Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [adv] [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This enables the data to be searched for patterns so placing theories within the constraints of empirical evidence . |
| 2 | Instead , they are preparing for opportunities specifically to win concessions for those hardest hit by the VAT rises . |
| 3 | Specific instructions of this type are unlikely to provide material for challenge because of : ( 1 ) the policy of the court in allowing final determination by experts on all matters including construction of documents ( see 13.9 ) and ( 2 ) the practice of experts not to issue decisions accompanied by reasons ( see 14.7.7 ) . |
| 4 | Strip Search Two : An exhibition of the new breeds of comics also features characters as diverse as Tintin and Sid the Sexist , Krazy Kat and Biffa Bacon . |
| 5 | The magazine Der Spiegel recently published the results of an opinion poll revealing that 14 per cent of Germans still think Jews were partly to blame for what happened to them in the second world war , 36 per cent believe Jews ‘ have too much influence ’ , and more than 50 per cent believe it is time for Germany to forget the past and move on . |
| 6 | ‘ THIS is the place , ’ said Brigham Young as his wandering , persecuted tribe of Mormons finally set eyes on the Great Salt Lake and the Wasatch mountains rising in fairyland fantasy before the rising sun . |
| 7 | Gazing from the window of the taxi , she watched the small groups of tourists , many of them from the ship , strolling in and out of shops eagerly purchasing souvenirs . |
| 8 | A number of traders already use lists in the warehousing , tobacco and oil sectors in their own computerised validation procedures . |
| 9 | Though not strictly competitive , the selection of schools inevitably involves comparisons according to a range of formal and informal criteria , and since funds have until recently always been less than sufficient to serve all deserving cases , an element of competition is inescapable . |
| 10 | More than one in ten of youngsters now gets clothes from Adams . |
| 11 | CAUTIOUS trading statements and mediocre results from a large number of companies today kept investors secured on the sidelines . |
| 12 | The Government and the Director General of Telecommunications frequently discuss telecommunications policy issues . |
| 13 | For example , among hermaphroditic reef fish , some species begin life as females and a proportion of individuals later become males ( protogyny ) ( Warner , Robertson & Leigh , 1975 ; Robertson & Hoffman , 1977 ) . |
| 14 | Upon submission of the DC , the current owner of the DC , managers of modules referenced by the DC , and managers of packages directly referencing modules referenced by the DC are asked to assess the DC . |
| 15 | Fourth , decisions are made in sequence rather than according to a grand plan , because the series of searches crucially affects outcomes and because each time a search is concluded another problem is attended to . |
| 16 | Wearing specific copies of uniforms also gives children the opportunity to try out occupational roles , such as astronauts , or nurses as well as fancy roles like robots , or witches . |
| 17 | Similar to Fitzgerald , I had retreated a few patients months to years after their initial management , but one third of patients still had symptoms of constipation 6.8 ( 2.8 ) years after initial evaluation . |
| 18 | Other forms of plastics also hold hazards for small cetaceans . |
| 19 | On the other hand , the etched surfaces of peels frequently reveal details not seen in thin sections . |
| 20 | Joachim 's idea of a completely unworldly religious order nearly found expression in the confraternity that began to form around the followers of St Francis of Assisi shortly after Joachim 's death , but the main body of Franciscans soon made concessions to the demands of everyday life . |
| 21 | 3.2.5 Transferring cases between lawyers If you have a team of lawyers then transferring cases is an immediate solution to an imbalance in numbers . |
| 22 | There have been a number of instances of members not receiving certificates promptly . |
| 23 | Also the room designs of pupils not using scissors generally had more unacceptable features . |
| 24 | Twelve per cent of women and 5 per cent of men regularly consume tranquillizers , and there is now a growing awareness of the addictive nature of these drugs ; numerous self-help groups have been established to assist people who want to stop taking them . |
| 25 | Seventy-six per cent of men never carry condoms around with them . |
| 26 | Most parents expect their children to be clean by the age of 2½ years , but 16 per cent of 3-year-olds still show signs of faecal incontinence once a week or more . |
| 27 | I can see the expediency of that course ; I can see the expediency of ministers not making addresses which explore this kind of territory and arrive at this kind of conclusion — except , of course , to the CPC , which is a living protest against the politics of expediency . |
| 28 | Table 3 shows that although the vast majority of women eventually have children , families have become smaller over time . |
| 29 | Fighting my way through the milling crowds of private view enthusiasts which announce the opening of this years round of degree shows , my curiosity was aroused by the number of women consistently achieving standards of excellence . |
| 30 | Although she 's determined to get more women into engineering ‘ a wonderfully flexible career ’ , she 's wary of women merely imitating men . |