Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [subord] [pers pn] [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I received a letter this morning from the social security office stating that it can not take anything off the income support of one woman who is being pursued for arrears because she is too poor . |
| 2 | Note that this chart is slightly different from that used for chariots because it is much harder to hit the crew or warhorses on a War Wagon because of the size of the tower . |
| 3 | Frith ( 1980 ) has suggested that these good readers attempt to " spell by ear " , in that they rely tao heavily upon the phonological representations of words when it is more appropriate to use orthographic rules with a purely visual spelling check . |
| 4 | There really is no excuse for this state of affairs when it is quite easy to write a good straightforward media release . |
| 5 | In general , a newly proposed theory will be acceptable as worthy of the consideration of scientists if it is more falsifiable than its rival , and especially if it predicts a new kind of phenomenon not touched on by its rival . |
| 6 | ‘ Dean 's like that , but he also a bit different to the majority of strikers because he 's also a grafter . ’ |
| 7 | The business domination variant regards the state as responsive to a cohesive property-based class of capitalists because it is literally staffed by capitalists or closely associated social groups , especially in the key ( executive and judicial ) decision-making sites ( Domhoff , 1967 , 1976 , 1970 , 1978b ) . |
| 8 | Situated in a secluded setting , yet only 100 metres from the beach , the hotel is ideal for waterlovers as it 's only a five minute walk to Ortakent 's watersports facilities and beachside tavernas . |
| 9 | Whatever the reason , male marmosets have developed a rearing strategy whereby they greatly assist the mother by carrying , holding , and generally caring for infants while she is away eating elsewhere . |
| 10 | Salgado 's photo-essay opens a window onto a world that seems authentically antique — as far off as when the Pyramids were being built — but it presumably touched a nerve with editors because it is also a parable of greed with global relevance . |
| 11 | No , but I know that you 're dying to have a computer , and if money was no object , then we probably would n't hesitate in lending it to you , but really and truly at this moment things are tight and we ca n't afford to commit ourselves with things unless it 's absolutely necessary . |
| 12 | No , but I know that you 're dying to have a computer , and if money was no object , then we probably would n't hesitate in lending it to you , but really and truly at this moment things are tight and we ca n't afford to commit ourselves with things unless it 's absolutely necessary . |
| 13 | You should have at your fingertips some basic methods of handling conflict in meetings since it is almost inevitable and occasionally healthy . |
| 14 | This ‘ technology transfer ’ is a process of innovation , but it involves spreading existing technology from sectors where it is conventionally used throughout industry so as to provide added value and competitive advantage . |
| 15 | As with foreign service premia , hardship allowances are normally calculated as a percentage of salary — with higher percentages , sometimes 30 per cent or more , applying in areas where it is particularly difficult or unpleasant to live and work . |
| 16 | In areas where it is more entrenched , particularly the deeper waters off Cap Ferrat , a submarine will be used . |
| 17 | Made in larger quantities pesto can be preserved in jars if it is tightly packed ( no air pockets should remain ) and covered with a layer of olive oil . |
| 18 | For this reason , if we keep a horse in conditions where it is continually bored and suffers lack of mental stimulation , the resulting anxiety may cause the horse to develop some very bad habits indeed . |
| 19 | Humour can provide passages of necessary relaxation in stories where it is otherwise inappropriate . |
| 20 | ( Obtain and use Calendula cerate or ointment in episiotomies where it is very soothing . ) |
| 21 | This allows him to add further washes if he wishes and the painting progresses in layers until he is fully satisfied |
| 22 | 15.31 Pupils should have increasing opportunities to develop proficiency in spoken Standard English , in contexts where it is evidently appropriate . |
| 23 | Ultimately , of course , Æthelred 's inactivity did cost him his throne , but the point at which this could reasonably have been foreseen may have been little clearer to contemporaries than it is today . |
| 24 | She first went to Vietnam in 1985 at a time when the country was still much more closed to journalists than it is now , full of enthusiasm that she was finally fulfilling a long-time ambition . |
| 25 | It is an important point of reference to banks because it is probably the best indication to them of the cost of raising immediate marginal funds . |
| 26 | On agriculturally unimproved moorlands it is not easy to exceed the maximum stocking density ( 6 sheep/hectare ) for HLCAs because it is often not possible to support more than 2 per hectare . |