Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [pron] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | There are other examples of this , and one interesting experiment that we 've just done with birds , was with the gape response in birds . |
| 32 | That night she was woken by the most terrible screams that she had ever heard . |
| 33 | Taiwan is one of the most Westernised countries in this region , and our last few surveys have shown that we 're attracting an extensive local listenership now , covering an age-group ranging from mid-teens to late thirties , so we want to ditch a lingering perception that we exist solely for the benefit of non-nationals . |
| 34 | Some of the criticism which its recommendations attracted was due to the perception that it concentrated too much on medical and nursing issues . |
| 35 | It was from these informants that he pieced together a picture of organised crime as being controlled by key personnel in the police force , local government , business and the legal profession . |
| 36 | Harold MacMillan , Prime Minister , might still be saying to the electorate that they had never had it so good — which was true in terms of the change-round from post-war reconstruction , wartime destruction , and the days of depression ; but to someone of Leonard 's background , from Canada , the place was a bore . |
| 37 | But as he left , Billy Ray , 31 , indicated to fans that he had only two finger-lickin' minutes to spare . |
| 38 | The guidance that we give below , under six headings , is therefore to be considered together with all the statutory and other rules and recommendations set out by Parliament , or in the 1991 guide , which takes the form of a practice direction as to costs in criminal proceedings , and which also includes , at appendix 3 , the formal Practice Direction of 3 May 1991 as to costs in criminal proceedings : Practice Direction ( Crime : Costs ) [ 1991 ] 1 W.L.R. 498 . |
| 39 | If the Church would only have more faith in Carey and the wise words of moral guidance that he offers perhaps more of us would have faith in the Church . |
| 40 | ‘ On average I suppose it 's fair to say that they are down here once every three months so we know exactly what they want and how to give it to them . ’ |
| 41 | ‘ So , what is the blackness that I feel inside ? |
| 42 | I think to be a good teaching aid something has to say ‘ Well I think this because ’ and , as it were , retrace the chain of reasoning that I 've just the sort of chain that I 've given you . |
| 43 | It was a foolish thing to do , she knew that a fraction of a second too late ; he cannoned into her with such force that she fell heavily to the ground . |
| 44 | And although I have occasionally considered a larger tank in the house ( I have a 48″ × 15″ × 15″ ) , accommodating it would involve so much disruption that I have never bitten the bullet . |
| 45 | And we 've generally been moving already with our big investment that we 've already got in Child Care , let's not forget that , towards this philosophy of that 's enshrined in the Children Act , which is building up parental responsibility and encouraging and supporting parents containing their own children , rather than being forced to give them up . |
| 46 | Carvajal resigned on March 12 , informing the President that he did so in order to protect " the image of the nation , its people and the police , whose reputation is being soiled by sinister interests " . |
| 47 | I tell the kids that they start afresh here . |
| 48 | I mean you , you 're not gon na go out and spend eighty quid on groceries that you 've already had on Friday just cos the shop 's open on Sunday are you ? |
| 49 | In Washington he is considered an ineffective legislator and not a nice man ( his latest scrape involved the allegation that he had sexually harassed a Peace Corps worker while on a jaunt to Africa ) . |
| 50 | We made mention that we 've already submitted something in writing . |
| 51 | Although his voice rides the airwaves as fresh as it ever did , he admits that physically he is past his prime : arthritis brings him recurring pain in his legs although he has already lived 18 months longer than he was told a 60-a-day smoking habit would allow . |
| 52 | The Olympic qualifying standard had been set at 64.50m so he went seriously into steroid use for the first time and threw a Commonwealth record of 67.32 within a few months . |
| 53 | In 1989 our two practical rooms were completely refurbished and equipped with the result that we have perhaps one of the most modern and best equipped practical facilities in Scotland . |
| 54 | It is £50 million more than the formula consequences of the England settlement , with the result that I have that much less available for other programmes . |
| 55 | Staring at him , into blue , blue eyes that she had once found so attractive , she shook her head tiredly . |
| 56 | As the waiter cleared away the debris of their meal , Luke Hunter was looking at Folly across the table with an expression in his eyes that she found hard to classify . |
| 57 | There was none of the humour you usually saw in it , and there was a fixed look about the eyes that I found almost frightening . |
| 58 | Can you imagine the worst American teen corn movie that you 've ever seen ! |
| 59 | Before long , he would be required to produce more than just carefully worded facts about the murder that everyone knew already from the grapevine . |
| 60 | I shall give the hon. Member the same reply that I gave previously : this is a matter for the Leader of the House , who is in the Chamber . |