Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | With the partial exception of the two decades which followed the Treaty of Utrecht ( and even then there were probably never less than half a million men under arms in Europe ) there was scarcely a year in the century during which a large-scale struggle was not either raging or threatened in some part of the continent . |
2 | This indemnity shall not be prejudiced or waived by any exercise of our rights under Condition 3.3 . |
3 | Even while authoritative actions reflect the subjects ' reasons , indeed in order that they should do so , they may well lead to different outcomes on particular occasions , and that without being in any way wrong or mistaken on those occasions . |
4 | It was not intended to give this impression , and we take this opportunity to make that clear and to apologize for any embarrassment caused . |
5 | The cells in the embryo are initially much less specialized and differ from each other in more subtle ways . |
6 | The dinner menu is interesting and varied with many dishes incorporating locally caught fish and shellfish and all the vegetables are locally and organically grown . |
7 | LDOCE is slightly superior to the CED and OALD in this respect , most probably due to its use of a core vocabulary . |
8 | As well be fried and roasted on that side of the door , as turned to something very nasty by the Robemaker and fed into the furnaces . |
9 | Operations to reverse sterilisation do exist but the chances of success are not high and depend to some extent on the type of sterilisation operation carried out originally . |
10 | The resort is only 20 years old and grabs at any chance for a celebrity to add sparkle to its budding image as the Florida of the Nineties . |
11 | In addition , the service has always been free and open to all individuals . |
12 | If protected in some way , either by vegetation or by falling into holes in the ground , small mammal bones quickly become buried and protected in this way from weathering . |
13 | She was careful and troubled about many things . |
14 | so I would go for the recommended and hope by this version of Windows it knows about Amstrads and will sort it out . |
15 | The insert ( 811 bp ) was subcloned into pBluescript KS II phagemid and sequenced in both directions using standard techniques ( 5 ) ( Figure 1A ) . |
16 | Left empty and decaying for some years , the buildings were at last put up for sale . |
17 | They have not been touched-up or doctored in any way whatever . |
18 | Under Henry VIII they were used to suspend , modify , or extend the provisions of statutes : a proclamation of 1540 altered and dispensed with some clauses of a statute on aliens ; in 1546 a statute restricting the sale of wool was extended by proclamation to cover counties not mentioned in the original act . |
19 | However , the basic structure of Branch Representatives , District Committees and Area Councils is straightforward and operates in most Areas . |
20 | Archers and men-at-arms , knocked off balance , thrust and twisted and swore in both ships . |
21 | Such pressures can be alleviated if gang sizes are kept small and either the gang members are assembled in groups of similar ability , or demarcation is identified , recognised and accepted by all gang members . |
22 | They are competitively priced children 's books which are both entertaining and instructive and cater for all age groups . |
23 | In other words , the fact that we can be open , honest and sharing with each other intellectually , emotionally and spiritually means that we have a sound basis for open , vulnerable sharing physically . |
24 | Lambert touched down shakily , got lost and drove into some bog where his wheels stuck fast , the nose buried itself , and the tail reared high like a flag on a steeple . |
25 | The lower slopes glowed with sunshine on old bracken , the upper slopes glittered with sunshine on new snow and , in between , there was and is a great deal of heather , which makes the group appear dark and glowering from many viewpoints . |
26 | It had been the first definite sign that something was wrong ; though she had been moody and withdrawn for some weeks before , he had thought this a normal reaction to her baby 's death . |
27 | The does would be bagged unharmed and transferred to another part of the estate to supplement breeding stocks in natural and man-made warrens kept exclusively for sport shooting . |
28 | He 'll be walking a tightrope trying to keep the farm profitable and respond to those pressures . |
29 | Although the famous gallery owner is thinking of retiring and has for some time been searching for an institution to take on his private collection , the title of the event ‘ TransForm ’ is not a veiled reference to his forthcoming conversion from art dealer to museum collector . |
30 | ‘ ( a ) in satisfaction of all costs charges and expenses properly incurred and payments properly made by the bank or the receiver and of the remuneration of the receiver ; ( b ) in or towards satisfaction of the moneys outstanding and secured by this deed . |