Example sentences of "[det] [vb base] [pos pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the 40 guests at Cannigione , slightly less than half book their first choice as dinghy sailing . |
| 2 | You half expect their quiet moments to be a mere ‘ quiet before the storm ’ intro to some Metallica prog-thrash epic about hellspawn putrefaction , but then they meander into Sonic Youth discordant territory , then suddenly it 's walls of sonic bliss , then it 's off into a sample-aided , arse-quaking , ‘ Die asshole muthaf—er ’ industrial rant , then some tedious feedback wanking then … erm , that 's it . |
| 3 | Some secrete their own granules . |
| 4 | Sex is possible , too , during menstruation ; many women feel disinclined towards it at this time of the month , but some feel their strongest desires during the menstrual period . |
| 5 | If they want to watch television , they do that ; if they want to walk around , they walk around , some do their own thing like reading or games . |
| 6 | In yet others , the females build their individual nests close to one another but , after a few weeks , some abandon their own constructions and join others in building theirs . |
| 7 | Thus while most farm workers recognize that they are poorly paid , few blame their own employer for their poverty . |
| 8 | Rooms in both hotels have private facilities , and about half have their own balconies or open onto quiet terrace areas . |
| 9 | Some have their own lights for practising and stand out in their gardens to practise with an empty gun , not with shells otherwise half the police force in the district would come around wondering what is going on . |
| 10 | Some have their own libraries of archaeological books for use by their members , usually containing a much wider range than are held by public libraries or are available in bookshops . |
| 11 | A half own their own homes ( or are still buying them ) with the remainder renting mostly from local authorities . |
| 12 | yet some spend their entire lives haunted by thoughts of death . |
| 13 | Some spend their entire time in the water , mating and giving birth to live young in the sea . |
| 14 | If a man who owns so much land dies and his sons are entitled to such a percentage , how much do his four sons each have , how much do three daughters each have , how much does the widow own ? |
| 15 | These exercise their antimicrobial powers against a wide variety of different bacteria and when given for , say , a sore throat , will also kill off many of the normal commensal organisms in the intestine ( which is why a lot of people develop diarrhoea when taking antibiotics ) , and will also destroy the normal bacterial flora in the vagina . |
| 16 | More women than men use public transport world-wide ; fewer drive ; fewer own their own cars . |
| 17 | These include its overseas interests in the Far East and UK interests in the leisure industry . |
| 18 | While retaining a determinative role for the former , he insists on the relative autonomy of the latter : these have their own modes of existence , their own inertia , their own time-scales , such that we have to speak of a ‘ necessary reciprocity ’ between economic/social and cultural/ideological levels . |
| 19 | The right video material can do this in a range of ways : its vivid presentation of settings and characters can be used to set the scene for roleplay ; it can present a case with such impact that it sparks off fierce debate ; we all make our own interpretations of what we see and so video can be a stimulus to genuine communication in the classroom by bringing out different opinions within the group . |
| 20 | The month of May holds lots in store for eager festival-goers , as Oxfordshire , Dorset and South Wales all host their own art extravaganzas . |
| 21 | The month of May holds lots in store for eager festival-goers , as Oxfordshire , Dorset and South Wales all host their own art extravaganzas . |
| 22 | This year it is therefore EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that we all sell our 2 books and as an incentive HQ say that each branch returning their block of completed lottery ticket stubs with a single branch cheque can keep 20% . |
| 23 | All say their own tests showed no evidence of listeria . |
| 24 | THE New Zealand Rugby League tourists must envy the amount of publicity — and the financial rewards — currently being enjoyed by their countrymen from the unsullied ‘ amateur ’ world of Rugby Union as the latter grind their remorseless way around Wales and Ireland . |
| 25 | The dichotomy between appearance and reality , the continuity of metaphors for usurpation applied to Macbeth , the incredible number of antitheses ( some 400 odd ) : these are aspects of the play that have been well studied in modern criticism , and all show its persistent operation on two linguistic levels . |
| 26 | In so far as it is the case that , in the classical doctrine of the trinity , it is said that the three persons are alike in all save their mutual relations , when we are speaking of Christ as God , as the second person of the trinity , it can not be said of Christ that he is ‘ male ’ . |
| 27 | All exhibit her flawless swing and admirably unclassifiable style . |
| 28 | ‘ It was more that just successful , ’ he says today , looking back on what many consider his finest work . |
| 29 | The Conservative Party is not looking for experts , but it is looking for men and women who have a good working knowledge of contemporary politics and a proven track record of experience in the party , and who above all know their own minds . |
| 30 | As you all know our fund-raising project last years was the 200 Club and those of you who joined the club will be pleased to know that the venture made a good profit . |