Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could be simply a difference of opinion where conflicting views bring us to an impasse . |
| 2 | Where do evokes the infinitive as a reality , the modals evoke it as a potentiality . |
| 3 | Notice also how these skills provide us with a timeless wisdom , applicable to all people-situations anywhere . |
| 4 | All the rotaries , as with any noise gate , take a little time to get into using and effective gating comes about through practice , although it can at times appear something of a black art . |
| 5 | Chauffeurs peel themselves off the walls , put down their fifth or sixth freebie rock'n'roll drink , and take us all in convoy to a club somewhere in Kansas City . |
| 6 | Flows of assistance between generations provide us with an important example where , in practice , support is often one way , and where apparently this is regarded as quite proper . |
| 7 | Bob and I are progressing as a piano/clarsach duo , and of course some of the accompaniments to his songs tax me to the limit , or have to be vetoed altogether . |
| 8 | However , as John Springhall has recently argued , there is little evidence that teenagers suffer anything like an ‘ identity crisis ’ during their adolescent years . |
| 9 | waves push me to the side |
| 10 | The language of the marketing echoes exactly that of any supermarket brand-name : ‘ our readers perceive us as a brand of books with a special flavour and image ’ . |
| 11 | But not any more , because you see this is how I look at it now : those kind of schools grind you into a certain way of thinking and … and somehow , unless you become very careful , you 're stuck that way for the rest of your life . |
| 12 | The Jews provide us with the single most illuminating incident of the episcopate of Avitus . |
| 13 | It 's just that most offices put them in the open near the coffee machine or the Ladies loo and anybody can see what 's coming over . |
| 14 | Overall , his churches and houses are no more than pleasant provincial work — examples are the rebuilding of St Julian 's church in Shrewsbury ( 1749–50 ) and Hatton Grange , Shropshire ( 1764–8 ) — but his decorative and funerary designs reveal him as a highly competent exponent of both the rococo style and the Gothic manner of Batty Langley [ q.v . ] . |
| 15 | Her next whimpered , broken words cut him to the heart . |
| 16 | He had been about to open the door into the kitchen , but now he turned and looked at her , and his next words cut her to the bone as they were apt to do when they spat the truth at her . |
| 17 | The casual cruelty of his words cut her like a knife . |
| 18 | The words cut me like a sword . |
| 19 | Popular images of parent-child relationships put them in a special category , distinct from other kin relationships , and suggest that this is where we will find the strongest feelings of duty and obligation . |
| 20 | You know , every week pop fans stop me on the street , the noo . |
| 21 | You know , every week pop fans stop me on the street , the noo . |
| 22 | Once it was recognized that animals orient themselves in a variety of ways , the engineering approach was extremely successful in identifying the underlying mechanisms . |
| 23 | Two lifts link it with the private sun terrace , bathing platform and sea water swimming pool below . |
| 24 | So , naturally , many insect-eating animals pursue them in the air . |
| 25 | Jesus ' sufferings draw us into the love of God and show us how much he loved us . |
| 26 | If any readers know anything of the current whereabouts of Tin Tin , Milly Molly Mandy , Jennings and/or Derbyshire , Rupert Bear , any of the Famous Five or Secret Seven , Billy Bunter , My Naughty Little Sister ( presumably now in freelance tax-free employment round the back of King 's Cross ? ) or any of the many others , I 'd like to hear about it . |
| 27 | Structuralists trace it to the workings of a permanent arms economy , necessary both to capitalism and to state capitalism . |
| 28 | In doing so , General Nelson Miles ' own words tell everything about the nature of Chief Joseph and his brave people : |
| 29 | And unless all nations commit themselves to the elimination of ozone-depleting chemicals , the agreement is compromised . |
| 30 | The fortunate survivors find themselves with a wealth of food and very little competition in which to grow to their maximum potential . |