Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [conj] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Long grains usually cook up to give a dry , fluffy dish , whereas the shorter grains cook wet or sticky and have a tendency to cling together . |
| 2 | For your free copy , simply call us free on 0800 800 852 ( or complete and return the coupon ) . |
| 3 | Alternatively telephone your consultant or complete and return the attached slip . |
| 4 | The advantage of this is that , given that you have got to exchange witness statements anyway , there is always a chance that your opponents may consider that the evidence is not crucial or controversial and allow the statement to go in without the witness being called . |
| 5 | Without a detailed analysis , one can not be certain , but it appears as if the Scottish universities , with their significant proportions of general courses , are fairly evenly spread in terms of Figure 3.1 , whereas universities in the rest of the UK seem to emphasize the academic or professional and de-emphasize the general . |
| 6 | We checked out hundreds of hotels but only found thirty-five or forty that met the basic-facilities criteria . |
| 7 | 10 What is the smallest number that can be divided by 1 8 or 30 and leave the remainder 5 ? |
| 8 | The course takes place from either 09.00-12.00 or 13.00-16.00 and covers the same kind of work as Executive Course I but is less intensive . |
| 9 | Sometimes we just look for something to do which is n't work or bringing the children up ( which is of course work , but without cash payment ) or sleeping or watching the TV or shopping . |
| 10 | There pretty good about it , there 's two or three that has the lessons there , so . |
| 11 | It is especially important to make a will if you are gay or unmarried and have a partner you wish to provide for . |
| 12 | This denotes a quality or characteristic and answers the question Of what king ? |
| 13 | It is these minerals and whether the water is hard or soft that determine the taste of beer . |
| 14 | Wise parents are still able to give support and advice , when it is asked for , even after their children have set up their own homes or married and had a family . |
| 15 | Selected students can interrupt their medical studies for a year at the end of year 2 , 3 , 4 or 5 and take a BSc ( Medical Sciences ) honours degree . |
| 16 | Selected students can interrupt their veterinary studies for a year at the end of years 2 , 3 or 5 and take a BSc ( Vet Sc ) honours degree . |
| 17 | Before starting to buy a house or flat or signing a private tenancy agreement you are advised to consult a solicitor . |
| 18 | I remember listening to all the music that was around at that time and understanding it with a naivety which I wish I still had sometimes , putting a band together when I was nine or ten and playing the talent show at grade school , writing songs and still having the godawful things around the house . |
| 19 | Member states could be in breach of these duties where they had enacted legislation requiring or encouraging undertakings to act contrary to Articles 85 or 86 or reinforcing the effects of such conduct . |
| 20 | Leo McKern has some fun answering frequent calls of nature and waving a huge condom around , but he 's doing no more or less than passing the time until the phoney climax of the First Act curtain , by which time you 're aware that as a play Boswell is a fraud . |
| 21 | The Baxters romped to the last four 7 & 6 and meet the Sykes in today 's semi-finals . |
| 22 | This means placing the plant material in a base of oil or fat and leaving the mixture in the sun for a few days . |
| 23 | The bearded pig , which is also found in the rainforests of Peninsular Malaya and Sumatra , weighs up to 200kg , is dark brown or grey and has a white beard and conspicuous facial warts . |
| 24 | Loans can be secured or unsecured and have a fixed or floating interest rate . |
| 25 | The procedure simply divides the field into horizontal or vertical strips numbered from the top or bottom and informs the user in which strip the test card 's edge lies . |
| 26 | Naïve , that 's what he was always calling me — that or juvenile , and you ca n't get more juvenile or naïve than allowing a man like Luke Denner to seduce you and then half hoping , almost believing in the fantasy that somehow you might actually mean something to him ! ’ |
| 27 | Choose three or four and pick the ones that most need correcting , that is , the words the pupil ought to be able to spell at this stage ( see What goes wrong ? , page 6 ) . |
| 28 | So , from any of these you can ‘ have a go ’ at windsurfing for the odd day or two while enjoying the good food and good company of the Houseparty . |
| 29 | But tiresome authority deems that tickling a trout or two or felling the odd wild duck for the supper table is illegal . |
| 30 | He heard a crunch or two and saw the headlights where he knew there was n't a road . |