Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A g-g transition may be forbidden if considered as a purely electronic process , but it may become allowed if it is coupled to a vibrational process of u symmetry — if , for instance , a u vibrational mode is excited in the upper state . |
| 2 | As well as the normal forms of engagement letter the following should also be considered if acting as a lead adviser : |
| 3 | Under this guise it probes the ‘ labyrinths and inward turns of the mind ’ in abuse of power in human relationships , especially that of mistress to servants or ‘ humble companion ’ , with acute psychological insight , no doubt won while living as a dependant . |
| 4 | The Registrar has put forward the issues that he may consider when dealing with a potential breach of this principle . |
| 5 | The form of input is so basic that almost any application can be encoded as input to a network . |
| 6 | Emma-Hoo is depicted as riding on a water-buffalo and parading past lines of men to pass judgement upon them , reflecting their sentence back to them by means of a giant bronze mirror on his breast . |
| 7 | The orang-utan , gorilla , and chimpanzee are usually depicted as arising from a stock separate from that leading to man . |
| 8 | By the time he returned home , he had already passed beyond the position of Lyell and Forbes and had begun to investigate the possibility that species might actually be modified when exposed to a new environment . |
| 9 | This romantic view of the Germanic commune had an unconscious effect on Marx and led him to follow those German historians who were trying to reconstruct an old system which they say as smothered by a newer one . |
| 10 | Police said the raiders had taken £450 worth of sweaters but fled when disturbed by a passer-by . |
| 11 | Whitehall is unmoved by all this ; human rights violations are forgotten when perpetrated by a pro-Western government with ready cash . |
| 12 | Whitehall is unmoved by such considerations ; human rights violations are forgotten when perpetrated by a pro-Western government with ready cash . |
| 13 | Note that the in nudist would tend to be omitted when followed by a stop consonant such as — hence permitting the above ambiguity . |
| 14 | The relative merits of both approaches have to be considered when opting for a solution to a particular diagnostic problem . |
| 15 | This group of fish was also fully fledged in the Devonian , and this is of particular significance because the origin of all land vertebrates has been considered as lying within a species of this group . |
| 16 | For example , it is suggested that : " The rooms should be grouped in a simple manner , easy for patients and visitors to find their way around ; the whole building should be on one level and should look as far as is possible both externally and internally like a house not a hospital : there should be a clearly defined main entry/exit point for patients , staff , visitors and supplies which should have a ramped approach and in which the main door should be lockable : WC and washing compartment should be shared between pairs of single bed rooms and should be readily accessible to the sitting and dining rooms ; the bathroom should be readily accessible to both day and night areas ; the WC and the bathroom should be equipped for wheelchairs and standing users : the sitting and dining rooms and the external enclosure should be accessible by wheelchair : rooms should be differentiated in colour and finish while remaining domestic in scale and character : an informal , welcoming and comfortable reception/waiting area is required at the entrance to provide shelter and waiting spaces for visitors : the area between main entrance and sub-section entrances is likely to be an extensive area of circulation and will be the hub of the building but it could also be , spaciously , rather than an enlarged corridor , a positive amenity and focus if designed as a conservatory , for example , to contain plants or even birds and fish providing a stimulus to patients ' visitors and staff , and , finally : the safe external enclosure ( to which I referred earlier , ) should take the form of a walled garden matching the materials of parent buildings , suitably softened with appropriate planting . |
| 17 | Payment by cheque will be accepted if accompanied by a banker 's card ( see Chapter 5 ) and if it is within the limit of the banker 's card ( usually £50 ) . |
| 18 | Personal cheques will also be accepted if accompanied by a valid cheque card . |
| 19 | Perhaps the mosaic is correctly dated if assigned to a period of c. 300-330 . |
| 20 | Alan Ross noticed that if he encountered Minton , in street or bar , he seemed unwilling to talk unless surrounded by a bevy of young men who made serious conversation impossible . |
| 21 | Mr Brown was freed while waiting for a decision on the appeal . |
| 22 | The Stairs came together ‘ gradually ’ , according to Edgar ; he and guitarist Ged Lynn actually met while working on a YTS scheme , and formed the band two years ago . |
| 23 | In Ashley v Esso Transportation Co Ltd ( 1956 ) The Times , 8 February the plaintiff claimed as part of his damages for injury suffered whilst working in a ship the extra expense incurred since the accident in having to buy his cigarettes ashore instead of on board free of duty . |
| 24 | Remember , family planning is free under the National Health Service and you can choose whether to go to a family planning clinic or a GP . |
| 25 | But most worrying of all , the subordinate group may be unaware of its ‘ real ’ interests and subscribe to the inevitability of the status quo : a fact which Lukes ( 1974 ) recognised when calling for a ‘ three-dimensional ’ or radical approach to the study of power . |
| 26 | Consider the sentence ’ this is a new savings account which you can open with one pound ’ written as input to a handwriting recogniser . |
| 27 | In the post-war period , more universally than before , old age , and the socially accepted roles associated with it , was accepted as beginning at a fixed chronological age : the state pensionable age of 60/65 . |
| 28 | The light was unsteady , flickering across the road , and was soon revealed as belonging to a bicycle . |
| 29 | Many of the gags expire when extended beyond a comic-strip frame , and few of the clever puns which have secured Asterix an adult following , survive translation . |
| 30 | Many of the gags expire when extended beyond a comic-strip frame , and few of the clever puns which have secured Asterix an adult following , survive translation . |