Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [verb] [prep] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Of Pontius Pilate : ‘ The steps he took to still a particular local clamour were more or less what the service required , and he washed his hands with a civilised regret . ’ ) |
| 2 | There is no music , only the hoarse , erratic bellow of a kudu horn and the chanting , a strange noise which comes from inside the earth itself , as though the rocks and the soil were singing as best they could . |
| 3 | He goes on : ‘ And by using an estate agent you 're dealing with a dedicated property specialist , a description which applies to only a handful of solicitors . ’ |
| 4 | And there 's the added advantage that by using an estate agent you 're dealing with a dedicated property specialist , a description which applies to only a handful of solicitors . |
| 5 | His hits make a roll of honour which stretches beyond just the charts . |
| 6 | This period also saw expansion of motor-car ownership which led to both the provision of more and better roads and other traffic-related expenditure . |
| 7 | food for thought for Hereford who deserved at least a draw … they 'd did themselves proud in a game which sent the fans home happy |
| 8 | My experience has been that entertainers who come for just the show have maximum impact and cause great excitement , especially if they arrive dressed up . |
| 9 | They were the citoyens who paid at least the equivalent of three days ' work in direct tax . |
| 10 | At White Hart Lane they scored from virtually every chance . |
| 11 | Despite the widespread ageism which exists at both the individual and structural level , there remains widespread social ignorance and denial of its impact . |
| 12 | Fun-filled Faliraki is only a 20–25 minute walk away but there is a public bus service which departs from outside the hotel , and lots of taxis to whisk you to the beach and Faliraki centre . |
| 13 | To keep this species without this type of hassle you need at least a 42″ tank . |
| 14 | It was put down by Darius , who in 490 sent a punitive expedition which burned Eretria but was defeated by the Athenians at Marathon , a victory which became at once a legend . |
| 15 | For example in an advertising agency discussion about a new campaign to revive a soft drink one person might be trying to solve the problem of how an old drink can be called " new " in any sense ; another person might be trying to solve the problem of how " old " can be made appealing ; arid a third person might be trying to solve the problem of designing a theme that will sell not to the public but to the marketing manager who has to okay the campaign . |
| 16 | And who was the visitor she took in there the day he died ? |
| 17 | According to that theory everything exists for only an instant and is then replaced by a facsimile of itself , so that it is but a series of momentary existences like the successive frames in a cine-camera film . |
| 18 | To the inner city local authority it offers at least the promise of retaining some economic activities that would otherwise leave the area ; and to the inner city resident it offers the prospect , as well as often the reality , of countryside recreation and relaxation . |
| 19 | There are suggestions it has at least a 2.5 per cent shareholding . |
| 20 | It is clear that the founding treaties , and in particular the EEC Treaty which has by far the broadest scope of the three , have established the Communities and the institutions which enable them to operate ; but more than this , they have been held by the European Court to have set up a new legal system separate from those of the Member States . |
| 21 | And it does so in syntax which calls for quite a feat of structuring and interpreting . |
| 22 | With the naked eye , or with binoculars , it is possible to distinguish between two stars which differ by only a tenth of a magnitude . |
| 23 | Underlay forms a necessary cushion between carpet and floor which helps to even the wear , absorb sound and cut down on heat loss . |
| 24 | This is the sight which stays with even the casual observer . |
| 25 | ‘ During my last voyage aboard Lord Nelson we ran into quite a storm in the middle of the Celtic Sea . |
| 26 | Rudder also paints a picturesque scene in 1777 : ‘ On the curious travellers first approach it presents at once a very striking and respectable appearance , consisting of a number of well built houses , equal to a little town , lying very contiguous , but not joined together ’ . |
| 27 | In one case it stretched to below a woman 's knees and in another the pubic hair was gathered into a tasteful plait that reached behind her back . |
| 28 | By the 1940s , physiological chemistry had become biochemistry and biochemistry was a flourishing science which spread into almost every aspect of animal , plant , and microbial life . |
| 29 | From the catwalk they surveyed this choked cavern which lay beneath even the underbelly of the city . |
| 30 | Like the desert after a flash flood , Freshers ' Fair is decorated by societies which bloom for just a day . |