Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Florey , for reasons already mentioned and for others , had no wish to deal with the press . |
| 2 | For instance , it would surely seem reasonable to suggest that a theory that anticipates and leads to the discovery of new phenomena , in the way Clerk Maxwell 's theory led to the discovery of radio waves , is more worthy of merit and more justifiable than a law or theory devised to account for phenomena already known and not leading to the discovery of new ones . |
| 3 | The one , two , three and then four hours since she had acknowledged her love for Ven alternately dawdled and then flew for Fabia . |
| 4 | The mother puzzled Clara particularly , for Clelia evidently assumed that she needed no description or definition , and spoke of her as one whose name is a household word . |
| 5 | The introduction into the mass market ( as opposed to business and education ) of CD-I , CD-ROM XA , and the ‘ electronic book ’ will expand the demand for titles increasingly initiated and produced exclusively as non-print publications . |
| 6 | We should for instance clearly specify whether or not we intend issuing a formal valuation report/opinion . |
| 7 | As Feynman has said , we are asked to believe that the historian who makes a statement about Napoleon simply means that there are books in libraries which make assertions similar to his own . |
| 8 | After several years , therefore , when the illness recurred , Margaret sent after Richard only to learn that he had died at the hour she was afflicted . |
| 9 | However , a 90:10 deal after costs also means that every expense is borne in that proportion . |
| 10 | There is , however , no firm basis for such confidence and , as will be seen to be significant in relation to notions of parliamentary sovereignty , it is by no means universally accepted that it is only the characteristics of the Parliament of England which survived these constitutional upheavals . |
| 11 | He was a poor , meagre creature , this Brother John Caldwell , thin as a rail from long starving in the woods , and by no means fully recovered as yet . |
| 12 | Winter arrived in some parts of West Germany just 15 days after autumn officially began and some areas in the Black Forest and the Alps recorded freezing temperatures and snowfalls |
| 13 | The fact that IBM Corp has scheduled a board meeting for next Tuesday has analysts speculating like mad that the company may name its new chief executive after the meeting : the only name now being tossed about is that of Louis Gerstner , chairman and chief executive of RJR Nabisco Inc , who shot to favourite in the betting after USA Today reported that talks between IBM and Gerstner had gone as far as discussion of a compensation package . |
| 14 | The bacon-curing business was for sale for £l00,000 so assuming that he could finance the remainder he engaged an accountant to check over the books of the existing business and report back to him . |
| 15 | We as parents strongly object and will fight to keep this centre open . |
| 16 | Taken together , the evidence assembled under the four points of assessment rather suggests that the conventional model of responsible party government is at odds with the facts and so does not provide an adequate explanation for party politics and the making of public policy . |
| 17 | The area of skin actually dies and looks white and initially feels numb . |
| 18 | It was two and a half years since I had seen them and it gave me a lot of hope just to know that they were still in good shape , although they both looked much older . |
| 19 | To summarise , the observations reported in this study and in that of Brunsson clearly indicate that ENS plays an important role in the fluid secretion seen in intestinal inflammation . |
| 20 | I just mentioned that so that when you , if you do this type of photography always remember that your props , whatever they might be , must be absolutely in pristine condition . |
| 21 | The intensity of the colour achieved is also much greater , as the shades become of necessity slightly diluted when mixed into icing . |
| 22 | The Duke and Duchess of Richmond sought an answer , but the Duke of Wellington merely smiled and blithely proposed that the company should proceed to supper . |
| 23 | After setting the scene this use of description slightly declines unless he is introducing a new character or scene . |
| 24 | The Swindon success story is n't just on the field … off the field they 've been rebuilding too … the overdraft is below a million … but the world of football the town of Swindon still wonders if the County Ground could cope could afford the premier league … |
| 25 | In practice this type of decision only occurs when someone else presents something that needs a decision . |
| 26 | Well ca n't you just talk cos it 's not long , just a couple of minutes just talk before you revise for a little while ? |
| 27 | It seems clear from the overseers ' accounts for the late 18th century that two of the four adult Titford brothers were living as occupants of houses once held as leasehold properties by their better-off ancestors . |
| 28 | The émigrés , ranging from monarchists to anarchists , were of course bitterly divided and carried on a fierce polemical battle over the responsibility for their common defeat . |
| 29 | It can of course also occur that the buyer treats the contract as repudiated by the seller and yet does not reject any goods . |
| 30 | It is of course easier said than done for someone suffering from anorexia simply to follow this recovery plan . |