Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adj] [conj] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | And , and so then they , they 're a bit miffed that instead of the B one they 're being asked to complete a U B four six one , a U B six seven one . |
2 | It 's not that I 'm totally assured that this time round I wo n't be quite so foolish , it 's simply that I know it 's possible to progress to that stage beyond ‘ falling in love ’ — if I do n't opt out as soon as he starts to look less like Prince Charming and more like Mr Very Ordinary and Boring . |
3 | Let me just give you a little illustration that might help , you know in thinking of the erm the fusion of the divinity , the divine nature and the human nature , erm is it Clarke Kent , is that the guys name on television , you know the character , you know the guy that walks around you know he 's the boy next door type figure with glasses and all the rest of it , he 's no macho figure that and then in a transformation take place and woof goes flying through the air does n't he , what is he , he 's Batman is n't he |
4 | It can provide special help for the long term unemployed and also for disabled people . |
5 | Backpackers need to keep the weight high and close to the back , but ski-mountaineers and climbers need the weight to be kept lower to increase stability , although weighty things should be kept close to the back . |
6 | Now before we step the mast , we need to turn the boat more or less into the wind and that 's a good chance for us to start thinking about where the wind 's coming from . |
7 | Adjusting bias will be discussed in Chapter 6 and again in Chapter 8 . |
8 | It was a national union , but it was a crime more or less with some bosses to belong to a trade union . |
9 | Force 6 is not a gale , it has to be force 8 or more for that , but it is still rough enough , with every wave breaking over the bows and sometimes over the whole boat , drenching us as we sat in the cockpit at the back . |
10 | Second , Bede says that Oswiu established his rule over the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdoms for three years after Penda 's death ( HE III , 24 — on Bede 's chronology 655–8 but perhaps to be emended to 656–9 . |
11 | It is used for entry into a holding pattern from sector 2 and also in approach patterns . |
12 | For example , the encouragement of council house sales by Conservative governments under the terms of the Housing ( Finance ) Act 1972 and subsequently by the Housing Act 1980 has boosted owner-occupation . |
13 | hence such a cubic polynomial has a root in Q. The theorem is not of immediate use in checking polynomials of degree 4 or more for irreducibility . |
14 | Because assessments of the spirit of community depend so much on highly variable subjective preferences and values , which may fluctuate according to the individual and the village concerned and even to the mood of the individual at a particular time , it is virtually impossible to generalize about whether there has or has not been a perceptible ‘ decline of community ’ in the English village . |
15 | The chiefs of the commissions were often older Bolsheviks of the nationality concerned and often on the Left — that is , opposed to the Party line on the national question . |
16 | Deflecting the blow aimed at James Lambert 's head with his left arm , he drove his right fist short but hard into the man 's mouth , loosening teeth and skinning his knuckles . |
17 | To control the power keep the sail low and close to the water to decrease its effective area and slide one or both feet into the straps whilst lying in the water . |
18 | Any of the following tests would be regarded as suitable proof : Passes in the JMB Test in English ( Overseas ) at grade 3 or better up to June 1989 , the JMB Test in English for Speakers of Other Languages from March 1990 ; the AEB Test in English for Educational Purposes at grade III or better in listening , reading and writing ; the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English at grade C or better ; the Oxford-Arels Examination ( Higher level ) at Credit or Distinction level ; the IELTS ( British Council/University of Cambridge ) , with an average score of 6 or better and for each component a score of 5 or better ; TOEFL with a score of 550 or better ; the London GCE O level Syllabus B in English Language at grade C or better or in an approved SCE or GCE syllabus in English are acceptable for this purpose . |
19 | held several commands in the parliamentary navy in the period 1646–52 and again during the second Dutch war . |
20 | Women 's occupational ‘ choices ’ were limited and these five occupations predominated up to the time of World War II and well beyond it . |
21 | This does n't give curls but leaves you hair thicker and easier to style . |
22 | It draws , therefore , mostly on category 4 but also to some extent on categories 2 and 3 . |
23 | But actually I 'm com quite quite pleased with my body at the moment , my legs are still a bit skinny but apart from that I 'm doing okay I think ? |
24 | In general , racist jokes and asides amongst skinheads are no more numerous or self conscious than elsewhere in the broader streams of white working class speech . |
25 | Bear was last night safe and well after being stolen from his home on Platform One . |
26 | Dermatologists recommend : stay inside when the sun rays are strongest and make sure you wear a factor 15 or more on exposed skin . |
27 | This approach draws mostly on category 3 but also to some extent on categories 1 and 4 . |
28 | Most temperate species tolerate subzero temperatures to one degree or another , initially by avoiding tissue freezing but also by being able to tolerate and contain ice in their tissues . |
29 | The damage extends anteriorly into area 8 and posteriorly into the superior parietal lobule . |
30 | She shook her head , pointed to the baby first and then to Sycorax as if her maternal cares in both their cases meant she could not stir a moment from their side . |