Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [adj] [subord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And a number of other texts stress the fact that obedience counts for more than sacrifice ( e.g. 1 Samuel 15:22–23 ; Psalm 40:6–8 ) . |
| 2 | It confirms that breeding still counts for more than achievement . |
| 3 | His portrait is n't in Perth 's exclusive Weld Club , where influence counts for more than cash . |
| 4 | He is worried about various formalities relating to written contracts , and wonders in particular whether hire purchase agreements need to be in writing , whether any special formalities apply to contracts of employment , and if a contract leasing premises needs to be in any particular form . |
| 5 | Dostoevsky 's notebook word ‘ tone ’ amounts to more than dust and mortar and summer smells ; it catches up human beings and entangles them with the city . |
| 6 | Leipzig church calls for calm as unity movement gathers strength . |
| 7 | My idea of a truth-and-justice lone avenger never appears in less than platoon strength , preferably nuclear-armed . |
| 8 | If it was not until later that the accused discovered that he had been overpaid it is suggested that the money no longer belongs to another because ownership of it passes on payment . |
| 9 | It begins in 1933 as physicist Leo Szilard ( Michael Tucker ) escapes Berlin just before the Nazis seal off the city . |
| 10 | Everything returns to normal when silicon is reintroduced into the diet . |
| 11 | Similarly , the door returns to closed if resistance is encountered during opening . |