Example sentences of "[verb] [art] [adj] and [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact its name still adorns the large office block in Paddock Wood — they 're waiting for the Friends of Felix Dhjerzinsky to come and remove it — but below is enscribed the new and politically squeaky-clean name of ‘ English Hops ’ . |
| 2 | The man who made the original and so far only allegation of sexual abuse is believed to be living in England . |
| 3 | The Alliance for Progress reforms were absurd , given the enormous and very basic lack of educational materials available in the majority of state schools . |
| 4 | It was not long — and far quicker than he knew — before she became aware of his scrutiny and soon after sensed the unusual and possibly intimidating intensity of it . |
| 5 | Employees fear the unknown and therefore early training , progress reports and user involvement in the change process will help . |
| 6 | An extra benefit of Contran is that it should eliminate the infuriating and potentially dangerous situation when a stuck PTT switch or mike relay in one aircraft blocks a frequency for a protracted period . |
| 7 | Looking back on these campaigns at the end of her life , she defined the law as the chief agency for enacting God 's work and for abolishing the double-standard , which menaced the young and ultimately contributed to the disintegration of the state . |
| 8 | We may all experience the compelling and sometimes painful quality of moonlight , or sense the darkness that surrounds us as a palpable presence . |
| 9 | It should encourage a willingness to engage on common ground , where ‘ meaning ’ theist and ‘ meaning ’ atheist conduct an argument in which each understands the other and indeed may convert the other . |
| 10 | Paris was the focal centre of the Île de France region , which produced the early and most famous examples which set the pattern for the whole of northern Europe . |
| 11 | Moreover , much of the moral imperative of Judaeo-Christianity , to love one 's enemies , to support the poor and so on , is based upon the idea that God got His own divine hands dirty by becoming associated with actions that promoted such principles . |
| 12 | In the rural communities of previous centuries most families included more than two generations — the extended family — and the families of land-owners were further extended to include the indoor and sometimes the outdoor servants . |
| 13 | Critics and the viewing public were quite accustomed to seeing the nude and even courtisanes in pictures . |
| 14 | It was not that her therapist was possessed of unusual wisdom or insight and that Scarlet had learned from her : it was just that Scarlet had discerned her way of thought and her approach to the problems which beset the insecure and so found her entirely predictable . |
| 15 | Not surprisingly , Harry was unable to displace the famous and immensely popular England captain , Bob Crompton of Blackburn Rovers , from the national side , but the fact that a comparison was even made indicates just what sort of player Harry Collyer was . |
| 16 | There was certainly the influence of pressure groups such as Shelter ( representing the homeless and badly housed ) and Child Poverty Action Group . |
| 17 | Relatives of the Guildford 4 and Birmingham 6 described the brutal and systematically degrading treatment the prisoners receive in jail . |
| 18 | Few parish priests now occupy the large and often lovely rectories of the past . |
| 19 | The Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals ' report suggests that more flexibility should ‘ allow staff to be used considerably more effectively than under the present system , where research is considered the prime and often only road to reward and promotion and hence staff expect that the balance of their tasks should be broadly the same for all . ’ |
| 20 | If " malice " is proved against a sole defendant or against all defendants it may aggravate the hurt and hence the final award . |
| 21 | Things became so bad for the Charles Bal later on in the evening that she had to spend the entire night tacking back and forth south east of Krakatoa , probably remaining within twenty kilometres of it — the ash-fall from the eruption was so thick that Captain Watson could not see well enough to steer away to safety , but ironically , the glare from the volcano provided a weird and somewhat improbable lighthouse . |
| 22 | It would need a gigantic and vanishingly improbable leap across genetic hyperspace . |
| 23 | These provide a clear and very carefully controlled approach to English handwriting . |
| 24 | They therefore provide a secure and highly liquid asset for the banks . |
| 25 | Thus after the Christianization of Ireland , the priestly function was removed to a quite different kind of order , increasingly employing writing , while the bardic function , still often oral , entered a different and more specialized relationship to the aristocratic families . |
| 26 | To establish a revitalised and more ambitious energy and resource conservation programme , with special emphasis on reducing environmental effects so as to make further substantial progress by 1995 . |
| 27 | First , I am directing Leicestershire county council to establish a statutory and legally chaired inquiry whose terms of reference will be to inquire into management responses to complaints or other prima facie evidence of abuse , malpractice or other related matters in Leicestershire children 's homes between 1973 and 1986 ; and any other relevant management and personnel management matters during that period or subsequently . |
| 28 | Clearly , the Sverdlov posed a new and totally unexpected threat to the sea defences of Europe . |
| 29 | He regressed the change in the spot price on the change in the futures price for the previous five-minute period and found a positive and highly significant relationship . |
| 30 | Roebuck , moved a famous and extremely detailed vote of censure on Palmerston 's foreign policy over a period of two decades , 2,000 – 3,000 volumes of manuscript correspondence were consulted by officials in the government 's attempt to produce a convincing rebuttal . |