Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] [pron] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those with a taste for the bizarre could do worse than make their first night 's stop at the Madonna Inn , ready for a tour of the Hearst Castle next day . |
| 2 | An accurate picture of the growth of the business was revealed when the partners — although maintaining their day-to-day management intact — sold their equity to Chatles Barker in 1986 , for an initial consideration of £3.16m. , finally equal to £9m . |
| 3 | ‘ I found that within the first two years I more than trebled my external income simply because I was entertaining at a large conference-style table in a nicely furnished area . |
| 4 | ‘ Fox , although allowing me complete control over the physical side of making the picture , were strong enough to prevent me changing the script , ’ he said . |
| 5 | That 48½inch long weapon , described by some as a monstrosity and others as an affront to decency and the Royal and Ancient game , has , according to Sam , done no less than salvage his entire career . |
| 6 | BAIE SCOTLAND believes there is no sounder way to begin 1993 than to concentrate your post-Hogmanay mind on I.P. , an issues of increasing professional importance … so sign up without delay ! |
| 7 | Neither John nor Ruth have authority over me , even though my Chinese cooking and my financial affairs will prosper if I follow their advice rather than trust my own judgment . |
| 8 | And I 've known you a lot longer than has your so-called friend Rainbow here , thanks to whom you now find yourself in this lousy fix . ’ |
| 9 | In the past he has used Brazilian mahogany , but he now believes the Amazonian rainforest is more important than replacing his small stock . |
| 10 | In cases involving more than one child , the circular advised that it might be better for the local Board of Guardians to test the widow 's need by offering to take the children into the workhouse rather than give her outdoor relief . |
| 11 | The Western Isles council are presently considering the proposal , but in their present financial straits following the BCCI collapse , they will no doubt be more interested in saving face with jobs than saving their unique landscape heritage . |
| 12 | Today Verzy produces excellent , full-bodied wines , rich in fruit and of distinct style which more than deserve their recent elevation to grand cru status . |
| 13 | By the last decade of the eighteenth century there is evidence that the wider powers of the Church , even in rural England , were weakening rather than enhancing its spiritual authority . |
| 14 | ( e ) She appeared to her father to be disorientated and , according to the original evidence of Dr. F. , to be ‘ drowsy , detached and not fully compos mentis. ’ ( f ) The matrimonial history of father and mother suggests that Miss T. 's mother is a deeply committed Jehovah 's Witness , who would regard her daughter 's eternal salvation as far more important , and more in her daughter 's best interests , than lengthening her terrestrial life span . |
| 15 | He makes the point that predicting what people will do is always harder than measuring their current behaviour . |
| 16 | Metaphysics invites us to revel in the never-ending process of personal growth , to delight in the ever-changing scenery of our lives , and to befriend rather than fear our subconscious mind . |
| 17 | In other words , students move on to the next unit as soon as they have mastered the previous one , rather than spend their extra time unnecessarily on application of material just learned . |
| 18 | My purpose has been to account for the rise and consolidation of amateurism rather than to catalogue its contemporary decline . |
| 19 | The instrument more than justifies your lavish praise and I am delighted with it in every respect . |
| 20 | But Birtwistle 's work is more than twice the length of Mason 's , and he more than justifies his larger span . |
| 21 | Another study , on Indonesia , has suggested that the TNCs are more liable to attract managers from local firms than to do their own training ( Okada , 1983 ) . |
| 22 | Listen to answers and respond to what 's been said , rather than force your own agenda . |
| 23 | Significantly , another housewife mentioned the fact that housework is not paid work as a reason for disliking it ; she said she would be happier doing someone else 's housework for pay than doing her own work . |
| 24 | WENDY Picton can go one better than blowing her own trumpet . |
| 25 | There are few experiences more exciting than starting your own business . |
| 26 | I would rather lose Bobby 's backing than compromise my artistic integrity over this production . ’ |
| 27 | They argue for the empowerment of subordinated groups , rather than giving them selective access to existing hierarchies ; for the ‘ democratization ’ of the curriculum by reorganizing knowledge to advantage the disadvantaged ; and for special teacher training for teachers to assist girls in resisting the sexist demands of their schools . |
| 28 | Orthodox Protestants doing no more than exercising their democratic right to protest against the paying of tribute to the Antichrist were taken to court and fined . |
| 29 | It was worse than taking his own life . |
| 30 | So it looks as if our coal members are being forced to fund the government subsidy there ca n't be much nastier behaviour than to pay your own money to get the government off the hook of making your own members and your colleagues redundant . |