Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] [vb base] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shall assume … that invented strings and certain intuitive judgements about them constitute legitimate data for linguistic research . |
| 2 | The great pressure of the overlying sediments and the mineral-rich solutions that circulate through them cause chemical changes in the calcium phosphate of the bones . |
| 3 | We use the same A , B , C , as in Example 1 , but select as our starting vector submatrix unc In choosing Yo we have selected simple vectors which are clearly linearly independent , and which between them bring all elements in A into operation in the formation of Wo . |
| 4 | The rocks themselves are streaked with gleaming mineral secretions ; in the cracks between them grow spiky aloes with bright red florets . |
| 5 | The others include Western Areas , H. J Joel , South Deep and Lindum which between them produce 51.7 tons of gold . |
| 6 | It i my Lord Mayor , it is indeed colossal cheek and pure hypocrisy on the part of the Tory Group , and particularly on the part of Councillor , to be putting forward the resolution congratulating schools on their success in responding to the introduction of Local Management , when they and the Government , between them impose such conditions that could only lead to chaos and disorder . |
| 7 | In sociological terms they are ‘ ideal types ’ and the differences between them have all kinds of thematic and representative significance . |
| 8 | The society was formed in October 1982 with nine members who , between them have 257 years of service ! |
| 9 | Shay and Brenda who between them have 90 years experience of selling poppies in memory of those who died in the service of their country |
| 10 | The four main states — Andhra Pradesh , Tamil Nadu , Karnataka , and Kerala — between them elect 129 members of the Lok Sabha , the lower house of parliament . |
| 11 | Our only means of escape is alcohol , and I keep off that pretty much ; but I ca n't say I blame chaps for getting drunk ( apart from the fact that it does n't do you any good ) , for few of them take any interest in books . |
| 12 | Many of them make regular trips to the filmset where it was all put together , at Portmeirion in Wales . |
| 13 | While the deal goes down the rest of them wait next door . |
| 14 | Lot number one one nine Lot number one one nine is the next to offer globular jars and there are two in the lot , we have one showing fifty pounds for the two of them thank fifty pounds ? |
| 15 | Most of them use small sets of rules about what constitutes an affix which can safely be removed , and any stem " normalization " which may thereafter be needed to achieve conflation ( e.g. , " absorption " — " absorb " " travelling " — " travel " ) . |
| 16 | Some of them use super P C K and some of them use Smart Drive and buggered if I can tell the difference . |
| 17 | Three of them use online services to a reasonable extent , while the other two make limited use of them . |
| 18 | Many of them resent this country 's system of the 25 year lease , and would favour a more flexible approach — such as the break options that are widely available in the US and France but less common here . |
| 19 | Many scientists are active in such groups in Northern Ireland and a significant proportion of them bring special expertise to their organisations . |
| 20 | Would either of them reach compact disc standard international stardom and , if they did , would they soften into insignificance or would they , could they , remain essential and innovative ? |
| 21 | There are over SmartIcons and some of them introduce new facilities . |
| 22 | Just two days later , at a party attended by a particularly ‘ old ’ ( and tarty ) flame of his , the expression on my face as I watched the two of them exchange meaningful glances would surely have revealed the same disgust and disdain that Diana displays whenever she encounters one of her husband 's confidantes . |
| 23 | But it is equally likely to be either one of the pair , and if you average over lots of sperms ( or eggs ) it turns out that half of them contain one allele , half the other . |
| 24 | Some of them contain printed reports , some sheaves of handwritten minutes held together by Treasury tags . |
| 25 | It is particularly important to check about vaccinations because many of them contain live virus . |
| 26 | All of them contain strong elements of role play , narrative and ritual . |
| 27 | There are still plenty of waters with relatively few people on them and some of them contain some eye opening fish . |
| 28 | Until a few years ago most wood dyes tended to fade in strong sunlight , but now many of them contain transparent iron oxides , which do not fade and can be used on interior and exterior woodwork . |
| 29 | I wondered if I should learn Swedish ( impossible , I 'm told ) and then remembered that most of them speak reasonable English . |
| 30 | Carnivores are among the most socially complex mammals , although only a few of them form sociable groups . |