Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of fungi , spores , hyphae and spore bodies are eaten by a wide range of invertebrates and fleshy spore bodies soon become infested with maggots ; snails rasp them ; beetles lay their eggs in them ; carrion-and dung flies take the foul-smelling slime of phalloids , while tortoises , rats , pigs , deer , macaques and probably other large mammals , in the Malay Peninsula at least , also eat them . |
| 2 | To order , please complete the coupon below and send it with a UK cheque/PO ( not cash ) to : Esquire Hip-flask Offer , Offer Number 5 and/or Esquire Binoculars Offer , Offer Number 6 , PO Box 6 , Kettering , Northants NN15 5JW . |
| 3 | The applicant sought a declaration and/or prerogative orders to identify the lawful decisions and correct any unlawful decisions . |
| 4 | The brambling in the pine tree was on its way back to its breeding grounds in birch woods or conifer forests — where insect populations peak during the short summer season in the far north of Europe . |
| 5 | In this regard , data on the helix-coil melting transition in single strands of DNA and RNA present an opportunity to study structure formation that benefits from base stacking interactions ( analogous to those found in the double stranded helix ) , but where hydrogen bonds play a minor role in structure stabilisation ( and then only involve ribose hydroxyl groups in single stranded RNA ) . |
| 6 | There are five species of Dorylus or driver ants living in the same area of Africa . |
| 7 | The Black Brush Algae , or Hair Algae finds ideal conditions in your tank , in spite of your expensive equipment . |
| 8 | In spring the garden is a feast of blossom and bulbs : snowflake or Loddon lilies clustered around the base of the trees , violet scillas scrambling down the banks and big , old-fashioned daffodils crowded around the mulberry tree . |
| 9 | Prunes can be added to other dried fruit to make a fruit compote , or to a muesli ; add pumpkin , sunflower or sesame seeds to provide further vital nutrients . |
| 10 | Where computer systems have been investigated they have been large mainframe systems . |
| 11 | Even before the 1977 Act , computer programs were not generally patentable per se , but there have been cases , both in the United Kingdom and in the United States , where computer programs have been granted patents indirectly , usually as being part of a piece of machinery or an industrial process . |
| 12 | But much of the flexibility stems from the use of self-managing teams , whose members are multi-skilled , and where payment systems reward co-operation rather than competition , and recognize skill acquisition . |
| 13 | Where directorate systems work well , there seems to be an increase in staff morale and greater co-operation between professional groups as they cohere around an integrated programme of patient care . |
| 14 | Early next year , the company plans to produce a full-blown version where Progress applications reside on the HP 3000 . |
| 15 | Ninety six male patients admitted to four surgical wards for elective repair of inguinal hernias under general anaesthesia were interviewed in hospital on the day before surgery and asked to complete two self evaluation questionnaires : a screen for pre-existing anxiety or depressive states using the hospital anxiety and depression scale ( HADS ) , in which patients were asked to score answers based on how they generally felt over the few weeks before admission , and an assessment of their current state of anxiety ( Spielberger STAI-X1 ) . |
| 16 | Describes a project where case managers employed by social services , with devolved budgets , were located in a geriatric multi-disciplinary team . |
| 17 | Extracting water from deeper aquifers involves drilling a well and lining it with slotted steel or PVC pipes surrounded by a packing of pea-sized gravel . |
| 18 | Former neighbour Alan Bott , a director of P & O Containers said : ‘ We heard he had made a million , lost a million and made a million again . ’ |
| 19 | An American company called P & P Industries provided the hardware . |
| 20 | One of N & P competitors says that with shares , which are typically held long term , it is rarely necessary . |
| 21 | The recession Britain is now enduring is , above all , the result of a failure to compete internationally , while hardly a day went by during the campaign without some ‘ jitters ’ on the stock or money markets reflecting fears in the international financial community of a Labour victory . |
| 22 | A second possibility is that social ranking of wife or housewife roles varies with different socio-economic contexts . |
| 23 | Those who stared through telescopes or field glasses saw how drastically the two climbers had slowed on the third day . |
| 24 | Residential term-time and vacation courses or field trips form an integral part of many University course demands . |
| 25 | Accordingly , where humanities scholars have engaged the computer in text creation and analysis , they have done so in a sophisticated way . |
| 26 | In the higher primates these possibilities can already be seen emerging as actualities when chimpanzees use twigs to get at the occupants of a termite-mound , or wave branches to scare off leopards . |
| 27 | ( 8 ) Has any work to the seller 's knowledge been done at the property requiring planning permission or Building Regulations consent ? |
| 28 | Which you had , the government , the government or building firms had to guarantee you forty four hours ' payment f of wages , forty four hours guaranteed and you had to get that whether you were working or not . |
| 29 | ‘ We are now in business and the two main areas of interest we believe will be from banks or building societies wishing to carry out quite sophisticated research among their millions of customers and from companies involved in national promotions or competitions . ’ |
| 30 | Cascade or waterfall units made of fibreglass or vacuum-formed plastic are readily available in a multitude of shapes , sizes and colours . |