Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adj] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In one case this turned out to be quite untrue . |
| 2 | On closer inspection this turned out to be the L'Chaim Society , a Jewish good-time gang which presumably also has a stout approach to Judaism . |
| 3 | But , on the stroke of midnight , Prince Charming turned back into a rat . ’ |
| 4 | Mm , in other words why did , why did he continue in chapter eleven go on about there will be many in eastern parts will come and required at the table or in other words in the kingdom |
| 5 | NEW YORK ( Reuter ) — Programme buying and a rush of short-covering sent US blue chips to new highs , with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing 40.84 points up at 2,754.56 . |
| 6 | Because of the accident that , in the early days , a high proportion of the best anthropological field research wan carried out in societies which were made up of exogamous unilineal descent groups , many textbooks give the impression that unilineal descent is the normal pattern in primitive societies and hence that the distinction between kinship ( of common substance ) and affinity is normally clear-out and unambiguous . |
| 7 | Trish Johnson had a closing 70 to sign off at five under , while Sue Strudwick finished on the same mark . |
| 8 | In practice this boils down to the governments being saddled with the bulk of the foreign hard currency debts , while it is private individuals in those same countries who hold most of the hard-currency assets . |
| 9 | Chapter 10 comes back from Utopia — and I am all for Utopia — to the question of ‘ How is it to be done ? ’ |
| 10 | This allows Figure 2.1 to rise up to a satisfying and unifying point , and has implications for the role of philosophy in the undergraduate curriculum which will be explored in the final chapter . |
| 11 | We gave the crashing waves off Rubha Dubh Tighary a wide berth as the force 5 picked up from behind . |
| 12 | Murad II came out of retirement to inflict a severe defeat on this motley force when he confronted them at Varna . |
| 13 | An apple tree grew flat against the wall on one side , and in spring , when it blossomed , it was like a huge , lacy fan all spread out in a froth of flowers and leaves . |
| 14 | The appellant Christou first came in with Wright on 15 January 1991 . |
| 15 | Fortunately one of the good points about losing the seven stroke nine business is that Pauline transferred some of the stock of that seven stroke nine bearing on to the other end . |
| 16 | Early in 1943 Leslie had written to me from North Africa : ‘ I had the unusual experience of seeing a Messerschmitt 110 shot down by A.A. fire not 100 feet above my head . |
| 17 | Foxing was a term first used in about the 1840s , probably because the brownish-yellow spots and blotches reminded some fox-hunting bibliophile of his quarry in the countryside . |
| 18 | A century and a half later , of course , many new fossil discoveries and much critical analysis have greatly advanced our understanding of dinosaurs , although not to the extent that the controversy and emotion first stirred up by Owen has entirely abated . |
| 19 | SEAQ volume at 5 o'clock was 324.2million shares , with the FTSE index closing 7.2 points up at 2,192.3 In properties , there was renewed interest in Rosehaugh , 20p higher at 553p , on hopes that Olympia and York will make an offer . |
| 20 | SEAQ volume at 5 o'clock was 324.2million shares , with the FTSE index closing 7.2 points up at 2,192.3 In properties , there was renewed interest in Rosehaugh , 20p higher at 553p , on hopes that Olympia and York will make an offer . |
| 21 | Perhaps 20 items is a bit much to take in at one sitting , but choose your favourites and you will not be disappointed , as everything is captured in wonderful sound and expertly performed . |
| 22 | Some collectors used to visit the museum weekly to check up on how the art they lent was being shown , or if it was shown at all ’ , says one long-time curator . |
| 23 | Bloke supposed to come in for new business pitch will have got there by now . |
| 24 | To our delight these turned out to be white-billed divers , another species which breeds farther east along the Siberian coast . |
| 25 | The UK Data Protection Act 1984 arose out of the Council of Europe Convention , and is based upon eight general principles . |
| 26 | I had planned to buy a flat with Geraldine but realized that if — no , when — John came back I would rather have a home all set up for him . |
| 27 | Not the young Francis either , in whom I stood a better hope of experiencing the odd happy memory , but Francis as I 'd last experienced him with the tang of his Lucky Strikes , last night 's whisky and dejection all togged up as joie de vivre . |
| 28 | Third , when facilities management first took off in the US , suppliers were dealing solely with mainframes , and could earn higher margins from significant economies of scale — several mainframes were centralised on one site , and could deal with the information technology requirements of many customers — and so the old bureau service was recreated under another name . |
| 29 | Overreacting with shock and dismay when the child first comes out with a four-letter word is the best way to ensure he or she uses it again and again . |
| 30 | Mr Choyce adopted the technique from work first carried out by Georges Baikonn in France . |