Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [art] [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He goes for the older woman ! ’ |
| 2 | A ‘ Glagolitic ’ Seminary existed until 1820 in Priko , in the district of Poljica , which lies between the lower Cetina valley and the coast between Split and Omiš . |
| 3 | In the second part of his autobiography Ways of Escape , Graham Greene writes of an earlier period , ‘ … in Indo-China I drained a magic potion , a loving-cup which I have shared since with many retired colonels and officers of the Foreign Legion whose eyes light up at the mention of Saigon and Hanoi ’ . |
| 4 | Raymond Boyle , Eugenius ’ bassplayer looks like a harder version of Martin Gilks from The Wonder Stuff . |
| 5 | But it looks like a further sign of the Tories ’ concern that they 're drafting him in . ’ |
| 6 | The researcher , unfortunately , has the same problems with testing this hypothesis , despite its greater precision , as he or she has with the grander ones . |
| 7 | The magic starts with a further Grundfos whose inlet rests on top of the gravel bed . |
| 8 | It too can no longer be presented in a teleological form as an account of a historical process which begins with primitive ‘ stateless ’ societies , then passes through a definite sequence of class societies in which the state comes into existence and develops , and concludes with a higher form of communal society which is again ‘ stateless ’ . |
| 9 | Either way , the best hope of predicting such events , and mitigating their impact , lies in a better understanding of the southern oscillation and its role in the circulation of the southern hemisphere . |
| 10 | Part of the explanation lies in the greater liquidity of the second-hand market for residential dwellings ; corporate assets are more difficult to resell because of difficulties in ascertaining quality . |
| 11 | Although I agree that Strachan has proved in the past he is a class player and that Leeds would be foolish to consider selling Rocastle , I believe that the future of the Leeds team lies in the younger midfield combination of Rocky , Macca , Speed and Fairclough . |
| 12 | This is something no ordinary parent could even begin to enforce and no judicial parent stands in a better position than a natural parent . |
| 13 | Sharon , Debbie 's friend , lives in a newer council house about half a mile away . |
| 14 | JUDY MOWATT , one third of Marley 's backing singers , The I-Threes , is not rich , asking a hundred US dollars for an interview , but she lives in the better part of Kingston . |
| 15 | The interdigestive cycle of motor activity , or migrating motor complex , starts from the lower oesophagus and migrates but ends in the terminal ileum . |
| 16 | There are other poems attacking the Friend in which the Poet writes from a closer perspective . |
| 17 | As well as determining the information needed now and in the near future , some regard must be given to the difficult task of trying to foresee information needs in the longer term ( Land , 1982 ) . |
| 18 | Subtly rounded corners give it that added touch of class , while the slimmer and lighter size adds to a smoother profile in your pocket . |
| 19 | Standing by her place with an endearing air of domestic pride , she explained that her husband was away with the other men , spreading the meat strips on the higher thorn bushes to dry in safety . |
| 20 | If you do set too high , you may find that the first syllable spoken after a pause is distorted , especially on p's and b's , after which the overall level of the recording drops to a lower value as the speaker continues ; during the next pause in speech , the background slowly returns to its original value until the speech resumes , whereupon it falls again . |
| 21 | For the low risk junctions , however , this result appears to be completely reversed , the high risk exemplars have a slightly lower number of hits than the less risky ones and considerably more false alarms , this corresponds to a higher P(A) for the least risky exemplars . |
| 22 | The charge that higher education has over a longer period contributed to an anti-industrial ethos among the educated classes in Britain has been laid by Wiener ( 1981 ) and countered in different ways by Sanderson ( 1972 ) who points to manifold examples of involvement with industry , and Shattock ( 1987 ) who tends to lay the blame elsewhere , at the door of government and industry itself . |
| 23 | Changes by Anthony Browne ( Julia MacRae/Walker , £8.99 ) deals with the effect the arrival of a new baby has on an older child . |
| 24 | The therapeutic objective of holding the mirror up to nature and confronting people with themselves is further explored in the final section of the book , which looks at the wider implications of drama in secure settings and its role in therapy . |
| 25 | The first part of this book therefore looks at the broader business objectives and implications of being involved in a personal injury practice . |
| 26 | In every case the estimate of β was markedly higher for the period closer to delivery , i.e. volatility declines at a faster rate in the fifty days just before delivery . |
| 27 | Perhaps Mill 's qualitative utilitarianism points towards a better alternative to the view that pleasure and pain are simply some kind of uniform sensation of which we want respectively , as much and as little as possible . |
| 28 | Static input allows for a greater variety of input formats and makes no requirements about the availability of hardware at the time of writing . |
| 29 | In addition , the system , when compressed , allows for a greater circulation of air around the foot , keeping it cool and dry . |
| 30 | Such a conception allows for a greater fluidity between the two modes than has hitherto been found acceptable . |