Example sentences of "[unc] [noun pl] [coord] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This effect can be eliminated , but only if we cease to use our 50Hz or 60Hz frequencies and rely on DC exclusively or , alternatively , double the operating frequency to 100Hz or 120Hz . |
| 2 | Turning to er books and starting with Longman . |
| 3 | He was a co-founder of the CNAC , involved in programming the Centre 's activities and looking after its collections from the early days . |
| 4 | When it was sunny we picnicked among the forest 's ponies and searched for fossils on deserted beaches . |
| 5 | We serve them stuffed with foie gras and cooked in Madeira . ’ |
| 6 | I shall need to see today 's print-outs and talk to the drivers tomorrow , ’ she followed up firmly . |
| 7 | Would you like to represent the NCT and voice our member 's opinions and needs on an official body concerned with promoting good ante-natal care ? |
| 8 | Edward pushed forward the bounds of secular authority usually in reaction to some clerical move or in defence of the needs and customs of royal government ; but as much as by the king this boundary was advanced by his subjects , whether suing for their individual rights and interests through the king 's courts or acting as royal justices , and not a few of these aggressive subjects were in fact clergy themselves . |
| 9 | It could be , too , that the unusually complex character of Captain Hawkins , an illegitimate son of Peter Simple 's uncle , a man moved by obsessive jealousy , eroded by concealed cowardice and capable of the most intricate plotting against the young hero , has something to do with one of O'Brian 's most impressive studies of character , the officer Lord Clonfert who , in The Mauritius Command , more than once frustrates Aubrey 's plans and perplexes to the point of real suffering the open-minded captain with his extraordinary psychosomatic state . |
| 10 | As one director put it at the time : ‘ I will not allow my social workers , one of whose core values is honesty , to go into people 's houses and behave in a fundamentally deceitful way ’ . |
| 11 | It will be about twice as long as the goods brake and , as Colin 's article states , it will be carried on No. 5 's bogies and used as a mobile shop/ticket office/refreshment car . |
| 12 | On the following day Kim announced that he would honour his family 's wishes and remain within the DLP . |
| 13 | Given Mancini 's scenario , their role is clear : they selfishly overturned Edward 's wishes and set in motion the train of events which led directly to Edward V 's deposition . |
| 14 | Given Mancini 's scenario , their role is clear : they selfishly overturned Edward 's wishes and set in motion the train of events which led directly to Edward V 's deposition . |
| 15 | Some information is given about these iron deposits in Postlethwaite 's Mines and Mining in the Lake District page 127 . |
| 16 | He put a supporting arm round Farquhar 's shoulders and grinned at the men rowing only hard enough to hold the ship steady . |
| 17 | And turning into the big , soft breast , she threw her arms round the woman 's shoulders and cried like a baby . |
| 18 | In other words , the most likely occasions for associative use of the word to qualify what is in fact a performance from the professional acrobat 's repertoire — as when we are confronted by the sight of a lady standing on a man 's shoulders and juggling with Indian clubs — would be occasions when it is very likely that we can just as well describe the actions as acrobatic in their own right ; and on the other hand , ascriptive use of the word is likely to be rather rare except , precisely , in those circumstances where professional acrobats form part of the context , so that an associative use would be equally justified . |
| 19 | Then he was back , sliding his arm nonchalantly round Tug 's shoulders and smiling into the evening light . |
| 20 | The Social Secretary was encouraged by fellow members of the preservation group to obtain sponsorship for the group 's funds and succeeded in raising an amount which , when all payments are collected , should exceed £40 . |
| 21 | We still work in the same building , so we 'll often pop into each other 's offices or talk on the phone , although Peter often blips me on my computer . |
| 22 | But if you simply want to enjoy the birds , you will want to visit the Society 's reserves and see for yourself what wonderful places they are . |
| 23 | Others , such as Ealing Public Library , made a formal arrangement to carry Mudie 's books and act as agent for them . |
| 24 | For this purpose auditors are entitled , under section 237(3) , to inspect the company 's books and to require from the company 's officers such information as they think necessary for the performance of their duties . |
| 25 | Cranston caught the touch of menace in the duke 's words and glanced at Athelstan . |
| 26 | Attempts to improve women 's opportunities and pay within the labour market can therefore only have a limited success as long as women within the family continue to undertake most of the work of caring . |
| 27 | Her brother , who will be seven years old next February , is such an extraordinary phenomenon that one is hard put to believe what one sees with one 's eyes and hears with one 's ears . |
| 28 | The man saw the determination in Mauer 's eyes and returned to the kitchen , closing the door behind him . |
| 29 | Rather than seeing the children as ‘ deprived ’ she can identify each child 's strengths and build on these . |
| 30 | It is written on children 's notebooks and chanted by their youth groups . |