Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [prep] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In keeping with a dominant impulse within inter-war English studies , he concludes that " Literature constitutes a body of knowledge to be studied in and for itself without regard to any educational value it may have … [ since ] its being is its own justification . " |
| 2 | read the lists down and across yourself without hearing the language helper say it first . |
| 3 | But better for him to be in a lavatory somewhere than for him to be sick on the programme ! |
| 4 | ‘ He was speaking to himself rather than to me at the time , but I recall Jeff muttering under his breath something about having to go to the mainland soon … ’ |
| 5 | It is simply her case that they would be better off with her in England rather than without her in Australia . |
| 6 | But he had expected it to be directed by concern for the dead rather than against him as the perpetrator of their demise . |
| 7 | In shades of kitchen mists , with eyes of light showing only murk and seams of film and grease , the air hung above and behind me like an old sink full of old washing-up . |
| 8 | He could just make out the great empty arch of the east window and beyond it the shimmer of the North Sea while above , seeming to move through and over it like a censer , swung the smudged yellow disc of the moon . |
| 9 | How reach through and past them to the axis of power ? |
| 10 | The torches , that had from the back played on and around him like searchlights finding the enemy , were switched off . |
| 11 | Anyway at least all our lads had a good rest this last two weeks , so it 'll be up and at 'em on Saturday . |
| 12 | This retreat into the safety of headquarters with its separation from reality is the route for these ‘ bastards with no teeth ’ ; it is the rightful place for those ‘ nine-til-five administrators who turn up when real polises have been up and at it for hours , and then ask their daft questions because of their lack of practical experience ’ . |
| 13 | He would be up and after them in the blink of an eye . |
| 14 | This he did with difficulty , partly on account of his bad eyesight , partly because of what in later years would come to be referred to as ‘ a learning disability ’ or ‘ mild dyslexia ’ ; and partly because he simply was n't much of a reader . |
| 15 | The touch judges ' flags were on the pitch more often than off it in a game I saw recently here ( in Eastern Province , South Africa ) . |
| 16 | By a summons dated 15 March 1991 the third , fourth and fifth defendants ( ‘ the solicitors ’ ) sought an order pursuant to R.S.C. , Ord. 18 , r. 19 that the amended statement of claim , alternatively that paragraphs 11 and 13 of the prayer to the amended statement of claim , be struck out as against them on the ground that they disclosed no reasonable cause of action ; alternatively , an order pursuant to R.S.C. , Ord. 14A that the court had no power under section 6(2) of the Financial Services Act 1986 to make the order sought in paragraph 11 of the prayer to the amended statement of claim and that the court had no power under section 61(1) of the Act of 1986 to make the order sought in paragraph 13 of the prayer to the amended statement of claim . |
| 17 | Could you therefore send a copy of your final draft to : as well as to me via Welshpool . |
| 18 | We must turn to Law 's leading supporters as well as to himself in order to assess the real character of the party . |
| 19 | But , true enough , all Israel were brothers ; and as Rev. Levitt looked ahead and behind him at Cork 's Jews , in ones and twos or groups and households , converging on the synagogue to hear Karlinsky , it was indeed like going to take part in a family meeting . |
| 20 | Starting downwind and with lots of speed , roll inverted and hold this for a moment ( consult the judges of your particular contest for advice on how long a ‘ moment ’ is ) with zero , or slight negative pitch . |
| 21 | When children injure themselves , it is important that you know how to give the right first aid treatment , quickly , quietly and with lots of reassurance to the child . |