Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the stink it raised in some quarters , The Krays made perfect sense as a symptom of the curious British habit of turning petty villains into national folk heroes . |
| 2 | Some cities housed larger proportions of households whose head was born in the New Commonwealth than national statistics would indicate . |
| 3 | ( Objects lose different fractions of their kinetic energy before catastrophic disruption ; for example , the 29-m stony asteroid entering at 45° has had its kinetic energy reduced by ablation and deceleration to 10Mton by the time it reaches 10km altitude . ) |
| 4 | The third phase of the DBA involves interdisciplinary research into one or more key issues facing business . |
| 5 | Prime Minister Bob Hawke made sweeping changes in his Cabinet , appointed on April 3 following the re-election by a narrow margin of his Australian Labor Party ( ALP ) government on March 23 . |
| 6 | JM Pensioner wins silver medal at International Exhibition |
| 7 | The calming and relaxing effect of electro-acupuncture using 10 Hz through particular acupuncture points may be due to a similar reason . |
| 8 | ( 1 ) A licensing board shall not refuse to grant a licence under this Part of this Act except under subsection ( 2 ) below or on one or more of the following grounds : ( a ) that the applicant is disqualified by or under this or any other enactment for holding a licence or is in other respects not a fit and proper person to hold a licence under this Part of this Act ; or ( b ) that the premises to which an application relates are not fit and convenient for the purposes of the canteen ; or ( c ) in a case where objection has been made to the situation of the canteen , on the ground specified in the objection ; or ( d ) that the applicant or body providing the canteen has entered into an agreement limiting the sources from which the alcoholic liquor or the mineral waters to be sold in the canteen may be obtained ; but nothing in this subsection shall prevent a licensing board from specifying in the licence granted by it the types of liquor ( including if the board thinks fit types of liquor other than those in respect of which the application for the licence was made ) which may be sold under the licence , and the holder of the licence or his employee or agent shall be guilty of an offence , if he sells alcoholic liquor of a type other than that specified in the licence . |
| 9 | Spilt blood and other body fluids should be cleaned up with household bleach diluted one part in ten parts of water . |
| 10 | The minimum suggested fall is 1:40 , however , if a very small fall such as this is used it is important to take great care to seal all side and end laps with Rockwell sealing strip using two strips per joint . |
| 11 | Smith devised a technique using eight pieces of latex rather than one overall mask , including convincing eyelids . |
| 12 | One way to achieve this is to identify semantically related pairs of words and compare the performance of the technique using these pairs to that of unrelated pairs . |
| 13 | Fig 8 Carry the board using one hand on the daggerboard and the other in the mast track |
| 14 | If we were to insist that prayer involves some form of dialogue then it would presuppose that we already know what is meant by the concept of God . |
| 15 | Successful missionizing activities and the extending of the boundaries and powers of states led secular authorities to an examination of the sources of power and to its exercise . |
| 16 | Why do some authorities make greater provision for pupils with special needs than other authorities faced with the same Problems ? ’ |
| 17 | After the revolution of 1327 the commons in parliament sought statutory protection against the measures Edward II had taken . |
| 18 | Prominent individuals , including Gen. ( retd ) Olusegun Obasanjo and Chief Anthony Enahoro , announced plans to promote new moves towards full multiparty democracy . |
| 19 | Holtermann 's analysis of data from the 1971 census using six indicators of inadequate housing showed that urban conurbations , particularly Clydeside and London , contained a disproportionate amount of inadequate housing . |
| 20 | The Brixton Gang Rape case produced several complaints to the Press Council which upheld most but not all of the complaints . |
| 21 | The pupils probed the boundaries of accepted behaviour , trading the acceptance of a physical rebuke for the freedom to enjoy verbal skirmishing of a kind that would be generally unacceptable in school . |
| 22 | IDE drives available range from 80 to 515Mb , along with diskless and floppy-only variants . |
| 23 | The boiler produces hot water for the radiators as well as instant hot water whenever required , without the need for a bulky tank or cylinder . |
| 24 | The blatant placing of a bolt in a Lakeland mountain crag produced considerable reaction throughout the rock climbing fraternity . |
| 25 | In the local council offices , a department of employment vacancy board offers meagre opportunities for the job seeker . |
| 26 | Throughout the 1970s , its annual meetings passed regular resolutions in support of nuclear expansion . |
| 27 | The degree in Chemical Physics integrates substantial parts of chemistry and physics . |
| 28 | ‘ Does the interview with the Admiral make any difference to anything ? ’ |
| 29 | Thank God it 's 130 jobs for Glasgow or if that 's too flippant : Projects bring 130 jobs to Glasgow |
| 30 | Then Harvey produced two items from his own pocket . |