Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we have seen , in the past false biological views led to false reasoning . |
| 2 | The relative lack of council housing has made this system more important : in 1948 34 per cent of farmworkers lived in tied housing , but by 1976 this figure had increased to 53 per cent . |
| 3 | It was also partly in response to the effects of overaccumulation that deflationary policies led to decreased capacity utilization in the United States . |
| 4 | Briefly , antigen strips preincubated for one hour in blocking buffer ( 5% non-fat milk powder in phosphate buffered saline pH 7.2 , containing 0.05% Tween 20 ) were incubated overnight at room temperature in serum samples ( diluted 1:100 v/v in blocking buffer ) or mouse monoclonal antibody GL2 that recognises Giardia heat shock antigen ( diluted 1:1000 v/v in blocking buffer ) . |
| 5 | During the budget debate many deputies argued for heavier spending on public works projects to cut unemployment , rather than the introduction of measures to reduce the budget deficit . |
| 6 | Clubs asked for early warning |
| 7 | The Germans argued for increased centralization in order to fight the empire . |
| 8 | These cases led to profound questioning in social services departments , and in the inquiries that ensued , of the desirability of attempting to keep the family together wherever possible . |
| 9 | In each year , less than 800 of these cases led to any form of criminal or disciplinary action , and the vast majority of even this small number involved nothing more severe than ‘ advice or admonishment ’ — 651 of the 766 cases in 1987 , for example . |
| 10 | In particular the calculus of operations became in English preserve [ 96 ] . |
| 11 | In other words , these artists lived during Latin American 's formative years . |
| 12 | The continuing conflict between evangelicals and Roman Catholics at times amounted to undignified scrapping over the souls of the proletariat . |
| 13 | These increased capital flows led to mounting pressure on the adjustable peg since an increasing stock of reserve currencies was required to maintain par values in the face of larger capital movements . |
| 14 | She handed him the woebegone bouquet , the bird 's head dangling , its coxcomb a broken-stemmed blossom ; he took it , bowed his head , and pinched the child 's cheek as he showed his teeth gritted in greedy affection , the expression that says to children , ‘ Aahah ! |
| 15 | Hedges rose to either side and the Cadillac 's wing mirrors clipped against them . |
| 16 | In the second two pairs devoted to this relationship the same pattern emerges . |
| 17 | Opinions ranged from outright support to outright opposition , with many respondents expressing concern or seeking information about particular aspects of the application . |
| 18 | All three cytokines were expression products purified from recombinant Escherichia coli ( E coli ) strains . |
| 19 | It is interesting to note that the Jeu de Paume 's attendance figures are very similar to those of the two other Parisian institutions devoted to contemporary art : the Galeries Contemporaines at Beaubourg and the ARC , which is part of the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris . |
| 20 | Section 1 of the 1944 Act gave tremendous responsibilities to the Minister : ‘ It shall be the duty of the Minister of Education to promote the education of the people of England and Wales and the progressive development of institutions devoted to that purpose , and to secure the effective execution by Local Authorities , under his control and direction , of national policy for providing a comprehensive educational service in every area . ’ |
| 21 | It shall be lawful for his Majesty to appoint a Minister whose duty it shall be to promote the education of the people of England and Wales and the progressive development of institutions devoted to that purpose and to secure the effective execution by the local authorities , under his control and direction , of the national policy for providing a varied and comprehensive educational service in every area . |
| 22 | According to the 1944 Education Act the Secretary of State has a duty to ‘ promote the education of the people of England and Wales and the progressive development of institutions devoted to that purpose … ’ , although effective control was , at the time of the Tyndale dispute , devolved to the LEAs . |
| 23 | She watched the great elms but saw no movement ; they were quiet , now , though around them birds rose in short flight , then settled again . |
| 24 | Physiologists capitalized on this instrumentation to demonstrate that the electrical activity of the brain and its nerve cells was a function of what the individual was doing , or not doing , or how sensory receptors were stimulated . |
| 25 | The degree of hostility to these treaty revision proposals stemmed in large part from feelings that any continuing unsolicited Western involvement in the legal system was an insult to Japan , and that Westernization had in any case gone too far . |
| 26 | Ten control rats excreted ( mean ( SE ) 188.2 ( 13.6 ) µg of PABA ; 10 rats with an intestinal stagnant loop excreted more ( 530.1 ( 30.1 ) µg ; p<0.001 ) : whereas 10 rats in each of three groups pretreated by oral administration of various antibiotics excreted less ( polymix B+ tinidazole , 4.9 ( 1.6 ) µg ; kanamycin , 31.0 ( 4.7 ) µg ; clindamycin 40.9 ( 5.5 ) µg ; p<0.001 ) . |
| 27 | On St Kilda solifluction and the formation of pro-talus ramparts occurred at this time ( Sutherland et al. , 1984 ) . |
| 28 | Then her eyes twinkled with irrepressible mischief . |
| 29 | In Yugoslavia , particularly on the Adriatic Coast , the Italian influences led to Italian-style stone churches and cathedrals of which a number survive . |
| 30 | His eyes gleamed with sudden amusement . |