Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [vb pp] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All amphibians shed their skin from time to time , but because the burrowing frog remains immobile once it is inside its burrow and cocoon formation has begun , the successive layers of shed skin remain attached to each other . |
| 2 | But the glint of mockery in his dark eyes put paid to that fantasy . |
| 3 | It is essentially a private event without witnesses and often survivors feel implicated in some way . |
| 4 | A number of readers have asked for more advice on entries that cover matches in pairs and trios . |
| 5 | But at the same time it 's wonderful that the government is recognizing the kind of work that gay organizations have put into this issue . |
| 6 | Our College would serve : to collect and deposit the variety of sound veterinary knowledge which floats dispersedly in the kingdom … to collect and arrange whatever the labours and experience of other nations have furnished on this subject ; to improve on this extensive stock … correspondencies and communications should be encouraged … |
| 7 | John Rolfe , conference chairman , said : ‘ People within the industry have known for some time there is a need for such a gathering . |
| 8 | Both fundamental electrochemistry and applied biosensors have benefited from these investigations , and modified electrodes of this type , together with newer electrode composites , will be increasingly important in constructing biosensors . |
| 9 | In these circumstances , it is not surprising to find that population loss from inner areas has been running at a lower rate in the 1980s and that the government 's efforts at introducing more private investment have met with some measure of success . |
| 10 | In addition there have been several other accidents where cars have collided with each others . |
| 11 | The principles of good eating have arisen from many years of evidence and research . |
| 12 | Various authors have contributed to this view of strategic decision making , but the leader of them all is Quinn ( 1978 , 1980 ) . |
| 13 | Elsewhere the authors have explored in more detail the nature and relevance of such approaches to people with learning difficulties ( Swain and Brechin , forthcoming ) . |
| 14 | The sector 's growth — faster than the economy in general in recent years — and the relatively low entry costs for new manufacturers have contributed to this situation . |
| 15 | The move has been criticized by environmental organizations , which argue that the cars could be fitted with a converter because the cost , around £300 per car , is not prohibitive and that in any case manufacturers have known for some time when the law would come into effect . |
| 16 | Efforts to reduce stocking densities have met with little success due to the significance of cattle as a source of wealth and prestige rather than a source of income ( IBRD 1977a ; Doran , Low & Kemp 1979 ) , so that herd size has actually increased between 1968–77 in spite of government efforts to reduce it ( this being discussed further in Ch. 7 ) . |
| 17 | The dominant approaches in psychology in the first half of this century were summarised by Kammerer in 1940 as follows : Allen and Pearson ( 1928 ) had concluded , on the basis of case studies , that : Whilst the Adlerian Rudolf Dreikurs argued in 1948 that : Since then individual psychology and its therapeutically oriented offshoots have continued in this vein , and debated the degree and nature of pathology supposed to follow , directly or indirectly , from impairment . |
| 18 | The Western states have always possessed a more extensive range of military bases and facilities in the Third' World than the Soviet Union , and American strategists have relied on such facilities more than their Soviet counterparts to sustain regional and global commitments and military contingency plans . |
| 19 | But in contrast to Mama Mosambiki 's oblique approach , the Kafala Brothers have chosen in this album to sing directly about the cruelty and devastation of civil war in Angola . |
| 20 | But in contrast to Mama Mosambiki 's oblique approach , the Kafala Brothers have chosen in this album to sing directly about the cruelty and devastation of civil war in Angola . |
| 21 | In 1919 a single warrant was signed alleging such an emergency ( the excuse being the threat of Bolshevism ) and interceptions have continued on this basis , with the exception of wartime censorship from 1939–45 , to this day without debate or approval by Parliament . |
| 22 | Much determination and hard work have gone into that attempt , but it is now seen to have failed . |
| 23 | However , this volume , which appeared in 1916 , can remind us how techniques of archaeology have changed over this century , since the volume included hardly any of the small and often illegible coins which have been found and published in the more recent ( 1981 ) volume of Sardis finds . |
| 24 | Selection mysteries have abounded on this tour but at least the move to use Robin Smith as an opener is working . |
| 25 | The administrators have appealed from that decision . |
| 26 | Not only does Italy-Brazil represent many people 's ideal coupling for next summer 's World Cup final in Rome but this afternoon 's game also marks the first occasion the two countries have met since that afternoon seven years ago in Spain when the Italians dismissed Falcao , Zico , Junior et al , 3-2 on their way to winning the 1982 World Cup . |
| 27 | People in both countries have learned from each other , ’ said . |
| 28 | Non-oil countries have responded to this problem by producing more energy-efficient machinery ( especially cars ) . |
| 29 | Most Latin American countries have embarked on some sort of land reform programme , though these have varied considerably across the region in scope and depth . |
| 30 | no errors have occurred with any module checked |