Example sentences of "[verb] [art] [adj] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , the complexity imparted by the faithful physicalist version should not blind us to the features that distinguish the causal processes in the bees ' brains or whatever from those involved in the swelling after the swipe . |
| 2 | It is thus quite difficult to ; distinguish the various princes of the family of Augustus . |
| 3 | If uniforms distinguish the different grades of nursing and domestic staff , then this is useful information for the nurse to communicate to the patient . |
| 4 | There are also systems ( e.g. in Australian and New Guinea languages ) that distinguish the three dimensions of space , having demonstratives that gloss as " the one above the speaker " , " the one below the speaker " , " the one level with the speaker " as well as distinguishing relative distance from participants ( see e.g. Dixon , 1972 : 262ff re Dyirbal ) . |
| 5 | To counter both the unfavourable home environment , and the difficulty poorer parents have in equalling the sharp elbows of the middle classes , who are well accustomed to taking themselves to the front of the queue , the school starting age for nursery education should be reduced to three . |
| 6 | The nature of the economic system and the conflicts within it influence the changing rules of the game . |
| 7 | Advocacy schemes focus on the rights , entitlements and choices of individuals , but they do not generally much influence the wider issues of the way services are planned , shaped and managed . |
| 8 | The physical breakdown of rock is always associated with some kind of volume change and it is useful to categorize the various processes into those involving an overall volumetric change in the rock mass and those related to changes in volume of material introduced into voids or fissures in the rock . |
| 9 | The sentence should have read it : ‘ It proved possible to maintain a limited number of local foster placements which would not have met the central standards of a specialist fostering team , but which met the temporary needs of certain local children more appropriately . ’ |
| 10 | I met the key officials from the Department of the Environment earlier this week and who told me that the Government is preparing to circulate a consultation paper on the National Sustainability Plan in mid June . |
| 11 | But once over the bridge they met the first vehicles of a German column and the Commando force were scattered . |
| 12 | The country 's six largest construction companies , which together spend between $14 million and $16 million a year on earthquake research , met the extra costs of including base isolation in the structures . |
| 13 | Leonora gripped a rail with white-knuckled hands when the boat bucked as it met the wilder waters of the sound . |
| 14 | President Blaise Compaore met the general secretaries of 42 political groupings on Jan. 7 for discussions preliminary to convening of a National Reconciliation Forum . |
| 15 | Rising from his kneeling position , Chuck met the anxious eyes of the others grouped around him . |
| 16 | Mixed development met the sociological dictates of urbanity and community ; it met the planning critics of inter-war sprawl ; and it met architectural requirements of variety in materials ( concrete , brick , wood , pebbles and strong colours ) . |
| 17 | They both looked round , and met the startled eyes of Mrs Pigdon , the landlady . |
| 18 | Johnson treats the same Thursday afternoon as follows : ‘ We was travelling , when he met the weird sisters on his way . |
| 19 | Of the half million tests carried out for regulatory purposes in the year up to June 30 , 1989 , we are pleased to report that 998 out of 1,000 met the strict specifications of the European Community Directive . |
| 20 | When the latter were realigned or made anew they often met the earlier roads at a sharp angle on the parish boundaries . |
| 21 | There were n't any wolf-whistles but the sudden silence that greeted her appearance in the archway brought a rueful tilt to her lips as she gently raised her eyebrows until her eyes met the disconcerted ones of the team manager . |
| 22 | Then his startled gaze met the glowing eyes above the white patch of the handkerchief the man was holding at his mouth . |
| 23 | The researchers met the social workers at the start of the study , and after each completion of the schedules , when they were also asked to fill in a brief checklist . |
| 24 | Integration is viewed in physical terms ; policy increasingly concentrates on people but neglects the true characteristics of people in favour of resources-led practice . |
| 25 | Their conservative streak by-passed the crumbling pillars of the establishment . |
| 26 | Delaunay used to meet Picasso at the gatherings at the Douanier Rousseau 's , while Metzinger was a frequent visitor to Picasso 's studio in the Bateau Lavoir during the early years of Cubism , and was an important agent in transmitting the first discoveries of Picasso and Braque . |
| 27 | Frequently , too , such people have been blessed with the ‘ sixth sense ’ , their quiet mind automatically transmitting the hungry intentions of a hidden tiger for example , for all creatures are linked at the level of the mind , as well as soul . |
| 28 | First , there is the problem of transmitting the huge volumes of data and managing it on its way through a network to users . |
| 29 | Next , Peter Jenkins , the respected political commentator of The Sunday Times , writing on the possible impact of such men as Kenneth Baker and Kenneth Clarke brought into the Cabinet in the September 1985 reshuffle ( in alliance with existing Cabinet members such as Douglas Hurd and Norman Fowler ) : ‘ It is not easy to reassert Cabinet government in the face of determined prime ministerial power but the new Cabinet contains a group of capable and ambitious men of political middle age who are not eager to sacrifice the best years of their careers for the sake of someone else 's ‘ conviction politics ’ . ’ |
| 30 | For the past two years , although he lacked the metropolitan powers of an archbishop , he had been fully responsible for maintaining the possessions and privileges of Christ Church , Canterbury . |