Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [prep] [adj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the legs account for half the total height of the figure . |
| 2 | the legs account for half the total height of the figure . |
| 3 | If that continues during the 1990s , inflation averages 5% , and homes account for half the value of all bequests , Mintel thinks property transfers between generations will rise from perhaps £16 billion in 1990–91 to £25 billion in 1999–2000 . |
| 4 | No , it is the sale Scots make for all the girls and boys |
| 5 | He 's a Brazilian , and designs landscape with such an eye you 'd swear Mother Nature was his partner . ’ |
| 6 | The ‘ last instance ’ , the economic , never operates in isolation separate from all the other instances of the social totality : it is the lonely hour that never comes . |
| 7 | Many opportunities apply in both the private as well as the public sector and can be employed to help Wimpey obtain a competitive advantage in markets from power and water to education . |
| 8 | Our sincere thanks go to all the patients who have volunteered to share their experiences and allowed us to divulge intimate details about them , in the hope of helping others . |
| 9 | I am extremely proud and my thanks and appreciation go to all the staff . ’ |
| 10 | Signs in use for many referents reflect one or two of these properties , and thus we should not be surprised that comparisons of sign lists result in such a high degree of similarity , as the appearance , movement , and use of an object can be expected to be similar across different cultures . |
| 11 | Officials in Bucharest laugh at such a figure , but ordinary Romanians are so afraid of reprisals for even talking to foreigners that verification is impossible . |
| 12 | But in either or any case their verses must surely confound the French theorists : the poem as a construction of words must be — at least when the words come from such a charged area of human experience as these do — a construction also of sentiments and ideas . |
| 13 | Martina contented herself with a pot of tea , and held her cup with both hands , as girls are bound to do , the fingers spread for all the warmth . |
| 14 | The 29 foreign sites bring to 704 the overseas US installations being closed or reduced since 1990 . |
| 15 | The inspiration for the scheme in this bedroom ( left ) comes from many sources , but the elements combine in such a way to give it a universal appeal . |
| 16 | These communities benefit from both the individual actions of employees and corporate activities . |
| 17 | Investment trusts differ from all the other institutions we have discussed in this chapter , in a number of significant ways . |
| 18 | Within ( 2.2 ) significant financial effects arise from both the levels term in the exchange control index and the lagged dynamic term capturing domestic financial competitiveness . |
| 19 | Design , development and management have in common the absolute necessity of taking action based on incomplete information . |
| 20 | Design , development and management have in common the absolute necessity of taking action based on incomplete information . |
| 21 | With this ‘ chemically correct ’ mixture , all the hydrogen and carbon in the fuel combine with all the oxygen in the air to form carbon dioxide and water . |
| 22 | Remove any dust and grime so that your plants benefit from all the available light . |
| 23 | Whilst certain provisions in the memorandum and articles are essential in order to comply with legal provisions and/or with the rules , all that is required is that the memorandum and articles of a recognised body comply with both the rules and the necessary legal provisions ; the format does not have to be followed . |
| 24 | Suggest that perhaps the meeting reconvene in half an hour after studying the material . |
| 25 | One of the accepted reasons why most participants agree to such a major shift is that the population a department services has grown particularly fast . |
| 26 | Few plants come in such an interesting range of variegations , from loud ones like ‘ Goldheart ’ or the oddly miscoloured ‘ Buttercup ’ , to the more restrained , marbled foliage of ‘ Luzii ’ . |
| 27 | ( 2.8 ) reveals that the currents in both windings jump to half the rated value , V/2R = 1.5 A. |
| 28 | Businesses operate within such a framework ; they must observe planning regulations and comply with employment legislation . |
| 29 | Experimentation and development go on all the time as the company searches for new ways to capture and build on the knowledge already accumulated by its workers . |
| 30 | These new provisions legitimate in particular the common claim that single people 's housing needs can be met by the private rented sector . |