Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [prep] [noun] [vb -s] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A CONDITIONED REFLEX occurs when as a result of experience an associated stimulus brings about the response , thus where the taste or smell of food brings about salivation ; and the ringing of a bell does not ; after a series of experiences where both stimuli are given simultaneously , the ringing of the bell by itself results in an animal salivating . |
| 2 | Check the general safety of the room , that a lamp or piece of furniture has not been moved where it could be a hazard . |
| 3 | The use of audio or numerics with text does not qualify as multimedia . |
| 4 | Section 7 provides : 7 – ( 1 ) Where the possession or ownership of goods passes under or in pursuance of a contract not governed by the law of sale of goods or hire-purchase , subsections ( 2 ) to ( 4 ) below apply as regards the effect ( if any ) to be given to contract terms excluding or restricting liability for breach of obligation arising by implication of law from the nature of the contract . |
| 5 | They therefore tend to assume that after two years the firm ( if it is not a supernormal growth firm ) simply grows in line with GDP , on the grounds that , in the long run , the share of dividends or earnings in GDP does not trend in any significant way . |
| 6 | It believes that the mere fact of travelling to North Korea without evidence either of espionage activities or of the use or advocacy of violence does not justify imprisonment . |
| 7 | Of course , watching or half-watching a debate is not the same thing as taking part in one , and it might well be argued that level or style of participation does not demand enough of the individual citizen . |
| 8 | The fact that one person may be able to use alcohol , cannabis or even more dangerous drugs without great damage or risk of addiction does not mean that others will necessarily be able to use any of those drugs without significant risks . |
| 9 | The concept of deeds or documents under seal does not exist in Hungarian law . |
| 10 | However , the death or incapacity of experts does not seem to have presented any problem in practice , and in any event the court would not allow a rent review to be frustrated by a breakdown in the machinery . |
| 11 | In such reciprocating systems , the magnitude of causal effect of X on Y or Y on X depends strictly on the exact time at which we conduct the survey . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , we have seen earlier that homeothermy is a form of temperature regulation in tachymetabolic creatures , and imprecision in terminology has not been the prerogative solely of Bakker . |
| 13 | Recent research has shown that proponents and opponents of energy plans often talk past each other with no understanding of the other point of view . |
| 14 | The clause among the Fourth Lateran Council decrees that proposed regulated taxes for the churches and provinces of Christendom suggests as much . |
| 15 | the female hormones and predisposition to cellulite becomes even clearer when you consider that oestrogen is also instrumental in controlling fluid retention and this in itself is the crux of the cellulite problem . |
| 16 | There is a strong tradition that it is bad luck to disturb a standing stone or stone circle and fear of retribution has undoubtedly helped preserve many that might otherwise have been removed for building stone , gateposts and the like . |
| 17 | The need for properly enforceable means of control over the supervision and maintenance of reservoirs becomes increasingly urgent . ’ |
| 18 | Her love and zest for life comes out in her unique correspondence and notes made during the momentous first east-west crossing of the Atlantic of the Graf Zeppelin LZ.127 . |
| 19 | Active life in the sense of engagement with the physical necessities and well-being of society belongs properly and sensibly to people who feel no inner compulsion towards , or understanding of , spiritual issues — as he much more trenchantly put it , they have " no sauour " of " goostli occupacioun " ( 12.123 – 4 ) . |
| 20 | The ubiquitous expression of dependence and nurturance through the essentially mandatory giving and receiving of food does not , contrary to what might be expected , significantly constrain individual autonomy , at least in part because ‘ balanced ’ reciprocity ( Sahlins 1972 ) , involving the accounting of gifts and the expectation of equivalent return , is neither expected nor , in fact , permitted within the community . |
| 21 | Some relation between size of adenoids and thresholds of hearing has also been shown . |
| 22 | In some ways , a comparison between Nissan and Toyota in America and Nissan in Britain reveals as much about those two countries as it does about the firms . |
| 23 | They drag on from generation to generation and emigration to Britain makes very little difference . |
| 24 | It takes a brave book to challenge them , and Transit of Venus promises just that . |
| 25 | Your safety , and your security and my safety and security in life does not depend on how pleasant my ways are and how pleasant my paths are how much I manage to amass , and how I can overcome all the little difficulties and problems and steer clear of the big ones the security and safety of my life , now and in eternity , security is there in the boat and lying with him . |
| 26 | He is not content , however , to leave it at that : to recognise that the perception of and attention to objectivity varies culturally while claims to objectivity itself are often more biased than is realised . |
| 27 | In addition , the grammatical function and meaning of words affects both the location and duration of fixations . |
| 28 | Its role as a regulator and director of development has recently been enhanced , partly in reflection of the contribution it can make to encouraging sustainability . |
| 29 | God forbid that you should ever lose parcel and Mrs on Newcastle has n't got a wig base any more |
| 30 | Our human dignity of being made in the image and likeness of God takes on new meaning . |