Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] [verb] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Use gel for sculptured , spiky or slicked back styles , or for crisping up fringes and pieces . |
| 2 | inform about society , thus continuing the induction of pupils which they are already experiencing into the tradition which is theirs by virtue either of birth or of taking up residence in a country . |
| 3 | It can be seen that the committee continues to recognise the difference between obtaining possession by a trick ( that is , ‘ by deception ’ in its new wide sense ) and obtaining ownership by false pretences ( again , ‘ by deception ’ ) but the committee intended , and it seems that Parliament has adopted the same approach in section 15 , that , for the purpose of finding the accused guilty , it would cease to matter whether the victim was deceived into transferring ownership or into handing over possession . |
| 4 | The failure properly to deal with troublesome residues among the masses , such as by allowing circulation of elites or by meting out violence where appropriate , may lead to the growth of ‘ Paretian tension ’ in the masses , civil unrest , revolution and ultimately the entire replacement of the decadent elite by a new governing elite . |
| 5 | However , the animals affect the plants , and the plants affect the soil ( for example , by providing protection against heavy rains , or by breaking up rocks with their roots , or producing acid which dissolves limestone ) ; and the plants also directly affect the climate ( for example by re-directing winds , or by transpiring soil moisture into the air ) . |
| 6 | Devising a sensitive scheme for the immediate follow-up of absentees , either , for example , by telephoning home or by sending out letters to parents/guardians |
| 7 | This may be achieved by using modules from the same Stage or by bringing together modules from different Stages as necessary . |
| 8 | The aim is to target small areas of the country initially , and then gradually expand operations , possibly by joint ventures , partnerships or by setting up offices there . |
| 9 | The wheel may be used for the identification of objects , for forming original sentences based on the pictures , and for building up stories around the picture ( Finocchiaro 1968 ) . |
| 10 | Periodicals remain by far the most important research tool for academics , both for current awareness scanning and for chasing up citations to individual articles . |
| 11 | Wombles are fictitious animals from a TV series noted for their cleanliness , and for cleaning up litter and putting it to good use . |
| 12 | For gathering reference material and for working out ideas in sketch form it is hard to imagine a more convenient and practical medium . |
| 13 | Through setting goals with priority areas , and through involving both staff and pupils , it suggested each school could take its own path to becoming ‘ the considerate school . ’ |
| 14 | But group turnover fell 10 per cent to £560.7 million , profits after interest plunged by 40 per cent to £5.6 million and after writing off £2 million in exceptional charges , mainly redundancy costs , profits before tax dived by 61 per cent to £3.6 million , for their fifth consecutive year of decline . |
| 15 | The assumption is that if such research is successful , then pedagogy is a matter of conforming to the revealed sequence of natural acquisition and of setting up conditions in the classroom which replicate those of its emergence . |
| 16 | He is accused of direct interference in senior board and managerial appointments and other local decisions , and of holding back money in reserve to then push it out on waiting list initiatives . |
| 17 | Will he urge on the Government of India the importance of allowing independent observers and visitors into that region , and of taking up Pakistan 's offer that independent observers should be stationed along the line of control , to deal with the movement of people and the problem of terrorism , as well as the human rights issue ? |
| 18 | At the level of whole societies , written language serves the functions of record keeping and of storing both information and literary works . |
| 19 | It shows Professor Smith 's anger at Lord Young 's apparent refusal then to agree to what later became known as the £38 million sweeteners — accusing him of altering terms to ‘ British Aerospace 's disadvantage ’ and of putting forward points ‘ which neither I nor my advisers can understand ’ . |
| 20 | Of most interest to us , however , are those initiatives particularly concerned with defining and refining educational objectives and with laying down guidelines for curricular policy . |
| 21 | He is alive and under follow up surgery was not deemed appropriate due to his generally weak condition . |
| 22 | The Japanese police proved as zealous as they were in Japan in investigating communist activities and in rounding up suspects . |
| 23 | Well I was thinking of things like witchcraft , which would seem a rather a luxury fringe subject , but some of the most fascinating research that 's been done recently in my period of early modern history has been showing how witchcraft erm was the second most important erm crime to come before the courts apart from theft in , in my period , and in exploring why witchcraft had this appeal you 're learning much more about the age . |
| 24 | All are important elements of life in old age , and in maintaining both independence and freedom from ill-health , yet older people often avoid taking exercise because of the widespread ageist assumption that it is dangerous for them to be too active . |
| 25 | This case study is also in three parts : a brief introduction to the school and the review procedure : a descriptive account of the review procedure and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the review procedure in validly determining what were the salient strengths and weaknesses in the work of the department and in bringing about changes . |
| 26 | Rate exemption was also seen as the most important factor in facilitating additional investment and in explaining why companies located in the zones . |
| 27 | We are all in the business of making people laugh — and in Carry On films there is only one way to do that — good old slapstick humour . ’ |
| 28 | That threatened dozens of jobs in school kitchens , but now the staff have worked out that by concentrating cooking in larger schools and using a meals on wheels principle to serve others , they can provide a hot meal for everyone , without a subsidy and without putting up prices . |
| 29 | It focused on improving training , employment prospects and housing , and on breaking up ghettos . |
| 30 | It might have been induced to spend lots of money on dividend payments and on buying back shares , to boost share prices and keep shareholders sweet . |