Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has also convinced the Scots he cares far more about their future than did his predecessor , Mrs Thatcher . |
| 2 | There can be nothing worse for those employed in any industry than to have their incomes drastically reduced for two years on the trot and then be left twirling their thumbs wondering whether at the end of the next year they will still be in business — whether they can continue to be farmers and produce the food that Britain can use . |
| 3 | Most financial intermediaries are thus involved in a process known as maturity transformation whereby deposits generally have a shorter term than have their loans . |
| 4 | On Kristallnacht when we all romped and played and helped the Jews , and the fizzy shards swirled like stars or souls , and when Herta bent to wipe her lips with a pink handkerchief-before spitting my tongue out of her mouth . |
| 5 | For example , the distribution of the labour force between agriculture and industry has always been regarded as an important indicator of economic growth , if not precisely development , because most of the present advanced industrial societies , in particular the United Kingdom and the United States , exhibited a marked tendency to reduce their agricultural labour force while increasing their industrial labour force . |
| 6 | He died in Oxford 22 October 1729 , as a result of gangrene following a fall from his horse while visiting his Hertfordshire parish , although he blamed his illness on ‘ drinking a pretty deal of bad small beer ’ . |
| 7 | However , he continued to hold her hand on the walk back to the main track , where he again drew her close to his side while taking her arm . |
| 8 | Warne 's eight wickets at Old Trafford helped send England plunging towards defeat while lifting his overall haul to 39 . |
| 9 | It is the only course in the United Kingdom which will qualify her to set up a dance and fitness college in the province — a business , she believes , which will afford her children security for the future while fulfilling their mother 's lifelong ambition . |
| 10 | It means keeping Northern Ireland in the UK state for the foreseeable future while banning its citizens from the politics of the state . |
| 11 | Clayton continued working in the darkroom while pursuing his goal of becoming a photographer . |
| 12 | On an Etruscan handled-vase , the hero is advancing into the gaping mouth while drawing his sword . |
| 13 | The packaging of information related to a particular referent can , in the written language , be very concentrated , as in the following news item : A man who turned into a human torch ten days ago after snoozing in his locked car while smoking his pipe has died in hospital . |
| 14 | And for people accompanued by small children , there is a unique automatic baby listening service to give them complete peace of mind while enjoying their stay . |
| 15 | THE Labour Party National Executive yesterday endorsed a campaigning strategy for the next year in which the party will seek to popularise its policy review while focusing its opposition to the Government on health , the economy , the poll tax , teacher shortages , and transport . |
| 16 | THE Labour Party National Executive yesterday endorsed a campaigning strategy for the next year in which the party will seek to popularise its policy review while focusing its opposition to the Government on health , the economy , the poll tax , teacher shortages , and transport . |
| 17 | Veronica Grahame , second daughter of Lord Stonybrook , had met and fallen in love with Puddephat while attending his lectures on Lawrence at Oxford . |
| 18 | Dickson then managed to bounce off an umpire boat while doing his 270 ° penalty turn . |
| 19 | Gavin undertook this research whilst completing his B.Sc . |
| 20 | When you can not discover the length of the cone it is best to err on the generous side whilst using your previous experience to decide how many cones you would expect the garment to take . |
| 21 | When you can not discover the length on the cone it is best to err on the generous side whilst using your previous experience to decide how many cones you would expect the garment to take . |
| 22 | By this time I was on my knees trying to make up my mind whether to bow my head in the direction of Japan , Taiwan , Singapore , Eindhoven or the US . |
| 23 | Do you wake up regularly to a deafening snore and feel there is no alternative but to give your partner a hefty prod ? |
| 24 | All of which , unfortunately , meant that she had no alternative but to put her own personal feelings to one side . |
| 25 | To complete the analogy , it 's as if the RFU is a lumbering forward giving a hospital pass that leaves Best no room to sidestep , no alternative but to put his head down and put his trust in the tried and tested battering ram technique . |
| 26 | There may be a significant fall in volume in the first year or so , but while the third party suppliers to Technology may feel that they have no alternative but to withdraw their products , they look like being the net losers as a result , while ICL sheds crocodile tears all the way to the bank . |
| 27 | If he wants to stay in the race he may have no alternative but to abandon his original proposal and announce a rival offer on improved terms . |
| 28 | His programming offered no alternative but to continue his mission . |
| 29 | He had no alternative but to trust his fortune to fate and the high seas . |
| 30 | Nevertheless , we must not be so swiftly carried away by talk of the job-market as to forget our democratic belief in the value of education as a good in itself , for everyone ; nor our individualistic belief in the concept of educational need . |