Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [unc] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By principle I we see that U = N. Thus for each n ε N we have n ε U ; that is S(n) is true , as required . |
| 2 | After eight months ' work it has acquired a life of its own . |
| 3 | Her mouth was wide and generous , a classic Cupid 's bow which no amount of severe , businesslike flattening would tone down . |
| 4 | One of the virtues of parental investment er theory I would say is that er it 's particularly sensitive to female interests in , in in sexuality and nobody who knows me or has read er my works would , could possibly suspect me here of fashionable feminist prejudices er so I do n't say this because I think this is what people like to hear , but because I happen to think it 's true , I 'm afraid I 'm one of these old-fashioned and you may think stupid people who believe that you should er say things cos you think they 're true , not because you think er it 's what you think want w want to hear or if you say it , you 'll be accused of sexual harassment by a lecturer as I was last year . |
| 5 | As he told little aphorisms from Rumi or the anecdotes of Ferdowsi 's Shah Nama — the Mughal Emperors ' favourite storybook-his gentle voice soothed away the irritations of modern Delhi . |
| 6 | ‘ At that point , ’ says Colonel Gordon Wilkinson MHCIMA , deputy director , Army catering , ‘ they go back to St Omer barracks , Aldershot , home of Army catering since the Army Catering Corps was formed in 1941 , to take the 12-week advanced chef 's course which prepares them for shift manager level in a kitchen . |
| 7 | There was the largest hornets ' nest he had ever seen , hanging right in his path . |
| 8 | However , males are sexual opportunists and if they come across another male 's female they will try to mate with her . |
| 9 | After a few minutes ' walk it seemed she had truly left the hamlet of Pook 's Common behind . |
| 10 | After a few minutes ' walk I arrived at the edge of the wooded area ; in front of me was about two hundred yards of grass , rising to the high ground covered by thick gorse and ferns . |
| 11 | " It looks as though it 's over wi' awd Blossom , then , " he said , and rested his hand briefly on the old cow 's back It was an enormous , work-swollen hand . |
| 12 | After a few hours ' rest I had something to eat . |
| 13 | A printing firm has gone into liquidation , giving staff just a few hours ' notice they were losing their jobs . |
| 14 | ‘ Just for old times ' sake I went , not that there is much to see ! |
| 15 | ‘ Since old Josh 's time it 's been used as a holiday retreat by various Proberts down the years , ’ he added , ‘ with some of the land let out for summer grazing to mainland farmers . ’ |
| 16 | It is this rule 's action which generates the child of N for the next cycle . |
| 17 | but if you if you if that 's all you do then in eve even a week 's time but definitely in a few months ' time it 's just gone . |
| 18 | Lying in bed at night , she would remind herself that in only a few months ' time she would be his , and would have assumed his name and taken on the position of head of his household . |
| 19 | In a few months ' time she might hardly remember his name . |
| 20 | In a few months ' time I will take my G.C.S.E. ( General Certificate of Secondary Education ) . |
| 21 | A couple of scientists had been working on Edgeøya for most of the summer , and this young bear had appeared near the old trapper 's hut they were staying in ( which was near the beach where we had landed ) . |
| 22 | Let me tell him about the previous 12 months ' statistics which show a decrease in salmonella food poisoning and that the Food Safety Act 1990 is working . |
| 23 | Does the fact that half of the sample of Conservative Members said that there should be no change in income tax in this Budget invalidate a survey in which well over half the hon. Lady 's colleagues who were consulted said that the basic rate of income tax should go up ? |
| 24 | Kenneth Powell tours the huge culture park and finds the British pavilion 's exhibits something of a disgrace |
| 25 | There are proposals in this Queen 's Speech which we can welcome . |
| 26 | Once you 're at the summit descend by the more popular Miners ' Path which will take you down across the causeway over Llyn Llydaw and finishes up at Pen-y-pass at the top of the Llanberis Pass . |
| 27 | She is ( I think ) the only one of this author 's deceivers who is finally caught out . |
| 28 | Yes he thought you were at college today because I said no , I said erm it 's Tuesday he goes cos Kathy said oh your dad could of come on Monday , oh what 's this lad 's name who was helping me today ? |
| 29 | Promotion prospects are good and after 2 years ' training your salary should rise to £19,680 or more . |
| 30 | This means that when they watch another group 's work they are affected by what they do , they 're all working within the same fictional context . |