Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [noun] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | The report , originally due for publication later in the spring , criticises the Department of Transport for not fully applying lessons from previous , less serious collisions on the river . |
2 | Supply agreements with key customers which are due for renewal shortly after the intended completion date . |
3 | On the face of it , this seems good , but it must be remembered that each tonne used for fuel instead of as a fertilizer means a yield loss of some of 50 kg in grain production , for example . |
4 | Such was the man who departed post-haste for Verdun shortly after midnight on the 24th/25th of February . |
5 | There is enough light for photosynthesis only in the top 100 m or less ; the region known as the euphotic zone . |
6 | Streamline Graded Readers are based on the same clear and well-controlled syllabus which has made the Streamline coursebooks popular with teachers all over the world . |
7 | Distinguished from Skylark chiefly by longer crest being always erect and conspicuous , and buff instead of white outer feathers in shorter tail ; also in flight by orange-buff patch on underwing . |
8 | Much larger than the other black-necked geese , and distinguished from Barnacle especially by longer neck , generally brownish plumage and much smaller extent of white on face . |
9 | Unfortunately , he was interested in mathematics only as a hobby , and so he did not bother to publish any of his work . |
10 | Those who are interested in doubt only from a practical standpoint may want to pass from this definition of doubt as doublemindedness directly to an examination of the categories of doubt in part two . |
11 | Hawking leaves the impression that he may be interested in God largely as a means of drawing an audience towards scientific ideas . |
12 | A 26-YEAR-OLD Keady man walked free from court yesterday after being cleared of fracturing a man 's skull in a pub brawl . |
13 | as his delegate , they are not exercisable in relation either to an authorised person who is a member of a self-regulating organisation or to certain appointed representatives : section 64(4) . |
14 | Shops were empty from panic-buying ahead of Czechoslovakia 's ‘ big bang ’ — which is turning out to be more like a big pop . |
15 | Dunning and his co-workers are undoubtedly justified in maintaining that football hooliganism was prevalent in society long before the post-war decline of community life ; and that it was common for young males to attend football matches without adult supervision before the 1960s . |
16 | The inhabitants were culturally indistinguishable from Serbs elsewhere in the Balkans . |
17 | Then we went to a lake with wooded and marshy shores where we saw several ‘ new ’ birds : a crane flew past , looking like a grey heron except that it carried its neck outstretched in flight instead of ‘ folded back ’ . |
18 | And character recognition is relatively slow and prone to errors even on powerful computers . |
19 | Stay 1 week and have an extra week free on room only for arrivals between 1 June–31 September . |
20 | Stay 1 week and have an extra week free on room only for arrivals between 1 May–31 October . |
21 | Stay for 1 or 2 weeks and have an extra week free on room only for arrivals between 1 May–31 Oct . |
22 | Stay 2 weeks and have an extra week free on room only for arrivals between 23 Apr–31 Jul and 1–30 Sep . |
23 | Stay 2 weeks and have an extra week free on room only for arrivals between 19 Apr–30 Jun . |
24 | In the past twelve months , Namibia has confiscated eight Spanish trawlers and their cargo and fined the ships ' masters thousands of dollars after they were found guilty of fishing illegally in Namibian waters . |
25 | He gave the monastery of Cookham in Berkshire to Christ Church , Canterbury ( CS 291 : S 1258 ) , indicative of control also of this area . |
26 | The plan started to work within a few day he became shy and nervous of humans even at feeding times . |
27 | For tax purposes , losses may be carried forward and , subject to certain restrictions , set against future profits or they may be relieved against profits elsewhere in a group of companies . |
28 | A form that conforms with the recommendations of AACR2R and is consistent with use elsewhere in the catalogue should be sought . |
29 | The Torah had to be made accessible in Greek both for religious service and for private reading . |
30 | However , within a few overs of the start , we were off to the newsroom , and cries of disbelief were audible from living-rooms all around the country . |