Example sentences of "[subord] [noun sg] [noun pl] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.

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31 A phenomenon which can occur on a high speed reach when air bubbles work their way down the skeg and cause it to lose its grip in the water .
32 Lead , in the form of tetra-ethyl lead , is added when brewing avgas to improve its anti-knock or anti-detonation property , necessary for use in high-compression engines .
33 Like other symbolic non-verbal devices , the multi-vocal nuances of our uniform were used in a variety of other ways as boundary markers to maintain our cultural identity and define our institutional specificities .
34 AS rescue boats continued their grim search for victims of the Haitian ferry disaster yesterday officials said the death toll could be as high as 2,000 .
35 Nonetheless , the National Radiological Protection Board recommends that when radiation levels approach its ‘ generalised derived limits ’ , the authorities should investigate both the sources of radiation and the way of life of people in the locality to check that they are not being exposed to excessive amounts .
36 As hunt supporters made their case , their opponents delivered a 16,000 name petition .
37 £444 Cost of two weeks in Majorca for a family of four as holiday firms slash their prices for summer '93
38 By selling out when land values hit their peak in 1988 and then buying back at bargain levels later on , canny Pidgely has been able to slash house prices and still make a near-20% average profit per property .
39 ( They also do this when they bring their owners dead birds from the garden , an action normally done only as part of the food-training routine when mother cats show their kittens the kind of prey they must later attack . )
40 HOPES of a surge in house-buying rose yesterday as estate agents reported their busiest month for three years .
41 Perhaps he should have done , as interest rates determined his profitability .
42 Church leaders should gather data much as airline pilots read their instrument panel during flight .
43 Calling in Sir Bernard Tomlinson to throw together a salvage package as market forces take their toll can not replace the well resourced , experimentally oriented planning apparatus so vital to the long term health and development of a real national health service .
44 When market conditions improve our businesses in France and Spain will provide excellent footholds to the larger European market .
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