Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [art] [noun pl] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only when it became clear that the rules made it impossible for them to shake the landowners ' grip on the zemstvos did interest decline so that the last pre-war zemstvo elections were marked by peasant apathy . |
| 2 | By four o'clock it was clear that the Tories had it in the bag . |
| 3 | After November 1919 , therefore , all the unemployed except the ex-servicemen lost their dependants ' benefits and this loss was not offset by the slight increase in the basic unemployment benefit rate made in December that year . |
| 4 | LEVELS OF radioactive dust found in a home near the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in Cumbria were so high that the owners felt they had to move their two young sons to safety immediately , the High Court was told yesterday . |
| 5 | By 1937 , the cheese had become so popular that the monks registered its name . |
| 6 | News at Ten quickly became so popular that the companies built their evening scheduling round it . |
| 7 | On the more serious side , it is doubtful that the elephants have anything to gain from their new highly polluted and noisy environment . |
| 8 | The organisation of the contents is clear and the maps do their job , except for the one on page 96 . |
| 9 | The nightmare had once been real and the spectres visiting her in sleep were always the same . |
| 10 | Although points were accrued only from staged ‘ specials ’ — and not from the mind and backside-numbing slogs in between — neither mode was immune from punctures , broken suspension arms or getting lost while the conditions took their toll on the spirit and sprocket alike , tempers fraying as frequently as fan-belts . |
| 11 | Dalgliesh had been left with an uneasy feeling that neither case was as straightforward as the reports made it appear , but certainly there was no prima facie evidence of foul play in connection with either of the two deaths . |
| 12 | Adam struggled , but he was too weak and the storm-troopers tore his trousers off , leaving him stark naked . |
| 13 | Whatever the volatile attractant to the syconia may be , it is likely that the parasitoids find it attractive too . |
| 14 | All the main parties except the communist Party of the Left and the Greens expressed their support for the move . |
| 15 | ‘ I found the last 20 minutes extremely hard but the lads gave me every encouragement and I am delighted , ’ he said . |
| 16 | The water here was turbulent but the crews held their form well . |
| 17 | We were thus free to take the Cup to lunch , where , feeling better , the former rugby hooker , Jeffrey Bernard , pronounced himself happy that ‘ if England ca n't have the Cup , then at least it 's good that the Australians have it … anybody but the wretched French and the bloody Welsh , who never bought a drink for anybody in their life ’ . |
| 18 | We 're seeing the end of a long period of Cold War which effectively the West have won because they have kept their defences up , er and I think as Tom King , he was out here last week , has said we need to keep a strong force here to make sure that the Soviets keep their side of the bargain and er start a withdrawal at some stage . |
| 19 | Most law centres will seek to refer on any personal injury work and you should make sure that the advisers know who you are and think well of you . |
| 20 | It was encouraging that the wives saw themselves as having an increasing role to play and it was equally encouraging that in many cases they saw training courses as the best way of acquiring new skills and knowledge . |
| 21 | Almost every day there were downpours of rain and it often poured throughout the night , making the ground so slippery that the camels found it difficult to keep on their feet . |
| 22 | The difference between market value and book value of land should be disclosed where it is substantial and the directors think it is of significance to the members . |
| 23 | The difference between the market value and book value of land should be disclosed where it is substantial and the directors think it is of significance to the members . |
| 24 | The enemy picquet that had ambushed the French vanguard was hurrying to the shelter of the wood , but some of them had left their retreat too late and the Dragoons caught them . |
| 25 | But attempted abductions of much younger children are not uncommon and the police say it 's vital that parents are aware of the dangers . |
| 26 | A wasteful volley was shot towards him , but the range was far too long and the balls spent themselves among the thick stalks . |
| 27 | If it is as effective as the researchers say it is I am sure it is going to be a very big hit with cellulite sufferers world-wide . |
| 28 | This is only as good as the screws holding it in place in your front door . |
| 29 | Not as long as the kids have their sandwiches |
| 30 | Guilty because the authorities declare him guilty , a man must still be able to furnish pretexts for that guilt … |