Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [adv] [vb base] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Alternatively the dominance of one-off dance and rap records in the charts could be having a damaging effect on business as a whole — generally success in the singles chart promotes album sales but dance artists seldom shine in the album format .
2 It has also been pointed out previously that coordinate singularities necessarily occur in the regions II and III that contain the approaching waves .
3 Remind them that people who actually grow vegetables usually refer to the place where they are grown as vegetable plots , or even vegetable gardens : a bit prosaic maybe but easily understood .
4 Fax machines now mix with the deep armchairs and ancient oils of the clubhouse , easing communications with the world outside .
5 Mine does n't have Lace Sensors on it , although I do have one guitar with those on ; my model has pickups just like on the Stevie Ray Vaughan one , and they become a little more powerful as you go towards the bridge .
6 Support workers also worry about the effect of setbacks on the generally negative attitudes of many people in the community to people with learning difficulties .
7 Birds , bats and gliding mammals simply take to the air .
8 James 's own description of the accident is worth repeating , if only because it shows how much ( and how little ) racing drivers really observe in a multi-car shunt :
9 The Consumer Credit Act 1974 and the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 largely prevent these abuses , but it is true that , in so far as those Acts allow them to , finance companies still insist on the terms being as beneficial to themselves as possible .
10 At times , brash , slashing guitars suddenly rip through a sublime melody , only for Luna 2 to deftly heal the wound within the lick of a well-aimed riff .
11 Singles released by major , established artists often benefit from a substantial marketing campaign , with posters and media advertising .
12 Halve cherries then place in a bowl with the fruit , lemon rind and juice and 60ml ( 4 tbsp ) of the port .
13 Dabbling ducks characteristically feed on the surface of the water or by upending , and rarely dive except when young or unable to fly .
14 Paddling friendships really get into the blood ! )
15 The Llechwedd Slate Caverns and the Gloddfa Ganol Slate Mine are both working quarries partly open to the public .
16 If — as appears to be the case — detected offenders typically start from a position of social disadvantage ( which means that the obligation to obey the law weighs more heavily upon them than on others ) then punishment will tend to increase inequality rather than do the opposite .
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