Example sentences of "[vb -s] [conj] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | The report also adds that in those cases , ‘ off-farm income averaged £12,500 in 1988 , rising to £13,500 in 1989 ’ . |
2 | W.H. Chaloner writes that during eight years between '58 & '67 a total of 904 tons of ore were made ready for smelting ; Sir Michael le Fleming , the new Lord , receiving dues amounting to £376 : 15s. : 0d. it is not known where the main ore dressing floor was located but it was probably on the site of the 19th century floors — near the present youth hostel . |
3 | But the Government accepts that for persistent offenders some kind of youth detention must also be available to the courts . |
4 | Thus , Ruangpanit concludes that in such regions , especially where it is necessary to ensure watershed protection so that downstream regions are not affected by flooding or excessive silting , crown cover should be maintained at c. 70 per cent with as little bare soil as possible . |
5 | It calculates that for every 100 hundred trees cut done only nine are planted , and concludes that in some countries fuelwood supplies will soon be exhausted unless massive replanting is undertaken . |
6 | It holds that across all cultures and forms of social arrangement women have been kept in subservience to men . |
7 | This seems accurate enough , although one wonders if with trans-national companies in oligopolistic control of major industrial and energy sectors , cartels are in any way necessary . |
8 | The report notes that SSDs are having to focus their care on clients with priority needs because of financial restrictions . |
9 | Its mission — and it thinks that within two years it will achieve it — is 10% . |
10 | The faculty appreciates that in certain circumstances a year between school and university , spent in employment or another worthwhile activity , may be advantageous . |
11 | Le Grand , for example , insists that for egalitarian policies to succeed , ‘ it is necessary to reduce the hold of the ideology of inequality on people 's values and beliefs and this can only be done by challenging the factual underpinnings of that ideology . ’ |
12 | The story goes that in colonial times , La Paz 's upper classes used to hold a three-day festival in the main square , graciously dispensing banknotes and coins to their children and servants . |
13 | " For it often happens that in such discussions , in order to promote the common good , talk has nevertheless centred on a single individual . " |
14 | Tradition says that with other Covenanters he was hanged from the upstairs window of the house that still stands at the north-west corner of Mauchline Cross . |
15 | The health authority says that with more drugs misuse in society it is vital that drugs-related services and professionals are constantly updated on development and trends so that they could best help those in need . |
16 | He says that at first clients refused to believe it could be done so fast — some need to be convinced that it 's not just science fiction . |
17 | Gary Chapman says that at some tracks they can hit 120 miles an hour … as far as cost goes you can spend fifty thousand … or just five hundred … |
18 | The crossing is situated on a very busy dual carriageway where the speed limit is forty miles an hour and I would point th point out this literature which says that at forty miles an hour , if children are knocked into , most children are killed . |
19 | I 've got the Highway Code in front of me and it says that at 30 miles an hour the stopping distance is 75 foot . |
20 | Nissan says that after two years car production in Japan will be concentrated in a new factory in Fukuoka , southern Kyushu , where the Zama workforce is to be relocated . |
21 | David Coulthard says that after fifteen laps in an enclosed cockpit compared to an open single seater he realise just how tough it 's going to be … it 's going to be hot … deyhrdation is a problem along with getting sleepy in the night … physically he says this is going to be the hardest race of his life … but he loves the challenge … |
22 | Eric Evans , of the Department of Agriculture at the University of Newcastle , says that in many areas levels have fallen below the critical 20 kilogrammes per hectare necessary for healthy crop growth . |
23 | Its report , Fit for the Future says that in many respects the Parks have failed to live up to the expectations of their founders , as enshrined in the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act . |
24 | John Speight says that in some cases , the package is more expensive than the chip inside . |
25 | He says that in some parts of the country , car boot sales have to be registered with the local authority , this could help . |
26 | He says that in previous cases where they 've taken over contracts they 've offered up to 98 per cent of employees their jobs back . |
27 | The learner notes what has happened in the past , and assumes that in like circumstances , the same will happen in future . |
28 | The most blatant stereotyping occurs because of supposed differences in the sexes : ‘ Men are more intelligent , ‘ Women are more emotional ’ , ‘ Men are physically stronger ’ , ‘ Women are more creative ’ , etc . |
29 | This occurs because of local variations in soil properties ; on the upper part of the slope the soil may be truncated but on the lower slopes the soils are mixed with layers of various depths . |
30 | The survey shows that on some issues consumer confidence in the early part of last month was the highest for two years . |