Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] [noun] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nonetheless the majority British culture does contrast with many others in the relative unimportance of wider kin ties , including arrangements found traditionally elsewhere in Europe . |
| 2 | The side stabilising units do add an extra support feature , but except for that , the Disc adds very little to the shoe . |
| 3 | If such high concentration mucosal production does occur , it is probable that specific treatment to reduce TNF α production will be of clinical benefit , and it is therefore important that the extent of local production is assessed more directly . |
| 4 | The words partial knitting do sound very technical to new knitters but if you are familiar with hand knitting you will discover that partial knitting is what hand knitters term ‘ knit to so many stitches , turn and knit back ’ , although , of course , doing it by machine takes a fraction of the time . |
| 5 | In practice many librarians do insist on seeing books before ordering , and the system of obtaining ‘ on approval ’ copies through library suppliers is widespread . |
| 6 | Websters Yorkshire Bitter has launched a national Shire Horse coastal tour to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first Lifeboat Saturday in Manchester . |
| 7 | Of course ordinary numbers do have this commutation property ; 2 x 3 and 3 x 2 are both undoubtedly 6 . |
| 8 | Well the cost , er we are within budget and the cost was one point nine six million , er but of course central government do pay fifty one per cent of that . |
| 9 | ( At particular historical periods political ideology helped provide a unifying force for labour , instilling a sense of perspective and purpose beyond the mere rectification of current grievances . ) |
| 10 | Immediately after the report 's submission the North Korean government did reverse its previously stated position by admitting that a small quantity of plutonium had been produced for experimental use only . |
| 11 | A successful £13.1m rights issue in January this year helped offset the £14.2m spent on acquisitions designed to focus the business on over the counter products which now comprise 25pc of group turnover . |
| 12 | ( However , on May 1 ministers did approve a " solemn declaration " to be attached to the Treaty saying that " it was and is their intention that the protocol shall not limit freedom either to travel between member states or … to obtain or make available in Ireland , information relating to services lawfully available in member states " . ) |
| 13 | Ley hunters today tend to think of leys purely as alignments and are to some extent dubious about Watkins 's idea of old straight tracks-though the South American paths do present a question mark here . |
| 14 | Joy 's strawberry blonde hair did give her the look of a shop window dummy but under all her rouge and lipstick she could be decisive . |
| 15 | Of course these categories do overlap . |
| 16 | Just a , to , just trying to illustrate the point that size does matter sometimes . |
| 17 | LISBURN Borough Council will match any offer made by Lisburn Sports Advisory Committee to help finance the new Lisburn Youth Football League . |
| 18 | It does , however , require skill and in the 1988 article , Burnard outlines practical exercises to help develop empathy in a variety of nursing settings , while at the same time citing the problems involved in empathy training . |
| 19 | And in those days most people did have their children at home , did n't they ? |
| 20 | Identifiable links between the Mycenaeans and Egyptians have until now been largely confined to deposits of Mycenaean pottery in Egypt , and sporadic finds of Egyptians objects in Greece.If this papyrus does show Mycenaean warriors fighting alongside Egyptians , perhaps as mercenaries , it provides the first evidence for more direct interaction between these two major Bronze Age cultures of the Mediterranean . |
| 21 | Allatt and Yeandle ( 1986 ) report findings from their study of young unemployed people that brothers and sisters give each other financial support to help cope with unemployment . |
| 22 | The powerful Goellner , 6ft 5in , put out Petr Korda in Paris last month to help boost his ranking to 34 , but showed at Queen 's last week that he has a game for grass . |
| 23 | Well , for a start each flat did have an inside toilet ; also , each storey had only two families , that is , two to each of the three landings . |
| 24 | But , more importantly at the time , he brought in Amstrad chief Sugar to help thwart a take-over bid by newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell and save the club from possible bankruptcy . |
| 25 | Launching the network , David Trippier , minister of state for the environment and countryside noted that plenty of environmental data exists in isolation but that the ECN will ensure the collation of good quality compatible data to help develop a framework for future policies . |
| 26 | Freight trains are a mile long and their lonely whistles do blow whoo-whoo in the night ; Coney Island hot dogs do come with a million toppings ; hamburgers are gigantic . |
| 27 | Although not representing any direct threat to the government these rebellions did hinder the country 's economic recovery . |
| 28 | Which is , I mean it , just you know , as literary connections these things do pop up in your mind . |
| 29 | Patrick first cut her hair into a soft convex bob before Kerry , using a spatula and slide technique , coloured the hair with a selection of blonde and soft brown shades from Wella 's Koleston 2000 range to help disguise the grey and give a variegated effect . |
| 30 | US domestic-based banks do lend domestic dollars to Latin American customers , just as German banks make domestic DM loans to East European borrowers . |