Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [vb -s] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any kind of ranching , logging or building provides a ready-made inroad for the farmers to penetrate the most inaccessible parts . |
| 2 | The Navy 's costings are the most brittle : cancellation of just one warship or submarine punches a yawning hole in a year 's programme , and slowing down construction increases overheads and hence costs dramatically . |
| 3 | Usually silent away from breeding grounds , where male has a loud harsh bark and a deep hoot , and female a higher-pitched bark . |
| 4 | The task was to design wall charts using three species to illustrate the dramatic effect changes in water colour has on the fauna and flora of aquatic environments of ponds and lakes and a river system , to the extent that the presence or absence of particular plants or animals gives a good indication of pollution levels . |
| 5 | In this book , Leonie Archer looks at the effects of this in the Judaism of antiquity , where blood has a major significance in ritual both in the sacrifices in the Temple and in the shedding of blood in circumcision — the ‘ Covenant ’ between God and his people . |
| 6 | A Tantric painting or drawing has a spiritual purpose , to assist the user in meditation . |
| 7 | The paramount value which Semai place on avoidance of conflict or confrontation precludes a direct response , so a strategy of passive resistance is adopted : the person who is being importuned begins , without responding directly , to turn slowly , almost imperceptibly , around , until the one who is importuning him is speaking to his back . |
| 8 | No Hiding Place Sitting containers on pallets or bricks goes a long way toward preventing them from harbouring all kinds of pests under their bottoms . |
| 9 | State officials hope that when the treaty is at last ratified , NAFTA will start to bring in more , particularly in the clothing industry where Mexico has a comparative advantage and Merida has experience . |
| 10 | Any visitor to Ireland does n't have to travel very far before realising that this is a land where religion plays a major role in the life of every city , town and village . |
| 11 | This is the sort of procedure that Wimsatt had in mind when he said ( 1958 : 149 ) that ‘ poetry is that type of verbal structure where truth of reference or correspondence reaches a maximum degree of fusion with truth of coherence — or where external and internal relation are intimately mutual reflections ’ . |
| 12 | Because of the difficulties of getting it all together , the chairperson or co-ordinator has a key part to play ( see Chairing meetings on page 28 ) . |
| 13 | That this has not always to be the case in religion is demonstrated by religions like Buddhism and Hinduism where laughter plays a big part . |
| 14 | A few berries in a rich wine sauce for goose or chicken adds a delicious note . |
| 15 | The notion that consent or refusal of consent may not be a true consent or refusal presents a serious problem for doctors . |
| 16 | He has yet to come to terms with the fact that a popular front of the mind or body means a Labour leader in Number 10 . |
| 17 | Here , an individual or group takes a high-risk position to expose an injustice or inconsistency which produces a sense of moral outrage . |
| 18 | If a company or group has a potential surplus ACT problem , it may therefore consider acquiring a stream of FII ( by purchasing shares in UK companies ) or by acquiring a company with surplus FII ( see below ) . |
| 19 | Where the parent company or group has a significant holding ( 10% or more shares of an undertaking or more than 10% of the investing company 's assets ) in an undertaking ( which is not a subsidiary undertaking , joint venture or associated undertaking ) the following must be stated : |
| 20 | medical student at Guy 's Hospital , London , and friend of Ben Allen ; lodges at Mrs Raddle 's , Lant St , Borough , where Pickwick attends a boisterous party . |
| 21 | The affidavit is not specifically required to deal with future loss but it is advisable to indicate what items are continuing so that the master or registrar has a global view of the case . |
| 22 | Whilst a single stimulation of the body surface close to the gill or siphon produces a reflex withdrawal , on repeated stimulation the response habituates ; that is , the response to the repeated stimuli steadily diminishes and finally disappears completely for a while . |
| 23 | But the Buddhists also point out that , unless a man or woman has a special gift or potential , these techniques will not work infallibly . |
| 24 | David Paul & Partners charges a flat fee for its conveyancing services , no matter what the value of the property , or how long the process takes . |
| 25 | David Paul & Partners charges a flat fee for its conveyancing services , no matter what the value of the property or how long the process takes . |
| 26 | Every inhabited building or interior tells a different story , of how life is or was : ‘ The joyous shot at how things ought to belong fallen wide ’ . |
| 27 | Intergenerational mobility : that is , the son or daughter has a different social position ( higher or lower ) than that of the parents ( for example , a miner 's daughter might train to become a teacher ) . |
| 28 | Each rod or cone contains a photo-sensitive pigment and the changes this undergoes when exposed to light cause a signal to be passed to nerve cells at the front of the retina . |
| 29 | ‘ A wild remote region of tradition and great beauty , where life assumes a relaxed and unhurried pace . ’ |
| 30 | Babies are very susceptible to such infections , especially in the mouth , where Candida produces a creamy or grey-coloured membrane covering the tongue . |