Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the oddities , though , is when C and M slip across a piece that has little or nothing to do with the high-tech graphics which preface their speciality corner . |
| 2 | IT 'S DIFFICULT to know whether Joe Bear 's statement ‘ we 're out of tune but you 'll just have to put up with it ’ is an apology or the title of the first song , as Huggy Bear embark upon a set that includes lots of shouting , inept but enthusiastic attempts to play their instruments and generally deconstructs the rock myth with the viciousness of a tantrum in the nursery . |
| 3 | It might be argued that in such situations it is the only course of action open to a man and that he would be at fault if he acted differently . |
| 4 | The genealogist has a job to sort it all out , so it is no wonder that many rose lists get into a mess and tend to lump types together more for brevity and convenience than for strict botanical clarity . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | HOW does a globular protein adapt to a mutation that forces a surplus residue into a helix ? |
| 7 | If the parties agree on a procedure and the expert does not , the parties should appoint another expert . |
| 8 | Many of these schools exist on a shoe-string and lack a library , books and all kinds of teaching aids , especially for practical subjects . |
| 9 | A bead of moisture clung , and she squeezed her eyes shut for a second lest she reach out and lick it away . |
| 10 | ‘ Black and minority ethnic communities suffer from a services and resources deficit which urgently needs to be addressed ’ . |
| 11 | ACTOR Anthony Hopkins celebrated his knighthood in today 's New Year Honours List with a fish and chip takeaway . |
| 12 | I mean , a lot of guitarists get into a rut and I think it comes from the fact that their pool of influences is really limited and shallow . |
| 13 | Not all meteorites arrive with a whoosh and a bang . |
| 14 | For all parts of the gybe proceed on a trial and error basis with different arcs of turn , different back foot placements and in particular changes in the timing . |
| 15 | Ritualization will then take place , over evolutionary time , in escalating rounds of ever more extravagant signals , to which in turn the recipients respond for a while before they discover ( in the case of the cuckoo 's foster parent ) the distinction between the begging of cuckoos and that of their own young . |
| 16 | These lethal little amphibians belong to a family that has been given the name of poison-arrow frogs . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Whilst there were obvious similarities between this tradition and nazism , its inspiration and origins occur in a period before anybody in England had heard of Hitler . |
| 19 | Complicated political formulas work for a while and then fall apart . |
| 20 | I consider that the defence open to a person as defined in s.94(5)4 relates solely to summary proceedings … and in my view it can not avail the defendants in s.100 ’ . |
| 21 | Its wit , neoclassic charm and sparkling score make for a work that appeals to all , young or old … and a dreadful warning too ! |
| 22 | Lee had felt the emotional voltage in the room heighten to a point when she thought that Philippa would slam the door behind her , hard , but the door closed as gently as if there were a baby asleep in the house . |
| 23 | Is credit rationing easier to implement if banks operate as a cartel or if they are highly competitive ? |
| 24 | Now , as composers grope towards a language that satisfies audiences and yet manages to be sufficiently modern , Shostakovich 's music sounds at the front once again . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Licensed dealers trade on a scale that is only limited by their own resources . |
| 27 | The Christian writers of the Roman imperial period write with a freshness and excitement which is absent from most of the non-Christian authors . |
| 28 | The families sit through a trial and feel short-changed by the sentence handed down . ’ |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | At the outer rim of awareness , the known and declared nationalists fade into a host that have still to declare themselves . |