Example sentences of "[verb] [coord] [vb -s] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Travelling can thus indicate the headlong tempo of the narrative or , in its twists and turns , a principle of sequence by digression — not from a ‘ main action ’ , but simply digression from what immediately precedes or succeeds a particular section . |
| 2 | So imagine how you would feel if someone breaks into your new home and destroys or steals the very things you are proud of , the things you have worked hard to buy . |
| 3 | It is alleged by the plaintiff that the use of these roads by numerous heavy goods vehicles at night amounts to a public nuisance for which the defendants are responsible : the dock company because it controls the Gillingham Gate and by its operation of the gate and the port in general causes or permits the heavy goods vehicles to go in and out of it at all hours , and the fourth and fifth defendants , Crescent Wharves Ltd. and Ship Link Terminals Ltd. respectively , because as sublessees of the dock company they or their customers send heavy goods vehicles in and out of the port and cause or materially contribute to the alleged nuisance . |
| 4 | Well , certainly an ethical proposition which incorporates or presupposes a factual claim can be inconsistent with a factual statement . |
| 5 | The kitchen is quite beautifully designed and has a staggering amount of storage space , along with really small double sink and a washing up machine , and electric gadgets of every variety . |
| 6 | The structure has been consciously designed and has an official purpose . |
| 7 | The National Rifle Association , founded in 1871 , holds that honour and supports the natural and constitutional right of free men to keep and bear arms . |
| 8 | ORCHESTRE : [ Rousseau gives ten reasons why the Paris Opéra orchestra makes the least effect of any European orchestra , the seventh of which is ] the unendurable noise of the baton which covers and deadens the whole effect of the ensemble . |
| 9 | However , the sequence of somite formation and what they will form seems to be programmed early in development long before the somites themselves appear and provides a good example of how , once the programme is specified , the cells follow it even when they are placed in abnormal relationships . |
| 10 | Marx made the point that : ‘ Production in general is an abstraction , but a sensible abstraction insofar as it actually emphasises and defines the common aspects and thus avoids repetition . ’ |
| 11 | John Tomlinson 's article , Dose , Dilution and the LM Potencies which was first published in the Journal of the Society of Homœopaths ( Vol. 10 No. 4 Dec. 1990 ) has been included and gives a detailed analysis of Hahnemann 's thinking which led to his development of the LM system . |
| 12 | But if the Section Sergeant goes in for any necessary purpose , the Inspector comes in , he is reported and gets a severe reprimand from his superiors for idling his time in the Station . |
| 13 | It further develops and tests a notational scheme for this function which could eventually become the basis of a standard in this field of practice . |
| 14 | This programme develops and refines a detailed model of the Scottish economy constructed and made operational under a previous ESRC programme award . |
| 15 | For example , needs to account for why if the sentence P and Q is true , then so is the sentence Q and in order to do that it assigns a certain structure , for example as on the handout in my assigned structure and brackets P Q. Erm anyway erm it just has and has a separate particle operating on two distinct sentences that are not ordered syntax needs to account for the well-formedness of the structure , sorry P and Q. The ill-formedness of P Q and the similar grouping of and with or that is in English between sentences and where you can find one and find another but not with , not you do n't say John loves Mary not Peter loves Jill . |
| 16 | It is now being rebuilt and houses a small community of artists and craftsmen . |
| 17 | Among his other good qualities are : a strong attachment to his home and a constant readiness to defend it ; he is very willing to retrieve and has a good capacity for tracking ; he has considerable endurance , likes the water and is fond of children . |
| 18 | The lake is frozen and provides a pleasant path to the back of the cwm . |
| 19 | He pauses and gives a lazy Dirty Harry-style smile : ‘ But if it 's falling off a building I 'll let someone else do it . ’ |
| 20 | The post-privatisation product looks and tastes no different ; but its price everywhere is sharply higher . |
| 21 | What is more , Kylie herself profits rather than suffers from her not specially glamorous girl-next-door looks and produces an unstudied and effective portrait of a young , underage provincial girl who falls for Charlie Schlatter 's equally youthful sailor and gets dubbed a deliquent . |
| 22 | When eating small mammals , it frequently strips and eats the soft parts from the carcase discarding the skin and bones , and it sometimes accomplishes this in a most peculiar fashion . |
| 23 | signifies and requires a substantial redefinition of the traditional relationship between these sectors . |
| 24 | Such vivid , metaphoric language epitomizes and illustrates the ultimate truths and values of the police world . |
| 25 | Gardiner usefully quotes or paraphrases the lively testimony of many sitters and visitors from a wide variety of sources and it is at these moments that the artist at his most affectionate , considerate , perceptive and even gently self-deprecating comes to life . |
| 26 | A structure word which limits or determines a nominal ( noun ) . |
| 27 | Piecing together a catalogue of recurring laments neither answers nor dismisses the still pertinent question : are things really getting worse , getting better , or remaining the same ? |
| 28 | One of the most attractive Rasboras is the Redline Rasbora which is elegantly shaped and carries a lovely orange/red stripe throughout the entire length of its tiny body . |
| 29 | As soon as I see that a patient 's breathing pattern is changing dramatically or that the eye movement behind the closed lids is altering , I instruct him to be aware of and to understand all that is happening but to see it as if on a film or television screen , so that he is completely detached and feels no physical or mental distress whatsoever . |
| 30 | The priest who is thought of as a man who goes into poor areas and preaches and helps the needy and the poor as Saint Francis did , is showing rich tourists paintings . |