Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] [noun] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And this causes me difficulties in that I have to either imagine what it was or come back again to see whatever the er item in question is . |
| 2 | Pembrokeshire heads my list of favourite UK walking areas . |
| 3 | It rewards my years of hard work a hundredfold . |
| 4 | Unlike its classic American predecessor , from whom Rudner and Bergman have shamelessly pinched not only the basic scenario but also many a vignette along the way , Peter 's Friends never unfolds its characters with any psychological depth or surprise . |
| 5 | County Durham needs its pockets of green land and wildlife habitats for endangered species . |
| 6 | Sri Lankan newspaper stands its ground on human rights |
| 7 | Team pits its wits against rival firms |
| 8 | It is a spiritual community which owes its unity to common beliefs and a common attitude to life , far more than to any uniformity of physical type . |
| 9 | Many other breeds have white faces , too , but not necessarily from Hereford or Simmental blood , though the Kazakh Whiteheaded ( USSR ) owes its origins to imported Herefords crossed with the native Kazakh in the 1920s , while the Canadian black or red Hays Converter 's white face can be traced to its Hereford origins in the early 1950s . |
| 10 | The Great Barrier Reef , which hugs the north-east shore of Australia for 2000 kilometres , owes its existence to millions of tiny animals called coral polyps . |
| 11 | Frelimo in Mozambique is one example of a movement which owes its success to cold war tensions . |
| 12 | Cawsand owes its survival to one wide-awake villager . |
| 13 | In fact almost every large Greek bronze we have owes its survival to some accident which sequestered it in antiquity : a shipwreck , a fall of rock . |
| 14 | However much the relative values of particular substances vary from one culture to another , each one owes its status to physical attributes . |
| 15 | Mercedes-Benz , Siemens and Bayer do not owe their success to the Bundesbank : the Bundesbank owes its strength to German industrial progress . |
| 16 | To get round this , the ant stations its herds of mealy bugs on fresh young foliage — as that is where the most wholesome sap is to be found — and when the level of amino acids drops , it simply ups and moves the bugs to a more nutritious spot . |
| 17 | Our schools are part of the International House group , a world-wide organisation of language schools and teacher-training centres , linked together through a non-profitmaking Educational Charity Trust which has its head-quarters at 106 Piccadilly , London . |
| 18 | The Faculty of Divinity has its home in New College on the Mound , close to Edinburgh 's majestic Castle and overlooking its New Town . |
| 19 | Looking at the environment , as market demands become more sophisticated so there is a need for operator flexibility in production system outputs , which has its counterpart in greater variety of work within the production system ( Lupton and Tanner , 1980 ) . |
| 20 | The jewel in the Cobra 's head has its counterpart in Australian Aboriginal folklore in the form of the quartz crystal which enshrines the colours and essence of the rainbow , and the Rainbow Serpent of Australian mythology is closely related to the Indian Spectacled Cobra in terms of its role as both a fertility symbol and a symbol of higher consciousness . |
| 21 | Nearly every chamber has its reservoir of running water at the door ; on every side are gardens , delightful alleys , shady retreats , streams , fountains and grottoes . |
| 22 | While Tyneside has its share of industrial dereliction , in Newcastle it was able to boast of a vibrant city and the region 's key cultural and educational institutions . |
| 23 | Exercise is , in fact , well provided for , with an indoor swimming pool , a gymnasium , a sports area for football ( with teams from outside the prison involved in both football and weightlifting ) , and like most long-term prisons , Maidstone has its share of those who keep fanatically fit . |
| 24 | Like all teams Oxford has its share of overseas imports … is British ice hockey catching up with the North Americans ? |
| 25 | And the current ‘ crisis of resources ’ in the penal system is an economic reality which certainly has its effects on penal policy . |
| 26 | This is not confined to legal problems ( although in many situations there may be an unrecognised legal problem ) but has its effects in other areas as well . |
| 27 | The ITC has its reasons for such mealy-mouthedness . |
| 28 | I guess the good news has its drawback for some men . |
| 29 | The individual pattern or blueprint for form and growth has its origin at this source , and via universal Manas or Mind , is radiated by the universal field when the frequency pattern of an embryo or seed at the physical level attracts that sympathetic vibration , and when the conditions for its manifestations are conducive ; in terms of physics , when a state of coherence exists . |
| 30 | Although this herb has its origin in Southern Europe and western Asia , its common name is said to derive either from the Anglo-Saxon dylle or the old Norse dilla which meant to soothe or lull , in reference to its use in calming infants who had hiccups — in fact Culpeper said " it stayeth the hiccough . " |