Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] [verb] [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Marxist book , an anarchist 's guide , attacks on the institution of the family , songs celebrating illegal drugs , films and television plays celebrating physical violence or showing crime as justifiable or successful , can and do become , whatever their varying cultural sources , profitable commodities in a market within a state and culture which officially ( and no doubt , within the terms of its insoluble contradiction , really ) disapproves of or opposes all these things . |
| 2 | Yes , this is the stuff real men are made of and let all those jessie pop stars who holed themselves up in the luxury of four star hotels hang their heads in shame ! |
| 3 | As soon as I see that a patient 's breathing pattern is changing dramatically or that the eye movement behind the closed lids is altering , I instruct him to be aware of and to understand all that is happening but to see it as if on a film or television screen , so that he is completely detached and feels no physical or mental distress whatsoever . |
| 4 | When you are interrupted in contemplative devotion , says Hilton , do n't be angry and depressed but This is the mode by which man following a mixed life realises in himself the creative love of God — the fire of love that Rolle talked of as consuming all that is dark . |
| 5 | The presence of a handshake could be thought of as excluding all possible alternatives , that is it excludes kissing , nodding , spitting , etc . |
| 6 | 3.4 Immediately upon such approval being obtained the Tenant shall at its own expense apply for and use all reasonable endeavours to obtain without delay all Tenant 's Approvals The question of timing again arises and the tenant may prefer this provision to be watered down slightly as follows : |
| 7 | 3.4 As soon as practicable upon such approval being obtained the Tenant shall at its own expense apply for and use all reasonable endeavours to obtain all Tenant 's Approvals |
| 8 | Occasionally one of them would glance the youth 's way as if expressing some general unease about him . |
| 9 | Then , aside to me , she said : ‘ She 's got a way with policemen , ’ as if confiding some dark secret . |
| 10 | ‘ We are citizens of the British Empire and subjects of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second , ’ she announced , as if to pre-empt any further questions , pushing the photograph into her grandchild 's hand . |
| 11 | That they were carrying something she did not doubt , for they moved slowly , carefully , as if bearing some precious burden … |
| 12 | as if obeying some obscure stage direction , the dog barked . |
| 13 | as if obeying some universal command , the diatoms move simultaneously back into the sand . |
| 14 | He brushed his blond hair back from his cheek with a swift gesture , leaving the hand poised on his shoulder as if touching some invisible insignia . |
| 15 | ‘ Gilbert , Gilbert … ’ said Rohmer , as if pacifying some nervous child . |
| 16 | He bobbed his greasy head at Benjamin as if greeting some great lord . |
| 17 | Gilbert turned to stare in Cardiff 's direction as if contemplating another mad dash for the reception doors and then remembered the thing that lay beyond them . |
| 18 | And yet , as if to contest all that , there is evidence that each read the other with respect , even avidity , occasionally sending copies of recent books as if eager for comment and commendation . |
| 19 | The woman turned , meeting Karr 's eyes briefly , her own eyes wide , her whole body tensed as if to meet some other threat , then she turned away , a faint shudder passing through her , letting her co-workers carry the three men off . |
| 20 | He turned away as we entered , shoulders shaking as if relishing some private joke . |
| 21 | The physician smiled as if relishing some private jest . |
| 22 | Sophie said it as if describing some tiresome duty . |
| 23 | as if to prove this very fact , the beast loosed its ear-shattering boom of a roar once more . |
| 24 | She smiled , as if recalling some secret happiness . |
| 25 | Grond they called it , in memory of the Hammer of the Underworld of old ’ — as if to recreate some earlier unstated triumph of the chthonic powers . |
| 26 | Marc turned to Sarella and lifted one eyebrow as if to convey some more significant meaning . |
| 27 | Then he smiled as if savouring some secret joke and slumped at the end of the table so he could stretch his leg . |
| 28 | He smiled as if savouring some secret joke . |
| 29 | Consequently , pupils should keep in their files the necessary range and variety of types of writing , including where appropriate any rough notes , plans or early drafts . |
| 30 | Analysis of acid output including or excluding these three subjects did not significantly alter the results . |