Example sentences of "[adv] [noun] [unc] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He analyses most effectively Wellington 's perception of the interaction in a given situation between politics , diplomacy and military expediency ; but seldom as a piece of military history does it lift the spirit and stir the heart . |
| 2 | Altogether Jim 's career with Crystal Palace presents an amazing catalogue of magnificent service . |
| 3 | Mrs Hollidaye was incapable of understanding how the thought of having to leave tomorrow hung on Dot 's shoulders like a heavy woollen cloak of despair . |
| 4 | The latter is frontman for ‘ The Pogues ’ , a New York outfit who play mostly Pogues ' covers to a packed house every Sunday at Paddy Reilly 's . |
| 5 | In the case of definite pronouns , we have shown that mapping from roles to roles and from roles to names can be influenced by manipulating the experimental task and , presumably subjects ' perception of it . |
| 6 | Chapter 11 works by allowing top management to get the firm out of trouble by drawing up a rescue plan that can involve restructuring the firm and writing down creditors ' claims on its assets . |
| 7 | So Taylor 's explanation for pulling out Carlton Palmer only loaded the ammunition for critics of both manager and player . |
| 8 | The emphasis on God 's revelation and on the faith that apprehends it raised the further question of what theology itself can speak about directly — the revelation , or merely faith 's apprehension of it ? |
| 9 | ‘ True it is that we ai n't in the habit of entertaining the likes of you , sir , most of the gentry as stops here in Newark preferring to bait down Saracen 's Head with that there Mr Thompson , but — ’ |
| 10 | So Marcus 's explanation of nineteenth-century pornography , for instance , is in terms of this conflict between the overpowering demands of the sexual drive and a social fabric disrupted by massive change . |
| 11 | The horses were quiet , three of them lying down , only Gary 's horse on its feet . |
| 12 | Looking back over this year 's first round matches , obviously Germany 's defeat in Rio by Brazil , amid what can only be described as typical South American frenzy and excitement , was the biggest shock and one which might even lead to repercussions not only by the ITF about crowd behaviour in some parts of the world but also from within the disgruntled German camp . |
| 13 | Secondly ( Chapter 3 ) , I shall examine not only Nizan 's resignation from the party and his subsequent death , but also his dramatic afterlife , a moment of political , ideological and cultural reproduction in which the complexity of his existence is obliterated beneath politically advantageous stereotypes : traitor , police spy , rebel , anti-hero . |
| 14 | Right O K yeah that 's the other major erm feature is that agriculture 's share of world trade has declined and manufacturing er share of world trade has increased and I 've got some er some numbers here erm so it says before the first world war agriculture 's share of world trade was over fifty percent , today it is less than fourteen percent okay , so agriculture 's share in world trade is declining and has been declining er essentially over the the last sort of seventy years or so . |
| 15 | Gabby came bowling down Jim 's driveway in a truck . |
| 16 | I phone Yvonne and William 's house but there 's only William 's voice on the answer-machine . |
| 17 | For example , with 10 per cent inflation , a sum of £100 saved in cash at the start of a year is worth only £100/1.1 = £90.91 at the end of the year . |
| 18 | Paige would have risen , too , only Travis 's hand on her wrist exerted enough force to keep her where she was . |
| 19 | There is much to enjoy in an unbuckled way in this basically commedia dell'arte wheeze of young lovers enlisting the wily servant 's help to outwit the old guardian-in this it springs from the same dramatic roots as much of pantomime . |
| 20 | So Gelon 's thank-offering after the battle of Himera , in which he defeated the Carthaginians , just reads ‘ Gelon son of Deinomenes the Syracusan ’ ; similarly the bronze helmet found at Olympia , dedicated by Hiero after his victory at Kyme — ‘ Hiero son of Deinomenes and the Syracusans ’ ( ML 28–9 = Fornara 54 , 64 ) . |
| 21 | Things have become far more sophisticated over the last fifty years , of course — from slowing down Clapton 's licks on record ( while 16RPM was still a reality ) to units like this one . |
| 22 | So labour 's share in the value of manufacturing output rose from 72 per cent in 1960 to 80 per cent in 1964 . |
| 23 | Paying 1% to intermediaries bringing in clients ' money to its lump-sum only Tessas , Save & Prosper ensures loyalty by imposing a £50 transfer fee . |
| 24 | George the 4ft-long grouper spends his days peering down visitors ' cleavages at Blackpool , but ignores men . |
| 25 | Only Hyde 's fear of his own death stops him from killing me . |
| 26 | She had a spare pair , which saved not only Eva 's eyesight on that occasion but throughout the remainder of her tour up to Shetland . |
| 27 | In the following days , however , the Argentinian Foreign Ministry , anxious not to impair the improved climate of relations with the UK [ for 1990 restoration of diplomatic relations see p. 37245 ] , toned down Menem 's proposal for arbitration , suggesting that it was one option among several . |
| 28 | Perhaps Gould 's work on snail speciation gives him some peculiarly perceptive insights into the baseball world . |
| 29 | Obviously Wordsworth 's performance in his studies at school must have been outstanding for him to have started off at Cambridge with such a lead , and it is hardly surprising that in the college examination in 1787 he was placed in the first class . |
| 30 | Last night , Barnet assistant manager Eddie Stein turned down Flashman 's offer of Fry 's job on a full-time basis , although he will do it temporarily until the New Year , when the offer might be made again . |