Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Darwin 's theory of evolution incorporates the principle of natural selection , which suggests that animals change according to their surroundings , developing adaptations — over several generations — which enhance their ability to survive in particular habitats . |
| 2 | My hobbies involve caring for my family , cooking , reading , watching TV soaps and decorating the house . |
| 3 | Their policy-making styles vary according to what is optimal for the function concerned . |
| 4 | These words keep coming into my head ! ’ |
| 5 | Agnes is stretched out on her back , and images keep passing through her head : that strange , kindly man is visiting them again , the one who knows all about them and yet has not heard of the Eiffel Tower . |
| 6 | So if these neutrons come smashing into your body , they could break up any of chemicals that are very important for your life , for your body chemistry . |
| 7 | Bournemouth 's International Conference Centre has been turned into a fortress as the Conservatives begin arriving for their Party Conference . |
| 8 | Meanwhile , ideas for new contrasts and effects keep popping into my head and I can hardly wait to put them into practice . |
| 9 | Still to come — the seaside resort of Bournemouth is being turned into a fortress as the Conservatives start arriving for their Conference . |
| 10 | The court can proceed in the absence of any respondent but should not do so unless satisfied that the respondent has received reasonable notice of the hearing or that the circumstances justify proceeding in his absence ( FPCR , r16(3) and ( 4 ) ; FPR , r4.16(3) and ( 4 ) ) . |
| 11 | Stable furrows , ridges and hillocks provide a range of environmental conditions which plants select according to their needs . |
| 12 | Others are virtually indistinguishable from the flowers with which they associate — so much so that smaller insects keep settling on them . |
| 13 | It provides daycare for children whose families pay according to what they earn . |
| 14 | I , things keep going through my head every time my head 's like it got this little what do you call it in , one of those erm like a live wire , just keeps going up and down and all the time . |
| 15 | Such stories come creeping into my mind as I sit on set at Arsenio Hall 's Paramount studio , watching Soul II Soul rehearse . |
| 16 | ‘ Many wives are frightened to ‘ go public ’ in case neighbours stop talking to them . |
| 17 | If a girl has a job , relatives and neighbours start saying of their family — ‘ What kind of people are they , have they no Izzat to make their daughter work ? ’ |
| 18 | Obviously , however , these two groups differ according to your viewpoint ; for example , on the basis of the extent of poor physical and mental health , on the proportions of men and women , on the extent of poverty and poor housing and the numbers living alone . |
| 19 | From that , and from the way his notes keep returning to her , it appears that he regarded the Jewish influence , through his mother , as important in his life and John 's . |
| 20 | Single motif procedures vary according to your machine , but I can do a very easy one on my Silver Reed machine by setting the machine to weaving , using an appropriate punchcard and moving the single motif cams in and out to make a big woven moon on a plain background . |
| 21 | Children , like everyone else , enjoy being praised and their parents and teachers enjoy sharing in their triumphs . |
| 22 | The way the newspapers keep writing about her just brings it all back into people 's minds . |
| 23 | I think it 's when black kids and whites start thinking about what they 're going to do when they leave school . |
| 24 | The stabilizer scheme creates a common fund to which members contribute according to their turnover . |
| 25 | Pastimes include listening to his vast record collection , cooking , photography and snooker . |
| 26 | Blackbirds and thrushes enjoy feeding on them , too . |
| 27 | Other influences can include , in some areas , religion and quite often age and sex : local parties are reluctant to adopt women candidates ( the folklore being that women voters dislike voting for them ) and anyone aged under 30 or over 50 years . |
| 28 | The Muzak played ‘ Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head ’ and they talked about Italy and then about nothing very much . |
| 29 | Mechanical , perhaps , and , as the band plays airs from ‘ Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head ’ , ordinary and faintly bathetic . |
| 30 | I would like to ask if it might be possible for Oxford University Press to make use of the track Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head by Sacha Distel in a non-broadcast educational video . |