Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Without such explanation , of course , it makes it difficult to accept that the same things really are taking place in the different spheres .
2 It would be interesting to know whether the same criteria were used in the restructuring of the reserves .
3 When the parties returned , it was to report that no more men had been found and that there was no way out .
4 Mr. Eames will no doubt be pleased to hear that a few foxhunters are killed every year in falls .
5 But that should not lead us to assume that the same holds for the externalities identified here .
6 This is probably the most difficult material to handle because the many characters and nationalities involved in the various available libretti must express themselves as distinctively as they do in real life and the choreographer must try and ensure his design has some semblance of reality if it is to communicate meaning .
7 He goes on to remark that a few minutes later the same antlers could be in use with the animals full weight behind them as they slash and batter those of an opposing stag .
8 Once the lids of the outer case and the leaden shell had been removed , the workman prised off the lid of the inner coffin ; the slightly yellowed silk sheets were drawn back and there lay the body of the child , looking as if he had gone off to sleep but a few moments before .
9 To cite but a few examples , he notes that a ‘ refreshing drink for such as are ill of fevers ’ was whey in which was boiled violets ( Viola riviniana ) , , ‘ field bowl ’ .
10 To cite but a few examples , the thistle is the official badge of the Clan Stewart .
11 Because the life-experience of women is normally so different from that of men , they are likely to conceptualise freedom , equality , rights , responsibility and autonomy , to give but a few examples , in a rather different way from men .
12 The increase in the average number of TDs per constituency was small : from 3.52 to 4.05 , but sufficient to ensure that no more bonuses as generous as those awarded to Fianna Fail in 1969 and 1977 would any longer be available .
13 But a capable , competent , intelligent person is also needed to ensure that the many tasks that have to be dealt with every day in the office are carried out smoothly and efficiently , and that good relationships and communications with all other departments in the hotel are maintained .
14 However , the report identifies a number of areas that need to be addressed in more detail as a result we are recommendatin it , recommending that a major consultation exercise be d be conducted this year to ensure that the many ideas that people have to improve our Health , Safety and Environment Service are considered .
15 When looking at how to develop and improve the management of its electronic information resources , a local authority needs to ensure that the same questions are asked about the electronic environment as are asked about the traditional ubiquitous paper record .
16 Jack is in overall charge of the LDP sales company and the reason for that is to ensure that the same standards and disciplines of product development , point of sale and , most important , profitability are applied to LDP as to Stoddard Templeton .
17 At the same time , all forms of what would usually be considered popular music can in principle be disseminated by face-to-face methods ( for instance , in concerts ) rather than the mass media , and can be made available free , or even structured as collective participation , rather than sold as a commodity ; it is hard to believe that a few friends , jamming on ‘ Born in the USA ’ at a party , are not producing ‘ popular music ’ .
18 It was hard to believe that a few moments earlier he 'd aroused that snake-pit of desire inside her .
19 Cole and Marion ( 1988 ) have also examined visitor impact in three areas of east coast national parks to determine if the same conclusions apply to a different , more moist area than that of the and west .
20 These are used , for instance , to determine whether the same items keep cropping up and require duplication or allocation to short loan collections , and also to identify missing titles and replace them .
21 When the product is the supplier it is naive to suppose that the same rules apply .
22 The sap which was emitted into the tank water as the plant ‘ broke down ’ contains co carcinogenics , phorbyl esters and cytotoxin to name but a few poisons .
23 VRTX has had 4,500 design wins and can be found in Ricoh cameras , Apple printers , Motorola cellular phones , submarines , bomber planes and pacemakers to name but a few applications .
24 Deaf people educated by such approaches may well leave school or college with a ( limited ) knowledge of language and communication , but what of their knowledge of science , mathematics , sociology , hearing people and sex , to name but a few examples ?
25 Are you frightened some of your readers will agree with the aims as outlined in what I believe form part of the BNP manifesto : support for reintroduction of both capital and corporal punishment , withdrawal from EEC membership , return to National Service , to name but a few items .
26 To think that the selfsame parents could have given birth to the two of us , she says .
27 It is very difficult to ascertain whether the many companies which use ROI do use it in the way proposed .
28 This year , with the Democrats poised to win the state , the national leadership is looking to see whether the same tactics can be used to turn back the tide on the Republicans nationwide .
29 It also epitomises the complexity of business decisions that top managers have to take and the many issues that have to be weighed in the balance before reaching a conclusion .
30 The plummy Home Counties accents were also said to be difficult for Americans to understand ( though this problem never seemed to arise when the same actors — James Mason , Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons — became Hollywood stars ) .
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