Example sentences of "[coord] [noun pl] [vb past] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An interesting difference between B.Eds and PGCEs emerged from this question on modes of assessment . |
| 2 | Many traders , dockers and railwaymen came into these towns which grew rapidly at this time . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Usually God 's blessing on the fruit of the land is sought , with a reading and prayers said in some field or farmyard . |
| 8 | The commodities boom had increased many less developed countries ' ( LDC ) export earnings , and imports rose with some lag . |
| 9 | 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 . ] . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Don caster was soon the second largest railway centre in Britain and lines intersected in all directions . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Employees were told not to support the students and to reject any form of illegal protest ( demonstrations and posters fell into this category ) . |
| 15 | Very few sportsmen smoke ; very many of them resent strongly having their efforts and endeavours subverted in this way . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |