Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much of the work of these researchers is concerned with the conditions which either favour or result in the formation of a complex ref-O ( hence enabling plural reference ) , or preclude complex ref-O formation . |
| 2 | ‘ Nor can it be any easier to decide if you prefer strolling the catwalk you abhor or sitting in the garden of the palazzo , sipping tea and talking with la Principessa . ’ |
| 3 | Sit or lie in a comfortable position , read through the exercise and then follow these steps . |
| 4 | At the second last she put in a tremendous leap and was back in the lead as Run And Skip started to fade , but Forgive 'N Forget on the stands side and Wayward Lad inside him were now going for home , and they passed Dawn Run on the approach to the last . |
| 5 | They inflect or deflect to a common force field , physical , sensual or emotional . |
| 6 | Hincmar confirms much of what Dhuoda and Nithard say or imply about the workings of a political system centred on the court , adding details and assigning plausible motives and explanations . |
| 7 | While there is a great deal of merit in this argument , it over-estimates the importance of what individuals say or write on the shaping of ideology . |
| 8 | She lifted her face to the sun , half closing her eyes against the silver dazzle that bounced across the water , breathing deeply on the tangle-scented air . |
| 9 | WHAT do the following have in common : a machine that can write the Bible on a pinhead ; a single-lens microscope that magnifies 1000 times ; a barometer that measures the difference in atmospheric pressure across the thickness of a book ; a 15-cm ( 6-inch ) telescope that fits into a jacket pocket ; and the first bicycle crossing of the uninhabited central region of Iceland ? |
| 10 | ‘ A cry that shivered to the ti ng li ng stars . ’ |
| 11 | That is why some observers say that getting to the starting-line is an achievement in itself — most had reckoned the Bank 's immunity from prosecution to be an iron-clad provision of the 1987 Banking Act . |
| 12 | Some people say that trotting on the roads helps harden the horse 's legs while others maintain that too much trotting mean too much concussion on legs and feet ; I follow the latter view and so we stayed in walk with the occasional gentle trot uphill . |
| 13 | That night over a pretentious dinner ( ‘ delicate strips of milk-fed veal on a bed of herbs and accompanied by a tangy aromatic sauce specially prepared by our chefs ’ ) in a pretentious modern hotel and fortified by a bottle of local plonk , my Producer John Reynolds and I resolved to telephone the Palace Chamberlain in the morning , say that owing to a technical fault the film was not usable , and did the king have a spare hour in which we might shoot the interview again ? |
| 14 | Some say that to belong to the kingdom of Heaven is the same as belonging to the Church . |
| 15 | You associate that place with a particular set of activities , so that returning to that place reinforces your mental concentration and allows you to work better . |
| 16 | The stockmarket rally that started in the last quarter of 1992 pushed up the composite share index from a low point of 459 on August 21st to 678 at the end of the year , up 11% from 12 months earlier . |
| 17 | L lived some two miles from the burgled premises and during the morning of June 4 , police officers saw bin liners and a cardboard box being carried out of L's home and put into a car . |
| 18 | I OFTEN feel a touch like Ebenezer Scrooge myself at this time of year when fairies , goblins , elves and rosy-cheeked brats skip and flit across the silver screen . |
| 19 | In many of the orchids , the bees slip and fall through the flower or into a trap , for example in Stanhopea candida in Amazonia , pollination is by Eulaema moscaryi , which ‘ falls through ’ the flower after collecting the scent ; in so doing , it brushes against the pollinia and in the next flower these are lodged in the stigmatic cavity . |
| 20 | They 're really not interested in mad pop kids with big cocks and big noise who appear and disappear in the twinkling of an eye . |
| 21 | Arriving around 3.00pm you disembark and check into the luxurious Basle Hilton Hotel for overnight stay . |
| 22 | What people want and expect from the radio is not necessarily what those who control broadcasting want to give them . |
| 23 | Governors should be made aware of key material relating to schools in the 1990s and demand from their LEA governor-training officers the courses they want and need as an individual group . |
| 24 | On these occasions you may be offered a job on the spot , so it is very important to have a good understanding of what you want and need from a job before you go . |
| 25 | Spread on lather evenly and shave first with downward strokes , then relather and shave in the opposite direction . |
| 26 | ‘ When I see him racing I yell and scream with the best of them , ’ Sharon confesses . |
| 27 | Press and pat onto the face but never rub it . ’ |
| 28 | The Sports Council have to follow Government Policy and make everyone self financing and self sufficient you will no doubt read int he press and hear through the media about many similar cases , it is a case for grave concern and efforts will be made to seek the support of many people who applaud our type of work and so give the world of Movement and Dance the benefit of their experience and support . |
| 29 | ‘ I have to go , ’ I say and go to the hall for my coat . |
| 30 | I believe that had there been television in those days , the British cricket public would have been shocked by what they say and called for an early end to it all , irrespective of the rights and wrongs of Bodyline . |