Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [adv] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | if they 'd learn to carry notes instead of |
| 2 | The world is a treasure house of free delights ; beyond music and poetry are painting and sculpture and these are only the arts ; the joys that come from the mystics compared to those from the arts are like seeing masterpieces instead of prints . |
| 3 | The Mexicans crossed the border to sell fruit and vegetables very cheap to the over-fed Americans , though Jane noticed that her overweight hosts made a great ceremony of using tablets instead of sugar in their coffee . |
| 4 | For example , in many cases it may be considered sufficient to order the parties to file and deliver lists only of the documents they actually possess . |
| 5 | The need for experiments on awake animals is sometimes questioned on the grounds that the answer could be found by studying isolated cells in dishes or by using computers instead of real brains . |
| 6 | Obviously , if you 're building steps entirely of bricks , paviours , setts or walling blocks , or casting them in concrete , an overhang wo n't be possible . |
| 7 | Lichenologists have estimated that crustose lichens in Alaska and Lappland grow at a rate of 3–4mm/100 years , which would make lichens there of 480 mm diameter at least 9000 years old . |
| 8 | Because it has the element of ‘ non-disturbance ’ about it , some scientists feel easier about using e-mail instead of waiting for the corridor/coffee break meeting . |
| 9 | We got charge accounts at Max 's Kansas City , we got a charge account with a limousine service — we rode limousines instead of taxis because we did n't have to pay for limousines and we 'd have to pay the taxis — so we were always in limousines . |
| 10 | Several forms of exploitation are indicated in these verses : forcing wages down under false pretences — for example by claiming that the market was weak — fining or " bating " for work wrongly declared underweight , and forcing workers to accept truck instead of due money wages . |
| 11 | Because advertising is not the only element in the overall marketing mix ( see page 5 ) , advertising 's role is almost certainly going to be to meet part only of the marketing strategy . |
| 12 | It was also necessary to recondition the human mind to accept Change instead of Stability as the time-continuum against which one lived . |
| 13 | These maquiladoras are , however , having overspill effects with pollution of cross-border aquifers and river systems , leading the authorities in southern US cities such as San Diego , El Paso and Nogales to demand action ahead of the proposed free trade agreement . |
| 14 | These maquiladoras are , however , having overspill effects with pollution of cross-border aquifers and river systems , leading the authorities in southern US cities such as San Diego , El Paso and Nogales to demand action ahead of the proposed Free Trade Agreement between the US and Mexico . |
| 15 | Normally this would produce bright lines ; but because these lines are silhouetted against the rainbow background , they appear dark instead of bright . |
| 16 | Where there is a permanent majority , however , representative democracy may fail to provide legitimation either of a government or of the system of government . |
| 17 | They used computers instead of quill pens , but the outcome of their labours was still the same as it had been for centuries — trade , the buying and selling of things that other people made . |
| 18 | And when you buy your ticket , if you 're a vegetarian please tell Rose or if you want salad instead of hot vegetables , tell her , and then we can sort it out with Mr . |
| 19 | No If you want salad instead of Christmas lunch you have to sign comme e sta |
| 20 | To reach 62mph from standstill needs 9.6secs instead of 12 , while the maximum speed climbs from 112mph to 126mph . |
| 21 | On one occasion in Belfast , at a launch of two ships built for the Bombay Steam & Navigation Co , he used coconuts instead of champagne at the ceremony and made sure that the Indian Swastika — which symbolises good luck — was marked on the side of the vessels . |
| 22 | We call upon the BBC for a radical change of policy and demand programmes which build character instead of destroying it , which encourage and sustain faith in God and bring Him back to the heart of our family and national life . |
| 23 | Thus we do not intend to provide evidence here of frightening rates of soil loss and desertification throughout the world . |
| 24 | One involves incorporating dUTP instead of dTTP into reaction products . |
| 25 | Does the witness know how to contact you if they are going to be late ? ( 10 ) Do you do enough to help the witness get to court ; proper notice , instructions , map etc ? ( 11 ) Do you have a system for thanking witnesses regardless of whether they have to give evidence ? ( 12 ) Do you have an explanatory leaflet to give the witness ? |
| 26 | Liverpool 's third choice keeper is set to jump queue ahead of David James and make his first appearance of the season in the absence of the suspended Bruce Grobbelaar . |
| 27 | Liverpool 's third choice keeper is set to jump queue ahead of David James and make his first appearance of the season in the absence of the suspended Bruce Grobbelaar . |
| 28 | Nine five O minus would it help if we used X instead of N ? |
| 29 | First , because identification with one 's community is morally worthwhile , and acceptance of the authority of the state an appropriate way ( though not the only way ) to express it , one may jump to the conclusion that one has an obligation to accept the authority of the state , or even that it has authority independently of such acceptance . |
| 30 | to inform members generally of the level of settlement in the County Councillors under the transport , E F P grants arranged . |