Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [vb -s] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seeds of such a size remain in its gizzard for a little time while the rind is stripped off them and then later , perhaps when the bird has returned to one of its habitual perches , the nutmeg is regurgitated and falls to the ground . |
| 2 | Column ( 1 ) deals with the objectives of a wealth tax and can be summarized as follows from the related paragraphs in their work . |
| 3 | Only after the war was it revealed that reports concerning the role of the task force had been an element of allied disinformation as it had already been decided not to conduct an amphibious assault . |
| 4 | Is the Minister alarmed that reports by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development show that United Kingdom investment per person in the manufacturing sector is the lowest , apart from that of Greece , in the European Community ? |
| 5 | The report optimistically continues that it was ‘ practically certain ’ the course would be built and adds with a final flourish of conviction ‘ Mr D. Stephenson , now professional to the Princes Golf Club , Sandwich , and formerly in a similar capacity at Huntercombe , has prepared plans of an 18-hole course on that portion of the Bolney estate fringing on the Harpsden road , with a clubhouse to be built almost directly opposite Mr. John Hodges ' cricket field . |
| 6 | In one direction you will see the normal wave movement of the needles knitting , but in the other direction the needles hardly move at all , that is they SLIP ( and , even if you 'd had yarn threaded and stitches on the needles , they would n't have knitted on this row ) . |
| 7 | The man , who has not been named but comes from the Wallasey area , is in Arrowe Park Hospital suffering serious leg injuries . |
| 8 | All of these , to repeat , although there is some uncertainty and inconsistency , are presented as answers to the question of the meaning or semantics of certain " if " statements , certainly including dependent nomic conditionals . |
| 9 | In practice , the ambiguities of class blurred the theory ; rich Kenyans had privileges that made them virtually equal to the British , and a large number of the British — including the instruments of power , the soldiers — were not accepted as equals by the Establishment . |
| 10 | Beneath the city streets is a network of passages which were made as aqueducts in the thirteenth century , to carry water from local springs into the medieval walled town . |
| 11 | Five normal healthy men were selected as controls for the study . |
| 12 | The appropriate body within a member state ( e.g. DTI and/or OFT within UK ) is then consulted and assists in an advisory capacity , following which the Commission delivers judgement . |
| 13 | of Permutit explains how hard water is formed and elaborates upon the problems associated with hard water , tracing the history of water softening , and giving advice on the points to consider when buying a water softner . |
| 14 | Runners-up were the Community Network — a telephone conferencing facility for various charities and social groups — and The Rainbow Centre — a small , national charity working with families where a child has either died or suffers from a life-threatening illness . |
| 15 | But it was postponed as the court was told that reports on the 49-year-old quack doctor were not ready . |
| 16 | Concern was also expressed about smoke from the barbecue interfering with other sporting fixtures , and it was agreed that plans for the proposed verandah should be viewed by the parish council before going to the district . |
| 17 | Whilst it is generally agreed that increases in the money supply can cause higher prices , the question is through what mechanism does it operate ? |
| 18 | This is a technique often used that leads to a quick and simple answer . |
| 19 | Experience has shown that increases in the cost of newspapers , magazines or books leads to a reduction in sales . |
| 20 | Spores do not need to be killed in normal operational practice as the infectivity of the common spore former , Clostridium perfringens , occurs when the vegetative cell is ingested and converts to a spore . |
| 21 | With the help of the APF this centre has now been opened and operates under the motto , ‘ Christ is our light . |
| 22 | But in order for means to be classified as means in the first place they have to be something that we can utilize . |
| 23 | It may also be achieved through distance learning , where the course is assessed and/or leads to a further qualification . |
| 24 | More recent studies have demonstrated that increases in the cholesterol/phospholipid ratio of platelets resulted in increased liberation of arachidonate ( Wörner & Patscheke , 1980 ) . |
| 25 | The above extract was rendered as follows by the writer/translator : |
| 26 | Raw data such as plant locations , weather data and population distribution can be displayed as overlays on a basic land-use map . |
| 27 | This situation is unlikely to be satisfactory to either party especially if the pipe is shared or runs under a shared access . |
| 28 | To begin to understand mechanisms that might link the environment of fetal life and infancy with later disease , influences other than maternal nutrition need to be considered — for example , Edwards et al have recently proposed that links between the fetal environment , adult hypertension , and low birth weight could be mediated through dysfunction of the placental barrier to maternal cortisol . |
| 29 | A plan like this not only shows up the priority areas and assists a sensible organisation of the workload ; it also shows where effort should be concentrated and helps in the measurement of success . |
| 30 | There was very definitely evidence of a zone in transition and these were marked as limits on the map , by observation of where the CBD finished and where there was a mixture of houses , shops and offices before the area became wholly residential . |