Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [conj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Industrial relations became strained when the post office abolished a flexible shift system at the SWindon branch . |
| 2 | It seemed like only moments after Shiona had fallen asleep that the light snapped on in the compartment and a strong hand was dragging her from her bunk . |
| 3 | Suddenly he gave a frightened start , for he had nearly fallen asleep and the ground below seemed a long distance away . |
| 4 | The power to negotiate , which is central to compliance systems , is one which exists by implication only but one made possible because the law is not made concrete or specific . |
| 5 | Where at that date , any payment was accruing due , ie where payment in arrears was stipulated , the creditor may prove for the amount which would have fallen due if the debt had accrued from day to day ( r 6.112(2) ) . |
| 6 | After a brief , acid interval , the terms became right and the bargain was struck . |
| 7 | The stamps got intercepted but the watch |
| 8 | The glass canopy , dating from when the property was used as a garage , and the existing facade would remain intact but the building behind would be demolished and rebuilt . |
| 9 | Could that remain intact as the channel strives to keep advertisers happy ? |
| 10 | The 14th Army issued an ultimatum on April 2 that it would order troops to combat alert if the fighting in the area did not subside . |
| 11 | Happily , I became pregnant and the hair disappeared . |
| 12 | At age 20 she became pregnant and the pregnancy was complicated by episodes of small and large bowel obstruction . |
| 13 | Gower and Lamb both produced sixties and actually managed a century stand , but no other batsman passed eight and the total was no more than 176 . |
| 14 | They then remain seated while the rest leave for the next trip . |
| 15 | so they got that and the carpet it had been seven ninety nine in Allied and it had been reduced three ninety nine for a week |
| 16 | It must be with the tail hanging lower than the nose . |
| 17 | More people became interested and the field expanded rapidly once the exact composition of the prostaglandins was known . |
| 18 | The declaration made clear that the Union Treaty need only be signed by the nine republics which were party to the Novoye Ogarevo meeting . |
| 19 | While the communiqué made clear that the alliance needed to confront " new security risks and challenges of a global nature " which threatened " common interests " , it was understood that France had expressed strong reservations about NATO extending its responsibilities beyond European frontiers . |
| 20 | The resolution made clear that the Commission ‘ also expresses its grave concern that there are continuing threats to the life of a citizen of another state which appear to have the support of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and whose care is mention in the report of the special representative ’ . |
| 21 | He would like it made clear that the line is not a public right of way , but he does not object to access under suitably controlled circumstances . |
| 22 | The conditions of employment which accompanied Mr. Claydon 's letter of engagement made clear that the Authority reserved the right of transfer . |
| 23 | Neither the U.S. nor Russian statements made clear whether the crash occurred on or beneath the surface . |
| 24 | Therefore V c falls until it reaches the lower logic 0 threshold ( V- ) , upon which the output once more goes high and the cycle repeats . |
| 25 | But if we now recall the alternative definition of democracy as popular power , or popular sovereignty , then it becomes clear that it can not be a democratic act for the people to vote away their own power and their own rights ; any more than if I freely renounce my freedom I can remain free because the renunciation was a free act . |
| 26 | John Lennon dropped in on it , and got embarrassed when the poet , naked except for a pair of underpants draped round his head , kissed him on the cheek . |
| 27 | For the avoidance of doubt I make clear that the investor would not be entitled to recover more than £100,000 . |
| 28 | These contracts , whilst stating it is a condition of employment that staff accept " all reasonable assignments " , make clear that the organisation has no obligation to offer work and that staff will not be paid when there is no work for them ( the organisation refers to this as " laying the worker off " ) . |
| 29 | Under the heading ’ Protecting the Environment , the Worker and the Public ’ , the minutes state : ’ The Single European Act and the Fourth Environmental Action Programme make clear that the environment is an integral part of the Community 's economic , social , industrial , agricultural and other policies . |
| 30 | Bartlett 's ideas on schemata became popular when the development of computers meant that theories of this type could be programmed ( e.g. Minsky , 1975 ; Rumelhart , 1975 ; Schank , 1976 ) . |