Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [adj] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless it should again be stressed that decisions about weeding programmes and/or new building programmes are rarely made on the basis of such calculations . |
| 2 | Yet whether lean times or creative instinct drive customers to second-hand shops , they remain a valuable option . |
| 3 | Table 6.1 shows that another long term trend — a steady growth in the proportion of households renting from local authorities or new town corporations — has now been reversed . |
| 4 | Now , locations can be specified relative to other objects or fixed reference points , as in : ( 66 ) The station is two hundred yards from the cathedral ( 67 ) Kabul lies at latitude 34 degrees , longitude 7° degrees Alternatively , they can be deictically specified relative to the location of participants at the time of speaking ( CT ) , as in ( 68 ) It 's two hundred yards away ( 69 ) Kabul is four hundred miles West of here In either case it is likely that units of measurement , or descriptions of direction and location , will have to be used , and in that case place deixis comes to interact in complex ways with the non-deictic organization of space ( see Leech , 1969 ; Fillmore , 1975 : 16-28 ; Lyons , 1977a : 69Off ; and references therein ) . |
| 5 | The practitioner will need to have an overall picture before diagnosis ; he/she may ask about your past illnesses , family tendencies or general energy levels . |
| 6 | Responses to Enquiries about Accounts or Alternative Payment Arrangements |
| 7 | Radical approaches have been characterized more by theoretical or programmatic work than by grounded accounts or changing crime patterns . |
| 8 | How is your insurance affected if you use blow lamps or hot air guns ? |
| 9 | The significance of this distinction lies in the fact that we are here concerned with the second category of standard terms , often referred to as " back of order " conditions , because they are typically printed on the back of business order forms or similar contract documentation . |
| 10 | These figures give strong support for the view that the RDLS measures a child 's increasing control of language for cognitive functions , but there is little evidence of the test 's ability to identify specific areas of language functioning or its sensitivity to changes in a child 's command of specific language forms or other language functions . |
| 11 | For such Catholic sixth forms or sixth form colleges , therefore , the challenge is not simply to be as good as the alternative but to exceed it in reputation and appeal . |
| 12 | Halogen lamps ' small size makes them ideal for integrating into sculptural uplights or slim wall fittings . |
| 13 | Labour injunctions are sought by employers or dissident trade unionists or others to prevent or to stop industrial action , including strikes , by trade unions or their officials which the plaintiff claims is illegal . |
| 14 | In the wild they live in forests in the eastern Himalayas and western China at an altitude of 2,000 to 4,000 metres , living in pairs or small family groups , or more usually alone . |
| 15 | Evening Meal Any ready meal up to 400 calories ; 100g ( 4oz ) lean meat and seasonal vegetables ; 225 ( 8oz ) white fish and vegetables or 2 egg omelette with new potatoes and salad . |
| 16 | I shall never forget the sight of all those little people emerging from the train with their gas masks in cardboard boxes slung over their shoulders , and their little cases or brown paper parcels containing their clothes . |
| 17 | But MITI ‘ played little or no role in the investment policies or technological development activities of the producers ’ ( Kaplan , 1975 , p. 116 ) . |
| 18 | I read in the Planning Press that the Newbury District Council managed to browbeat the the Department of Environment into accepting the phrase in their in a local plan , so perhaps presumptions are er the word presumption may or may not be acceptable , but then to extend it into saying well you ca n't even say , not normally be acceptable , and , not normally be er agreeable , for any sort of policy er means that strategic policies or general policy approaches are simply ruled out ri right across the board . |
| 19 | This is a reminder of the breadth of the concept of prevention and the absence of any real consensus in our society about the values underlying social policies or preventive child care . |
| 20 | Increasing workload within the same length of working day : this would again produce poorer responses for lexicographers but in addition batch processes would be requested more frequently and this would require either that they run during normal working hours or that Computer Services staff would need to work more unsocial hours . |
| 21 | For patients who are bleeding acutely technetium-labelled red cell isotope scans or technetium-labelled sulphur colloid scans may provide additional information but when the rate of bleeding is slow , as in most patients with iron deficiency anaemia , these investigations are not helpful . |
| 22 | Investment audits or environmental impact assessment to assess the environmental impact of new projects . |
| 23 | I do not know how the money would be found , except from higher taxes or higher electricity prices , or both . |
| 24 | The Insolvency Act 1986 embodies these reforms and the Crown 's preferred position is confined to taxes or social security contributions collected by the company for transmission to the Government . |
| 25 | IN EVERY budget since 1982 the Conservative government has either reduced income taxes or national insurance contributions . |
| 26 | Respondent employers also sought advice frequently , almost always from solicitors or in-house employment law experts . |
| 27 | The typical town house may well have tall windows — the perfect framework for a luxurious amount of fabric swagged across the top of the windows and gathered back with tasselled cords or tailored tie backs . |
| 28 | Any wallcovering design that produces a sense of perspective like some geometrics , trellis patterns or inexpensive garden trellis itself fixed on top of walls , will seem to give extra depth . |
| 29 | Local authorities or government departments , when disposing of important sites in inner cities or sensitive planning areas , may invite tenders for the site on the basis of a ’ design competition ’ conforming to a planning brief . |
| 30 | Students wanting to take the new course live out of college , serving in local areas , learning by doing — they work in housing estates or inner city areas under the direction of the tutor and they go to Spurgeon 's two days a week for lectures , seminars and tutorials . |