Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When subjects are asked to judge which of two simultaneously displayed numbers is numerically the larger , irrelevant variations in the physical size of the digits influence response times when the numbers are printed in figures ( e.g. 9 ) but not when they are printed alphabetically ( nine ) . |
| 2 | Beyond that , and hidden by a wide area of trees and bushes , was the group of squat brick houses where the pigs were kept . |
| 3 | It would not , in my opinion , be open to an investor to retain the purchased shares and , under section 5 , to claim back the purchase money less the financial value of the retained shares . |
| 4 | ‘ Took the grandchildren to the safari park only the other ’ |
| 5 | Every school has its management and national curriculum provision once a year by inspectors . |
| 6 | ‘ Arrangements have also been made to consult the judiciary about those discretionary life sentence cases where the first formal review has not yet been set , with a view to fixing the date as soon as possible . |
| 7 | There are of course cases where the implications of ideas about communication have been thought through and subjected to more accommodating interpretation . |
| 8 | Feeding : When kept in an aquarium the species will thrive on brine shrimp even the freeze-dried variety . |
| 9 | It is no doubt true that there is a reduced need for rigorous liability rules where the shareholders are in a position to exercise a real , informed choice about the appointment and removal of directors , and are prepared to engage in active monitoring of management . |
| 10 | We were n't , I now realise by doing the sums , badly off My father paid the rent , all the bills , gave us our pocket money , and a fixed sum of f7 a week housekeeping money quite a lot in the late 1950s — went on being handed over every Friday until his death , even when estrangement was obvious , and he was living most of the time with someone else . |
| 11 | The pulp , or bagasses , left over from this process is then burnt to produce electricity which at present fuels only the distilleries themselves . |
| 12 | At PC World , Mr Murray is conscious of the need to allay misgivings about after-sales care voiced by computer manufacturers when the superstore concept was mooted in the UK . |
| 13 | The solution to the difficulty demands instead a review of all the cases in which legacy and trust are confused . |
| 14 | So now what 's happening is we 're before we 're doing an album we sit down and we pick out a lot of songs we decide right you know we need songs with good story books so the video is near enough planned with the recording of the song and it it 's a lot easier for us and a lot more enjoyable enough a lot more enjoyable . |
| 15 | Once books become story books then the pictures have new roles . |
| 16 | Such a dance requires exact timing from all concerned , just as certain movements do in MacMillan 's Elite Syncopations when the tall girl and the short boy dance to ‘ Alaskan Rag ’ or when the giggly couple dance in ‘ The Golden Hours ’ . |
| 17 | It is a harsh punishment to have to walk the glider all the way back , particularly after a cable break where the glider lands in the middle of the airfield . |
| 18 | In the later Vogue piece only the style remained as the far more overtly sexual , Kahloesque models lounged and pouted in their ‘ Mexican ’ interiors . |
| 19 | The long-term guarantee of a full and desirable simulcast service from Marcopolo in MAC would give the British electronics industry both the incentive to continue developing MAC technology and the live transmissions on which development depends . |
| 20 | Example 4:3 Index-linked rent : upwards only YIELDING AND PAYING the annual sum of £ … ( " the basic rent " ) payable quarterly in advance on the 25th of March the 24th of June the 29th of September and the 25th of December in each year and in addition such sum payable on each of the above dates in advance ( " the index-linked rent " ) as bears the same proportion to one quarter of the basic rent as is borne by the figure shown in the General Index of Retail Prices ( " the index " ) for the month immediately preceding the months in which payment of any particular instalment of rent is due to the figure ( which is the figure shown in that index for the month of … ) minus one quarter of the basic rent PROVIDED THAT ( 1 ) if after the date of this lease the index is calculated by reference to a different base date or base figure then the index-linked rent shall be calculated as if that change had not taken place ( 2 ) if the index ceases to be published or if for any reason it becomes impossible or impracticable to calculate the index-linked rent then either the landlord or the tenant may by notice require the rent to be thenceforth reviewed at such times and in such manner as may be agreed between them or in default of agreement be determined by a single arbitrator to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors who shall have regard to market practice prevailing at the time of such notice in relation to new lettings of property of the same type as the demised property ( 3 ) in no circumstances shall the total rent payable under this lease be less than the basic rent |
| 21 | Ah 've seen pictures of drinkin' vessels where the only way of gettin' at the liquor is through the penis , but Ah 've never seen fellatio depicted or pictures of miniatures like this … |
| 22 | This type of control works well with most 8-bit computers where the keyboard is monitored by input ports , and direct reading of each key ( or something close to it ) is possible . |
| 23 | It illustrated the diminished effectiveness of Führer speeches where no successes could be announced . |
| 24 | What I 'm suggesting really , is let's get it on the agenda for budget review whenever the next meeting is , to be considered in depth , and if that gives an extra couple or three weeks for officers to write the report , fine , if it goes beyond the next policy and resources a week or two wo n't matter in the scheme of things , it 's detailed consideration I 'm looking for , rather than a fast fix in ten minutes at the next P and R. |
| 25 | To combat the opposite extreme of jerry-building , we would make membership of the Housebuilders ' Registration Council 's register compulsory upon all contractors for local authority houses , with a view to rendering the building industry eventually an industry subject throughout to publicly-approved standards . |
| 26 | Recent studies have described how racism shapes both the distribution and experience of poverty and the patterns of physical and mental ill-health associated with it ( see the chapter here by Juliet Cook and Shantu Watt ; also Gordon and Newnham , 1985 ; Eyles and Donovan , 1990 ) . |
| 27 | vehicles garaged in certain Rating Districts where the claims experience has been particularly satisfactory . |
| 28 | For risks in Northern Ireland and certain other Rating Districts where the experience has been unfavourable the premium increase is higher than elsewhere although it will still be partially offset where the Rating Group of the insured car has been reduced . |
| 29 | PUT your wedding list with Mulberry Hall in York and they 'll give you a wedding present too a small Stuart crystal rose bowl . |
| 30 | A DOCTOR choked back tears yesterday as he told the Beverley Allitt murder trial how a seven-week-old baby had died inexplicably . |