
| 30 | The tail aids stability by acting in the same way as a drogue which will keep the kite heading into wind , and its weight ensures that the centre of gravity is well behind the line attachment . |