Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [vb -s] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The species studied does not have to be chiral : the differential absorption comes from the effect of the magnetic field on degeneracy . |
| 2 | The intact skin acts as a barrier between the internal and the external environment which contains many potentially harmful agents . |
| 3 | It turns out that all neurons of the primary visual cortex respond best to oriented bars or edges , though they still vary greatly among themselves as to the position their receptive field occupies in the visual field , as to the direction of preferred orientation , velocity of motion , size of bar and its polarity ( dark or light ) , and in other ways . |
| 4 | Puzzle Wood is an area which has remained unaltered since it was transformed into tranquil woodland walks in the 1800's . |
| 5 | This intensive investigation of simple , solid forms culminates in the paintings of the late summer and autumn of 1908 , although by this time Picasso 's work was becoming less specifically Negroid . |
| 6 | Germany 's high-technology/ electronics exports in the early 1970s exceeded those of France and Britain combined . |
| 7 | Within 2.5km ( 1½ miles ) the road forks and the right-hand branch dips across a hollow towards Schwendi ; but continue forward , climbing on the left-hand ( main ) road which ascends towards Goldiwil at a higher level with even more rewarding views . |
| 8 | It is simply necessary to ensure ( a ) that no strong stem contributes to the score of a record which is indexed under the corresponding weak stem , and ( b ) that a strong stem , if distinct from the corresponding weak stem , has lower weight than the weak stem . |
| 9 | This tough and challenging rural course finishes with a series of hills , which seem to grow steeper and more demanding as the time to challenge them comes around . |
| 10 | As the volume of private building increases over the two or three years following the proposed changes of policy , local authority housing must as soon as possible be restricted to these objects . |
| 11 | A fluid will now form inside the containing membrane , forcing the cells outward towards its surface so that , in effect , a cellular shell develops around the fluid-filled cavity . |
| 12 | At a roadside cottage at the end of the village ( a former toll bar ) , a narrow lane turns off the main road to the left and continues beyond a crossroads and the old railway track to start a long climb on the side of Casterton Fell and ultimately come to an end at Bullpot Farm . |
| 13 | In a poem continually relating Christian religion to fertility ritual Eliot 's painted annunciation hints at the most primitive rites not only in its ‘ nimbus ’ but also in its drought-stricken landscape , where ‘ The wilderness is cracked and browned. , |
| 14 | The plan was leaked to the New York Times yesterday , in time for the strategy hearings of the Senate Armed Services Committee , and the hearings on possible defence cuts before the Senate Budget Committee . |
| 15 | Britain had extensive non-European links to the Empire-Commonwealth , which were practical as well as emotional . |
| 16 | From Talagaad a narrow roads climbs up the side of the crater and enters the city via a tunnel bored through the rock of the rim wall . |
| 17 | The last draft of the directive that was considered by the European Parliament refers to a normal minimum of eight hours ' work . |
| 18 | FLURRY OF SLURRY : The liquid dung flies through the air as revenge-seeking Dave launches his attack |
| 19 | Dealers at one licensed dealer were instructed to sell specific OTC warrants on a specific day , just like shares . |
| 20 | Parental responsibility remains with the parents and is not acquired by the local authority . |
| 21 | Below , from the lawn , a muscular blackbird crashes into the air . |
| 22 | It is vital that these needs and emotions should be acknowledged and that the solicitor should accept that professional responsibility stretches beyond the immediate legal issues of the claim , and includes a duty to proceed in a way that is comprehensible to the client and consistent with their wider needs . |
| 23 | Employers and trade unionists should be involved in planning , implementing and debriefing curriculum initiatives , but professional responsibility remains with the teachers . |
| 24 | With people envisaged as mere ‘ class fractions ’ , some quite wishful thinking ensues over the prospects for mass proletarian upheaval . |
| 25 | A Castle Air Force-based B-52 , a Travis-based C-141 , and a Beale TR-1 spyplane each made high and low speed passes over the field . |
| 26 | At the heart of the development a new glazed roof stands over the two-level shopping area . |
| 27 | No one in their right mind sleeps with a person once and sacrifices their career on the altar of one night 's pleasure . |
| 28 | Meanwhile the urban working force suffers from the loss of bonuses as factory productivity is cut , and from official disapproval of the previously fast-growing sector of private commerce . |
| 29 | There is a good deal of evidence to suggest that managerial and technical talent flows from the domestic sector to the transnational companies rather than vice versa , particularly but not exclusively in the Third World ( see Gershenberg , 1987 , on Kenya ; Okada , 1983 , on Indonesia ) . |
| 30 | Some 62% of European turnover comes from the UK , the rest from Germany , Austria , Switzerland and Italy . |