Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , the increasing use of urban development corporations ind Whitehall grants in inner cities would further undermine local authorities . |
| 2 | How else can you claim the insurance cover the certificate offers on all defects which occur in the first two years , and structural defects up to ten years ? |
| 3 | Male differs from other harriers in its largely brown plumage , grey only on wings and tail ; nearer to female in size than other harriers . |
| 4 | Male differs from both sexes of Baillon 's Crake in its olive-brown upperparts , unstreaked wing coverts , unbarred flanks . |
| 5 | They tended to locate component supplies in lower-income countries to create two-way trade with Japan ; they did not replace the trade in finished products ( Kojima , 1978 ) .6 The Japanese moves can not be explained in the defensive product-cycle terms ; they were offensive in the sense that they were designed to establish positions that permitted new world-scale advantages to be created by subsequent expansion . |
| 6 | Today the obviously ancient framework sits alongside modern additions and reconstructions . |
| 7 | Hastings claimed all the Lions points with six penalties , equalling the record for a Lion set by Tony Ward in South Africa in 1980 . |
| 8 | Hastings claimed all the Lions points with six penalties , equalling the record for a Lion set by Tony Ward in South Africa in 1980 . |
| 9 | As the Dragon , signifying ‘ the being who excels in intelligence ’ , breathes ‘ fire ’ , the destructive action of snake venom resembles that of the all-devouring fire , and the snake belongs to those beings which are believed to possess to a high degree that magical energy which is indicated by the Sanskrit word ‘ Tajas ’ , meaning heat or fire . |
| 10 | Although we could not determine the sensitivity of thyroglobulin , the specificity of about 100% agrees with previous results . |
| 11 | Each hair goes through distinct stages of growth . |
| 12 | In chapter 27 , when Jacob steals his blessing , the writer goes to great lengths , as we have indicated already , to evoke our sympathy for Esau , and to help us share his anguish . |
| 13 | But the government of Shamir insists on Israeli soldiers , at great risk , policing the area and protecting the Jewish settlers there — fanatical characters who , according to the soldiers , do not work . |
| 14 | When an elastic wave is obliquely incident at a fluid-solid interface , the refracted wave splits into two components : dilatational and transverse . |
| 15 | The range has eight firing points on two levels . |
| 16 | But little preparation goes into these meetings . |
| 17 | The ascent on to the ridge evolves in easy stages , taking you up over a number of small , craggy knolls until you reach the commodious upper slopes of the Munro . |
| 18 | The UFC funds are allocated to the Universities for support of their teaching and research activities , whereas the Research Council money goes towards specific projects , reviewed by an internal assessment panel comprising subject specialists drawn from university departments . |
| 19 | There is a real danger that money goes to Voluntary Organisations who are best at filling in forms — that presentation wins out over content . |
| 20 | This is reflected , as the University goes to considerable lengths to import sportsmen . |
| 21 | West Sussex belongs to Southern Arts Association , who operate erm to the west of us , right the way through to Dorset . |
| 22 | This is unlike the activation induced by the powerful stimulus of calcium ionophores in that prostaglandins induce platelet dense body secretion and α-granule secretion but not secretion of lysosomal hydrolases ( MacIntyre , 1979 ) . |
| 23 | Every jumper goes through rigorous checks before they take the plunge , including a weigh-in to make sure they have the correct elastic rope for their size . |
| 24 | The Citation Index looks at current publications to see what previously published articles are being cited by the present authors . |
| 25 | Money counts with licensed dealers . |
| 26 | The story starts with various accounts of what journalists have dubbed ‘ Verbivore ’ , an unexplained phenomenon in which the modulations of electromagnetic waves are being mysteriously ‘ flattened ’ by some unknown agent . |
| 27 | Other shapes include elliptical and spandrel , as well as extra soffit strips for wider walls , and rectangular make-up pieces , which can be used between arch corners , or to lengthen the centre of a semi-circular arch . |
| 28 | The second set of strategies looks to outside sources of support . |
| 29 | It is in its work on health and healing , the Board of Social Responsibility has for some years now been concerned with the provision of training conferences for ministers and others involved in this aspect of the church 's commission . |
| 30 | In the preface to his Hortus Britanno-Americanus ( written in 1749 but not published until 1763 ) Mark Catesby [ q.v. ] , the pioneer naturalist of the south-eastern states of America , said that ‘ Mr. Gray at Fulham has for many years made it his business to raise and cultivate the plants of America ( from whence he has annually fresh supplies ) in order to furnish the curious with what they want … |