Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] [vb past] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aspects of the expression of the GGF gene presented here suggest that proteins encoded by this gene have important functions in these events . |
| 2 | It is true that elephants existed at that time in the extreme south of China , but the fact that Fu Hao 's cup was studded with turquoise points to India as a possible source . |
| 3 | While contact between Europe and West Africa can be traced back many hundreds of years , it was only during the middle of the nineteenth century that Europeans arrived in any numbers in East and Central Africa . |
| 4 | He reminds the visitor that so famed were Swiss soldiers for their heroism that monarchs vied with each other to hire them , and that the Swiss guards of Louis XVI died to a man in his defence when the mob stormed the Royal Palace in August 1792 . |
| 5 | It was the first time that the USA had officially sponsored negotiations between the two sides , although talks mediated by former US President Jimmy Carter had been held in September and November 1989 [ see pp. 36886-87 ; 37034-35 . ] . |
| 6 | An interesting difference between B.Eds and PGCEs emerged from this question on modes of assessment . |
| 7 | Many traders , dockers and railwaymen came into these towns which grew rapidly at this time . |
| 8 | The presence of tattoo shops , ‘ topless ’ discothèques which offered dancing and music almost twenty-four hours a day were a reminder that Copenhagen was an active and important port , yet the overall effect was charming and romantic as flowers spilled out of window-boxes and the cafés and restaurants vied with each other to attract custom by the quality of their food and their individual décor . |
| 9 | It was perhaps inevitable that one of the benefits that both the wives and husbands saw from this approach was a reduction in stock losses . |
| 10 | The sport still claims to be the fastest-growing in Britain … and enthusiasts came from all corners of the country for the grand finale of the National Mountain Bike Championships — the quest to find the British champion . |
| 11 | The sport still claims to be the fastest-growing in Britain … and enthusiasts came from all corners of the country for the grand finale of the National Mountain Bike Championships — the quest to find the British champion . |
| 12 | Usually God 's blessing on the fruit of the land is sought , with a reading and prayers said in some field or farmyard . |
| 13 | The commodities boom had increased many less developed countries ' ( LDC ) export earnings , and imports rose with some lag . |
| 14 | Short stories , pamphlets , and articles appeared on both sides of the Atlantic and her novel , The Magnetic North ( 1904 ) , was a best seller , and was compared to the work of Daniel Defoe [ q.v . ] . |
| 15 | In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries , wills show that books such as primers , saints ' lives ( Legenda Aurea ) , Boethius ' Consolation of Philosophy and psalters belonged to such people as tailors , grocers , vintners and mercers . |
| 16 | Don caster was soon the second largest railway centre in Britain and lines intersected in all directions . |
| 17 | I knew that both picture books and bookshops came in all shapes and sizes , but I naively assumed we 'd simply conquer that hurdle with some stunning innovative design . |
| 18 | Single capacity was supposed to reduce conflicts of interest as brokers found the best prices from jobbers for their clients and jobbers competed amongst each other to produce fair prices . |
| 19 | Employees were told not to support the students and to reject any form of illegal protest ( demonstrations and posters fell into this category ) . |
| 20 | Very few sportsmen smoke ; very many of them resent strongly having their efforts and endeavours subverted in this way . |
| 21 | A similar proportion of parental and cells died under these conditions ( Fig. 1a ) ; in both cases , the proportions of apoptotic cells were greater than those shown in the figure , as many of the dead cells detached from the substratum and therefore were not counted . |
| 22 | Surely , nearing the end of the 20th century the concept of a ‘ 'royal ’ family is anathema to all sensible people bearing in mind the misery , suffering and hardships endured by many people today both at home and abroad . |
| 23 | Play began to get scrappy , but chances went at both ends until Cully and Martin provided the late excitement ; Wantage Town two , Bicester Town two . |
| 24 | Humanism considered the most powerful or most noble within society to be the best readers and directed writing at them not exclusively because writers looked to this class for generous rewards or for some snobbish appeal . |
| 25 | While officers struggled with each other to improve their own positions they often united to block any attempts at reform by the Crown . |
| 26 | The UN closed Sarajevo airport , a vital aid lifeline for the Bosnian capital 's 380,000 population , after shells exploded at either end of the runway during fighting yesterday . |
| 27 | The discussions got stuck on the question whether agreements reached at these meetings should remain purely informal or should be translated into Euro-directives . |
| 28 | For uses started before that date and continued without permission ever since , it is possible to obtain an Established Use Certificate , i.e. a certificate of immunity from enforcement action . |