Example sentences of "[adj] [vb base] [conj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nearly two-thirds say that from what they know of other European countries education is better managed in countries such as France and Germany . |
| 2 | Like the stately swan gliding serenely over the water , few suspect that under the surface the legs and feet are going at a rate of knots , with the result that the following items are in the pipeline , if not already attended to : — |
| 3 | It was all very exciting and again , because none of us had gone through it before , it was really wonderful to watch this happen and to be a part of it . |
| 4 | There remain just two million Jews in the Soviet Union ; some predict that before long , there 'll be hardly any at all . |
| 5 | I mean , it 's like like Colin and I , I mean , like we 're happy but then , no were not hundred per cent happy at all , But like , er , like some people I ca n't if you get upset , some people eat more , some people eat less , or you know , some go into recluse , some get and like Colin , |
| 6 | So far as the transfer of the property or the whole or part of the husband 's share in it to the wife is concerned , the provisions set out in Chapter 2 apply and for the reasons there mentioned there is unlikely to be a liability for capital gains tax or inheritance tax . |
| 7 | There is some debate about exactly how flexible bonus payments have been and some argue that in recent years bonuses and basic wages have followed similar trends . |
| 8 | Some see that as Britain 's punishment for being too Japan-friendly . |
| 9 | These primer pairs allowed for PCR not only of the AD1 sequence but across its junction with either flanking type III repeat or across the junction of both 5' and 3' flanking repeats . |
| 10 | Some partial statistics in February 1874 suggest that in certain firms the number was rising particularly fast . |
| 11 | The statistics summarised in Table 3.8 show that in the first four months of 1985 , the number of people entering unemployment averaged 347,525 and the number leaving averaged 338,750 against a total unemployment figure of just over 3 m . |
| 12 | Latest provisional figures for in-patients and day cases for September 1991 show that in the past six months the number of patients waiting over a year fell by 7 per cent . |
| 13 | This confirms Hayes 's ( 1981 ) view that the Japanese succeed because of meticulous attention to every stage of the production process . |
| 14 | People do leave something of themselves behind in the houses they 've lived in , the Japanese recognize that in some way , I do n't know how . |
| 15 | There is not much doubt that in the past direct mail has been a blunt instrument and often still is . |
| 16 | When the time came there was not much doubt as to what they should do . |
| 17 | The second had primary biliary cirrhosis and died from a variceal bleed while under review . |
| 18 | For every incident which causes damage to a glider while it is being flown , there must be many more that happen because of careless or thoughtless ground handling . |
| 19 | There are real arbitrage opportunities and these remain because of institutional inertia , the inexperience of traders in a new market , or because of an insufficient volume of arbitrage transactions to move prices to their no-arbitrage levels , possibly due to an inadequate supply of arbitrage capital . |
| 20 | These show that by the 1980s a higher proportion of the population is above the age of 65 than at any time in statistically retrievable history . |
| 21 | These show that in 1991–2 inpatient numbers rose 3.5% , day cases 31% , total outpatient attendances 3.2% , and new outpatient attendances 2.3% compared with 1990–1 . |
| 22 | The word ‘ humanity ’ borrowed some of its force from the 1959 approach , but the rest of the definition would have taken us back to a test of manners based on an assumption of consensus which is at worst suspect and at best unproven , but which is to be measured only by outrage , surely an irrational and wholly subjective response . |
| 23 | Of course , a manufacturer does enjoy the rights and incur the obligations of a seller but these exist as between himself and the person(s) to whom he sells his goods . |
| 24 | No competition of any binding sites within the PPT promoter was seen by the 71/72 oligonucleotide although under similar conditions we could show that an AP1 oligonucleotide specifically competed a previously proposed AP1 binding site ( 7 ) . |
| 25 | Other parsons of her acquaintance would have nothing but commination for Tom Horrocks 's head ; they would have demanded brusquely that all kneel and at least pay lip-service to their own self-righteousness ; but this man … |
| 26 | However , so keen was Germi to get Dustin that he had made him co-producer , and allowed him equal say as to how the role was to be played . |
| 27 | ‘ But then they all say that at this time of year , do n't they ? ’ |
| 28 | To echo Brundle : ‘ But they all say that at this time of year , do n't they ? ’ |
| 29 | Statistics for 1987–8 show that in British universities , 43.1 per cent of undergraduate students , and 38.9 per cent of postgraduate students , were women ( UGC 1988 ) . |
| 30 | Buyers in good faith were left with their normal contractual remedies ; creditors were allowed their actio pigneraticia ; but buyers in bad faith were deprived of all remedy except for return of the price , and no damages could be sought . |