Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we have seen , in the past false biological views led to false reasoning . |
| 2 | The relative lack of council housing has made this system more important : in 1948 34 per cent of farmworkers lived in tied housing , but by 1976 this figure had increased to 53 per cent . |
| 3 | It was also partly in response to the effects of overaccumulation that deflationary policies led to decreased capacity utilization in the United States . |
| 4 | But it turns out that snails parasitized by certain kinds of fluke ( flatworm ) have extra-thick shells . |
| 5 | Briefly , antigen strips preincubated for one hour in blocking buffer ( 5% non-fat milk powder in phosphate buffered saline pH 7.2 , containing 0.05% Tween 20 ) were incubated overnight at room temperature in serum samples ( diluted 1:100 v/v in blocking buffer ) or mouse monoclonal antibody GL2 that recognises Giardia heat shock antigen ( diluted 1:1000 v/v in blocking buffer ) . |
| 6 | During the budget debate many deputies argued for heavier spending on public works projects to cut unemployment , rather than the introduction of measures to reduce the budget deficit . |
| 7 | Subtle lamps gleamed on pink-clothed tables , each with its own vase of flowers . |
| 8 | Further chemical reactions led to living organisms . |
| 9 | The ever expanding knowledge of the builders led to these forms . |
| 10 | Clubs asked for early warning |
| 11 | The Germans argued for increased centralization in order to fight the empire . |
| 12 | In Japan , as in Germany , love of consensus and the absence of a revolving door leave little room for unorthodox views peddled by independent institutes . |
| 13 | In 1989 nickel production reached 46,935 tonnes , of which exports amounted to 46,071 tonnes worth 715,000,000 francs and equivalent to one-fifth of the territory 's budget . |
| 14 | Lines of eyes peeping and ogling , rows of breasts hoisted and nipples tweaked and Vaselined ; reddened mouths gaped at her , naturists demonstrated star-jumps , plump pink bottoms poked , arch looks pinned her down , and fingers crested with scarlet points beckoned . |
| 15 | These cases led to profound questioning in social services departments , and in the inquiries that ensued , of the desirability of attempting to keep the family together wherever possible . |
| 16 | In each year , less than 800 of these cases led to any form of criminal or disciplinary action , and the vast majority of even this small number involved nothing more severe than ‘ advice or admonishment ’ — 651 of the 766 cases in 1987 , for example . |
| 17 | In particular the calculus of operations became in English preserve [ 96 ] . |
| 18 | Productivity improvements led to further losses of jobs , cut from 190,000 in 1979 to 51,600 in 1988 ( Figure 5.6B ) , and to a return to profitability and private ownership , although the survival of the Ravenscraig Works ( Strathclyde ) , threatened in 1990 , was owed to political factors . |
| 19 | In other words , these artists lived during Latin American 's formative years . |
| 20 | The estimated cost of all these improvements amounted to some £18,000 . |
| 21 | The continuing conflict between evangelicals and Roman Catholics at times amounted to undignified scrapping over the souls of the proletariat . |
| 22 | Originally the coastal Eskimos , Chukchis and Koryaks lived in subterranean lodges like those of the Nivkhs . |
| 23 | These increased capital flows led to mounting pressure on the adjustable peg since an increasing stock of reserve currencies was required to maintain par values in the face of larger capital movements . |
| 24 | She handed him the woebegone bouquet , the bird 's head dangling , its coxcomb a broken-stemmed blossom ; he took it , bowed his head , and pinched the child 's cheek as he showed his teeth gritted in greedy affection , the expression that says to children , ‘ Aahah ! |
| 25 | In addition to opening up the northern prairies , it produced a land boom in northern British Columbia , where land values rose from 50 cents an acre to 30–60 dollars an acre in the space of a few years , and created a new Pacific port at Prince Rupert , 500 miles north of Vancouver , a new town where the population reached 5,000 in the space of two years . |
| 26 | Hedges rose to either side and the Cadillac 's wing mirrors clipped against them . |
| 27 | In the second two pairs devoted to this relationship the same pattern emerges . |
| 28 | In aggregate , substantial gross flows occurred between all zones , although an inflow to an individual ring was not necessarily from its own core or outer ring . |
| 29 | The shells of shops and houses rose from scrubby grasslands . |
| 30 | A terrible rushing wind tore at my hair and clothes as merciless demons appeared from all directions , faces twisted with rage , teeth bared between snarling lips , eyes shining like stars whilst flames burst out of their mouths . |