Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [prep] [art] [noun] or " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | This scale is logarithmic , meaning a change of one unit is actually a ten times change in the acidity or alkalinity , i.e. , pH 6 is ten times more acid than pH 7 and one hundred times more acid than pH 8 . |
| 2 | Well when it was started up , the first unit that I was with was from the shop floor at Bloxwich Lock and Stamping and erm it took the nucleus of people off the shop floor and then after we 'd finished our ten hour shift during the summer or when we could , we started foot drill training in the yard of the factory . |
| 3 | It is clear from these brief analyses that the nature and scope of the context that is constructed for each individual poem does not simply depend on the choice of deictic expressions in the text , but rather results from the combined effect of a wide range of variables , including the content of the text as a whole , and the attitudes and experiences that readers bring to the text or develop during reading . |
| 4 | Ca n't the Watch Committee … rid the police of the hooligan element … gangs of young and hefty idlers squat on the pavement or lurk in subways to annoy passers-by , to play tricks on defenceless shop assistants , or to gamble in the face of the public . |
| 5 | In the foreground , sea waves break at the temple- or city-gates . |
| 6 | Others with no cars walk through the streets or find a near-by park . |
| 7 | Driveways have spaces for two cars , front and rear lawns are turfed and owners of Les Jones homes arrive at a house or bungalow which is attractive and complete in every way - and not surrounded by a mass of mud as on so many new housing estates . |
| 8 | During this period the spit suffered erosion on its south-west facing portion , the shingle being transported round the Ness itself and built up into new ridges on the east-facing side , where the dominant waves come from an east or north-east direction . |
| 9 | The drivers come with the card or the gizmo , screwdrivers are n't hard to find , and I 'll just have to assume that your bank balance can cope . |
| 10 | Commodity circulation has been replaced by the circulation of products within the national economy , in much the same manner as products circulate within an oligopoly or conglomerate firm . |
| 11 | If England qualify for the semi-final or final of the tournament in Sweden the Football Association will receive just 2,500 tickets . |
| 12 | Controversies abound concerning the ability or predators to control prey populations , and the suggestion that wolf predation pressure ( Hansen quotes the finding that 3.5 per cent of the wolves ' diet is composed of dog remains ) was ever important is unfounded . |
| 13 | Fixed to your garden shed roof , or a convenient post , they 'll come in useful when those cold north winds blow in the autumn or spring , and you need to rush out and protect your tender plantings . |
| 14 | They should be constantly asking why a bottle is the shape it is and whether the ingredients come from a whale or from a natural substance of which there is great abundance . |
| 15 | Guests relax on the beach or by the salt-water pool situated on a flower-bedecked terrace . |
| 16 | Most classes last for an hour or perhaps an hour and a half . |
| 17 | Is credit rationing easier to implement if banks operate as a cartel or if they are highly competitive ? |
| 18 | In residential or seasonal holiday resorts where guests stay for a week or more the busiest time for the reception office is usually Friday , Saturday or Sunday with the peak period for arrivals and departures being Saturday . |
| 19 | When it 's all over around 2am , the crew celebrate with a drink or five upstairs , and Michaela tells us she 's just signed a record deal with London Records . |
| 20 | Indeed if the three years and a day expire on a Saturday or a Sunday or a bank holiday , when one can not issue a writ , the limitation period is extended until the next day on which one can ( Pritam Kaur v S Russell & Sons Ltd [ 1973 ] QB 336 ) . |
| 21 | Insure against everything from salmonella poisoning to a speaker 's non-appearance , and keep finances for a particular event separate from the company or organisation 's general finances . |
| 22 | These provisions militate against the bilateralism or ‘ excessively formal terms of Articles 34–38 ’ . |
| 23 | Opus declined to say how many people remain with the company or how many boxes it actually put in the field . |
| 24 | People sleep on the floor or huddle round television sets . |
| 25 | reserve a number of issues to expert determination , such as the profits figure for a company or the net asset value of a business : see the full list set out at 4.2.5 . |
| 26 | Most people meet at a disco or something like that . |
| 27 | Their features vary with the country or region of issuance , as well as with the types of goods and method of shipment . |
| 28 | If you would find it impossible to think in terms of a whole morning begin with an hour or so . |
| 29 | Afternoon was a relatively safe time , but a peak occurred in late evening ( 1900–2100 hours ) when patients go to the toilet or commode and get into bed . |
| 30 | In popular speech , when people expatiate upon the virtues or vices of the British , Scottish , Welsh , Irish , Jewish or any other so-called ‘ race ’ , they are really talking about particular cultural attitudes and characteristics . |