Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [prep] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Norms begin as our expectations ; these then merge or converge with others ' expectations to produce ‘ rules ’ about required behaviour . |
| 2 | Indulge in some designer name-dropping with the Emporio Armani tuxedo which has the initials EA carved in the back , or economise with Fenwicks ' best-seller — a bustier-topped all-in-one with matching jacket . |
| 3 | or spattered like quails ' eggs . |
| 4 | Interestingly , almost a third of those exhibiting in the contemporary section , have either studied or taught at Goldsmiths ' College . |
| 5 | If you can not afford the furniture or floorcovering you want , further trips to shops or markets , or looking at suppliers ' catalogues , should give you more inspiration . |
| 6 | Instead of being able to visit the School Library Service base to examine new titles ( usually approval copies sent by library suppliers ) , school librarians were turning to browsing in local bookshops , buying from travelling discount booksellers , or choosing from publishers ' catalogues . |
| 7 | It also emerged that the oil was a light crude , which meant it dispersed more easily and did not soak into sandy beaches or adhere to birds ' feathers in the way that the heavy crude of the Exxon Valdez had done . |
| 8 | Meals were enlivened by readings or poetry recited or chanted at Charles ' command . |
| 9 | Assistance was provided by traditional in-service education , by the activities of advisers and inspectors and , at one time , by activities which were sponsored or encouraged at teachers ' professional centres . |
| 10 | This leaflet took an easily accessible matter ( not too academic or removed from peoples ' everyday lives ) and turned it into a hook for recruitment . |
| 11 | This leaflet took an easily accessible matter ( not too academic or removed from peoples ' everyday lives ) and turned it into a hook for recruitment . |
| 12 | LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO GUESTS ' PROPERTY |
| 13 | The purpose of an audit mark or stamp on clients ' documents is twofold : it provides evidence that the document has been examined for a particular purpose ( which should be clear from the audit file ) ; and it helps to avoid the document 's being re-presented as support for a duplicate entry . |
| 14 | These Student Disks may contain general exercises based on common language learning needs or may be customized according to 's identified market sector needs and/or according to clients ' particular syllabus or domain . |
| 15 | The car was parked neatly between two patches of off-street parking , in one of the very few parts of the street that was neither metered nor dedicated to residents ' parking . |
| 16 | Today the Tattersalls betting disputes committee met in London and ruled in Ladbrokes ' favour . |
| 17 | Men tend to spend more time analysing their own thoughts and motives , and reflecting on others ' behaviour . |
| 18 | Adding in refinancing of maturing debt ( and allowing for individuals ' national savings ) , that means that £1 billion of gilt-edged debt must be sold per week . |
| 19 | The new five-speed automatic gearbox , designated ‘ W5A030 ’ and developed for Mercedes ' six-cylinder engines , is ingenious most of all for its simplicity . |
| 20 | Other methods of evaluation could include interviewing a sample of consumers in the target market ( eg to check if they had seen the promotion , changed their buying habits etc ) , and checking on dealers ' stock-levels , shelf-space etc . |
| 21 | This is one of those maverick ideas books that arrive out of nowhere and sleep on reviewers ' shelves until someone notices them . |
| 22 | The slogans on buildings round the square and carried by workers ' groups reflected his new thinking . |
| 23 | It was still early when they went in to Gamages and headed for Ladies ' Gowns . |
| 24 | The Pension Alpenrose is only one minute from the lakeside , beautifully furnished and decorated with Hans ' own carvings . |
| 25 | Yet he could n't quite drum up the enmity that seemed necessary in the circumstances , and that fact quite pleased him , for it proved what an enduring thing male friendship was , even if Jim did look to him less than his old self , and over-dressed in foreigners ' plumes that must have cost a packet in duty , the jacket obviously being pure wool . |
| 26 | They fed trout in the lake at Sandringham House , slid down the banisters , took Jill , their springer spaniel for long rambles , played hide and seek in the garden , listened to the wind whistling through the trees and hunted for pigeons ' eggs . |
| 27 | The Family Heart Association is urging more people to have their cholesterol level checked and act on doctors ' advice . |
| 28 | Candlesticks filed into pieces and collected in ladies ' stockings had served for canister for a while , but had been swiftly exhausted . |
| 29 | So we have had to classify viewing and listening by respondents ' reports of their ‘ regular ’ behaviour in March 1987 . |
| 30 | IBM TO PROVIDE SALES AND SUPPORT FOR SAPIENS ' PRODUCTS |