Example sentences of "[vb base] of [adv] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the complexity of corporate structures , which often consist of so many subsidiaries and specialized divisions , within and beyond national boundaries , that unknotting the tangled thread of responsibility becomes difficult , if not impossible , thus making the view that ‘ no one was to blame ’ easy to accept ; |
| 2 | Customers , or suppliers , or competitors , or even what is going on in the outside world , seem of far less importance than the endless struggle to achieve and operate the perfect bureaucracy . |
| 3 | But until you consider the amount of money tied up in County Farms , and the return it gives us , and the , the subsidy if you like of so few people , and you think that school ca n't have toilets and things like that , then these should all go into the decision making melting pot , and this council should not blind itself to the various options that there could be , and in those circumstances Mr I think should be allowed to explore the possibilities of the market . |
| 4 | He was told : ‘ We try to keep the panelling for three years , to get it thoroughly seasoned while other wood is dried artificially if required before it has time to get seasoned … we use chiefly mahogany , oak and walnut , a vast amount of teak — one of the most useful woods in railway construction — sycamore ; yellow deal for partitions , roofs and floors ; elm we find of very little use , but we are now very partial to Padouk wood [ from South Australia ] , though the workmen do n't like it much on account of its toughness ’ . |
| 5 | I think of so many things , so many sad and bitter thoughts cross my mind . |
| 6 | I wake up at night and I think of maybe some kid we 've been dealing with . |