Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it turns out that snails parasitized by certain kinds of fluke ( flatworm ) have extra-thick shells . |
| 2 | Subtle lamps gleamed on pink-clothed tables , each with its own vase of flowers . |
| 3 | Further chemical reactions led to living organisms . |
| 4 | The ever expanding knowledge of the builders led to these forms . |
| 5 | In Japan , as in Germany , love of consensus and the absence of a revolving door leave little room for unorthodox views peddled by independent institutes . |
| 6 | In 1989 nickel production reached 46,935 tonnes , of which exports amounted to 46,071 tonnes worth 715,000,000 francs and equivalent to one-fifth of the territory 's budget . |
| 7 | Lines of eyes peeping and ogling , rows of breasts hoisted and nipples tweaked and Vaselined ; reddened mouths gaped at her , naturists demonstrated star-jumps , plump pink bottoms poked , arch looks pinned her down , and fingers crested with scarlet points beckoned . |
| 8 | Productivity improvements led to further losses of jobs , cut from 190,000 in 1979 to 51,600 in 1988 ( Figure 5.6B ) , and to a return to profitability and private ownership , although the survival of the Ravenscraig Works ( Strathclyde ) , threatened in 1990 , was owed to political factors . |
| 9 | Originally the coastal Eskimos , Chukchis and Koryaks lived in subterranean lodges like those of the Nivkhs . |
| 10 | In addition to opening up the northern prairies , it produced a land boom in northern British Columbia , where land values rose from 50 cents an acre to 30–60 dollars an acre in the space of a few years , and created a new Pacific port at Prince Rupert , 500 miles north of Vancouver , a new town where the population reached 5,000 in the space of two years . |
| 11 | In aggregate , substantial gross flows occurred between all zones , although an inflow to an individual ring was not necessarily from its own core or outer ring . |
| 12 | The shells of shops and houses rose from scrubby grasslands . |
| 13 | A terrible rushing wind tore at my hair and clothes as merciless demons appeared from all directions , faces twisted with rage , teeth bared between snarling lips , eyes shining like stars whilst flames burst out of their mouths . |
| 14 | A broad hand with long fingers clustered with heavy rings . |
| 15 | It was preceded by the involvement of hundreds of people in discussion groups devoted to different sections — home news , features , music , the arts , international and foreign news and sport . |
| 16 | His fingers ranged over mauve condolences and a group of ‘ Hurray , Hurray , You 're One Today ! ’ until they came to one he liked , a carpet of spring flowers beside Lake Windermere , and the writing within plain and tasteful . |
| 17 | But while the advocacy of many of these proposals drew upon long-term developments in social and political thought , it was the economic situation in the inter-war years which forced many to address the question of how the endemic problems of overcapacity in basic industries , structural unemployment and the evident failure of laissez-faire to preserve national prosperity could be overcome . |
| 18 | Skylark-like song , including both frequent notes mimicked from other birds , and its own jangling corn-bunting-like ‘ kleetra ’ call note , uttered either in high wide circular song flight , or lower down with curious slow wing action , or even on ground . |
| 19 | His achievements are considerable : under his directorship , the museum underwent a major overhaul and improvements of its existing exhibition spaces , while adding new galleries devoted to Musical Instruments and Islamic , Egyptian , African and American Art . |
| 20 | Members of certain ethnic and caste groups clustered into specific occupations . |
| 21 | Groups ranged from small numbers of participants up to groups of over ninety . |
| 22 | Hence the streets are paved with deep slabbed drains , houses plastered with stencilled reliefs of the saints and the old Mercat Cross distinguished from the present day Cross by Christ crucified in place of the later unicorn at the top . |
| 23 | Both interactions occurred between all sorts of subatomic particle : protons , neutrons , electrons , neutrinos and all the more exotic variants of these that occur only in high-energy cosmic rays from outer space , or in experiments with highly accelerated beams of particles . |
| 24 | On this side of the Webi , undulating grasslands rose to distant hills , and strips of woodland bordered numerous streams . |
| 25 | Hawke 's own losses amounted to two ships , a 74 and a 64 , and 300–400 men . |
| 26 | In the period February 21st-26th , the French losses amounted to 25,000 men , and , although during that time the ratio of French and German casualties was reliably estimated at three to one , by the 29th German losses had already passed the 25,000 mark . |
| 27 | Now the erect pointed ears scanned for further clues as to the quarry 's line of movement . |
| 28 | Centrally planned production targets required that 2 million hectares be set aside for cotton production each year , with no provision for crop rotation to allow natural pest control ; the resulting heavy use of pesticides led to severe problems with soil-borne disease . |
| 29 | By the end of 12 months the first group recorded 20 per cent lower medical claims than the other two , and the savings amounted to six times the cost of the health promotion package they had received . |
| 30 | Thus in computers oriented to particular tasks , we can tailor the instruction set to the application area ; several examples are given in Husson ( 1970 , Chapter 3 ) . |