Example sentences of "[vb -s] [coord] [noun pl] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Theoretically they mark a stage in the formation of organic soils , but as neither mosses nor lichens put down penetrating roots , and earthworms are lacking , organic material remains mostly superficial . |
| 2 | The common holly , Ilex aquifolium , shares an almost symbiotic relationship with rowan , providing an extra amenity as a secure nesting and roosting place , and supplying ample berries in bleak mid-winter for both fieldfares and redwings to feed on . |
| 3 | As the glass fills and demands increase so eventually demands will get very close to , and eventually outstretch our resources , producing stress and physical symptoms which occur to signal this fact . |
| 4 | Losers instantly have their spur leg amputated with a machete , and we were shocked to find that a cock which even for a moment turns and runs has instantly lost . |
| 5 | The question of how far TVEI ultimately succeeds or fails has yet to be answered . |
| 6 | Chickweed ( Stellaria media ) is known as an ephemeral weed , meaning it grows and sets seed rapidly , producing several generations in one season . |
| 7 | As library users have found to their cost , the shelf that held the books marked 636.7 last week might hold books quite differently numbered today , as the stock grows and books move along , and yet the position of a subject 's bookstock can rapidly be found once the all.important subject number is identified from the index . |
| 8 | Everywhere the willow grows and dragonflies hover over the wide ditches or rhymes . |
| 9 | So I find that coloureds and whites get on alright anyway . |
| 10 | Now advocates and attornies have always been admitted in the colonial courts by the judges , and the judges only . |
| 11 | They love the flying trapeze acrobat who dances and swings operated only by sand . |
| 12 | It involves very large client groups ( elderly , physically disabled , and mentally ill people as well as people with learning disabilities ) ; constitutes one of the major tasks of the personal social services ; and it is an arena in which hopes and aspirations have consistently been disappointed ( Walker , 1982 ; Webb and Wistow , 1986 ; Martin , 1987 ) . |
| 13 | Hedgehogs appear as twilight deepens and robins become pugnaciously territorial . |
| 14 | Political consensus disappears and relationships become increasingly adversarial . |
| 15 | Yet if the dances of Vera and Natalia in A Month in the Country and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet are examined it will be discovered how the technical content is so designed that the steps , poses and gestures show how changing circumstances are affecting the individuals . |
| 16 | Long term , as performance improves and services become more commercially attractive as a result of bringing in private sector disciplines , it will make sense to consider whether some services can be sold outright . |
| 17 | In these circumstances , the familiar Renaissance claim that poetry teaches and delights takes on new implications , pleasure among readers is not only how their attention and co-option to the didactic intention is achieved . |