Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [vb base] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This means that photographers can shoot inside with available light , reach further into the dark with flash and use longer telephoto lenses with faster shutter speeds . |
| 2 | They 're cheap , skilful and speak better English than some natives . |
| 3 | Hrdlicka sums up the value of the longbones in sexing by saying that in the male they are longer , heavier and have larger attachment areas for muscles , ( including the linea aspera , crests , tuberosities and impressions ) ( Stewart , 1947 ) . |
| 4 | So make sure it 's safe , take your casualty from the cause , you may have to resuscitate , now if a person swallows something by mouth , there 's two types of poisons , one can go by mouth and one is er corrosive and the other is non-corrosive , but at the same time you have a liquid or tablets , now if it 's a corrosive liquid that you have swallowed or somebody has swallowed , it 's burning as it 's going down , and may I say in first aid you never ever on any circumstances make anybody sick er especially poisons , can you imagine if it 's burnt going down it 's probably perforated the food pipe and somebody comes along and overdoses on the water , because you can give sips of water for corrosive , well it 's because you 're trying to keep the airway open , if it 's burning , corrosive is burning you 'll get swelling , so this is why you give sips of water , but if you give too much your casualty will be sick and if it 's burnt going down and perforated the tubes and they 're bringing it up again it 's gon na burn coming up and go into those perforations that and cause further damage . |
| 5 | Fresh fruit and raw carrots are an alternative and represent healthier eating but they are perishable , less profitable and need some preparation before sale . |
| 6 | If frequent access to embryos is necessary it is advisable to have these in a second incubator designated for short-term cultures thereby ensuring that the long-term cultures remain undisturbed and enjoy greater stability of C02 levels and temperature . |
| 7 | If the genes affecting survival and fertility are to some extent age-specific in their effects , then those that influence later life will be subject to weaker selection because , by the time they take effect , more of the original carriers will already have died or become infertile for other reasons . |
| 8 | The processor is scheduled in such a way that interactive machines get processor time more frequently than non- interactive ( batch ) machines , and programs which use short processor time slices are serviced before those that require longer time slices . |
| 9 | What guarantee do we have that , when we have to converge with , for example , the Greeks , Portuguese and Italians , the money transferred from our pockets to theirs will not merely impoverish us and give money to those who have not earned it while we have to work harder for less and pay higher interest rates ? |
| 10 | Very hard to distinguish from Crested Lark in the field , but tends to be smaller and have shorter bill , more conspicuous spots on breast and greyer underwing . |
| 11 | Bad organization is responsible for an excess of meetings because decisions that should be routine become unclear and demand further discussion , sometimes as a matter of urgency . |
| 12 | Colodense director and general manager Tino Savvas added : ‘ The key issue now is to remain number one and make further progress with our continuous improvement programme . |
| 13 | So far the information available is too small to draw any conclusions , but the correlations from the papers in this volume are suggestive and deserve further investigation on a comparative basis . |
| 14 | The National Society for Mentally Handicapped Children ( MENCAP ) , likewise aims to publicize the needs of the handicapped and encourage better provision for them . |
| 15 | Cycling would become far more attractive and have greater tourist potential if car movements were restricted , or alternative segregated facilities are built . |