Example sentences of "[adj] [vb base] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In my experience , individual plants are not all that long-lived , though some develop into sizeable clumps within two or three years . |
| 2 | Most adults at one time or another suffer from bleeding gums . |
| 3 | Possible confounding patient variables , such as age , cardiopulmonary history , smoking , and variations in the endoscopic procedure were compared between the two groups using the χ 2 test for categorical variables and the Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables . |
| 4 | Some grow into matted filaments and curds , others into thick leathery sheets . |
| 5 | Not only that , but all regions will have a direct say in European affairs at E C level , thanks to the creation of a new community institution the Committee of the Regions . |
| 6 | Such terms as patrilineal and matrilineal refer to ideal patterns which apply in the majority of instances . |
| 7 | Here the amount of uplift computed from the reflectance values may include a considerable fraction which can be attributed to removal of Carboniferous overburden in Hercynian times . |
| 8 | It also appropriates this amount to individual votes , and performs the sane function for the lump sums authorized by the preceding winter and spring Consolidated Fund Acts in respect of the previous year , and for excess votes in respect of the year before that . |
| 9 | There are big rules , little rules , fat rules , dumb rules , absolutely ridiculous rules and that no rules apply to those who run the joint ; some apply to commercial rafters and all are implemented on private parties . |
| 10 | Agents also work on behalf of purchasers and some specialise in certain tasks , e.g. transport and distribution , advertising and market research . |
| 11 | Soft Furnishers , can be split into several groups , some specialise in loose covers , curtains , quilting , and lampshade making , while others may specialise in curtains , pelmets , bedcovers , fitting rails and rods . |
| 12 | Competition between the numerous jewellers exhibiting at the Paris Biennale Internationale des Antiquaires in the Grand Palais from 21 September to 7 October is intense , and to attract attention some invest in spectacular stands . |
| 13 | Most full-time , qualified youth and community workers ( around 5000 of them in Britain in 1986 ) are employed by LEAs , although a few work for Social Services Departments . |
| 14 | As pointed out by Edelen ( 1976 ) the inescapability of non-locality ( the dependence of stress and body force at a point on the state of the whole body ) was first noted by Duhem in 1983 and further emphasized by Oseen 's 1933 work on liquid crystals . |
| 15 | Parts I-IV consist of double-choral pieces for eight , but sometimes twelve , voices ; with Part V he began a systematization according to category , with motet-settings of Festlieder , and went on to produce three volumes — 746 pieces to 458 different texts — of straightforward four-part settings for congregational use plus a few organ ‘ variations ’ in VII ; in IX he again set the hymns of I-IV but for two or three voices and even contemplated doing them yet again ‘ motet-wise in the style of Lassus ’ , ‘ madrigal-wise in the style of Marenzio ’ , and per choros in the style of Victoria . |
| 16 | All general SVQs at levels I to III consist of appropriate groupings of National Certificate Modules . |
| 17 | The proposed qualifications at both level II and level III consist of compulsory modules in languages , literature , and communications , plus a range of social science module options from which candidates can choose . |
| 18 | There is not much hope for national authorities to defend their rights before such a court , especially if the principle and aims of closer integration are accepted in the Treaty Amendments , because in the past the Court has used similar apparent commitments to force the pace of integration . |
| 19 | HUNDREDS DIE IN IRANIAN GAOLS |
| 20 | The MicroVAX 3100 90 and VAX 4000 100 act as distributed nodes and the 100 is a new entry-level system to the 4000 family . |
| 21 | Microscopic examination of specimens from the second group of patients showed active duodenitis in nine patients ( 10% ) , whereas a mononuclear infiltrate without intraepithelial neutrophils was found in 32 ( 37% ) . |
| 22 | The Small Business Advice Bureau said there was not much call for banksia-blossom owls . |
| 23 | I think one of the biggest problems at the moment , Bill , is the hard sell on extended warranties and on secondhand cars . |
| 24 | Although the faster dissociation steps must represent dissociation from weaker sites it is not clear whether these correspond to non-GpC sites or a weaker subset of GC sites . |
| 25 | These develop into tiny animals so unlike their parents that the connection between adults and offspring was not recognised until the last century . |
| 26 | These provide for local authorities to prepare both structure ( that is , strategic ) plans and local plans for the implementation of the strategy in smaller areas or for specific purposes . |
| 27 | These consist of solidified fragments of lava which are piled up on either side of a flow by the hotter lava moving more rapidly in the centre of the flow . |
| 28 | These act as formal devices linking together the separate elements of the work , forming organic curves against the geometrical masses , but they also refer back to the serpent in one of the most famous classical sculpture groups , The Laocoon . |
| 29 | These react with rare gases to create blazing , coloured cascades of plasma particles . |
| 30 | These range from similar motifs ( and comparable placing of motifs ) to the almost identical decoration of similar structural devices . |