Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not suggested that the money belongs to the former regime of Siad Barre , nor that it is the property of a government or governmental agency rather than state property belonging to the Republic . |
| 2 | This is achieved by adjusting the spacing between the words and characters as necessary so that each line of text finishes at the same point . |
| 3 | Unless both parties successfully anticipate inflation by fixing the terms of loans in such a way as to compensate for inflation , the lenders find that the real value of their loans declines , and the borrowers find that the real value of their debts declines to the same extent . |
| 4 | Perhaps the best hope for progress lies in the many examples of good practice that already exist and which the Act simply reflects and builds on . |
| 5 | The pattern of extended family living persists with the few Bangladeshis who have grown up in Cardiff or elsewhere in Britain . |
| 6 | Every one of his books points to the same thing — unless we apply inhibition in our lives we will never be able to use intelligence in the way it was designed — to assist fulfilment . |
| 7 | For a £1 ‘ Each Way ’ bet , you stake £2. £1 of this goes on the same horse to win and the other £1 goes on the same horse to finish in the first three or four places , depending on how many runners there are in the race . |
| 8 | A trade union to my mind stands in the same position . |
| 9 | Andrew Guest , of United , said the proposals for speed restrictions would mean buses travelling over 50 speed humps on a half hour round trip . |
| 10 | Being a costly enterprise and having many uses to the modern state , research has at the same time come under increased scrutiny from the paymaster . |
| 11 | This a less familiar technique , used for a number of plants and usually very successful ( the persistence of couch grass and convolvulus from root fragments depends on the same principle ) . |
| 12 | The Di Meo brothers ' exhibition of paintings by Michel Haas , whose figures emerge from deep shadow , continues until 11 July , while the review of Spanish art put on by Artcurial ends on the same date . |
| 13 | The impact of the recession in Britain has compelled employers drastically to reduce labour costs at the same time as it has effectively shifted the balance of market strength in their favour . |
| 14 | This chapter concentrates on the latter two , i.e. fixed capital investment and inventory investment . |
| 15 | If your weight increases by a few pounds ( about 1 kg ) from one day to the next , do nothing for a day or two to try to redress the balance ; your weight could well drop back quite naturally . |
| 16 | Any such conflicting treaty would be absolutely and automatically void , and the signatory States to the former treaty could invoke that invalidity at any time . |
| 17 | Although Cheetham walked away with packets of dosh and has taken over Weidenfeld , his new list of authors relies on the same tired ( and expensive ) formula of ‘ star ’ novelists , which ultimately bores the reader and spoils the cash flow . |
| 18 | As a few of us stand and look at the Germans , Mills Roberts appears with a few of his Officers . |
| 19 | All the more remarkable , then , that Honda should this year have upstaged its European class competitors by introducing standard-fit driver 's side airbags to no fewer than 13 models of its range , beginning with the £11,750 Civic VEi . |
| 20 | SERPS consists of no more than a promise that future generations will pick up the bill . |
| 21 | SPRING ushers in a less than joyful seasonal event for local authority officers . |
| 22 | Predictions from these tables will let you down once or twice a year when a session of light wind invades for a few days . |
| 23 | Even though the local advantages for power and raw materials have gone , the industry remains in the same place . |
| 24 | The programme continues at the same venue throughout the week with the curtain up each evening at 8pm and 7.30pm on Saturday . |
| 25 | Almost all studies show that acid secretion remains at the same rate . |
| 26 | Second , educational research operates under the same principles as the rest of the service : for example , codes of practice in relation to gender , race or social class must be strictly adhered to . |
| 27 | ( The word booze comes from the same source . ) |
| 28 | In other words , in an oligopolistic framework , the non-equivalence between an optimal tariff and a quota arises since the latter changes the behaviour of the competing firms . |
| 29 | If the defendant in a default action does submit a defence in the prescribed time , the district judge fixes a date for the preliminary hearing , and the action proceeds in the same way as a fixed date action . |
| 30 | The information which appears on Skymaster comes from the same computers at Heathrow which churn out the printed stuff so you can guarantee that the data is accurate and changes reach you faster than they normally would on the paper system . |