Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [art] minor [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Craning and peering , they caught glimpses of a minor forest of lances and standards , though the number of riders was probably no more than a score ; and rumour on rumour flew down the street before them , and name on name . |
| 2 | This surprising observation has implications for the application of d 3C A to the study of DNA-protein interactions since it is possible that DNA duplexes containing this analogue may still bind proteins in the minor groove and therefore , the results from such studies need to be interpreted with care . |
| 3 | Erm and possibly the installation of mini roundabouts at the minor junctions erm would give us quite a lot of benefit . |
| 4 | In 1562 — 3 clothiers from East Grinstead , Petworth and , unexpectedly , Alfriston , in the heart of the Downs , even Chichester , were fined at Blackwell Hall ; as well there are signs of a minor centre of activity near Steyning ; and at least five clothiers of Midhurst controlled weavers in Bepton , Lodsworth and other villages nearby . |
| 5 | It is worth stressing that both modelling and experimental results show that Xdisp can become strongly positive in these cases ( up to +2Å ) indicating that the rotation of the phosphate groups towards the minor groove pushes the base pairs away and into the major groove . |
| 6 | This represents the very tight , close intervals of the minor chords . |
| 7 | Mustoe could be out for six weeks with a groin injury , while Proctor will miss two or three weeks after a minor knee operation . |
| 8 | But it was to be a short-lived glory ; with his death the Bretwalda -ship passed elsewhere , and Sussex reverted from being prime among Saxon kingdoms to a minor position , on the periphery of the long-drawn-out struggle for national leadership between the rulers of Northumbria , Mercia and Wessex . |
| 9 | This large-scale homogeneity of the universe makes it very difficult to believe that the structure of the universe is determined by anything so peripheral as some complicated molecular structures on a minor planet orbiting a very average star in the outer suburbs of a fairly typical spiral galaxy . |
| 10 | Whilst many base analogues ( 1 ) have been developed to investigate interactions in the major groove of the DNA helix 2'-deoxy-3-deazaadenosine ( d 3C A , Figure 1 ) is one of the few nucleosides that is useful in probing for sequence-specific interactions in the minor groove . |
| 11 | We have investigated hydrogen bonding interactions in the minor groove through T m studies performed on duplexes 1 and 4 in the presence of distamycin-A ( Table 2 ) . |
| 12 | In some forests he took for himself the profits of the minor pleas : a thirteenth-century Cumberland jury swore that if any man ‘ furtively ’ felled an oak in Inglewood Forest , then the warden 's duty was ‘ to attach his body according to the law of the forest ’ to answer before the Justice of the Forest at the Forest Eyre . |
| 13 | Patients with a minor degree of atlantoaxial subluxation or with subaxial subluxation need treatment only with a soft cervical collar — which provides symptomatic relief , acts as a reminder to patient and doctor , and may provide some degree of protection from trauma . |
| 14 | But Daly has had the big finger pointed at him before , for excessive drinking , for allegedly smashing up hotel rooms on the minor tours , for his whole attitude . |
| 15 | The pioneering work-outs quickly developed into savage attacks on the worst examples of corporate bureaucracy — ten signatures on a minor requisition , artificial dress codes . |
| 16 | His family were members of the minor gentry , armigerous since Elizabeth I 's reign . |
| 17 | Cricket now … the amateur players of the Minor Counties have been taking on the game 's elite in the first round of the Nat West Trophy . |
| 18 | The craftsmen and working classes who formed the bulk of Ashbourne 's population lived in small terraced brick cottages along the minor streets or in small yards behind the major properties . |
| 19 | THERE are some movie stars in the minor league who are held in almost as great affection by film fans as the major ones . |
| 20 | Later in the book he expands on this , saying : We are such insignificant creatures on a minor planet of a very average star in the outer suburbs of one of a hundred thousand million galaxies … that it is difficult to believe in a god that would care about us or even notice our existence . |
| 21 | Strangely enough the rainfall and harvests in the next few years were almost supernaturally abundant , and this led to a research team being despatched to the islands by the Minor Religions faculty of Unseen University . |
| 22 | Mr Roberts said Sarbutts had been held by police on a minor offence in October , 1988 , when police were still searching for Mr Galvin 's killer . |
| 23 | This is a delightful book which has all the makings of a minor classic . |
| 24 | There were other incidents of a minor nature , but in their wake the county was roused . |
| 25 | Outlets for the lottery — which could include post offices as well as small shops and newsagents — will sell scratch-off cards for the minor games at the same time as they take the money for the lottery . |
| 26 | What can be said about the outcomes of the Minor Project , and how might its effectiveness be weighed against the expensive Major scheme ? |
| 27 | Some day there might be a time for setting light to both Carrog and Sycarth , and driving their households homeless into the hills ; but not now , that was to fritter away all these preparations upon a minor consideration . |