Example sentences of "this [noun sg] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using WHO national mortality rates for both colonic cancer and coronary heart disease , Rose et al showed a direct relation between these two diseases , and on the basis of this finding anticipated that serum cholesterol values could be used as a predictor of colon cancer . |
| 2 | This grant included those territories or cities disputed between Lombardy and the pope , and basically reaffirmed arrangements made between Charles ' father , Pepin le Bref , and Rome . |
| 3 | It was extremely important that this framework had wide acceptability , as unit writers would be recruited to prepare HN Unit Specifications based on the framework . |
| 4 | This change necessitated major changes to the compilation of financial and monetary statistics ( see Ch. 18 ) |
| 5 | Postal clerks and refrigeration engineers became passable guerrillas , giving them the added confidence they needed when men from this camp faced Japanese attack . |
| 6 | He said this kind needed gentle handling ; he seemed to know a lot about barometers , and to be delighted with his purchase . |
| 7 | One of the youngest brigadiers in the British Army ; deputy chairman of the Conservative Party ; chairman of a major insurance company ; Warden of Winchester College — these are all solid achievements , but it is safe to guess that until this trial started most people had never heard of him . |
| 8 | I think it right to say at once that on the authorities , consisting of a series of previous decisions of the Divisional Court in which the provisions now contained in section 7(3) and ( 4 ) and section 8(2) of the Act of 1988 have been considered , neither the magistrate nor the Divisional Court in this case had any option but to decide as they did . |
| 9 | Unfortunately the conscientious student who reads the official reports will find no mention either of the Hotspur or of the Félicité and may naturally experience doubts as to whether there ever was a Captain Hornblower , but if he once accepts Hornblower 's existence he may at least agree that Hornblower 's action in this case displayed remarkable self-denial as well as the clarity of vision worthy of a hero of fiction . |
| 10 | Simply choose scraps of material , in this case crumpled grease-proof paper and a bird 's feather , and stick them to a piece of stout hardboard using PVA glue , as you would in collage . |
| 11 | So did is an anaphoric verb phrase ; that is to say , its referential properties operate not directly , but indirectly , through a previously mentioned verb phrase , in this case expired last Thursday , which must be re-applied , this time with John as subject . |
| 12 | This gang repaired all types of horsedrawn vehicle , floats , drays , trolleys , lorries and timber carriages . |
| 13 | This offensive had other faces and one of the major targets of the media was the power of the unions which had been used to protect , more or less successfully , the interests of the workers and to maintain the Welfare State . |
| 14 | This defence caused some difficulty for the Court of Appeal when two cases raised it in quick succession in the summer and autumn of 1988 . |
| 15 | She had gone to Moscow in 1943 as correspondent for the Observer and the Yorkshire Post , and from this experience wrote Soviet Ballet ( 1945 ) , which helped to introduce contemporary Russian dancing to the British public . |
| 16 | This hypothesis gave later biologists something to test , and in the event to prove false , thus indicating the truth of Bacon 's dictum that error is better then confusion , and of Popper 's idea that science works through conjectures and refutations . |
| 17 | Most patients in this category had renal stones . |
| 18 | This freedom brought great blessing in its train . |
| 19 | This notoriety brought more house commissions from Britain , the most important being Blackwell in Bowness , Westmorland ( 1898–9 ) ; White Lodge in Wantage , Berkshire ( 1898–9 ) ; and White House in Helensburgh , Scotland ( 1899–1900 ) . |
| 20 | The higher fibre diet fed to the rats could be regarded as their normal fibre intake and thus this study compared normal fibre intake with low fibre intake . |
| 21 | Therefore , this study investigated carnitine concentrations in serum of patients with coeliac disease . |
| 22 | Part of this study involved 2 number of case-studies of Access courses , and within these data was gathered on the performance of former Access students in higher education . |
| 23 | This study included male patients and appropriate controls recruited in different European populations at highly contrasting risk for coronary heart disease . |
| 24 | This study showed that luminal infusion of bile and the bile acid TDCA inhibited carbachol stimulated motor activity in isolated segments of rabbit terminal ileum . |
| 25 | This expense roused many residents from their apathy , and following negotiations with the bullards , the town itself succeeded in preventing the custom which appears to have died away with little opposition — an indication of the actual decline in real interest . |
| 26 | Besides emphasising the fact that certain behaviour was unacceptable , this ritual reaffirmed senior staff 's superordinate position in the system . |
| 27 | This action provoked further disturbances on the streets of Karachi and in other towns and cities . |
| 28 | The introduction to this chapter made specific reference to the need for school management to plan the school 's path through the changing environment . |
| 29 | This chapter mentioned several ways in which the end of a character string may be indicated . |
| 30 | Each year the local fete has a different theme and this photograph won second prize at the village show some weeks later . |