Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She went on : ‘ I 'll make another guess and you can tell me whether I 'm right or way off target . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , it seems worth pointing out that gross gastric retention of solids can usually be confirmed quite easily by gastroscopy after a six hour fast , while the key gastric emptying study , with liquid or liquid like test meal , is applicable in postoperative patients with vomiting and epigastric pain after meals to confirm that there is no mechanical obstruction , and to warn that a further simple gastric drainage procedure may do more harm than good . |
| 3 | By comparison with the scores from the sample , the child 's performance can then be judged as high , low or average , and , by inference , high , low or average in respect of the population at large . |
| 4 | 8 Snacpac cutlery set containing knife , fork , spoon , salt and pepper shakers , £3.99 each or £11.99 for pack of four , Lakeland Plastics |
| 5 | You can extend it to cover any personal possessions that cost over £1,000 each or £3,500 in total . |
| 6 | These towers were transeptal or set just behind the apses and were polygonal or circular in form . |
| 7 | In that case the seller 's damages would be reduced from the prima facie level in section 50 , British & Benningtons v. North West Cachar Tea Co. ( 1923 H.L. ) . |
| 8 | I do n't paint from dark to light or light to dark in any special sequence , but as my eyes flit over the paper I add bits of colour here and there . |
| 9 | Turn right and walk either along beach proper or path at back . |
| 10 | Because this diffusion was not even , and was far more marked where levels of literacy were comparatively high , it resulted in the growth of two cultural zones : on the one hand , French-speaking regions receptive to ‘ foreign ’ ideas , and on the other , rural areas which retained the old language and the old ways of life . |
| 11 | They are cheaper than wooden coffins , lighter than coffins of lead , and as safe as the most expensive contrivance . ’ |
| 12 | While some schools did evaluate in committee the development of the library in the context of the project — and it is clear that developments in pedagogy were attributed at least partly to the project — we were not made aware of any which specifically monitored the number of times children and teachers borrowed or read books purchased specifically with project funds . |
| 13 | Malynes ' description of 17th century English shipping practices makes clear that bills of lading were not issued separately from charter parties . |
| 14 | Even where concepts and practicalities were not handled adequately , it was clear that schools of architecture were making energy efficiency a significant aspect of their curriculum . |
| 15 | In most subsequent cases , it became clear that considerations of comity would not prevail against the usual procedures of the Federal Rules so long as deponents or documents were to be produced within the United States , from whatever source . |
| 16 | It is now clear that tests of equation ( 3.29 ) are not tests of ‘ market efficiency ’ or rational expectations on its own , for equation ( 3.29 ) could only be derived with the auxiliary assumptions of risk-neutrality and identical transaction costs . |
| 17 | Yeah , I think when it comes to bearing selection issues we ought to be clear in which direction we 're going in , now , it 's in our interests at the moment , as we 're unable to produce a larger series of airings in the U K or in Europe , to steer them away from those sort of design , but it seems also to be fairly clear that demands for packaging and compact design for steering gear , tend to be favouring the =mote , remote valve arrangement , therefore putting a considerable advantage |
| 18 | It is clear that mechanisms for quality control are not adequate . |
| 19 | My Lord by way of facts the first named plaintiff Mr is now er fifty eight years of age and he and his wife live in Brentwood er both are named as plaintiffs because their joint monies were expended in the purchase of the , this business and they were both parties to the purchase erm but it is clear that Mr in fact did all the negotiations for the purchase and the planning and the running of this business and he is er the prime witness on behalf of the plaintiff . |
| 20 | This authoritative ruling makes it clear that defects in appearance , if of sufficient degree , can render a vehicle unmerchantable . |
| 21 | It soon became clear that breach of confidence was actionable per se , and did not require a contractual relationship between the parties . |
| 22 | Whereas in Aristotle 's day , and indeed for some two thousand years afterwards , it might have been conceivable that extremes of wealth and poverty , and even slavery , could coexist as part of a single society , by the time of Rousseau that was no longer the case . |
| 23 | Although this assumption is very likely to be wrong it is still a usable forecast in the sense that it may be no more wrong than forecasts of change that get it wrong . |
| 24 | Wood 's figures of 8–0-20–0 tell their story , but he was more wayward than Jeh in line and length . |
| 25 | According to director of the European Centre for Parallelism in Barcelona , CEPBA , Mateo Valero , people are afraid that investment in programming will simply be wasted if new standards emerge . |
| 26 | And if that boisterous Channel and two hundred miles or so of land come broad between us , I am afraid that cord of communion will be snapt ; and then I 've a nervous notion I should take to bleeding inwardly . ’ |
| 27 | It is interesting that producers within advertising agencies were quick to claim the title ‘ creative ’ . |
| 28 | For risk ratings , however , it is interesting that feelings of risk should be less closely related to a measure of objective risk which corrects for traffic flow than one which fails to . |
| 29 | Southwards , the gentle hills of Hoy crowd the horizon ; northwards lies Loch of Stenness , bobbed white with graceful mute swans , shores edged emerald and gold with seaweed . |
| 30 | To support her mother , she learned French and Italian in order to teach and translate . |