Example sentences of "[subord] [noun sg] [vb pp] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a much lower figure than Hand found for his sample of 65 entomological theses . |
| 2 | Teaching atoms and molecules to nine year olds would add spice and purpose to junior science ( and do better for chemistry 's image than advertising aimed at their parents . |
| 3 | 1 In law and in theory , the individual minister was , in effect , the same as the Department : he was responsible for everything that went on in his office ( whether he knew about it or not ) and might be hauled over the coals and forced to resign if Parliament disapproved of his personal acts , the general conduct of his Department , or acts done ( or left undone ) in the name of his departmental officials . |
| 4 | The following were among the findings reported at a conference in Anchorage , Alaska : — brain damage in seals similar to that found in people who die from solvent abuse ; this would have disoriented the animals and affected basic physiological functions like breathing ; it is suspected that many seals drowned , but because dead seals sink an accurate assessment of deaths has not been possible ; — the disappearance of a group of killer whales that had lived in the sound , possibly also due to the " solvent abuse effect " ; — deaths among sea otters not only from hypothermia ( because oil stuck to their fur destroyed its insulating properties ) but from emphysema caused by breathing in toxic fumes and from liver and kidney damage caused by ingesting oil ; — failure to breed among many species of birds since the accident , either because of the death rate within colonies at the time ( in the case of guillemots ) or because continued exposure to oil-polluted food sources is preventing reproduction ; — death tolls of up to 40 per cent for eggs laid by salmon , herring and other fish , and deformities and withered muscles among fish that did hatch . |
| 5 | They were also inclined to distinguish reason from imagination and to regard the latter as a sensual quality corresponding to the animal nature of man whereas intellect corresponded to his divine nature . |
| 6 | After Pool slumped to their sixth defeat in seven games at home to Swansea Honour said : ‘ We have to do better . ’ |
| 7 | Pauline Paul was confined to a wheelchair as calcium drained from her bones . |
| 8 | But though tiredness dragged at her mind and body , Isabel could n't relax . |
| 9 | It seems very unjust that D should have been required to pay Mrs. Bennett 's debt ; but note that he could probably have recovered the money from her as money paid to her use . |
| 10 | The cool bright room spun and there was a fearful pounding in Ruth 's ears as blood rushed to her head . |
| 11 | As blood poured from her wounds , she radioed to colleagues : ‘ Delta Romeo Three Two , am being stabbed , in pursuit . ’ |
| 12 | Christleton were all-out for 118 in the 39th over as Hall called upon their reserves of experience . |
| 13 | ‘ I asked you to get that three days ago , ’ Rory said icily as Candy got to her feet . |
| 14 | I suppose I lost track of time too , ’ Belinda explained lamely , too consumed with riding out the worst of the tingling as feeling returned to her leg . |
| 15 | Her passion leapt to meet his , and she clung to him , her mouth dragging on his in a meeting so inflamed that she almost lost consciousness as dizziness swept through her brain . |
| 16 | As Glass prepared for his forthcoming European tour , Simon Jones talked to him at his home in Greenwich Village about rhythm , transcendence and his dad 's record store . |
| 17 | As rumour circulated within its confines , Eleanor would surely discover his infidelities . |
| 18 | Palace went to Reading and poor Dick Graham had to pick the ball out of our net no less than 10 times as Palace slumped to our highest scoring League defeat . |
| 19 | Two sisters and their brother died in their beds early yesterday as fire swept through their home in Forest Gate , east London . |
| 20 | Most of our sodium comes as salt added to our food in preparation , cooking , or at the table . |