Example sentences of "[adj] [vb base] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , in the Superette , these days , it 's true , the eyes of Tod Friendly linger on the bodies of the local frauleins as they tug their carts . |
| 2 | Actually if you 've a complete number of repeats , it does n't matter too much whether it a full repeat or a half repeat at the edges , as both can be mattress stitched to give a continuous unbroken pattern effect . |
| 3 | But the breed 's origins are uncertain and the theories are numerous — that they are almost directly descended from the wild aurochs , for example ( the claim of many a breed ! ) or are at least of Bos primigenius stock like the Podolians of the steppes , or are descended from large , long-horned continental cattle imported several centuries ago ( some say by the Romans ) , or were imported 3,000–4,000 years ago , or came from Ireland where they were an ancient indigenous type , or were developed from Dutch and old English breeds before the eighteenth century , or must have Norse origins because of their coat colour and pattern . |
| 4 | Some are difficult to grow under cultivation because of their natural habitat 's different climatic , soil or aspect requirements , but some grow like the weeds they often are in their native land . |
| 5 | The garment leaves the front of the body bare , and clings tightly to the parts it does cover , marked only by the hems and a tiny free hang below the elbows . |
| 6 | ‘ And some wear on the elbows . ’ |
| 7 | When you measure the sizes of birds ' beaks , there may be some scatter among the readings . |
| 8 | FEDERAL prosecutors have dealt a one-two punch to the savings-and-loan crooks , ’ boasted Dick Thornburgh , the attorney-general . |
| 9 | Trade references from the 1880s and 1890s refer to the millers as John Wilkins and Sons . |
| 10 | Outside government , few argue against the ambitions of the Public Service Ideal , but many argue that its mechanisms are oppressive and therefore support the Libertarian Ideal . |
| 11 | Conversely , few argue against the mechanisms ( or lack of them ) of the Libertarian Ideal but many reject its consequences . |
| 12 | I can remember hardly anybody 's names that I served with in the Signal section in eh in Colchester , ca n't even remember the officer 's name , the if people left somewhere erm , south of Colchester in Essex well it was quite quite and eh , he , we use to go out there and play , play a village team football , you know and have a , have a right have a right old do in the evenings . |
| 13 | Some relate to the chemicals industry ; some relate to the results of other activity such as mining . |
| 14 | Some relate to the chemicals industry ; some relate to the results of other activity such as mining . |
| 15 | Of the 29 members of the national executive , 12 come from the unions . |
| 16 | Many children have been injured in increasing numbers over the last year , and it was the idea of one school teacher in Oxford to bring a group of gendarmes over to England to teach children how the French behave on the roads . |
| 17 | 2 Stir in the tomatoes , onion , chilli and coriander and season to taste . |
| 18 | There is a legitimate fear of ‘ straitjacket-ing ’ the nursery/early years curriculum to fit what some see as the constraints of a national curriculum and the requirements of the testing programme . |
| 19 | 10 Decide on the numbers of plants and the seeds required , and order accordingly , unless you are planning to plant up from various sources . |
| 20 | CRP was added to a final concentration of 0.6 ng/µl , cAMP to a final concentration of 50 µM , CytR was added to a final concentration of 3.3 ng/µl in the reactions in lanes 4 and 9 , and a final concentration of 44 ng/µl in the reactions in lanes 5 and 10 . |
| 21 | Hundreds gather on the platforms at Hof station , Bavaria , holding sheets of paper with names aloft on sticks , anxiously scanning the faces of the crowds pouring out of the trains , just as Germans did when millions fled before the advancing Russians or the avenging Poles and Czechs at the end of the war . |
| 22 | From this brief résumé of the sources available to social researchers it should now be very clear that a vague wander through the bookshelves of the library is inefficient and time-wasting . |
| 23 | Like as not you d fall into the foundations or get a brick down on your head . |
| 24 | These correspond to the syllabuses of Streamline English Departures , Connections and Destinations in the following way : |
| 25 | This states that whatever the forms , organization and functions that a company believes it has , unless these correspond to the norms and expectations of the local culture they will remain purely superficial window dressing . |
| 26 | It seems likely that the condition of the roads had begun to grow uneven after Aberdeen : today , upon leaving the main road , the castle , now ruined , may only be approached on pockmarked and muddy lanes , and if these approximate to the surfaces upon which Johnson had to travel once he entered a remoter Scotland , his pace may be understood and excused , and his courage further applauded . |
| 27 | Moderator between the eligibility of infant bap fo infant baptism and the confirmation service I find myself unclear , what do we do with children who are unbaptised say between the ages of three and twelve , whose parents are not ba themselves church members and who are not prepared to take the promises for them ? |
| 28 | There seemed little support for the students from the workers at this time , who were more concerned with their own problems than abstract calls for democracy . |
| 29 | These focus on the propensities of the defendant 's conduct to instil fear of violence , or alternatively to provoke it , whatever the defendant 's intention may have been . |
| 30 | … taking account of statutory provisions and also of national and collective agreements , except where these conflict with the powers allotted to the Governing Body under the Act . |