Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [verb] to [pron] [det] " in BNC.

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1 After a short delay time ( 10 -8 s ) the excited atom or molecule returns to its former energy state and may emit radiation in the form of light , alpha- , beta- or gamma-rays .
2 He asks what each legislator might do , in the position he happens to occupy , to reduce the total number of incidents of injustice or unfairness according to his own views of what justice and fairness require .
3 Then Mary told him about the moor , and Dickon , and Ben Weatherstaff , and the robin , and Colin listened to it all with great interest .
4 Students will be asked to identify the contribution of the knowledge and skills gained to their own personal and social development .
5 Even with those creatures we assume to be our closest animal relatives , the chimpanzees and the great apes , we are forced into interpreting their signs and signals according to our own mental patterns .
6 Polar communities of plants and animals testify to their own hardiness and adaptability , but also to positive advantages of polar living that ecologists from warmer climates tend to forget .
7 And they 've got an Inspector and Sargeant seconded to them all the time , and a highly paid civilian and other civilian staff
8 We want companies and workforces to come to their own arrangements .
9 EFFORTS to get Cleveland scrapped and Yorkshire restored to its former boundaries are being stepped up with renewed efforts by white-rose enthusiasts .
10 You are also likely to get , double glazing to keep out the cold and noise , bathrooms and kitchens fitted to your own tastes and a garage built for today 's generation of motor cars .
11 For example , Denmark , with its efficient agriculture , could not seriously propose a common agricultural policy because of the importance that Norway and Sweden attached to their own less economic agriculture .
12 First-time buyers and those starting a fresh finance agreement can still normally get this type of insurance , but they are likely to find tough terms and conditions attached to it such as higher premiums and delayed first payments .
13 At the bridge Moran and Rose changed to their own small blue car and the uncle drove the children home .
14 Nevertheless , the door was locked , the window casement shut , and Cranston proved to his own satisfaction , as well as his wife 's , that perhaps age had not yet drained the juices of his body .
15 Remove " the tough talk , all the swagger and the patriotic posturing " , he said , " and protectionism amounts to nothing more than a smokescreen for a country that 's running scared " .
16 Most woods have a multitude of banks , ditches and enclosures relating to their former management , which can be shown to have developed at different times .
17 All the visitors brought home with them visual memories of the sights they had seen , the feelings they had experienced and , in particular , the tremendous warmth and hospitality extended to us all by the Norwegians .
18 But death comes to us all , ’ said the prince in surprise .
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