Example sentences of "[vb pp] and [verb] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The coils , according to Henderson , conduct and amplify natural energies radiating and vitalising the mineral content of the soil , when designed and located exactly as indicated by the divining technique . |
| 2 | I. The teacher in preparing a unit or sequence of resource-based or enquiry learning asks : What have we already ? and the answer to his question requires the systematic selection and acquisition of book and non-book materials in all formats , their arrangement and storage for retrieval , the preparation of a suitable index or retrieval tool allowing the identification of suitable items however sought , and some system of controlling or monitoring the use of the materials so that wanted items can be located and reserved even when in use . |
| 3 | Besides , I have the system installed and working there as well , so you will have first-hand invaluable knowledge of what it looks like and how efficient it is . |
| 4 | AN INQUIRY is under way after a man collapsed and died yesterday while trekking through mountains as part of a management training course . |
| 5 | Mohammed Azharuddin 's side have bowled , batted , caught and fought better than England . |
| 6 | Using the Churchill amendment as a model , the words ‘ exposed to view ’ could be deleted and replaced so as to limit such exclusion to ‘ any part of that matter which is neither visible nor accessible to persons under the age of 18 , or which , if so accessible , is not kept in a wrapping which , while intact , prevents that matter from being seen ’ . |
| 7 | She should have turned and walked away as soon as the conversation began to get so very personal . |
| 8 | A little more confidence and openness on both sides would inspire a little more confidence in those who want to see the differences met and resolved rather than quietly avoided . |
| 9 | Mistakes do not disappear of their own accord , and the text on the screen will be saved and printed exactly as it appears . |
| 10 | However , plants designed to flower in December and January , such as Cineraria , Gloxinia and Primulas , must be fed and watered regularly as soon as buds begin to develop . |
| 11 | Old age becomes something to be dreaded and endured rather than enjoyed by the individual . |
| 12 | In his personal relationships with Athman , and his political stance on colonial oppression , Gide could claim to have said and done more than most at that time . |
| 13 | Although it is the responsibility of the Child Health Service to refer the child , the teacher will have an interest in knowing if a hospital appointment has been made and kept even though this is the prime responsibility of the parents . |
| 14 | Messages can be received and transmitted automatically whilst the operator is preparing another message on the screen . |
| 15 | To that extent they ought to have wide circulation , except that they depend on the kind of painstaking preparation that Knussen had given them — the music sounded taught and nurtured rather than merely rehearsed . |
| 16 | The Race Relations Act 1976 This Act has not been similarly amended and applies only where there are six or more partners . |
| 17 | The records typically understate the concentration of wealth , for they rely on individual declarations which are manipulated and presented so as to minimise apparent wealth holdings . |
| 18 | Items should be withdrawn and dried rapidly after boiling has finished and on no account should they be left soaking . |
| 19 | It was closed and infilled shortly before Leith Docks became impounded . |
| 20 | This is not only because of the harmful effects they can have on the physical self but also because the need for them indicates a severe deficiency in the emotional self — a deficiency which needs to be helped and treated rather than disguised . |
| 21 | For 9 consecutive days the Manor will be peopled and run exactly as it was in 1644 — the middle of the English Civil War — two years after the Battle of Edgehill and the year of the Battle of Cropredy Bridge , both within 8 miles of Sulgrave . |
| 22 | For 9 consecutive days the Manor will be peopled and run exactly as it was in 1746 — Georgian times — one year after the abortive Jacobite Rebellion . |
| 23 | These two hotels are interconnected and lie less than ten minutes stroll from the resort centre . |
| 24 | The UK conversion to metric standards removed ambiguities from an area of international affairs because it was widely understood and accepted rather than because of any intrinsic merit . |
| 25 | I find the Préludes disappointing , too brightly lit and stated rather than suggested : to take examples from Book 1 , the opening of ‘ Le vent dans la plaine ’ is not pp and surely not aussi légèrement que possible for this pianist , while the ‘ sounds and perfumes ’ of the next piece are too solid to float in the evening air . |
| 26 | The road gang had turned up unexpectedly that afternoon and had laid and rolled more than two hundred yards of hot tarmac from the main building all the way around to the other side of the restaurant block ; now the place did n't look quite so much like a building site any more , and winter opening seemed more of a possibility . |
| 27 | Seven swans swimming arrived and disappeared again before Paddington had a chance to see them . |
| 28 | The chords in the left-hand part can be extended upwards , and thus enlarged and enriched so as to be suitable for the whole of the brass . |
| 29 | The pH probe ( Radiometer , Copenhagen ) was sterilised and calibrated immediately before and after use . |
| 30 | One of the great culinary joys for me is a bowl of aïoli — the golden garlic mayonnaise so thick you can cut it with a knife — with a plate of crunchy baby vegetables scrubbed and served just as they are . |