Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The storm builds to a particular intensity . |
| 2 | At the broadest level , the Course contributes in a major way to the achievement of the Polytechnic 's overall aims . |
| 3 | Perhaps Mill 's qualitative utilitarianism points towards a better alternative to the view that pleasure and pain are simply some kind of uniform sensation of which we want respectively , as much and as little as possible . |
| 4 | This case points to a possible role for moderate hypothermia in preventing hepatitis secondary to ingestion of paracetamol , when it might be used as an adjunct to treatment with acetylcysteine or haemoperfusion in high risk cases . |
| 5 | The strip goes through a rolling mill and a furnace which burns off the cellulose binder , leaving a strip of metal alloy . |
| 6 | What should have been three comfy nights in a five-star hotel with en-suite jacuzzis turns into a full-blooded , mud-covered fight for survival . |
| 7 | If so , it could be that the impact of that experience parallels in a sharpened and intensified form the impact on women of the experience of child-bearing — a potent , personal experience that , however sanitised , brings a woman face-to-face with these three realities . |
| 8 | The last draft of the directive that was considered by the European Parliament refers to a normal minimum of eight hours ' work . |
| 9 | Whether the tape is a real recording of the voices of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles or not , its existence points to a concerted effort to damage Prince Charles . |
| 10 | A similar objection to utilitarianism urged by Williams , Alasdair MacIntyre and others is that utilitarianism goes with a manipulative approach to human life . |
| 11 | In the model shown in Fig. 5 , it is possible that the recognition helix fits into a wide minor groove rather than a major groove as shown , but such a binding of a helix-turn-helix motif would be unprecedented . |
| 12 | An NIS Domain license goes for a one-time fee of $25,000 . |
| 13 | This is because your hair goes through a growing phase which lasts from three to five years , then a resting phase which lasts for three to four month before it falls out . |
| 14 | The male sits on a favoured perch and when this is visited by a rival he sidles up to the intruder . |
| 15 | A mock trial differs from a moot in that it is a mock jury-trial , with jury and witnesses , not an argument on law . |
| 16 | The building sits on a awkward site on the left bank of the Seine . |
| 17 | Basic to the idea of a level is the implication that a higher level goes beyond a lower level by including it , gathering it up and building on it . |
| 18 | Shadows merge into the snow ; the woodcut turns into a shadowy chalk drawing . |
| 19 | Printing plays in a cheap , unbound , quarto format indicates that the drama was commonly perceived as on the same standing as almanacs , joke books , pamphlets , and other popular writing which appeared in the same form . |
| 20 | Affirmative assessment starts from a basic belief that human beings are purposeful beings who have intentions which guide their behaviour . |
| 21 | the story starts with a comprehensive review of the various types of horse drawn transport with some good photographs of the brewery area and London delivery areas — even in the early 1900's experiments were taking place on the transport of beer in bulk using horse and carts for delivery vehicles . |
| 22 | Each additional storey may be given its own roof so that eventually the building looks like a Chinese pagoda . |
| 23 | Unfortunately the route starts from a hanging stance with no ground connection as yet ! |
| 24 | The latter is one of the characteristic features at Water Newton , where the most complicated street system known in this category lies within a walled area enclosing 18 ha ( 44 acres ) ; it should not be forgotten , though , that extensive ribbon developments also existed to north and south along Ermine Street ( see figs. 18 and 20 ) . |
| 25 | But the book does explore the emotional effect that this major change has on a small boy 's life in a clever and very unusual way . |
| 26 | technical , to think of it technically , it 's when your sentence starts with a subordinate clause . |
| 27 | His black hair lies in a hundred casual curls . |
| 28 | There is increasingly a feeling that the larger the firm the better it can withstand recessionary periods and the more effectively it can compete with other firms ; and these two sentiments may succeed each other as , say , a regional grouping for mutual protection develops into a nationwide conglomerate for enhanced profits . |
| 29 | Others are fitted as permanent onboard lighting units fed off the camcorder battery , and are arranged for either manual control or , in some cases , auto on/off as and when the ambient light level drops to a predetermined value . |
| 30 | What is actually happening of course we know in that case what is actually happening , because nerves erm er neurones in , in the base of the brain are actually sampling the blood flow as it goes through with sugar level and when the sugar level drops to a critical point , some of those neurones start to fire and as they fire gradually the message is passed on up to the higher brain centres and eventually you get the feeling you 're hungry . |