Example sentences of "[art] [adj] [noun] [conj] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 The heterostracans were associated with the hagfishes , chiefly because they lacked the specializations of the nasohypophysial opening and because they have a single branchial opening ( see below ) .
2 It was put to me very forcibly by the junior doctors that unless they had the power to withdraw their labour , how else could they ‘ get their rights ’ ?
3 I agree with the hon. Gentleman that the RECHAR money has been paid by Britain into the European Community and that we should have it back .
4 They can not remember when Britain was not part of the European Community or when there were not ‘ troubles ’ in Northern Ireland .
5 Anyone in possession of material inside information must either disclose it to the investing public or if he is disabled from disclosing it in order to protect a corporate confidence , or he chooses not to do so , must abstain from trading in or recommending the securities concerned while such inside information remains undisclosed .
6 ‘ In that case I suggest we stick to it , because I have the strong feeling that if we start digging up what happened five years ago we will start arguing , and that wo n't help anybody . ’
7 It flirted three teasing words , no more in a book review in one of the posh papers and before it could be embraced , was gone .
8 Inner-city riots , the politics of nationalism , peace protests , community action , and the emergence of single-issue movements around the felt concerns of blacks , women , the youthful , and the disenchanted , may not prove to be permanent features on the political scene but whilst they are around they are likely to defy easy incorporation into the snugness of the state .
9 Unless an appeal committee comes to the conclusion that compliance with the parents ' preference would prejudice the provision of efficient education or the efficient use of resources , the local education authority remains under a duty to comply with the expressed preference and if they fail to do so they are in breach of duty .
10 Their finances were heavily embroiled with those of the Spanish Habsburgs and when their finances collapsed the Fuggers also went bust , in 1627 .
11 We learn that he has not only killed his brother-in-law for opposing the Iranian government but that he unrepentantly believes that ‘ war is the source of love and hope and satisfaction . ’
12 Is my hon. Friend aware that the rural sub-post office is at the heart of the rural community and that it plays an essential role in west Norfolk ?
13 Kovalenko cast doubts on the ASEAN proposal for a neutral zone since he imagined it ‘ wrong to think that the ASEAN countries have already managed fully to break away from the influence of the imperialist powers and that they are free to pursue their own foreign policy ’ .
14 Er , he may be concerned but my Lord erm , there has been reference to the er the professional negligence and and my Lord there is a bit I have in court , I 'm afraid the second edition because the third edition which is the latest , was not available to me this morning , but there 's a paragraph in it and I want to refer your Lordship to it , I wonder if I might read it and er hand it up to your Lordship .
15 He was obviously destined for the professional ranks and as I watched him I could see why .
16 Request his views on whether the meeting is making progress at the right pace and whether he has any ideas on ways of moving things forward .
17 My dealer says I am doing all the right things and that it 's fairly usual to lose fish with a new tank .
18 I want to get those decisions as quickly as possible , but they must be the right decisions because unless they are , the future of British farming will be under a cloud .
19 It was enough to daunt most people , but she once told me that the only thing that dismayed her was sorting out their incredible mass of luggage , making sure that the right things went by the right route and that nothing was left behind .
20 ‘ We have to be sure that they have the right product and that they will be able to sell it .
21 It was an art to give just the right amount and that it would n't break .
22 Check that the desk is the right height and that you can use the equipment on it without straining .
23 Trading Standards however important , and Trading Standards is very important , erm , when you 're getting down to erm , reductions in equipment and uniforms and men , then lives are at risk , it is really a matter of er , er , of , of for our fire fighters that they have the right equipment and the right uniform and when it actually comes down , you ca n't compare that to maybe reductions in Trading Standards .
24 Certainly she had seen something moving in the forest that day on Ridgery Steep , something fairly large , something white , and Allen had failed to see it ; but then it was possible that he had not looked in the right spot at the right moment and that his failure to see it was an accident .
25 Given that the private sector median allowance is £1,500 extra in inner London and £1,000 extra in outer London , will the Government ensure that their public sector pay policy follows the private sector and that they compensate people who work in London for the substantial additional cost of living in London ?
26 " The concept of the Labour aristocracy has had its value in drawing attention to differences within the working class but if it implies the existence … of a labour elite distinctly separated from lower strata and marked by political behaviour of an acquiescent type then it is a concept that does more harm than good to historical truth " .
27 One issue that is particularly damaging is the decision by the Labour party that if it were in power it would tax British farmers and give the money to the farmers of Spain , Portugal and Greece .
28 The formal agreement of the League was , however , necessary as it gave the campaign a much closer connection with the Labour Party than if it had appeared as a personal crusade by Cripps .
29 He might add that the reforms that are bringing that about are in danger under the plans proposed by the Labour party and that nobody could guarantee the increasing support and assistance from the NHS if those reforms were turned back .
30 I find myself left wondering , if £100 million of new money is standing idly by , how much an action programme is going to cost the Labour party and when we shall see it properly costed .
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