Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] and [be] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following chapter considers the various policies which have been proposed to deal with regional imbalances and is then followed by a study of inner cities . |
| 2 | Research posts often have short-term contracts and are rarely held on a tenured basis . |
| 3 | Aubrey and Cora-Beth had not long returned from a lengthy ride across the lush , undulating pastures and were still wearing jodhpurs and cool , open-necked shirts . |
| 4 | The painting was consigned for sale at one of Sotheby 's European offices and was subsequently transferred to London with the knowledge of Scotland Yard 's Art and Antiques Squad . |
| 5 | On the pitch they were easy targets for unscrupulous defenders and were frequently cautioned for retaliatory violence . |
| 6 | Tim Waterstone declined to expound on the decision , beyond saying that Waterstones had withdrawn from the concession for commercial reasons and was now re-entering it for commercial reasons . |
| 7 | Single parent Keith , from Stockport , was unconscious for 30 minutes and is now undergoing tests . |
| 8 | 30 minutes and are then regurgitated . |
| 9 | The crypts separated from the lamina propria mucosa within about 30 minutes and were promptly fixed in 70% ethanol . |
| 10 | Built of stone rubble faced with ashlar ( stone dressed to a smooth finish ) and Roman tiles , the original polygonal tower may have been 80 feet high , but it had fallen into ruin by medieval times and was partly rebuilt , probably in the reign of Henry V. It still stands to a height of 40 feet , however , and we can see the original windows which were tiny on the outside walls to prevent draughts interfering with the flames of the beacon at the top . |
| 11 | It was invented by the Tibetan lamas and was originally reserved for the use of the elite corps of bodyguards that protected the emperor of China . |
| 12 | They did not express public opinions and were rarely touched by even those organisations , trade unionist , political or otherwise , which bothered to appeal to them . |
| 13 | The soft-bodied Ediacaran animals occupied a wide range of Vendian ( Latest Proterozoic ) marine environments and are now known from all over the world . |
| 14 | Disallowed Ramachandran angles associated with active sites have been found in some proteins and are generally believed to have structural and also possible functional roles . |
| 15 | These he translated into murals in gouache on paper which covered the walls of the Colony Room for some months and were later replaced by a Jamaican oil painting and a portrait of Ricky Stride which Muriel Belcher owned . |
| 16 | The training and work programmes last from 6 to 12 months and are broadly based , ranging from construction , engineering to clerical , information technology etc . |
| 17 | His classical A Treatise on Aphasia and Other Speech Disorders ( 1898 ) was the topic of his Lumleian lectures and was later translated into Italian and German . |
| 18 | Vaccines against Haemophilus influenzae meningitis are used in some countries and are currently undergoing extensive trials in the UK . |
| 19 | In practice this second exception is unimportant because bearer securities have never been popular with English investors or English companies and are rarely issued and hardly ever in respect of shares , as opposed to bearer bonds , ( i.e. debentures ) which are sometimes issued to attract Continental investors who have a traditional liking for securities in bearer form . |
| 20 | Version 1 of Rescalc has been around for some years and is today regarded as rather palaeolithic . |
| 21 | The chapter on ‘ Speech , song and emotions ’ interested me ; ‘ Perceptual onset of musical tones ’ and the chapter on electronic music ‘ as a bridge between psychoacoustics and music ’ both contain some interesting ideas and are well presented . |
| 22 | His proud mother , Rita Coyne , said : ‘ He has struggled for two and a half years and is now determined to live life to the full . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ He went to Sam 's boatyard and fell through some floorboards and was nearly drowned … |
| 24 | In the process she had made a lightning circumnavigation of the British Isles and was now steaming hard down the west coast while we returned by the eastern route . |
| 25 | Don Charlwood survived 30 ops and is well qualified to bring their stories together . |
| 26 | Central South has two of the best circuits and most of the best drivers … our guide to the track is Gary Chapman from Chinnor … he races for the Shenington Club in Oxfordshire … has won three British Championships and is currently leading the race for this year 's crown … |
| 27 | deane still looks out of sorts though , but Wallace is back to his old ways and was continually running at the defenders . |
| 28 | Heavy teaching loads are another fact of life for the modern German academics and are often quoted as a bad influence on research . |
| 29 | any of his books were translated into foreign languages and were avidly read by Christians on the Continent . |
| 30 | John Kornjaca and Bryn Kerr , restored to the No 8 and scrum-half positions respectively , both had sound games and were well supported in the back row by Edmonds and Bisdee , the latter moving back to his preferred position on the blind side . |