Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [prep] [noun] [coord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the history of the church was being researched a footnote in an 18th century volume identified a drawing of some stained-glass panels which had long since fallen into disrepair and had been replaced by plain lights . |
| 2 | Surveyors for Richmond Town Council say the wall is badly cracked in places and leaning by as much as 500mm . |
| 3 | A machine without human guidance is inflexible and highly limited in recognition and learning facilities . |
| 4 | Louis Malle 's moving , semi-autobiographical film is set in a provincial boarding school at Fontainebleu in the last months of World War Two ; twelve-year-old Quentin may be bright , but he does n't understand why new boy Jean Bornet should be so bullied by pupils and protected by teachers . |
| 5 | The problems of the informal interview , then , are considerable , and they may make us feel that the formal type of interview is much less beset with difficulties and open to the criticism of lack of scientific method . |
| 6 | South Nottinghamshire , 1-0 ahead against North-West Derbyshire with 15 minutes left , suddenly moved into overdrive and finished 10-0 winners . |
| 7 | Then on the way back he had suddenly turned to Maggie and said , |
| 8 | No-one suggested weaving a circle round the headmaster thrice , in view of the fact that he had obviously fed on honeydew and drunk the milk of paradise . |
| 9 | Neither of them are obviously connected with lovers or courting couples . |
| 10 | They are eagerly sought by employers but have not , until recently ( Roberts et . |
| 11 | Using a bar code reader and a suitable computer system greatly speeds things up of course , and the books of codes are presumably only needed for reference and checking purposes . |
| 12 | The development of such schemes ought to be assured since they were commended by the Royal Commission , are greatly valued by NACAB and has the support of the Law Society . |
| 13 | And then they had all hooted with laughter and teased him mercilessly when they 'd arrived , because she had n't been seen all evening and they knew he was deeply disappointed . |
| 14 | Ten years of vigorous overseas promotion , therefore , left Britain somewhat isolated in Europe and outweighted in NATO . |
| 15 | The siren , a metre-long amphibian from the southern United States , has lost its back legs altogether and its front legs are not only greatly reduced in size but have no bones within them , merely cartilage , so that they are of no practical use in locomotion . |
| 16 | May our minds never become so tarnished with worries and cares that we fail to find joy and wonder in the world about us . |
| 17 | Some articles are clearly written as a by-product of teaching , perhaps adapted from lectures or intended to form part of a book . |
| 18 | They are also much appreciated by members but tend to run the risk of segregating members from the activities of the normal community . |
| 19 | Where the summons has been so served by post and returned to the court office undelivered , notice of non-service is sent to the plaintiff ( N 216 ) . |
| 20 | Not in front of the children but later , when they had all gone to bed and to sleep . |
| 21 | Much more important is the fact that Mr Constantin Oancea , the man who dealt with Hungarian relations at the Romanian foreign ministry in Ceausescu 's time , has not only remained in post but appears to have been promoted . |
| 22 | CAMBRIDGE made a magnificent effort in the 138th Boat Race to break Oxford 's long run of successes but lost one of the most outstanding duels in the history of the event by 1½ lengths . |
| 23 | In this case , nonsense is not only associated with grammar but learning as well . |
| 24 | They were so removed from guilt or caring their denials were the merest bemused shrug . |
| 25 | The Soviet Union had entered the League of Nations in 1934 , reached an agreement with France obviously directed against Germany and introduced the Stalin Constitution . |
| 26 | There was astonishment also at what Sylvie Guillem could do with her legs , and excited suspense was also manifested over the question of whether Inès de la Fressange was coming or whether she had been deemed to be too much associated with Chanel and had therefore , in spite of being a close personal friend of Christian 's , been unceremoniously dumped . |
| 27 | With the aid of a computer what was hitherto discussed in theory and indicated in schematic diagrams can now be drawn electronically , with great speed , accuracy , and richness of detail . |
| 28 | They were , indeed , a sorry and sadly bedraggled lot , so covered in diesel and smoke that it was quite impossible to discriminate among them on the basis of age , sex or nationality . |
| 29 | To her delight she discovered the perfect wedding present , a set of sheets and matching pillowcases , all edged with lace and stitched with rosebuds . |
| 30 | They assumed that we are all naturally motivated towards convention and require some force ( ‘ strain ’ ) to push us out of it . |