Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [pron] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , he left behind a potent series of myths — the rock ‘ n ’ roll rebel , the sensitive poet , the sexual athlete , the Lizard King — and a body of work that would influence musicians who had n't even been born when their hero was buried and his gravestone gained its first layer of graffiti in Pére Lachaise cemetery . |
| 2 | Prior to the tax year which began on Monday , building societies only had to report accounts which paid more than £1,400 with the threshold for National Savings being £250 on investment accounts and £500 on its ordinary account . |
| 3 | The reference to income tax at the basic rate not being charged in respect of income that has already borne tax at the basic rate is designed to ensure that there is no double taxation where the overseas entity receives income which has already borne UK tax . |
| 4 | International Relations theorists too tend to treat states which seem not to be power-maximizers either as unimportant or as maximizing power in their own eyes and according to their own ideas . |
| 5 | Stain DNAs which did not cut with Hae III were subjected to Hind III digestion . |
| 6 | In other words , given no food choice a cat gives up asking for variety ; given variety it demands more . |
| 7 | police enforcement does seem to be successful in targeting drivers who speed regularly . |
| 8 | Amongst readers of the same paper ( or paper-group as defined in Table 8.17 ) those who said they relied more on the press than on television were more likely to swing in the direction of their paper 's partisanship : Sun/Star and Express/ Mail readers who relied more on their papers swung more strongly to the Conservatives than Sun/Star and Express/Mail readers who relied more on television ; at the same time , Mirror readers who relied more on their paper swung towards Labour , while Mirror readers who relied more on television swung towards the Conservatives . |
| 9 | We sketch briefly the legal definition of casual working and go on to consider the special features of certain business operations within the hotels and catering industry which explain why casual workers are to be found there . |
| 10 | The most spectacular known to me in Europe were the great rock-falls that occurred from tile sheer face of Ramnefjell ( Raven Mountain ) into Loenfjord in central Norway in 1905 and 1936 , producing waves which wiped out local communities and carried a steamer a considerable distance inland . |
| 11 | With flashing eyes she stared hostilely up at him . |
| 12 | It may easily be objected that if he had wished to avoid becoming archbishop he had simply to refuse . |
| 13 | Above all , however , de Gaulle was worried that under the terms of the Treaty of Rome , the EEC was supposed , in January 1966 , to take more of its decisions by majority votes , which could force France to accept policies she did not want . |
| 14 | The old system — by which banks only reported accounts which received more than £500 per annum interest — was scrapped in return for the abolition of composite rate tax , enabling gross interest payments for savers on low incomes . |
| 15 | Ibbeth Peril has secrets it discloses only to brave men but its sylvan surroundings can be enjoyed by all . |
| 16 | He seemed to be talking to himself , and as he drew level he glanced suddenly in her direction . |
| 17 | PROJECTS need to be financed , and British Gas has rules which determine how much we spend when taking on new customers [ Maximum permitted outlay or MPO ] . |
| 18 | At this time I remember too the widely reported story I had once thought apocryphal but now know to be in Dr. Ronald Glasser 's The Body is the Hero . |
| 19 | We have looked at the attachment of motorists for their cars , the increasing use of heavy lorries , and the reasons why governments are reluctant to impose taxes which push up inflation and weaken an important manufacturing industry . |
| 20 | In 1866 an alliance between the Bakufu 's two leading opponents , Satsuma and Chó0shó0 , was signed , ending disagreements which had hitherto prevented concerted action , and depriving the Bakufu of Satsuma support for a military expedition mounted to chastise the more radical Choshú0 for its insubordination . |
| 21 | What he tends to ignore , however , is what one might call value charged definitions which do not function as persuasive devices for modifying attitudes but serve simply to formulate , and perhaps endorse , combinations of descriptive and valuational meaning in ordinary usage which reflect widely shared attitudes . |
| 22 | So when it had come playtime I went home . |
| 23 | want ages I do n't stacks written up |
| 24 | Compelled to re-enact rituals which appear only as stupid , trapped within the cyclic world of ‘ the love of created beings ’ , Eliot 's characters lead ‘ preord ’ lives of deep horror . |
| 25 | There is a very clear , clean cut approach to the whole collection with the accent on strong graphics and sports oriented motifs to create renewed interest in the ‘ contemporary classic ’ shapes of the shirts , shorts , tops , sweaters , track suits , joggers and shell suits which make up the whole range . |
| 26 | Rosalind Ingrams performing the honours with Garsington 's latest bit of kit — a forty thousand pound specially designed canopy which opens out over the stage — protecting the performers . |
| 27 | Through dazed , clouded eyes she gazed up at him , the taste of his kiss still tingling on her mouth , her heart beating an erratic tattoo within her breast . |
| 28 | Pupils should be taught how to spell words which occur frequently in their writing , or which are important to them , and those which exemplify regular spelling patterns . |
| 29 | Conversely , many of those in the amalgamated force who had previously worn helmets in their earlier life and had been moved into flat caps in 1969 welcomed the return to ‘ natural ’ apparel and their own version of a correct bodily disposition which had been prescribed in a 1958 edition of the Northumberland County Police Standing Orders . |
| 30 | has eyes which look forward ; and |