Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [conj] [noun pl] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And just as blackbirds perform a public service by letting off a loud ‘ chaka-chaka-chaka-chaka-chaka ’ whenever they spot a pussy on the prowl ( resulting in the mass flight of all their avian friends into the taller trees ) , so too do squirrel fish , and most probably some other fish , sound off a penetrating and quite identifiable infrasonic burst upon the approach of a predator . |
| 2 | Software developers are rushing to produce Windows versions of their best selling software , partly because they see Windows as the way forward , and partly because Windows provides a ready-made set of program development tools for the programmer . |
| 3 | Draught animals , though frequently more valuable , were stolen less often partly because they were more closely looked after , and partly because carters had a reputation as a violent class of men . |
| 4 | So far as adult education is concerned it would seem reasonable to expect some significant response to the women 's movement given the close association between adult education and popular political movements in the formative years , and also because women constitute the majority of students , in current adult education provision . |
| 5 | The ratings are only approximate and even where manufacturers quote a temperature as ‘ good down to … ’ these refer only to valley performances so camping at higher levels will require a warmer bag . |
| 6 | And then when things got a wee bitty better we used to have the Camerons up from Kilray from Kerry to dance to the Play at the dances . |
| 7 | There is no doubt that children learn far more by example than by precept , and therefore that teachers have a continuous obligation to behave well themselves . |
| 8 | For the binomial model to be valid we need only assume that investors prefer more wealth to less wealth ( see Chapter 2 ) so that , given the opportunity , they will engage in arbitrage , and secondly that investors have the ability to construct the risk-free hedge . |
| 9 | But just because adults have the right to choose , it does not follow that they have in fact exercised that right . |
| 10 | But even where children attend the same type of school , the available evidence shows that school attainments vary by socio-economic group from a very early age . |
| 11 | But even if ministers have the time to canvass views from a multitude of different organisations , there is a risk that the hospitality sector 's views will be ignored by Government when too many diverse and conflicting responses are made . |
| 12 | But again if employees regard the social security entitlements as part of their total wages , they will respond by raising their total supply of labour in response to the increased value of their remuneration package — i.e. labour supply increases from S1 to S2 . |