Example sentences of "[subord] [noun sg] [noun pl] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Olympia ends with the famous ‘ Fancy Dress Relay ’ , where showjumping stars let their hair down . |
| 2 | In addition , there exists a small private sector where coal companies operate their own small mines under a licencing arrangement with state industry . |
| 3 | Upstairs in the Bridal Suite , where sniffer dogs do their business once a day , Jeffrey Archer sat before his telephone . |
| 4 | After all , the Louvre uses private donations rather than government funds to make its most expensive acquisitions . |
| 5 | The Comet , brought into service in 1952 , was the first commercial jet and although design faults made its supremacy short , it paved the way for faster and faster travel . |
| 6 | THOUSANDS more families will lose their homes if building societies raise their interest rates . |
| 7 | WHAT DRIVING TO THE STORE WOULD BE LIKE IF OPERATING SYSTEMS RAN YOUR CAR |
| 8 | Consumer organisations warn that compulsory metering could lead to higher bills if water companies increase their charges to cover the costs of meter installation . |
| 9 | Whilst paying lip service to the concepts , the CEGB remained unconvinced that it should bother seriously with either conservation or the renewable sources of energy , especially if it meant abandoning Hinkley C. It was up to the government to decide whether to provide incentives for energy efficiency , whilst the renewables must wait until pilot projects showed their worth . |
| 10 | And if theatre audiences have their way , the death toll will mount and mount . |
| 11 | If customer complaints pass your desk , ensure that you give them maximum time and personal attention . |
| 12 | A bonfire , planned for a playing field in East Oxford , has had to be cancelled because safety officials say its too dangerous . |
| 13 | It would bring fewer gains to the likes of water companies , which suffer high rates of effective taxation through ACT because capital allowances reduce their mainstream tax bills . |
| 14 | Premiums are as steep as this because insurance companies got their underwriting spectacularly wrong three years ago : in 1991 they lost £1.2bn on mortgage indemnity . |
| 15 | The offering of a free service and the ability to advertise have obviously been key factors having little to do with questions of social class composition , though they have much to do with socialization since law centres perceive their role very differently from those in private practice . |
| 16 | Since Gadfly readers know his fondness for public transport perhaps there will be a substantial saving when it happens . |
| 17 | Nowadays record collectors have accepted this process , and only complain if they hear an imperfect edit , while record producers exercise their skills in an attempt to preserve the spontaneous qualities of a performance as well as the note-perfect quality . |
| 18 | Since tour operators printed their ski brochures , the pound has lost around 15% of its value against most other European currencies and the US dollar — ski holidays will never be as cheap again |
| 19 | Also , since union officials concentrated their attention upon winning arbitration cases it was left to shop stewards to take up problems such as plant-level dismissals , work assignments and transfers ( Levine , 1980 ) . |
| 20 | During the millennia of genetic divergence , while warp storms cut their worlds off from the rest of the galaxy , they were forced to manufacture their own food and air . |
| 21 | John Major won his battle for ‘ subsidiarity ’ -where member states take their own decisions unless the matter is only resolvable at EC level . |
| 22 | Widening the bands and shifting them before exchange rates reach their edges is no better . |
| 23 | ‘ My political views have never changed in the past and will not change in the future , ’ he said soon after court officials ordered his early release from a Beijing prison . |
| 24 | Long before button badges made their punk-inspired debut , Gedge and Co had realised the earning potential of such merchandise . |
| 25 | Another limitation is the extent to which components can be shrunk before quantum effects decrease their reliability . |
| 26 | Even if the index is computed using midquotes , there will be a short lag in computing and disseminating the index , and there may also a short lag before market makers adjust their price quotations . |
| 27 | As conspiracy theorists outline their tales of mass deception , they can not but criticize the views of those who have allowed themselves to be fooled by the conspirators . |
| 28 | If Britain were not a racist society , transracial adoption would not be an issue ; but as long as race relations continue their current path transracial adoption must be an area of concern . |
| 29 | Whether for an hour or even a full day , once you step on board it 's all hands on deck as crew members don their lifejackets and take to the seas in the adventure of a lifetime . |
| 30 | And today , his future is in the balance , as Government whips deliver their verdict to No 10 — that the vote is ‘ too close to call ’ . |