Example sentences of "[coord] [vb -s] [adv prt] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fit lights wherever a path changes direction or slopes up or down . |
| 2 | ( 2 ) The only interests or charges in or over land which are capable of subsisting or of being conveyed or created at law are — ( a ) An easement , right or privilege in or over land for an interest equivalent to an estate in fee simple absolute in possession or a term of years absolute ; ( b ) A rentcharge in possession issuing out of or charged on land being either perpetual or for a term of years absolute ; ( c ) A charge by way of legal mortgage ; ( d ) … any other similar charge on land which is not created by an instrument ; ( e ) Rights of entry exercisable over or in respect of a legal term of years absolute , or annexed , for any purpose , to a legal rentcharge . |
| 3 | by dismissing her or subjecting her to any detriment which results in her dismissal or consists in or involves her demotion . |
| 4 | The snatching is usual on full lock as the universal joint in each front drive shaft speeds up and slows down as it is not a constant velocity joint ( unlike the V8 109 and Range Rover ) . |
| 5 | The bureau observes that housebuilders ignore such market demands at their peril and points out that basements serve a useful ecological purpose . |
| 6 | He suggests that section 8(3) will probably be ‘ sensibly construed as an attempt to strike a realistic balance ’ and points out that there will be ‘ room for legitimate differences of emphasis among the various agreed syllabuses , as at present ’ . |
| 7 | Sioli ( 1985 ) has examined the effects of deforestation in relation to the Amazonian environment and points out that the disruption of biogeochemical cycles by burning renders nutrients susceptible to leaching . |
| 8 | But the report also says , ‘ Doctors are not prohibitionists ’ , and points out that ‘ … findings suggest that abstainers do not necessarily enjoy better health than moderate drinkers ’ . |
| 9 | Following this analysis through , Hirsch outlines the lawyer 's concept of the ‘ reasonable man ’ and the economist 's idea of the ‘ rational man ’ and points out that they are very different . |
| 10 | But it is in the employees that Parker places his faith : ‘ This is a people-intensive business , ’ he proclaims and points out that 77% of the workforce bought shares when the firm was floated in September 1989 and that 75% still hold them . |
| 11 | [ 3 ] The senator made a postprandial oration. and points out that these are variants of the original in a sense which is not true , for example , of " Columbus was brave " or " Columbus was nautical " . |
| 12 | In her review Cohen argues that there is little evidence in favour of the absolute specialisation models and points out that , as regards the nature of hemispheric specialisation , differences between the two halves of the brain have been conceptualised in terms of specialisation for different types of material , specialisation for different processes and specialisation for different stages of processing . |
| 13 | He tells how the Holy Spirit fell on Cornelius , and points out that God had given Cornelius the same gift as the Jewish believers . |
| 14 | The editorial deals with the Opposition 's topic of encouraging people to buy British and points out that the Opposition 's deputy leader has just bought a foreign car . |
| 15 | Kochan supports this view about the economic burden of industrial development and points out that ‘ industrial development and its implications … were the most potent challenge to the status quo ’ . |
| 16 | It treats with scepticism the timber industry 's claims that developing countries receive valuable foreign earnings from their timber exports , and points out that European governments receive far more in taxes from the sale of tropical timber products than is given to developing countries in aid for forestry projects . |
| 17 | The Norwegian fisheries minister , Jan Henry Olsen , says that minke whale stocks are not endangered and points out that IWC rules should manage stocks , not just preserve them . |
| 18 | The council is overbudget and points out that the workshops are facing difficult trading conditions during the recession . |
| 19 | A spokesman claims ‘ new technology ’ is helping BR win the battle against the leaves and points out that German commuters are also affected by similar problems . |
| 20 | Whenever this happened he 'd get his paints and brushes out and start on another panel for Uncle Titch , who had the contacts with the fairground people . |
| 21 | NICK HASTED sits back and shuts up while the rejuvenated director talks … and talks … |
| 22 | To the adult mind , the shifts of logic that are often involved do not come easily ; but children accustomed to personification in fairy tales , or to the surreal and fantastic , can accommodate elephants who do house-work , or noisy peanuts , and the occasional Dali-esque touch : What is soft and yellow and goes round and round ? |
| 23 | In the circuit of Fig. 6.14(a) , for example , linear acceleration and deceleration profiles are produced by integrating a signal which turns on when the motor is to accelerate and turns off when deceleration in required . |
| 24 | One gripes and holds off and bangs the pillows and thinks the real thing is to come , and then one starts to lose the thread . |
| 25 | In the UK in the year to come , Joe Public will continue to pay the price ( perhaps with his life ) until he is a better citizen and stands up and protests enough about it . |
| 26 | Some simply washed in the pool of water meant for each eagle , dipping their heads and wings in and letting the water run down their backs . |
| 27 | But in practice the distinction is not always so clearcut , especially when doubt moves in the direction of unbelief and passes over that blurred transition between the open-ended uncertainty of doubt and the closed-minded certainty of unbelief . |
| 28 | Mind you , I dusts and polishes around and runs the Hoover over the carpet . |
| 29 | ‘ If it walls and closes out but you could maybe ride it , that 's thirty . |
| 30 | Er it 's just a matter of swapping it round now and thinking about your own home and i like you mentioned , it 's not , if you are in you 're , you 're , you 're still likely to be , well not likely , you still could be er targeted and the burglar who just opens a door and reaches in and takes |