Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [coord] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The metaphor used in ‘ the heavy page/of death , printed by gravestones in the cemetery ’ , works with the ‘ black statement ’ of a few lines previous suggesting that death is like a book which can survive through generations and is read , that is experienced , by all . |
| 2 | The meanings that we attach to these objects are not intrinsic to them but are learned through experience and are influenced by our current goals , values and energy levels . |
| 3 | And for those who think they know nothing about building and are turned off by the sight of rotting wood , then perhaps this will help to change their attitude . |
| 4 | The government published its White Paper on the Environment on Sept. 25 , 1990 but it was widely criticized both by politicians and by environmentalists as merely reiterating measures already incorporated into the Environmental Protection Bill which was going through parliament and was enacted on Nov. 1 , 1990 . |
| 5 | King made the rest of his team play for Aldridge and was rewarded with 40 goals last season , and probably the same this time . |
| 6 | The extras huddled in coats between takes and were served frequent meals of chilli con carne , curry and chips to ward off hypothermia . |
| 7 | He had asked for a new security system for Lowermoor but was refused on cost grounds . |
| 8 | They had approached a GLC body , the Greater London Enterprise Board ( GLEB ) , for money and been told that if it was to put money in , an established business person had to be involved . |
| 9 | 4. 9 councils in Yorkshire have been testing foods for Listeria and are encouraged that food handlers & manufacturers have been improving their hygiene practices . |
| 10 | Some people develop very strong appetites for recognition and are attracted to jobs which provide them with endless ‘ jellybeans ’ ; for example , the reward systems of the armed services , higher education and the professions offer substantial opportunities to be recognized and praised for one 's performance . |
| 11 | Perhaps the best known version is Shakespeare 's seven ages of man which is a poetic statement of what had already been received wisdom for centuries and was to remain so for centuries to come . |
| 12 | During their lives faithful Roman Catholics are taught that by certain sacraments a person becomes a Christian , obtains ongoing pardon for sins and is prepared for the life hereafter . |
| 13 | Suppose a landlord claims against an assignee for rent and is met by a counterclaim for damages for breach of the landlord 's covenants : suppose , further , that the claim and counterclaim are compromised on the footing that neither party pays the other anything . |
| 14 | He had got down from the table half-way through tea and was sitting on a chair in the doorway , looking droopy and listless . |
| 15 | She 'd slip away to the kitchen for tea and be washed and in her nightclothes for seven , just long enough to kiss her daddy goodnight . |
| 16 | It shows his remarkable powers of orchestration and his unique gift for melody and was played with fire and fervency ; a fine foretaste of the delights of Mozart 's G major piano concerto No 17 K453 . |
| 17 | Linda Johnson felt as though she 'd been doing nothing but prepare for Christmas for months and was exhausted before it all began . |
| 18 | The two leaders went to military headquarters for confirmation and were told that the staff were otherwise engaged . |
| 19 | The substances were dispensed by an Indian ethnic practitioner , or hakim , as a treatment for eczema and were found to contain toxic amounts of inorganic arsenic and mercury . |
| 20 | They gave the ball away far too much in a bad spell after half-time and were destroyed by John Hendrie 's 15-minute hat-trick . |
| 21 | However , if NUKEM decides that it wants the fuel to be reprocessed , article 18.4 provides that : ’ This waste , conditioned for transport and subsequent storage will be removed from the UK not later than 25 years after reprocessing and be returned to the FRG ’ . |
| 22 | In acute haemonchosis anaemia becomes apparent about two weeks after infection and is characterised by a progressive and dramatic fall in the packed red cell volume . |
| 23 | Willemina Saunders , 78 , and Florence Jarnell , 85 , were released after treatment and are staying with relatives . |
| 24 | Dawn Niblock ( 17 ) , Upper Sixth , wants to study politics with languages : ‘ I have never approached a teacher to ask for help and been passed on to someone else . |
| 25 | Children who have been integrated into mainstream schools can return at any time for help and are called back at six-monthly intervals for checks . |
| 26 | They radioed for help and were rescued by crewmen from the Isle of Man lifeboat and taken back to Douglas harbour . |
| 27 | They radioed for help and were rescued by the Isle of Man lifeboat . |
| 28 | Well do you know , when I met , I , I 'm meeting old chaps through this very excellent marriage agency , I 've never expected any thing like it , they are marvellous , and the sent me a nice old lad , but I knew I was onto a looser when he said , of course I go to my daughter-in-law every Saturday for lunch , she absolutely insists because she says , she wants to make sure that I 'm eating properly , now this is a very healthy old man with a very good income who could afford to buy any food he wants and the fact of the matter is his that he 's son is probably not , he does n't want to upset his old dad , and it 's handy to have him to come on Saturday for lunch and be done with it as it were , but I thought surely Bernard your own sense would tell you that nobody want 's their old father and father-in-law every Saturday of their life , for lunch oh . |
| 29 | a reserve which provides a margin for uncertainties and is intended to cover any future additions to items within the planning total , whether these result from policy changes , new initiatives , contingencies or revised estimates of demand-led programmes such as social security ; and |
| 30 | Highway engineers ' schemes for increasing the size of junctions often result in the stone being broken up for hardcore or being tossed unceremoniously aside . |