Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 They then drew up rules , based on the data , showing how these acts combine together to form moves and how moves combine to form various kinds of exchange — rather as grammarians formulate rules describing how words combine into phrases , or phrases into clauses .
2 This is achieved when local authorities replace directly employed labour with a private sector firm ( eg street cleaning , hospital laundry and catering services ) and is known as contracting out .
3 WHAT THE RULES SAY NOW Controlled trust accounts are now within the reporting accountant 's scope , and one of the rules relating to interest on clients ' money has changed too
4 Against this background , the British-born speakers show especially differentiated behaviour , sticking mostly to London English but occasionally manifesting strategic switches into Creole .
5 He is younger than Howard expected , with crisp curly hair , full smooth cheeks which are just about to smile , at his own jokes , but never quite do , and thick horn-rimmed spectacles through which his magnified eyes watch carefully to estimate audience reaction .
6 Modern peace-makings seem not to entail marriages between the disputants , as the historic ones sometimes did ; but in all other respects contemporary practice accords with the image .
7 The first and last pictures contrast highly ordered motion at one end of the sequence with turbulent motion at the other end , and it is seen that there is a series of intermediate stages by which transition from one to the other takes place .
8 And he warned that any compensation paid to satisfy the Ombudman 's requirements , would squeeze funds set aside to help people with disabilities .
9 Using information from assessments such as these , from surveys and from customer complaints , C&P sales offices set about identifying procedures and standards associated with product availability , delivery , order processing , and documentation — their aim being to achieve BS 5750 registrations .
10 Inspectors rush in to check reforms
11 The authors go on to offer examples of students whose transition from college has been one of experiencing limited choice and often unsuitable placements .
12 The first and perhaps most important point is that these words do not attribute property directly either to the trustee ( B ) or to the beneficiary ( C ) .
13 It should be noted that the Guidelines do not form part of the Code and are not enforceable under the Bye–Laws of The Engineering Council .
14 Electoral registers , street directories , etc. , were either inappropriate ( these lists do not indicate birth-place or nationality ) or unavailable ( for example , Council housing or rating lists ) .
15 The coroner , quite rightly , pointed out that schools do not teach children that in a competitive world some are bound to fail .
16 The coroner , quite rightly , pointed out that schools do not teach children that in a competitive world some are bound to fail .
17 Indeed some schools do not allow girls to do this , seeing pregnancy , like measles , as infectious .
18 And more importantly , most rural schools do n't have electricity , so the television programmes could only be used in urban areas .
19 The debate is now largely ‘ old hat ’ in the sociology of education and there is a general consensus that schools do indeed impart values , but these are usually modified or developed versions of already existing dominant values of the society of which they form a part , including a number of parental values .
20 It was like Frazer 's looking into the ‘ abysm of time ’ , but it was a vision only imperfectly appreciated by Charlie Mears , as the narrator of ‘ The Finest Story in the World ’ emphasizes : ‘ Above all , he was absolutely ignorant of the knowledge sold to me for five pounds ; and he would retain that ignorance , for bank-clerks do not understand metempsychosis , and a sound commercial education does not include Greek . ’
21 Spores do not require fertilisation and they will develop wherever they fall , provided the ground is sufficiently moist and fertile .
22 Organizations do not have objectives per se ; the objectives will reflect the objectives of those people involved in the organization .
23 Radiation such as ultraviolet and visible light , infrared radiation and radio waves do not produce ionizations .
24 The snakes do n't need ropes ' , he chuckled feebly , " because they are ropes .
25 Drug addicts do not deserve sympathy .
26 Some clients do not attend counselling because they feel it interferes with their personal privacy — that ‘ do-gooders ’ will tell them what to do , which is made even more insulting by the fact they often have children themselves .
27 Users themselves , however , are not completely blameless when it comes to the slow uptake of open systems , Wendler observes , ‘ our clients do n't take products seriously until IBM is involved . ’
28 The Squigs do n't like daylight at all , and quickly become maddened by the sun .
29 As a charity the Halls do not pay corporation tax on profits .
30 Gentlemen do n't jilt ladies .
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