Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [pron] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aelian reports that ‘ the Brahmins honour them above all other birds . |
| 2 | No black on wings and no long trailing legs distinguish them from all other large white birds in flight . |
| 3 | The brief memories written for R. L. Watson in the late 1940s by the poet 's second and third brothers say nothing about this period . |
| 4 | However , whilst the image of the ‘ head and tail ’ coin is pertinent to our understanding of the rituals , the rabbis ' words provide us with little more than an appreciation of how Jewish society ( or a part thereof ) at the time perceived and explained the religious state of affairs . |
| 5 | The nudes owe something to those of Bill Brandt done in the late 1940s and early 50s , but as in all his work Friedlander 's choice of vantage point and his use of irony forces questions on the viewer , rather than supplying answers . |
| 6 | When you see Chelsea fans applaud something like that it makes you wonder . |
| 7 | Note We will make payments as stated above provided ( a ) the injured clients notify us of any claim for personal injury within 3 months of their return from holiday ; ( b ) they assign to Horizon Holidays Ltd. any rights against a supplier or any other person or party they may have relating to the claim ; and ( c ) they agree to co-operate fully with us should we or our insurers wish to enforce those rights which have been assigned to us or to which we are subrogated . |
| 8 | If we now compare the fortunes of a girl apprentice in the same firm ( and the wage-books describe her as such , rather than a " learner " ) , Miss Whyte , she began in 1901 probably at 55 . |
| 9 | Feathered legs separate it from all other same-sized birds of prey , except smaller eagles . |
| 10 | Most modern text-writers state it with some slight , hesitant reservation ( and this is thought to be the correct view ) . |
| 11 | The swirling shapes remind me of those kitsch 1960s lamps . |
| 12 | ‘ Words fail one at such moments ’ said the President when the news was broken to him at the Kremlin by the Norwegian Ambassador , but immediately recovering his powers of speech , he said he did n't see the prize as a personal achievement . |
| 13 | THESE Hartlepool lads throw everything into this two-track demo , and end up sounding like early Eighties ' pop combined with touches of Nineties ' hardcore . |
| 14 | And how many schools avail themselves of this opportunity each year ? |
| 15 | And so they depart — on board ship — ( The two SPIES position themselves on either side of the PLAYER , and the three of them sway gently in unison , the motion of a boat ; and then the PLAYER detaches himself. ) — and they arrive — ( One SPY shades his eyes at the horizon. ) — and disembark — and present themselves before the English king- ( He wheels round . ) |
| 16 | A social studies programme must suggest the use of resources such as the market , the shop , the dispensary or the roadside , even though its makers may be aware that a very large number of deep rural schools have none of these resources at hand . |
| 17 | Few homes have anything like enough socket outlets , and so people are tempted to use multiple adaptors , and trail l=flexes all over the house in a desperate attempt to get power where they want it . |
| 18 | The judges know nothing about any will of the people except in so far as that will is expressed by an Act of Parliament , and would never suffer the validity of a statute to be questioned on the ground of its having been passed or kept alive in opposition to the wishes of the electors . ’ |
| 19 | When trials come we must trust what he has revealed about himself in the Bible rather than what our senses tell us at that particular point in time . |
| 20 | well ca n't we parents do something about this ? , |
| 21 | As Kenny and Kenny suggest , the " position of the landlord is now very much strengthened " and the " question is whether licences have anything at all to offer to the landlord looking for an income from his residential property . " |
| 22 | Meetings , all companies have them in some way one human being companies . |
| 23 | A number of explanations suggest themselves for this strange impulse towards self-effacement in men who loved power , besides the official one that it served to maintain the standing of the native authorities in the eyes of the people . |
| 24 | The apes provide us with much information concerning possible roots of sociable behaviour in man . |
| 25 | The chestnut red neck , and the distinctive black and white patterning of the back and head and belly were clearly visible as neighbouring geese spread themselves to either side . |
| 26 | People who show their dogs expose them to many new forms of stimuli . |
| 27 | For instance one can readily see how insects adapt themselves to many environments but the larger the animal the less likely it is to survive if the environment drastically changes . |
| 28 | Did that commingling of unrelated flavours remind me of another dish , or had it produced a breakthrough in gastronomy ? |
| 29 | Books are essential and it is a sad day when financial troubles force us to this action , ’ he said . |
| 30 | I find it almost amusing to listen to several of my contemporaries tell me about that ill-fated occasion and how they found a means of getting over the Alps . |