Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] [verb] [adv prt] in " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Because of the accident that , in the early days , a high proportion of the best anthropological field research wan carried out in societies which were made up of exogamous unilineal descent groups , many textbooks give the impression that unilineal descent is the normal pattern in primitive societies and hence that the distinction between kinship ( of common substance ) and affinity is normally clear-out and unambiguous . |
| 2 | An apple tree grew flat against the wall on one side , and in spring , when it blossomed , it was like a huge , lacy fan all spread out in a froth of flowers and leaves . |
| 3 | May this shine out in him now in the presence of the Lord . |
| 4 | However , formal discussions begun in May 1991 broke down in June when the NSF refused to concede the main opposition demand for Roman to be replaced by a " neutral " Prime Minister . |
| 5 | Third , when facilities management first took off in the US , suppliers were dealing solely with mainframes , and could earn higher margins from significant economies of scale — several mainframes were centralised on one site , and could deal with the information technology requirements of many customers — and so the old bureau service was recreated under another name . |
| 6 | That morning , just after Sullivan had received a cable form Washington telling him to inform the new government that the United States would continue diplomatic relations with Iran , machine guns mounted on the surrounding buildings all opened up in a pre-arranged barrage . |
| 7 | But few celebrities worked so hard to ensure that the proceeds from the golden years all ended up in her coffers . |
| 8 | When World War I broke out in 1914 , Malcolm was well placed to play an important role in the British Expeditionary Force . |
| 9 | A perfect day 's drive would be a visit to the islands on Lake Constance , including Mainau , which is famous for its tropical and exotic plants first planted back in 1827 . |
| 10 | The costs were provided in the previous year with the exception of a £1.1 million write down in the value of the Dumfries building charged in 1992/93 . |
| 11 | Nuclear Electric had a lead of just 7 hours , then Group Four went out in front , and was still there on her own in the Channel on Saturday . |
| 12 | In a similar way , in the second century BC , some cities of Asia Minor made coins ( e.g. , fig. 6 ) of a weight standard which was heavier than that in force in the kingdom of Asia ; it is no surprise that these coins all turn up in hoards outside Asia , mostly in northern Syria , where they were exported either as a political subsidy for the pretender Alexander Balas or as trade objects in exchange for goods , perhaps slaves . |
| 13 | Sections 22 – 25 and Sched 2 , Part II set out in detail the duties and powers a local authority has in relation to children it is looking after . |
| 14 | The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 lays out in pretty tough terms exactly what has to be done in terms of assessing risks , appointing health & safety assistants , setting up emergency procedures , providing information and training to employees and so on . |
| 15 | The three teams all start out in an eight-team Fourth Division . |
| 16 | I can hear them , the voices , I can feel the terror of flying up at fifty miles an hour and crashing my skull against that hard rock — CRASH ! — and my brains all spilling out in pieces and spraying round like sparks after a firework has exploded and floating down to the floor of the cave below … |
| 17 | The minority liberal-conservative coalition government in power since October 1989 broke up in October 1990 and was replaced by a minority Labour government in November [ see p. 37868 ] . |
| 18 | Those hideously honed oarsmen all conk out in middle age , footballers develop hinge-creaking arthritis . |
| 19 | Sun Microsystems Inc chief executive Scott McNealy arrived at the SunSoft Developers ' Conference last week all spiffed up in a dinner jacket , wing collar , jeans and sneakers ; SunSoft president Ed Zander , a man with a tailor to kill for and the wardrobe to prove it , was quick to notice that McNealy was wearing a shirt with his initials on the cuff for the first time in his life — McNealy shot back that the ‘ SM ’ stood for ‘ Stop Microsoft . ’ |
| 20 | Sun Microsystems Inc CEO Scott McNealy arrived at the SunSoft Developers ' Conference last week all spiffed up in a dinner jacket , wing collar , jeans and sneakers . |
| 21 | it 's solely for , it 's erm i , yo you could have six or seven parcels all picked up in one consignment if it 's picked up by that carrier |
| 22 | The pools is how Littlewoods first began back in 1923 when John Moores , a working class lad from Manchester , made his first million with a winning blend of football and gambling . |
| 23 | In the Ixcán region of Quiché province , the army has permitted the re-establishment of co-operatives first set up in the 1970s . |
| 24 | Apart from a small stain on the edge this came up in almost the bright and shiny condition that it appears in the illustration . |
| 25 | As the " beneficial owner " covenants are only implied where there is valuable consideration ( see LPA 1925 , s76(1) ( a ) ) Clause 2 set out in Precedent 1 below should be expressly incorporated in the conveyance if there is no cash payment . |
| 26 | There could be millions of them — hundreds of millions — thousands of millions of stars all swallowed up in the one hole . ’ |
| 27 | That would be about sixty , sixty one as I see , and er they were the last match of the season virtually was that they gained promotion on was Shrewsbury , which was at the game meadow and Arthur , the player manager who was a prolific goal scorer in his day , was playing at the time and er nobody expected Walsall to win but they ran out two-one winners and all down the A five that night all the pubs were full coming back with everyone celebrating , so erm , after then they had a civic dinner at the Town Hall for the players and they did a big flower display in the arboretum all set out in flowers the club badge and congratulation lads on winning promotion , and this when they kicked off the following season , in the second division , prior to that they played a friendly match against Leicester and Gordon was in goal and I took my boy with me Tim , who was only a toddler at the time , and he , I stood him on the old archway where the players used to run out , but the first league match was against Sunderland and Brian , actually played for Sunderland as centre forward and er Walsall ran out four-three winners in the end Tony , who was Walsall inside left got a hat trick and I believe Tommy , got the other goal and Brian scored for Sunderland , then the er we went on to the , the first away match which was at Derby County , and Walsall won that three-one . |
| 28 | Tonight 's headlines ; Oxford United come back in remarkable fashion from Molyneux , trailing by three goals to nil after twenty four minutes and with four minutes remaining to go , United scored twice to equalise . |
| 29 | Teachers ready to walk out in ‘ oversize ’ classes protest |
| 30 | Well it starts at seven thirty , it 'll be a bit difficult to eat out in there . |