Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [coord] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I went to very liberal schools , I 'm at Boston University now , and if you saw the attitudes and prejudices there , the absolute indifference , you 'd be horrified . |
| 2 | The sea that washes the pebbles and corals ashore . |
| 3 | Next he uses the same technique but this time on to a sheet of transparent glass placed on trestles , which allows the photographer to film the act through the glass , so that we see the paint falling around the pebbles and wires already placed on the glass . |
| 4 | Many of the knobs and levers also display that rather nice handbuilt look . |
| 5 | The glossae and paraglossae are the counterparts of the laciniae and galeae respectively , while the labial palps are homologous with those of the maxillae . |
| 6 | Pale , cold , clammy , yes , this is the opposite , you 've got all the signs and symptoms here of a stroke , now if , this could go on with and erm if somebody , if something is n't done very quickly with this compression the person has still got this bleed , or clot in the head and eventually they just kind of all come up into the foetus position , literally all goes spastic , all these spastic movements right , you finished writing ? |
| 7 | At Hauz Khas a beautiful tank had been excavated by the Sultan Iltutmish and the artists and intellectuals slowly collected around its banks . |
| 8 | The school could n't afford to adapt the toilets or playground so that younger children would n't be scared by the older ones , so the situation was less than ideal . |
| 9 | Then they were plunging into shadow between the woods of Birnam , hauled along like a leaf on a mill-race , and the hedges and trees never ceased to rock backwards past their staring eyes or the horses to gallop onwards with shoulders working and manes streaming until they were in sight of Perth . |
| 10 | B. There has been a growing demand for water for the cities and industries nearby . |
| 11 | ‘ The criminal justice system has limited finances for taking people to court and locking them up , and there is a growing feeling among the public that neither the courts nor prison actually achieve anything . |
| 12 | Finally , the concept was a formula for expressing the fact that , in our system , ‘ the principles of private law have … been by the action of the Courts and Parliament so extended as to determine the position of the Crown and of its servants ’ . |
| 13 | The Germans and Croats only had sufficient rations for 48 hours . |
| 14 | It was assumed the Frasque fitted somewhere in the Capellan scheme of things ; that they were another client species , as the Thrants and Eladeldi evidently were , though they seemed more enterprising and self-sufficient than most . |
| 15 | He knew a little about plants and animals , and he enjoyed walking through the woods around his house and looking at the birds and flowers there . |
| 16 | The houses and trees beyond stand out and come nearer . |
| 17 | As soon as you shall have considered the whole subject the First Commissioner will be glad to receive from you probationary sketches of the Plans and Design generally , and he will then give you further instructions with reference to the future preparation of detailed plans , specifications and estimates . |
| 18 | Mike Teague will miss Gloucester 's match against Bridgend at the Brewery Field , but the Lions and England forward will turn out in the home game against Moseley on New Year 's Day . |
| 19 | At last , at about 0345 hours , the farm buildings become defined against the woods and fields beyond . |
| 20 | During the final hour or so of cooking put the raisins and currants previously well washed , in a separate oven pot , and with water to cover them , to bake . |
| 21 | I crumbled a scone and left the raisins and crumbs all over my plate . |
| 22 | Far more AB ( upper middle class ) people read the Daily Mirror than The Times or Guardian even though they were a tiny proportion of the total Mirror readership . |
| 23 | The Rewards and Punishments then , whereby we should keep children in order , are quite of another kind ; and of that force , that when we can get them once to work , the Business , I think , is done , and the Difficulty is over . |
| 24 | The parents must agree that they can deliver the rewards and disincentives always and not just sometimes . |
| 25 | ( f ) Every registered broker or dealer shall establish , maintain , and enforce written policies and procedures reasonably designed , taking into consideration the nature of such broker 's or dealer 's business , to prevent the misuse in violation of this title , or the rules or regulations thereunder , of material , nonpublic information by such broker or dealer or any person associated with such broker or dealer . |
| 26 | Asked what was in the fresh package , she said repeatedly : ‘ We are looking at a whole range of options which will help unemployed people , in particular long-term unemployed , to keep in touch with the workplace , keep their skills updated and use their time more productively than some of the rules and regulations currently allow . ’ |
| 27 | You had to learn each officer 's quirks personally , because they not only interpreted the rules and regulations so very differently , they also made up their own as they went along . |
| 28 | Analysis of the issue is complicated by questions about the changing composition of the labour force , which large numbers of married women have joined since the war , and about the extent to which the unemployed lack the skills and capacity now required by industry . |
| 29 | The skills and resources now employed in defence R&D ; and armaments production should be a driving force in Europe 's industrial modernisation . |
| 30 | The policies and practices most likely to enhance the recruitment and promotion of under-represented groups in educational institutions and the main obstacles to these developments . |