Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The new X-terminal offers a large user memory of 30Mb , and fits in with Forefront , Hitachi 's heterogeneous systems integration schema announced in February .
2 After another term , I was given more art , and my class-room became an unofficial art room , much to the distress of the caretaker , who accused me of having the dirtiest class-room in the school !
3 Although this freedom offers a better indicator than such things as matriliny or the worship goddesses , it also is not a clear indicator of the political and economic power , in spite of Engels 's belief to the contrary .
4 Once again , left ventricular function plays a key role .
5 La Rochelle , for example , established by a pariage agreement between Duke William X of Aquitaine and Louis VI of France in 1130 , grew in the second half of the century into the chief port for the export of Gascon wines to England ; the prospect of employment attracted immigrants , the settlement became a substantial town .
6 This meant the Duchess got a free air ticket to Sydney , Australia , and could spend time with Andrew while his ship was in southern waters .
7 Indeed , this benefit has been the over-riding consideration for at least one major corporate in its decision to implement a joint PC and Macintosh strategy .
8 The most significant breakthrough in this respect was the decision to implement a common tariff on imports from January 1991 , in order to facilitate the eventual removal of all barriers to intra-community trade .
9 This led to battles with senior management who questioned the status of the policy decision to implement the new system .
10 Carter had advocated deregulation , but he approached reform via legislation whereas his successor sought the same end primarily through administrative action .
11 Through his stimulus , the art of pictorial narrative experienced a major revival in twelfth-century England .
12 But there was no semblance of a fluke about the result — it was the fastest Gold Cup ever run — and as Norton 's Coin made the long walk past the stands to the winner 's enclosure he started to receive the reception he deserved .
13 This is because increasing the proportion of left handers in the overall population by shifting the criterion to the right takes in a larger segment of the RS — distribution , but this segment constitutes a changing proportion of the number of individuals to the left of this criterion ( i.e. the left handers ) .
14 There is the prospect of some government funding to compare the underpinning knowledge of NVQs/SVQs at these higher levels with that demanded for qualifications offered by the CIB .
15 Last year , the University made a significant investment to improve the quality and appearance of the Prospectus , which is the most important aid in the recruitment of the brightest and best-motivated undergraduate students .
16 We were glad enough that the weather seemed set fair for the remainder of our voyage and next morning set off on the last few miles of our northerly course to round the utmost tip of Shetland .
17 He turned , his blond hair gleaming a liquid gold beneath an ancient wall-lamp .
18 In Cuncliffe-Owen v Teather & Greenwood ( a Stock Exchange case ) Mr Justice Ungoed-Thomas said : " it is suggested on the one hand that this rule excluded usage of wider scope and , on the other hand , with the support of expert evidence , that it was a particular instance reflecting a wider usage .
19 This response represents the isomorphic struggle to resolve meaning , at the level of metaphor .
20 Dustin , who had arrived with Anne , three-month-old Jennifer , and a nanny , played the piano or sang dirty songs to a guitar accompaniment in the hotel lounge in the evenings and , on one occasion , went into the kitchen to gather a few pots and pans to use as bongo drums in order to entertain his colleagues .
21 Mermaids have been sighted there and a ghost haunts a derelict bothy near the loch .
22 The certificate asked the wrong question and merited the short shrift which it received .
23 Labels were shifted about , the Higher School Certificate became the General Certificate of Education at Advanced Level , but it was many years before new pressures distorted the ancient simplicities .
24 MacGregor 's bowerbird builds a complex bower of the ‘ maypole ’ type .
25 Ovens and grills : Lightly soiled equipment of this type may be cleaned by virtually ‘ hands-off ’ technique using a caustic cleaner and a solution of vinegar or heavily diluted acid cleaner both spray applied .
26 It is a good idea to practise this technique using the same piece of music each time and the length of one side of a cassette or record ( usually about twenty minutes ) is just about right for this exercise .
27 16.14 In chapter 7 we say that literature plays an important role in improving abilities in speaking and listening , and in writing , as well as in reading .
28 Holidays abroad are not just a chance to unwind , they 're an opportunity to taste a different culture , see how other people live .
29 Brown Owl made a sympathetic noise when she saw the two huge blisters .
30 LNER Flying Scotsman became an old age pensioner in style with a series of runs over its old haunts from Peterborough to York .
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