Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [noun sg] [noun pl] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You are going to need a pair of kitchen scales or letter scales to weigh your food accurately . |
| 2 | This was the time when theories of the spontaneous generation of living cells were receiving hard treatment from Pasteur , and Virchow came to assent without doubts that cancer cells had their origin in other cells . |
| 3 | a splendid initiative and it 's similar to the way in which the district council is now devolving responsibility for public toilets , and I 'm delighted that local government reorganization has been given a bit of stir that districts and county councils to get their acts together . |
| 4 | Probably because he 'd been so much on her mind , she instantly fell into dreaming of Adam , his dark fathomless eyes and granite features dominating her sleep . |
| 5 | Supt John Hoyle said he and his 25 officers feared for their lives as about 100 guards and party organisers smashed their vehicles , let off the gas , and menanced them rottweiler and dobermann dogs . |
| 6 | Because we need to raise twenty five percent more in branches and shop donations to hit our target . |
| 7 | THOUSANDS more families will lose their homes if building societies raise their interest rates . |
| 8 | Perhaps it was just the effect of the tourist season , but Spain seemed very much more prosperous , and the construction companies and property developers had their giant cranes everywhere , their crude colours looming garishly over the old amber-rose stone of the city 's most ancient monuments . |
| 9 | Credit periods and trading terms to suit your business . |
| 10 | We should produce postcards and publicity flyers using our own photographic resources . |
| 11 | Consumer organisations warn that compulsory metering could lead to higher bills if water companies increase their charges to cover the costs of meter installation . |
| 12 | ‘ The FBI 's solution … is to force the telecommunications and computer industries to redesign their modernized systems to accommodate the Bureau 's needs … |
| 13 | Best-selling books , magazine articles and newspaper columns publicised his ideas . |
| 14 | The throbbing of the engines of hundreds of bombers overhead , the clatter of the Anti Aircraft guns , the crump as thousands of high explosive bombs , land mines and parachute bombs found their targets and buildings collapsed , were a background to the terror Anne felt that her mother was about to die . |
| 15 | Help with management skills , communication skills and language games improved their relationship and he started to make good progress in his language and his general behaviour . |
| 16 | It destroyed morale throughout the regime , forcing commanders and party chiefs to activate their tribal links with the Mujahideen and save their skins before the time of reckoning . |
| 17 | By the early 1980s the ETUC was expressing increasing dissatisfaction at this lack of progress , and the relationship between the employers and trade unions reached its lowest ebb when employers ' opposition ensured the freezing by the Council of the " Vredeling Directive " on worker consultation in 1986 . |
| 18 | Dupre was a pupil of David , the towering genius of French neoclassical painting , and the views and costume studies echo his clarity of line and ornamental composition . |
| 19 | Columbia fought the rating by hiring a major law firm and produced several hundred affidavits from psychiatrists , social experts and church men to support their view that the film should be seen by audiences under eighteen , because it was a realistic look at social behaviour . |
| 20 | In fact , it may be via expectations that interest rates exert their major influence on investment . |
| 21 | Before you are lured by the blandishments of the banks and building societies to tie your money up in fixed term bonds , think twice — you may be locking yourself out from some excellent investment opportunities . |
| 22 | ‘ In periods when banks and building societies reduce their holdings of gilts , extra sales to other sectors will be needed . |
| 23 | Jilly and the band in mini-skirts and sandals led the patrol , Nigel came next wearing a fireman 's helmet and carrying a stuffed bird on a stick , then the lads in a variety of truncated nightgowns and horse brasses jangled their way down the hill . |
| 24 | The almost complete absence of neon advertising signs from buildings and shop windows increased my sense of berg in an ancient city . |
| 25 | PATIENTS so short-sighted they could scarcely see their car from 25 yards can now see well enough without glasses or contact lenses to read its number plate . |
| 26 | For that finishing touch , Class 158 trains on the TransPennine service incorporate air conditioning , fitted carpets , comfortable seats , smoother rides , toilets , on-board telephones and trolley refreshments to make your journey a real pleasure . |
| 27 | Italy 's monarchy set up the agency 100 years ago to provide services to some 90 regional consortia that helped farmers and food companies sell their output and buy supplies . |
| 28 | Even the closer links with local farmers can not compensate for this , since few farmers and farm workers share their leisure activities or meet socially off the farm . |
| 29 | What it did , however , was to recommend a series of procedures , and to set out suggested working timetables , designed to enable agencies and production companies to control their costs more effectively . |
| 30 | Lions may learn to jump through hoops or sea lions to clap their flippers while balancing a ball on their noses , but lions jump over obstacles in their home territory or laze around under a favourite tree , while sea lions are naturally dexterous , chasing fish with great skill . |