Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fifty or so of the females formed a tight cluster , joined hands and walked backwards until they formed the circumference of a large circle . |
| 2 | They were both guests at T'zin 's house — two among fifty or so of the Khans and Noyons who , apart from Burun , were probably the most powerful and influential men in the Khanate . |
| 3 | In terms of the definition of er what is historic York I think again an issue we went over for some length of time at the greenbelt inquiry , I would draw your attention back to my earlier comments that York is basically a modern industrial city with a very precious historic core , that historic core er represents no more than actually five percent of the built up area , that something like eighty five percent of the city was built after eighteen hundred , the view that was expressed by the County in N Y Two , in terms of the definition of the greenbelt , the Greater York greenbelt and its purposes was not accepted by the City Council , we do not accept that all of the func elements of the York greenbelt contribute towards preserving the character of the historic city , we rely on the the fact that the two comments the Senior Inspector made at this , the the green wedges and historic core itself that establish the historic character of the city , there are many parts of the edge of York which could repli be replicated in many cities , historic or otherwise around the country and finally just coming back to the issue of scale of development erm the point I should have made earlier about the house builders figures for the city of York is that the house builders did suggest a figure of four thousand for the city , erm , I 'm not aware on what basis that was made , but clearly my evidence would quite clearly indicate that I believe that could not be accommodated , certainly on any known sites within the cit current city boundary , thank you Chair . |
| 4 | It was impossible to judge whether she was asking because she was interested or merely for the sake of politeness . |
| 5 | And four coming to light argues forty or more in the dark , most likely for good . ’ |
| 6 | The Staff in the Department play a full part in the extra-curricular life of the School , as it is important that the children do not see Learning Support as in any way different or apart from the mainstream of school life . |
| 7 | And of course , from my own professional viewpoint , it is clear that even after a break of so many years , Miss Kenton would prove the perfect solution to the problem at present besetting us at Darlington Hall . |
| 8 | It is clear that all around the world , Rottweilers seem to have been discovered all at the same time . |
| 9 | THE Big Apple 's the location for a special programme where inventions are even wackier than here in the UK . |
| 10 | ( BBC 1 , 7.30pm ) THE Big Apple 's the location for a special programme where inventions are even wackier than here in the UK . |
| 11 | The Northern Foods shares are lower than they should be , because the stock market has got it into its head that competition is tougher than ever in the food business . |
| 12 | In addition to this and partially as a result of it , there is little in the way of national planning ’ . |
| 13 | The timetable will need to be agreed with court officials and will be affected by this and also by the fact that petitions are usually only heard on Mondays . |
| 14 | In particular , the research should seek to develop theories about the process of ageing and particularly about the management of age-related transition such as exists from the labour market . |
| 15 | This routine can be carried out manually without any special equipment , but it is easier and quicker with an edit controller which takes over the operation of both machines from the one keyboard . |
| 16 | The tow held steady , but the weight of it was forcing him further and further off the wind . |
| 17 | People who had driven him further and further into the woods that slope down from the Common towards the mam road to the south-west . |
| 18 | As the years passed , I would watch his passion for adhering to the bedu principle remove him further and further from the society around him . |
| 19 | It took his appearance and speech on 30 September 1942 to dispel such rumours , only for them to recur in the winter of 1942–3 and especially after the Stalingrad disaster . |
| 20 | He argued that the bread and wine somehow coexisted with the body and blood , and more importantly that the miracle occurred because of the presence of the faithful and not as a result of the magical powers of the priest . |
| 21 | At Ayr today , Tom Troubadour , denied a run when slightly injured just before the Ritz Club Trophy Chase at the Cheltenham Festival , should be fresh and well for the William Hill Scottish National , which appears a more comfortable assignment . |
| 22 | The petals of the flowers had dropped , and spilled brown and carelessly over the floor . |
| 23 | Backpackers need to keep the weight high and close to the back , but ski-mountaineers and climbers need the weight to be kept lower to increase stability , although weighty things should be kept close to the back . |
| 24 | As the right leg is lifted on the turn , it should remain high and close to the body . |
| 25 | It transpires that the new tenant is Pris , one of the androids Deckard is hunting ( though John does not realise this until later in the story ) The presence of Pris excites him a great deal . |
| 26 | This menu is used mainly for keyboard operation as most operations are quicker and easier with a mouse . |
| 27 | Mrs said that quote , when the time comes that Mr and Mrs are unable to provide all or any of the care themselves , I consider that it would be appropriate to employ carers direct and not via an agency . |
| 28 | The inedibility of the early land plants to animals and , apparently , fungi led to the great Coal Measures of the Carboniferous and thus to the fuel of the Industrial Revolution and thence the technology for the destruction of those forests ' successors . |
| 29 | Rodriguez was still struggling and out of the corner of my eye I could see the patron watching us uneasily . |
| 30 | For example , the encouragement of council house sales by Conservative governments under the terms of the Housing ( Finance ) Act 1972 and subsequently by the Housing Act 1980 has boosted owner-occupation . |