Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [conj] [noun] [vb -s] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are always distinguishable form other designs which show human and animal forms by the prominence of the figures and the clear narrative quality of the scene . |
| 2 | The risk factors for osteoporosis are well known , yet despite its prevalence — perhaps 25 per cent of women are at risk of osteoporotic fractures — and the severe consequences of such fractures , little priority is currently attached to developing preventive and screening approaches to this condition . |
| 3 | While butter or oil must be used for sautéeing , you can use low-fat and dairy spreads for sauces and oven-roasting . |
| 4 | But having given Labour false hopes , will the media now make sure that Labour suffers from false despair ? |
| 5 | The last author commented ‘ increasing numbers of Americans have become aware that crime exists in the suites of many corporations just as surely as it exists in the streets of their cities and suburbs ’ . |
| 6 | However she never lost control , giving polite but non-committal answers to endless questions about her feelings for the Prince . |
| 7 | And twenty American servicemen are feared dead after air crashes in the Gulf . |
| 8 | That night , after they make love , Mark falls asleep and Babur goes into the living room to write a letter to his parents . |
| 9 | Now he has his leg in plaster … and is under strict orders from wife Angela to stay calm when Christie bids for glory again today in the 200 metres . |
| 10 | The Queen 's Speech also mentions the importance of making sure that Iraq complies with United Nations resolutions . |
| 11 | The question of whether the workers wish to co-operate becomes secondary as unwillingness carries with it the threat of losing their jobs . |
| 12 | At issue is one small , but key part of the European Commission 's plan for an alignment of Value Added Tax ( VAT ) and Excise rates in the 12 member states , which it considers essential if frontier checks on traders are to be abolished after 1992 . |
| 13 | As the novel progresses , however , it becomes apparent that Xorandor does in fact address many of the same concerns as Brooke-Rose 's earlier novels , and that her assumption of the narrative idiom of the popular novel and her mimicry of a childish language are carefully calculated . |
| 14 | An inner door remains shut but air filters through it via two mesh panels . |
| 15 | None had ritual or service ties with Goyigamas . |
| 16 | Therefore , you are more likely to become pregnant if intercourse occurs at the onset of ovulation . |