Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [adj] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we do as the Russians want and hand over all these prisoners to them whether or not the prisoners are willing to go back to Russia , we are … sending some of them to their death ; and although in war we can not , as you point out … afford to be sentimental , I confess that I find the prospect somewhat revolting , and I should expect public opinion to reflect the same feeling … |
| 2 | Similarly organisations that find themselves in difficulty ; where the profits are not coming through , where there is pressure from shareholders for a significant improvement in profit performance ; here again , the chairman and the Board are likely to reach out to executive search consultants to find them new talent . |
| 3 | Just above its melting temperature a polymer behaves like a highly viscous liquid in which the chains are all tangled up with their neighbours . |
| 4 | The defence and prosecution cases are each made up of an introduction , testimonies of witnesses , and a summary . |
| 5 | Note , however , that problems regarding contact may also be resolved by use of the representations procedure which local authorities are obliged to set up under s26 of the Act ( see Chapter 20 ) . |
| 6 | On present form , future generations are likely to look back on the 1992 election — with its emphasis on marginal tax rates — as at best rather quaint , or at worst a tragic irrelevance . |
| 7 | Sales of 4 x 4 vehicles have continued to boom despite the recession , and both manufacturers are anxious to cash in by marketing differently badged variants . |
| 8 | Good referees are quick to pick up on this and impose penalties for persistent offenders . |
| 9 | Complicated family inter-connections are all trotted out in pointless detail , designed , presumably , to show just how very ‘ in ’ is Lady Colin Campbell . |
| 10 | The captains of the water industry are happy to go along with Brussels . |
| 11 | Whether it is the Lusitania steaming up the Irish coast towards her doom or a couple of one-legged dwarfs drinking in a bar in Paris , the processes of imagination in the form of characters , clothes , setting , and action are all clawed out of the mind . |
| 12 | The argument was on the semantics of how post-sixteen education is presently offered in Banbury , and whereas , of course , they had every right to use the opting out legislation as a governing body , it must be said that the possibility of success under those terms erm is somewhat untried , because of course legislation was specifically geared at Local Education Authorities that do not look after their schools , and thus schools are able to opt out of a badly run , inefficient Education Authority , and we 've seen that happen in many of the urban areas in the country , and indeed some schools have not opted for that . |
| 13 | Only the leading two candidates are entitled to go through to the second round . |
| 14 | The schools were quick to point out to us that they regarded these figures for truancy as an underestimate . |
| 15 | After the seventh war with the Turks ( 1714–18 ) the Venetians were able to advance up to the present Bosnian border , taking in the whole of Sinjsko Polje and Imotski . |
| 16 | Negotiating the allocation encountered problems ( some entrenched Liberal candidates were unwilling to step down in favor of SDP candidates ) but , once achieved , the local party responsible for fielding a candidate made its choice and that candidate was then endorsed by the other party . |
| 17 | It was nearly seven in the evening and the sun was setting behind their backs before the two weary , footsore brothers were able to limp back to their barracks in Number Three Village with their joint quota fulfilled . |
| 18 | The partnership is due to break up on June 1 . |
| 19 | If a " person-to-person relationship " is made to carry too great a " flow of power " from the dominant to the subordinate position the connection between the two parties is likely to break up in violence . |
| 20 | If the Druidic Priest is quick to come back with a reply of ‘ Your Master has given me permission to enter ’ or something equally convincing , the door will say , ‘ Oh , all right . |
| 21 | In the UK the most familiar redistributive budget study is that carried out by the Central Statistical Office and published as Economic Trends . |
| 22 | But a great deal about opera management remains shadowy and inconclusive , and even this highly detailed study is unable to come up with a complete financial statement for the season . |
| 23 | Helen Titterington is due to line up in Liverpool |
| 24 | Recession , in making people unemployed , weakens worker organisations and limits the utility of the strike weapon ( the only real weapon of labour ) because labour is reluctant to come out in a situation in which the hold on a job is precarious . |
| 25 | Though neither Reagan nor any of his aides has formulated it in so many words , I think that the failure of standard economic remedies has created a kind of desperation , and , like a jilted lover , the administration is ready to take up with any attractive candidate . |
| 26 | the degree can vary from the rider feeling that he is having his arms pulled out to the good feeling when the horse is keen to get on with his business — this is described as being well up to the rider 's hand . |
| 27 | That cash aid is due to run out on March 31 and unit organiser Kate Harker said there were concerns that without the Government money it would not be possible to continue the same level of service . |
| 28 | If Mr Moynihan is keen to hang on to his job he should get on to FIFA now and tell them to make the booking . |
| 29 | In the SMIEP Project , classes were held in community halls and local homes and the resources were in the main provided by the James Watt College , illustrating once again that if an educational institution is prepared to venture out into the community , meet people on equal terms and offer its resources , then adult education can attract people who normally do not attend its classes or courses . |
| 30 | Officially , the force was supposed to go in by invitation only ; avoid looking like the heavy mob ; and not humiliate authorities which felt they were hounded because they were struggling to cope on their own . |