Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | HATS OFF Delighted workers cheer pay cut boss Richard |
| 2 | A comparison of the prospectuses for 1980–81 and 1986–87 of a number of institutions for this study suggested that , contrary to the arthritic stereotype purveyed sometimes by the press and others who should know better , degree provision in higher education is by no means static . |
| 3 | It 's a Christmas perk for local farmers to sell holly and mistletoe . |
| 4 | CONFLICTING views about economic prospects emerged in two surveys published yesterday . |
| 5 | We want to hear your views about any issue affecting the countryside . |
| 6 | We want to hear your views about any issue affecting the countryside . |
| 7 | They do run counter to the views about national sovereignty held by most peoples in Europe , not just the British . |
| 8 | This , in turn , might account for our difficulty in dealing with objects through academic studies dominated by language . |
| 9 | The lengthy seizure of alien priories provides an obvious explanation for this , but the Black Death , of course , also multiplied vacancies for all patrons to exploit . |
| 10 | Opponents of the MTO claim it would institutionalise the primacy of free trade over environmental protection and make it easier to challenge high national standards on environmental protection as unfair barriers to trade . |
| 11 | In late spring , when there is more natural warmth during the day , an unheated greenhouse will provide sufficient extra protection for most seeds to germinate satisfactorily in a frost-free greenhouse . |
| 12 | The largest grant for this year goes to Liverpool Roman Catholic Cathedral which receives £500,000 , needed for structural repairs and water-proofing of the 1930 Lutyens crypt . |
| 13 | When the promised sprinters were not delivered on time , when the fares increased in proportion to the decline in reliability , when children are stranded because trains have broken down , when Conservative-controlled Suffolk county council subsidises the late night train , and when central Government grant for British Rail goes up , yet the service is still like a lottery , I despaired , I despair , and I will continue to despair until we give individuals , travellers , employees and taxpayers a real incentive to make it work — the freedom to succeed in the private sector . |
| 14 | SCE candidates who have the opportunity to undertake sixth-year work in mathematics will find it a valuable preparation for all courses offered by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics . |
| 15 | It was reported on May 17 that the United States was prepared to accept as refugees 350 former Libyan soldiers captured in Chad in the late 1980s and then given training there , allegedly in preparation for US-backed efforts to destabilize the Libyan regime . |
| 16 | About two hours preparation for ten minutes eating . |
| 17 | I worked in the coal mines for three years to obtain my colliery manager 's certificate . |
| 18 | He gave two courses of lectures and the notes for both courses survived : one on the New Testament and one on the Christian idea of redemption . |
| 19 | His spare-time activities during these years resulted in various patents , including one from 1931 concerning the Baird TV system and one in 1933 for the variable density technique of optically recording sound on film . |
| 20 | Japanese banks will continue to write off and provide against masses of doubtful debts for several years to come . |
| 21 | Discussions between two people provide good materials , but will be useless if words are mouthed , since , as ever , you need whole sentences at normal speed with normal rhythm . |
| 22 | The ESP series covering Engineering , Business and Travel and Tourism takes a different approach and records real discussions between real people working in a factory , the travel industry and an office . |
| 23 | Whoever wins will face a dilemma — whether to prosecute military personnel for human rights abuses . |
| 24 | The slap-down for macho big-spenders came in a survey by the Brut fragrance company . |
| 25 | According to IDC figures , shipments through indirect channels accounted for 40% of all Unix sales in 1991 , a figure likely to rise to 55% by 1997 . |
| 26 | The component labelled logogen system is a collection of logogens , one logogen for each word known to the person whose logogen system this is . |
| 27 | You probably know that , when increasing while knitting with pushers , a pusher must be brought from the blocking rail for each stitch increased . |
| 28 | A settlement for these purposes does not include a transfer of assets . |
| 29 | In the past , reasons for changing clubs have been couched in euphemistic terms , such as the need for a fresh challenge . |
| 30 | John Daubney is no fool and has sought the solution because he , like many others , looks for reasons for unexpected noises occurring at 3 a. m. in the morning . |