Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a mode of subsistence demands that the population be relatively sparsely dispersed , at least during the daytime while foraging is going on . |
| 2 | It was Sir John Hawkins [ q.v. ] , writing in 1776 , who stated that John Shore devised the tuning-fork , which he used in preference to the pitch-pipe when tuning his lute . |
| 3 | I think I 'd rather live in the park than go to the smelly old place . |
| 4 | The District Council considers that many of the object remaining objections are not greenbelt issues , although they have taken the opportunity as follows . |
| 5 | If the official receiver has a number of general proxies given to him , it is usual for him to vote with these proxies in accordance with the wishes of the majority as expressed at the meeting itself or by virtue of special proxies lodged . |
| 6 | The proposals accepted by the majority as flowing from these principles provided for fifty-eight unitary authorities with populations increasing in a steady progression from 195,000 ( Halifax ) to 1,081,000 ( Sheffield and South Yorkshire ) . |
| 7 | I would argue with the author on the merits of the wing-down as opposed to the crab cross-wind landing techniques , and feel that he should have concentrated less on right-hand tractor American rotation engines , but other than that I ca n't fault him , and would class the book as absolutely required for anyone aspiring to be a tailwheel instructor . |
| 8 | Both of these rejected the notion of the primitive as used in the earlier studies , as well as the evolutionary concepts which had legitimized that notion . |
| 9 | I learned the basics of welding at college and have picked up tips from the experts while working on my scrap metal cows at Beamish Tram Shed and a pipe factory in Hebburn on Tyneside . |
| 10 | Thus ‘ dexter ‘ refers to the left -hand side of the shield as viewed from the front , and ‘ sinister ’ means the right -hand side . ) |
| 11 | It would be a good solution to see the orcs as multiplying ‘ like flies ’ , i.e. non-sexually , in hatcheries in Barad-dûr or Moria or the pits of Angband . |
| 12 | Not counted as ‘ work time ’ are periods described by the housewife as spent in leisure occupations watching television , reading and so on . |
| 13 | Prince Bernhard had said no such thing , but Sharpe had decided it would be more efficacious to assign the opinion to the prince than to confess that it was his own view . |
| 14 | The provision as drafted is not entirely clear , and the use of the words " is not of itself to be taken " might be construed to imply that some other type of truly voluntary acceptance could override s 2(1) or 2(2) by the operation of the rule . |
| 15 | The report presenting these figures stated that ‘ in many parts of the country facilities for residential care outside hospital are still nil or minimal ’ and described the provision as representing a ‘ gross shortage ’ . |
| 16 | The performance of the homes sits in the Orlando area - Davenport Glen and Chatham Park — exceeded our expectations , whilst Monterey in Dade County produced a range of homes which appealed very strongly to local residents including some whose motivation to purchase had been prompted by the hurricane while swept through southern Florida last year . |
| 17 | The Serpent when assailed |
| 18 | As a consequence , representing the support as receiving the incidence of a purely potential event necessarily evokes the latter as non-actual , but specifies no conditions governing its actualization , simply suggesting that it is " impossible " or " brushing it aside " . |
| 19 | The precise directions in respect of which the penal notice is sought should be specified by the solicitors when applying for such a penal notice . |
| 20 | To that general principle , however , there would seem to be a number of exceptions where the court will not simply accept the verdict of the solicitors as expressed in their own agreement . |
| 21 | He said : ‘ I do not regard the non-renewal as representing any reduction in our commitment to ex-servicemen . |
| 22 | The DTI also points out that the definition of a consumer in the Directive is narrower than that in the UCTA , which talks of " dealing as a consumer " The courts have thus interpreted the UCTA as giving protection in certain circumstances to companies dealing as consumers , while the Directive only applies to natural persons . |
| 23 | It is part of the daily truck in street markets ; it the kind of thing which turns on the average car dealer ; it is part and parcel of many of the transactions carried out in the building trade and cash or at least early settlement means a better price for the retailer when negotiating with a manufacturer . |
| 24 | That you see the struggle as demanding too much from you personally and so you want to get right away from it for a while ? ’ |
| 25 | It was suggested , for example , that stock was over-valued and that credit notes due to customers had been understated with the effect that whereas the accounts as published had reported profits of £1.3m , they should have reported a loss of approximately £400,000 . |
| 26 | In these circumstances , it was suggested that the auditors should have been aware that Fidelity was vulnerable to a takeover bid and that any possible bidder such as Caparo would be likely to rely on the accounts when deciding whether a bid should be made and that loss would be suffered by such a bidder if the accounts were inaccurate . |
| 27 | In this atmosphere , it was understandable that commercial television should be placed under the close scrutiny of a licensing body , empowered by what is now s4(1) of the Broadcasting Act 1981 to ensure : ( a ) that nothing is included in the programmes which offends against good taste or decency or is likely to encourage or incite to crime or to lead to disorder or to be offensive to public feeling … ( b ) that due impartiality is preserved on the part of persons providing the programmes as respects matters of political or industrial controversy or relating to current public policy . |
| 28 | However , the trial as recorded by Luke is a confusing narrative that is built around three important titles of Jesus : |
| 29 | BglII , XhoI and BamHI restriction sites are at equivalent positions in each of the repeats as shown . |
| 30 | The intention is that consumers ( who generally are unfamiliar with the law in other member states ) should be able to buy goods and services as consumers throughout the EEC while feeling confident that whatever laws govern those contracts , the relevant member state will have ensured that such contracts do not contain unfair terms . |