Example sentences of "[prep] [art] form of words " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is as though Lawrence was acknowledging that it is hard for human beings to say what they feel and that we often have to search for the form of words before we can find the words themselves . |
| 2 | The GCC states — in the diplomatic as in other fields , generally inclined to support Iraq — had lobbied vigorously during the run-up to the Security Council vote for the emergence of a form of words incorporating censure of Iran . |
| 3 | He could think of no form of words , no common interest which could provide a path down which they could all three go abreast . |
| 4 | Anyone who thinks that there must be , and that there must be a process of encoding a thought into a form of words , says so in spite of , and not because of , his experience of what it is to say things . |
| 5 | The pagers are alphanumeric — they relay information in the form of words and numbers to a tiny scrolling screen on the pager . |
| 6 | In the early stages of learning a task , feedback in the form of words such as ‘ good ’ and ‘ well done ’ should be provided more frequently and immediately . |
| 7 | The world religions constitute an ‘ advance ’ from primitive societies in that individuals learn to differentiate representations , in the form of words , concepts , and categories from real tangible objects and processes . |
| 8 | I 'll have a look , but I 've had him doing actual words , like first words er , you know erm , Ben and large and in and out and just the , the easy words and Luke and his own name , so he is already got the idea that when you write a letter you ca n't just write any letter , you 've got to make letters say something either as erm , as an alphabet or in the form of words , so of course she says to , would you all like to write me a sentence , well he 's already passed that stage , he thinks himself well I ca n't write a sentence , what he knows as a sentence consists of words that make sense , so they 're all sitting there going a N , N , N , Q , R , S , N , T , T , and they 're saying a sentence like I went to the shops with my nanny , well Alex has already passed that stage , he knows that that is n't sensible , so he must of turned to her and he said , I ca n't write like that , my mummy will shout at me |
| 9 | To attempt to encapsulate ‘ pain' or ‘ red ’ , in the sense in which these are sensations or experiences , within a form of words , is no more illuminating than trying verbally to capture the stink of durian ( a tropical fruit with a foul odour yet hypnotic taste ) . |
| 10 | So even if ministerial loyalties make it hard to admit it , he probably shares the apprehension which haunts many others as they contemplate this Bill : that though , at the end of the day , quantity will increase , quality will diminish ; or to put it in a form of words which trips easily off Conservative lips on other occasions — that More is going to mean Worse . |
| 11 | Such lists will embody both specific decisions concerning preferred words and also , by example , decisions relating to the form of words to be used ( for example , singular or plural , nouns or adjectives ) . |
| 12 | It draws on the form of words suggested by the Williams Committee for their scheme of prohibition , and the purpose is simply to redefine the essence of the deprave-and-corrupt approach for those for whom the old form of words seems too far removed from the values and habits of today : |
| 13 | Can I say that I hope Mr or or whoever writes for the County Council would n't use the form of words , but erm although I am instructed by my clients that they would be satisfied with the change to a single triangle , erm I do n't think that they would be satisfied if you in making that change , you accompanied by a form of words which said the County Council are still committed to building an outer . |