Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [conj] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be idle to pretend that any of the Pacific islands have the kind of economic importance possessed by , say , Korea , or Malaysia , but in addition to potentially immense political importance and no small amount of charm , they have a symbolic significance — for they are what the world still thinks of when confronted with the single word , Pacific . |
| 2 | The first , which deals with VAT traders , explains traders ' rights and Customs ' responsibilities ; the quality of service that traders can expect ; what happens during visits ; what to do if a trader disagrees with or complains about the way they have been treated ; and how Customs will publish results . |
| 3 | A.1 The Vendor warrants and represents to and undertakes with the Purchaser that , save only as and to the extent disclosed to the Purchaser in this Agreement or in the Disclosure Letter , each of the Warranties : — |
| 4 | One listens for and looks for the signs of a presence — a call , a disorder in the green face of the forest signalling a monkey 's passage — and most times one must be satisfied with that . |
| 5 | ( a ) in what it selects from or assumes about an historical problem . |
| 6 | This triggers chemical changes in your body , which reacts as if threatened by a foreign substance . |
| 7 | ‘ Its central theme is the idea of the Atonement as a Divine conflict and victory ; Christ — Christus Victor — fights against and triumphs over the evil powers of the world , the ‘ tyrants ’ under which mankind is in bondage and suffering , and in Him God reconciles the world to himself' ( Aulén 1965 : 4 ) . |
| 8 | ( 2 ) A licensing board may grant an occasional licence to a registered club authorising the club to sell alcoholic liquor , during such hours and on such day as the board may determine , at an event held outwith the premises of the club if the event arises from or relates to the functions of the club . |
| 9 | He sits in the first pew he comes to and leers at the door every twenty seconds with the frowsiest of sighs . |