Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [vb base] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their titles invoke the Situationists ' rhetorical use of long and rhapsodic titles . |
| 2 | Subordinates want to be left alone while their superiors want no surprises . |
| 3 | Her fingers tickle the hairs on the back of my hand . |
| 4 | Its ranks include the heirs to many of the most powerful noble houses in the Empire , including the sons of Elector Counts . |
| 5 | The depressing facts of the matter are that in those sectors still covered by the councils , areas like shops and catering and laundries , security and administration , people are already working punishing shifts for pittances because their employers know the chances of being caught dispensing illegal hourly rates are minimal as are the resultant fines in those few cases successfully brought to prosecution . |
| 6 | The present rules do not make it worthwhile for most wives to continue working once their husbands join the ranks of the long-term unemployed . |
| 7 | Where her doppelgangers wander the hills or flirt in banqueting halls . |
| 8 | As they get steadily more drunk they sing loudly so that their voices fill the tunnels of the Worlds Edge Mountains and echo through the Dwarf strongholds . |
| 9 | Their responses affect the habits of nectar-seeking insects and the type of pollen that is being spread at a particular time of day . |
| 10 | The way patients and their communities describe the symptoms also determines the type of help they will seek . |
| 11 | Although the UK parent and its subsidiaries meet the criteria in ( b ) above , they do not meet the criteria in ( a ) because the ultimate parent company is a SEC registrant . |
| 12 | Section 309(1) of the Companies Act 1985 provides that ‘ [ t ] he matters to which the directors of the company are to have regard in the performance of their functions include the interests of the company 's employees in general , as well as the interests of its members ’ . |
| 13 | But their parents have no regrets . |
| 14 | Its technicalities interest the men above all else , and it is the activity upon which they spend most of their energy and about which they talk endlessly ( Maybury-Lewis 1971 : 33 ) . |
| 15 | For slightly more demanding purposes like voting or serving on juries , they need also some minimum level of maturity and sanity , because here their actions affect the interests of others , so they need to understand what they are doing . |
| 16 | Save the Children works all over the country to help children and their families overcome the effects of high unemployment , inadequate housing lack of community services , language difficulties and the family tensions that can follow . |
| 17 | Stuart and Sandra share a common objective — to help their teams recapture the trophies from University of Ulster , who won both events last year . |
| 18 | The world-sheet of an open string is a strip ; its edges represent the paths through space-time of the ends of the string ( Fig. 10.1 ) . |
| 19 | Her comments set the divisions of caring responsibilities and material resources in particularly sharp relief . |
| 20 | its members understand the powers and duties of the members themselves and those of their union representatives ; |
| 21 | Their numbers include the Augustinians and Dominicans , both of whom have been influential in Ireland and have produced theologians of liberal or left persuasion . |
| 22 | Despite the high trim-quality of each of these coupes , the sombre colours and black facia panels of their interiors make the cabins appear smaller than they actually are . |
| 23 | Many insects and their larvae eat the leaves of plants , and in recent years a complex skein of plant-insect interactions have been glimpsed . |
| 24 | And its findings lay the foundations for Sir Anthony 's conclusion that investors who lost money in Barlow Clowes should receive compensation from the Government . |
| 25 | At their elbows stand the ghosts of the fallen in the first world war , reminding them of that earlier occasion when so many ministers preached uncritical political guidance from their pulpits . |
| 26 | Companies should also ensure that their employees have the skills and knowledge to play their part in the export drive , for example , by being aware of the standards set by competitors which we have to beat . |
| 27 | Her photographs capture the girls viewing each other and already checking their own image . |
| 28 | Of course seeing Lampi playing the Stick is akin to watching someone play a strapped-on portable piano ; his fingers tap the strings almost like Stanley Jordan . |
| 29 | His eyes roam the heavens , the patterns , the clusters . |
| 30 | His parents say the police should never have chased him . |