Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some vets also claim acupuncture has aided considerably in the treatment and control of a variety of other disorders , including false pregnancies , non-specific vomiting , ear diseases , nerve degeneration , kidney problems and auto-immune joint disease . |
| 2 | Some traditionalists still send horses to Eire or mainland Europe for this barbarous treatment , but the Bristol research suggests that they 're wasting owners ' money . |
| 3 | In spite of this justification , however , some groups still expressed misgivings about the selection of ( i ) as an opening . |
| 4 | Some groups consistently face discrimination : age is one mode of socially structured disadvantage . |
| 5 | Some clinics helpfully provide forecasts of the likely sex , although this is against the law . |
| 6 | The crash of torrential rain a few minutes later set minds at rest . |
| 7 | The genotypic composition of the population may in some cases dimly reflect forces that operated twenty or thirty years ago . |
| 8 | But after he had simmered down and contemplated his parlous financial situation , he returned a few hours later to accept Gilroy 's offer . |
| 9 | Some authorities already give condoms to GPs but the service is patchy . |
| 10 | Some authorities now favour homes taking fifteen to twenty children , particularly for the difficult medium-term cases where the child is away from their natural home for more than a few months . |
| 11 | Few journalists ever cover stories that require patience , time and money . |
| 12 | Some foreigners even see benefits in widespread corruption . |
| 13 | If the frail or housebound are to eat properly , it is essential to see that they have help with their shopping , for carrying or pushing heavy baskets soon becomes an impossibility and very few shops now deliver goods . |
| 14 | Indeed , some pacifists even drew comfort from the idea that modern weapons had become so destructive that no one was likely to contemplate actually using them ; others were reassured by the apparent improvement in Anglo-German relations after the upheavals of the Balkan Wars of 1912 . |
| 15 | Montenegro trebled its area at Turkey 's expense by the Treaty of San Stefano in 1878 , but the treaty was never ratified , and the Congress of Berlin a few months later forced Montenegro to surrender some of its gains . |
| 16 | Sleep is also a time when some animals purposely conserve energy because it would be wasteful not to do so . |
| 17 | DIN rating gives a reasonable guide to engine power as installed , particularly as it 's a ‘ production average ’ figure , or should be — some manufacturers actually quote peak figures but quality them by saying that an individual engine may vary within stated limits , while others do n't bother with the nicety . |
| 18 | So she got up slowly from the floor , the last few sobs still springing unbidden up her throat , and without looking round at the disordered room once more , she picked up her lamp and went down to her bedroom to change . |
| 19 | Some parents naturally take turns in distracting or managing the child . |
| 20 | A few companies still arrange house to house collection of the premiums , including : - |
| 21 | Some companies also reimburse costs incurred through premature termination of contracts for leased or rented housing as a result of the relocation . |
| 22 | Some companies even faced insolvency as a result . |
| 23 | Some companies now offer career break schemes to give both women and men a longer period of time off — often up to five years . |
| 24 | Some companies therefore give employees in the latter situation an additional incentive payment to encourage them to move . |
| 25 | Some composers today don t even understand the simple calculus , he said . |
| 26 | A pioneer in this department is Ed Kienholz , who some years ago became Ed and Nancy Kienholz and not just on the marriage certificate . |
| 27 | One of the younger adopted children she had known at school , a very charming and beautiful girl of Indian parentage , some years later made contact with her again , and they talked about fashions and make-up together . |
| 28 | Because of this , the tobacco industry has been legally obliged for some years now to print health warnings on packets . |
| 29 | lt has come to the Prince 's ears , my lord , that the boy was seen some days ago entering Parfois , escorted by four of your men . |
| 30 | Some sports also build strength . |