Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the hall mark of a contract of sale of goods that the parties enter into a mutual commitment that the buyer thereby acquires or shall acquire ownership of the goods . |
| 2 | She sat in front of her turfed teepee like a re-located squaw — the mass of brown hair loosely braided and heaped on her head like a parcel carelessly tied with twine , her forget-me-not blue eyes looking at Mary only when she thought she was unobserved , at all other times intent on the middle distance , her small , slight , quick body quivering as she enjoyed the rare comfort of proper sat-down company and felt the physical , close interest of another human being . |
| 3 | But now , here was Beryl vigorously maintaining that her father had ‘ worked it all out — planned it move by move ’ . |
| 4 | Two cyclists eventually stopped and went off to raise the alarm . |
| 5 | The émigrés , ranging from monarchists to anarchists , were of course bitterly divided and carried on a fierce polemical battle over the responsibility for their common defeat . |
| 6 | By ‘ blimpish ’ The Times presumably means that the directors it so describes show an obstinate and blinkered lack of concern for the national economic interest , and persist in pursuing what they judge to be the more immediate interests of the companies they direct . |
| 7 | The TNCs will naturally and in many cases justifiably argue that what their critics consider to be the creation of new needs in developing countries in order to boost profits is , in fact , a response to changing consumer needs that arise in societies that are in the process of urbanization and industrialization . |
| 8 | ‘ Meaning ’ theists and ‘ meaning ’ atheists are able to accept that a common definition of ‘ God ’ can be found and the evidence for and against God 's existence duly weighed and argued over . |
| 9 | In most of the models of temporary equilibrium the only financial asset which is explicitly modelled is the stock of fiat money effectively notes and coin in circulation . |
| 10 | Dan Rather asked if Hussein would withdraw from Kuwait . |
| 11 | This produced a spectacular decline in the number of birds successfully reared and eventually in the total population of adult birds . |
| 12 | Such success as it had from its first performance in 1936 onwards has been of the kind discouragingly dubbed as ‘ of esteem ’ . |
| 13 | ( The vet eventually amputated and Tulley became a different dog — getting about so much quicker . ) ; |
| 14 | Few elitists now hold to the notion of a single dominant elite effectively exercising or directing the exercise of all important functions , and few now use the term ‘ elite ’ as the all-embracing explanatory concept which it is for the classical theorists . |
| 15 | Griffin ran into problems quite early , against MCC in fact , at Lord 's , where he was called three times fro throwing and once , simultaneously , for dragging . |
| 16 | The tide appeared to be shifting back to this higher test for in two cases ( at least ) the courts expressly adopted that criteria and disapproved of Lord Hewart C.J. 's formulation . |
| 17 | Environmentalists point out , however , that the fall in emissions was largely due to the economic recession ; if the UK economy revives , consumption and emissions will increase as a result and further measures will have to be taken to meet the target , which is in any case widely seen as very modest . |
| 18 | Whitehall vigorously denied that the British security forces were in any way connected with the bank raid . |
| 19 | Peggy rather hoped that Rosalind was not all dressed up to meet a new boy-friend , but with a letter going off to Richard it looked as if she were . |
| 20 | It is advisable to leave the bucket loosely covered and not to skim off the yeast head . |
| 21 | If frequent access to embryos is necessary it is advisable to have these in a second incubator designated for short-term cultures thereby ensuring that the long-term cultures remain undisturbed and enjoy greater stability of C02 levels and temperature . |
| 22 | Taken together , the evidence assembled under the four points of assessment rather suggests that the conventional model of responsible party government is at odds with the facts and so does not provide an adequate explanation for party politics and the making of public policy . |
| 23 | With many more illustrations , a shorter text rigorously checked and edited , decent notes and index , the book would be greatly improved but is is sad to reflect on a great opportunity missed . |
| 24 | It might therefore have been recommended were it not that it would take someone already well-versed in galactic studies to interpret a text badly translated and poorly proof-read , abounding in misspellings and obscure turns of phrase . |
| 25 | My passion is for its numerous Romanesque churches , in most cases humbly proportioned but elevated into unique works of art by the richness of their exquisitely-sculpted decoration ; to go to Poitou/Saintonge and not look at any of its churches would be like going to an African game reserve and ignoring the animals . |
| 26 | When Djilas eventually decided that a new class had emerged in communist society he did not include all administrative officials but rather the ‘ party or political bureaucracy ’ , by which he appeared to mean state functionaries who were also party members . |
| 27 | As they turned a corner on the path , the clerk suddenly stopped and grasped Ranulf by the arm . |
| 28 | Its domination of the final text only means that it is Raskolnikov 's favourite way of rationalizing his malaise . |
| 29 | Editor , — Fritz H Schröder rightly emphasises that it is not known whether treatment of early prostatic cancer is beneficial or whether screening for the disease offers any advantage . |
| 30 | Antares in the Scorpion is also the centre of a line of three , but the colour-difference alone means that there can be no confusion ; Antares is fiery red . |