Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The female has a colour pattern which almost fits that given for the Threadfin Goldie . |
| 2 | ‘ Nipples do n't twinkle — you must have fallen asleep looking at the fairy lights on the Christmas tree , ’ she scoffed . |
| 3 | This pattern of differentiation in vitro parallels that seen as a result of TCR-mediated positive selection in vivo , and is accompanied by the development of functionally competent cells . |
| 4 | And it then made possible going by the shortest route . |
| 5 | We intend that to apply to the Navy and to the Air Force as well . |
| 6 | London Marathon : Tolstikov 's prizes bring little comfort in a changing world Ken Mays talks to last year 's men 's winner from Siberia who is preparing on the coast for his double attempt |
| 7 | Then , there is the real possibility that a serious defeat for the government could result in a general election and , under the British system , the opposition , just as much as the government , would prefer this to happen at a time favourable to themselves . |
| 8 | This led some to speak of a ‘ natural religion ’ implanted in the human heart and necessary to human well-being . |
| 9 | And , again , if it is functioning well , it is possible to see this reflected in the bearing and in the expressions of the players whilst they are making music . |
| 10 | Sandison had not intended this to sound like a jibe but it did . |
| 11 | We could have used a different host mother — using ova from one woman , and allowing another to act as the incubator for the conception — but we preferred to use the donor of the egg cell as the incubator , mainly to avoid any risk of rejection . |
| 12 | The centre , designed by architect Nicholas Groves Raines after a competition in 1987 , will be partially enveloped by a glass shell within the building , allowing light to enter through the church 's widely-admired stained glass windows . |
| 13 | To enable this to happen in a structured way a formal monitoring apparatus must be set up and continued . |
| 14 | I have often heard this said as a last-ditch attempt by adults to find consolation or uplift from a dreich church service or one in which the sermon was the dominant factor and was long-winded or incomprehensible or both . |
| 15 | The current culture at British Rail seems to be — and I have heard this said by the chief executive — that freight is not time-sensitive . |
| 16 | Although she was not a tall woman , she had to stoop low to get through the doorway . |
| 17 | this , this , they only start from sort of like , there 's the house , and it goes half way up the garden , so I want fifty up at one side , and put fifty to go up other side , I want fifty to go across the garden , and they 're gon na go across the garden and cut the garden in half |
| 18 | We expect that to happen in the autumn . ’ |
| 19 | Has that led to a reduction in the workforce do you think , do you now have machines that can do jobs that too much ? |
| 20 | On Oct. 17 , Vukovar came under heavy attack , and on Oct. 20 a relief convoy organized by Médecins sans Frontières evacuated 109 wounded from the city . |
| 21 | It is reasonable to assume , therefore , that there would be a residue of canine stock , who for one reason or another would be deemed unsuitable to die for the perverted pleasure of the gloating Roman nobility . |
| 22 | There were reports that two religious parties , United Tora Judaism and the NRP , were pressing Labour to enter into a coalition with them to the exclusion of Meretz . |
| 23 | Their friendship had always been tinged with rivalry , something which helped each to bounce off the other 's character in the movie . |
| 24 | Contrary to popular belief , Soviet economic sources provided rich picking for the researcher , as long as the right subject was chosen . |
| 25 | Dataease 4.5 comes with a PIF and icon for use with Windows . |
| 26 | Naturally enough , it had been deemed impractical to legislate against the women themselves . |
| 27 | This has little to do with a conditioned eye , influenced by architectural orders , and more to do with a basic and instinctive feeling that lifts the spirit and brings about a sense of harmony between the scale of the house and the human frame . |
| 28 | Sanctity has little to do with a pietistic other-worldliness and much to do with ordinariness and simplicity — being oneself in God , accepted by the Father , met by the Son , and indwelt by the living Spirit . |
| 29 | It fits perfectly the charm and naivety of the early to mid-fifties ; it has little to do with the self conscious posturings of the later period that Scobie wishes to impute to it ; most of all that of the ‘ Beat generation ’ , for most of the book had been written before Howl howled and junkie commenced the near-universal junketings . |
| 30 | It has little to do with the quality of his jokes or the televisual cut of his suiting , although adequate performance here is important . |