Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [vb -s] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Took a walk in the fields saw an old wood stile taken away from a favourite spot which it had occupied all my life the posts were overgrown with Ivy & it seemed so akin to nature & the spot where it stood as tho it had taken it on lease for an undisturbed existance it hurt me to see it was gone for my affections claims a friendship with such things but nothing is lasting in this world last year Langley Bush was destroyd an old white thorn that had stood for more than a century full of fame the gipsies shepherds & herdmen all had their tales of its history & it will be long ere its memory is forgotten . |
| 2 | One of my sows has a litter about three days old . |
| 3 | One of my characters owns a cafe but I wo n't be seen peeling any spuds . ’ |
| 4 | An otter is about three feet long and its tails adds a further fifteen or sixteen inches . |
| 5 | Easily Accessible : Emplins is situated in a conservation area in the village of Gamlingay , which among its attractions boasts a vineyard producing white wine , Hayley Wood , a naturalists ' paradise . |
| 6 | It might be argued that violation of the treaty by its parties constitutes a fundamental change of circumstances justifying Protocol States in terminating their commitments . |
| 7 | From a positive standpoint , however , the view of the state as decentralizing its functions captures an important feature of reality . |
| 8 | The resulting explosions and the unmistakable scramble of stunt men who are literally running for their lives adds a vital touch to the scene . |
| 9 | Criticising other people for their inadequacies puts a tremendous burden of perfectionism on the sufferer in his or her own activities . |
| 10 | This must be the most widely document in the world , and yet for most breakfasters , the story behind its contents remains a secret . |
| 11 | After this initial time of taking in the news and trying to deal with its implications comes a time of absorbing the message given and trying to act on it . |
| 12 | The very extremism of its fears reflects a prevailing naivety , or innocence . |
| 13 | Aware that the inviolability of frontiers and of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of all states in Europe within their frontiers constitutes a fundamental condition for peace , |
| 14 | Once appointed , circuit judges can be sacked only for incapacity or misbehaviour ( one lost his job in 1984 after involvement in a smuggling racket ) , while to get rid of High Court judges or their seniors demands a joint address of both Houses of Parliament to the Queen . |
| 15 | People do n't usually hit out unless they are upset or angry , so showing you understand their feelings goes a long way to preventing them from expressing that anger towards you . |
| 16 | Ensuring that private practitioners take on preventive activities and promote healthy behaviour by their patients requires a substantial move away from a strictly market led approach . |
| 17 | It appears significant that this unraced filly — who has been working well — is the sole survivor of five John Gosden entries in the fillies ' classic and none of her rivals has a similar entry . |
| 18 | The Gothic decoration of its rooms expresses a variety of moods , but in some instances , as in the library ( Fig. 4 ) , qualifies for the adjectives of the Gothic novel . |
| 19 | The resulting drab uniformity and melancholy of mood which struck Spanish visitors to the Inca empire no less than the lack of personality of its inhabitants provides an interesting and instructive parallel with socialist societies of today . |
| 20 | The variety of their occupations gives a sense of the remarkably diverse bases for economic independence still open at the beginning of this century . |
| 21 | ALTHOUGH the circumstances have been so sad , the staff of the magazine have been reminded recently how much the rugby community will rally around when one of its members suffers a loss . |
| 22 | The fact that almost half his people in the East Bank are either pro-PLO or are ambivalent in their loyalties remains a crucial factor in Husayn 's Palestine policy . |
| 23 | He also seems to have donated his belt and hose , as a twelfth-century account of their treasures lists a girdle made from the one and an alb decorated with gold thread from the other . |
| 24 | Kristeva 's model is not intended either as a concise account of feminism 's recent history nor as an orderly , linear chronology for feminists to follow ( though she does seem to think that each of her stages represents an improvement over the one before ) . |
| 25 | Thus , neither Moscow nor its charges has a clear interest in multilateral institutions which truly flourish . |
| 26 | What the WEA 's voluntary membership really wants from its tutor-organisers remains a profitable subject for debate — as does the basic question of whether such appointments should be made at all . |
| 27 | I will see that happening , but it is the freedom of schools to choose that is all important , and there are some particular elements of expertise which are not available to schools because it 's not available centrally , and I believe that giving schools their budgets goes a great way to meeting this . |
| 28 | Intrepidity did her Oaks prospects a power of good with a smooth success in the Prix Saint Alary at Longchamp . |
| 29 | One of its shafts provides a bass drone and the other the melody . |
| 30 | But Mr Kohl 's lack of forthrightness in acting against racist attacks and his reluctance to take up the cause of their victims suggests a chancellor , if not a country , who has yet to come fully to terms with the past . |