Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [verb] [adv prt] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She saw his hands relax , and the broad shoulders lean back in the chair . |
| 2 | It was also decided that political parties set up in the future should only be granted " observer " status . |
| 3 | A group of British cyclists sets off in the heart of Brussels . |
| 4 | At the airport planes of astonishingly different sizes — like children 's toys on different scales mixed up in the same game queue to use the runway for take-off . |
| 5 | His front paws rested on the heather as his back legs thrashed about in the dog-sized hole . |
| 6 | There were plenty of more interesting places to eat out in the city centre . |
| 7 | The differences in contents in different individuals come about in the following manner , and here I must stress that I am talking about sexually reproducing species such as our own . |
| 8 | The flow cost is the opportunity cost of the money or social resources tied up in the plant and is measured by the initial capital cost multiplied by the discount rate r . |
| 9 | In conclusion , tutors are again reminded of their great responsibilities for achieving the high aims set out in the first paragraph . |
| 10 | In 1829 Elie de Beaumont put forward the idea that the Earth is contracting and argued that compressional stresses set up in the crust as a result of the cooling of the Earth 's interior would give rise to faulting , folding and thickening of the crust , and eventually to the formation of mountain ranges . |
| 11 | Thou Shalt Not Spy on thy Mother 's Old Schoolfriends Parading around in the Nude . |
| 12 | That alienation of the German Bohemians showed up in the 1935 elections when Konrad Henlein 's pro-Nazi Sudetendeutsche Partei became the second largest parliamentary party . |
| 13 | The computation involved is complicated , but well within the powers of a small box of modern electronic components wired up in the proper way . |
| 14 | Therefore there may not be as much agreement on this point in economic evaluations carried out in the future . |
| 15 | Not only that , there was the auto-suggestion of two tiny Spanish brats splashing about in the pond in front of the green , fishing for lost balls . |
| 16 | He was heir to one of the most exotic personal fiefdoms carved out in the age of European colonial expansion . |
| 17 | Some systemically-desirable information , although part of the wider system , was not relevant to the actual activities carried out in the EPH . |
| 18 | The next few years saw her and Ross out with this band of fun boaters and future rodeo aficionados though Lesley remembers having spent much of these early years bobbing about in the boils on the edge of the rough stuff , a result of lack of confidence in her own ability and perhaps not being pushed to perform by the guys in the group as much as they would each other . |
| 19 | He scanned the dark figures moving about in the blackness , saw the odd flash-bulb explode as tourists took pictures of one of the capital 's most famous landmarks . |
| 20 | Dunstable withdrew yesterday from the FA Cup , but face disciplinary action after their remaining players walked off in the 38th minute of the tie at Staines after the referee Stephen Head sent off a third member of their team . |
| 21 | Similar discrepancies opened up in the agricultural sphere . |
| 22 | Since there were 15 strategies , there were 15 x 15 , or 225 separate games going on in the computer . |
| 23 | The assessor will observe the trainee performing a unit of competence in the work environment , ask any relevant questions and then decided whether the candidate is competent by judging the performance against the recognised criteria laid down in the NVQ standards . |
| 24 | Discarded sodden matches and joint stubs jostle around in the pan and urine seeps into the sole of my shoe . |
| 25 | and they found a lot of , you know , serious crimes going on in the Party and stuff |
| 26 | But in other parts of the Midlands , and indeed the country , the search is on to find the houses with high erm we have quite large programmes going on in the south west and also in the Pennines , Scotland . |
| 27 | The Court of Appeal may not overrule a House of Lords decision : and only in the exceptional circumstances set out in the Practice Statement of July 1 , 1966 ( Practice Statement ( judicial Precedent ) [ 1966 ] 1 WLR 1234 ) , will this House refuse to follow its own previous decisions . |
| 28 | Well there were all blue and white balloons hanging up in the hall and by the door just these rows and rows of blue balloons and the door opens outwards |
| 29 | ‘ He always carried a spare pair of socks and a pair of more comfortable slippers to put on in the office . ’ |
| 30 | Now all the pretty things sat around in the present , and all they did was make her regret the past . |