Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [adv] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is always hoped that the point-to-pointers of today will become the National Hunt stars of tomorrow , but young horses will learn nothing if they are subjected to a bumping match every time they run . |
| 2 | This gives it a passing resemblance to a crab , with which it shares an inability to raise itself significantly above any flat surface on which it finds itself , giving the lie to that universally popular , but inaccurate , graffito , ‘ Please to stand upon the seat , the crabs in here can jump six feet ’ . |
| 3 | You should gather all your ideas on the same general point into the same section of the essay , so that the essay seems to move forward consistently rather than jump around ; you can test whether the essay does have this sort of organisation by working out an appropriate title for each section and paragraph ( even though in the final version of the essay your paragraphs at least will lose their titles ) . |
| 4 | The Northern Ireland Prison Service said that any visitors holding passes for today should contact their relevant prison on Monday to rearrange their visit . |
| 5 | I hope that he and his fellow enthusiasts of today will derive as much pleasure from looking back in 50 or 60 years ' time as I do from my battered old album . |
| 6 | True , in a full-time legislature appearances at least would differ from its feeble predecessor . |
| 7 | Not only may viruses incorporate themselves into our DNA , but there is now a suggestion that some viruses at least may have arisen from bits of our own DNA which have escaped from our cells and become so modified as to be capable of independent existence . |
| 8 | After all , the sights about here can make one dizzy . ’ |
| 9 | The airlines of today would find it difficult to compete with the luxury of meal service on Luft Hansa in 1928 . |
| 10 | Although tokens of affection or messages from afar will lift your spirits around the 8th , this is likely to be a month of strained relationships . |
| 11 | Most people who want to watch tapes from abroad must pay a video or photographic shop at least 25 pounds to transfer just half an hour 's viewing . |
| 12 | And the ability to open several applications at once can confuse the inexperienced . |
| 13 | The stuff circulating in her veins by then must have been a cocktail in which blood was a fairly minor ingredient . |
| 14 | For the next three months , these fifty orphans at least will have an insight into what Westerners regard as a normal childhood . |
| 15 | You would probably both benefit in the long term by coming to such a compromise as interests and contacts from outside can save you both from the trapped feeling that a dependent relationship can bring about . |
| 16 | This can be useful ; the only thing to bear in mind is that too many icons in here will increase the time taken for Windows to get going , so it 's best to keep Start Up for the real essentials . |
| 17 | ‘ I hope all the old dears over there will hold tight to the handrail , ’ was his only remark when he was told the news , but he said more to Ruth when he went home at lunch time . |
| 18 | ‘ We do n't know yet whether the young players of today will have the same problems , ’ adds Sortland , who , despite the results , will not be advising children against taking up football . |
| 19 | ‘ They 're just the sort of things your friends over there would like . |
| 20 | When one adds to that the £40 million or so from the trust , my hon. Friends at least will recognise that the Government can lay claim to spending more money on sport than any party has done for many years . |
| 21 | Hardwick 's complaint at Hall 's conclave about inviting foreign architects to compete probably derived from the implication that architects from elsewhere would produce a better solution than British ones . |
| 22 | Nevertheless , other lessons from abroad will need to be learnt before any new disability discrimination law can work . |
| 23 | Some landlords are content with 11pm closing but others who want to serve drinks beyond then will find the licensing board have imposed strict deadlines after midnight . |
| 24 | Although the rate of movement between India and Eurasia fell markedly after their initial collision some 50 Ma ago , convergence of the two land masses since then may have amounted to as much as 2500 km . |
| 25 | ‘ Others in here might buy that shit , Friendly , but I know what you 're after . ’ |
| 26 | Although its size is not yet known , suggestions have been made that it was larger than a normal auxiliary fort and may have accommodated either a vexillation , possibly of Legio IX , whose tile-works may have been situated some 8 km ( 5 miles ) south of Carlisle at Scalesceugh , ( though the stamped tiles from there may belong to a slightly later period ) , or the Ala Petriana before its transfer to Stanwix over the river . |