Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 And his firm mouth , when it was n't compressed by anger , had a disturbingly sensual curve , which made her skin prickle even to recall it .
2 But as unsubsidised European supplies of processed milk products increasingly find it difficult to compete on world markets , they are likely to be redirected towards the European internal market .
3 In addition Listeria also infects 12% of pre-cooked chickens , 16% of salami-type sausages , 50% of raw pork sausages and 10% of soft cheeses .
4 The fading light gave way in a matter of seconds to a moist , velvet blackness , as if a curtain had been drawn swiftly across the sky , and the shadows beyond the glow of the hurricane lamps immediately began to come alive with the shrill vibrations of the jungle night .
5 Firstly , despite the functionalist tendencies already mentioned , The History of Sexuality does offer an alternative view of seeing the relationship between sexuality and wider social forces to the traditional functionalism of many ( particularly ) left interpretations , which tend to see a direct relationship between the nuclear family and organisation of sexuality , either in the interests of capitalism or as directly responsive to the urges of ‘ modernisation ’ .
6 These in effect became ceilings for the whole pyramid of staff salaries so that those senior men below board level also found their salaries constrained .
7 Eric Aspinwall and Ian Lofthouse , both weavers on one of the looms , ( opposites shifts ) , had appendix operations immediately following one another .
8 We erm at Dunfermline Athletic Football Club , as in a lot of other erm premiere and first division clubs specifically develop family enclosure areas for women to come along with their husbands and
9 The days were getting shorter and colder , and with Christmas approaching there was so much to do in the kitchen Sarah rarely had a spare minute .
10 Demonstrating that it is beginning to get the hang of the personal computer mass market , IBM Corp 's Personal Computer Co yesterday announced three new 80486-based lines in its PS/ValuePoint family , in 40 different configurations — and the difference between the three models is not the processor — anything from a 25MHz 80486SX to a 66MHz 80486DX2 , but the size of the box .
11 Elite performers often launch an attack as soon as the switch-change occurs , suddenly darting forwards with a powerful attack before the opponent has time to re-calculate your distance from him .
12 He kept in with the Soviets in case Moscow ever prevailed in Bucharest — plus the extra money he undoubtedly obtained . ’
13 Parenting skills often need to be taught so that parents accurately recognize and understand their child 's behaviour and reactions ( Lieberman and Birch 1985 ) .
14 The massive tax increases that lie ahead should go some way to reassure the financial markets that he is determined to redress a recessionary budget deficit now projected to run at £50 billion — £1 billion a week — in the current year .
15 Rising inflation , a weakening economy and a growing budget deficit further lowered the government 's credibility ; its austerity programme fuelled added protests and forced it to concede the indexation of wages to inflation .
16 During summer , the soil moisture deficit usually prevents rainfall from reaching the aquifer , and the water table falls as water flows from the aquifer and is not replaced .
17 Because section 13 is an implied condition anything which is regarded by the court as part of the contract description automatically becomes ‘ of the essence ’ and , if it is not complied with , automatically gives the buyer a right to reject the goods for breach of condition .
18 ‘ Of course Steiner almost pulled it off , ’ Schellenberg said .
19 Many such branch operations currently have most of their taxable investment income determined according to apportionment rules that have changed little since the First World War and have become increasingly inappropriate .
20 Someone who put 20p into the guitar case also left his Evening Standard , possibly as part-payment or just to be rid of it .
21 I left my croft cottage fully furnished — TV , stereo and all that ; two cars as well .
22 My cherished Höfner acoustic guitar recently tried to murder me for leaving it in the boot of the car on a hot sunny day .
23 Wires from this tag strip then go down to the main p.c.b .
24 They knew that palladium has a natural affinity for hydrogen and that if palladium is used as the cathode the hydrogen ions initially migrate into it ; as more and more hydrogen goes in so it gets under ever greater pressures .
25 Of course Truman always kept a framed copy of that hanging in his office .
26 The elaboration of the curriculum link then contributes the bulk of the remainder of the document .
27 In this context , eurobond houses typically compete for mandates in various ways .
28 The tonic accent normally falls on the last item , but this does not tell us where the given element ends and the new one begins .
29 And of course Prince also casts his eye over rock too .
30 On May 7 , the Squadron CO then took Sugar on a tour of European cities to check on the suitability of certain enemy airfields to accept Allied heavy aircraft .
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