Example sentences of "the [noun] [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chilli also meant that Praeger had been just a wire man with orders not to kill anybody who came at him just blind them and run . |
| 2 | The outdoor sand pit may include many of the activities already described and is dealt with more fully in chapter 9 Outdoor Activities . |
| 3 | The defence also claimed that Poindexter had never intended to mislead Congress and that any inaccuracies in his testimony were accidental . |
| 4 | Antares in the Scorpion is also the centre of a line of three , but the colour-difference alone means that there can be no confusion ; Antares is fiery red . |
| 5 | Obviously you can have photocopies or laser prints copied on to this material , but I have here some pens and a box of blank acetates which you will have the opportunity later to use if you so wish . |
| 6 | In a speech at the launch of the ss Trevethoe in February 1913 he took the opportunity publicly to declare that he was in favour of a conciliation board , and that he was not alone in this conviction . |
| 7 | The manager does not have the opportunity gregariously to share and sort out ideas with staff colleagues . |
| 8 | He makes an inventory of forms , but not of contexts in which the forms arise — this would be a very difficult task as the forms often overlap and can cause confusion to the learner . |
| 9 | The majority further contend that a wife who has reported a rape by her husband to the police may subsequently regret having done so and may wish to be reconciled with him . |
| 10 | The majority now believed that Bunker 's more realistic approach made more sense . |
| 11 | The majority now feel that , far from being irrelevant , the ‘ equality agenda ’ is crucial to influencing the long-term quality of working life for both women and men , and thus the credibility of the trade-union movement . |
| 12 | The circulars also recommended that those respectable aged who , for reasons of infirmity or lack of friends or family to care for them , required institutional care , should be allowed greater comforts in the workhouse . |
| 13 | The contracts typically say that the decision of the expert is to be final and binding , and that is what the courts say it has to be , in the absence of fraud , partiality or mistake . |
| 14 | The Prince also said that he wanted to show the world that he was not " an accomplice of the Khmers Rouges " . |
| 15 | However , it must also be recalled that the Prince always hoped that as time went on and his wife 's interests expanded , she would become a figure in her own right , carrying out independent duties . |
| 16 | The Direction also oversees and assists the so-called classes and controlés museums , that is the 1200 or so provincial museums either directly linked into the Ministry through their director or supervised in order to ensure that they comply with certain requirements ( see chart ) . |
| 17 | The provision also applies if the capital sum is indirectly paid to the settlor . |
| 18 | The split apparently came after the fiery-tempered pair had a row about Tatum wanting to go back to acting — leaving McEnroe to look after the children while she makes movies . |
| 19 | Lying contented in his arms , it was only as the euphoria gradually faded that Luce found herself wondering , had he felt the same ? |
| 20 | And the change now means that if a married woman , it does n't , as I say , it does n't affect single women , if a married woman now has n't earned income using all her allowances , so she does n't work has n't worked , never qualified for a pension , or does work but does n't earn more than that , and the couple have got investment income then it 's sensible to switch that into the wife 's name to give her income to use up her allowances . |
| 21 | I 've never measured how long they stay under water , but tourists walking along the path to the waterfall often report that they think a bird is drowning ! |
| 22 | A notice in The Scotsman yesterday said that the ceremony , to be held in Balerno Kirk on Wednesday , is to be a celebration of his life . |
| 23 | In his obituary in The Stage , the writer pertinently remarked that ‘ People die not so much on account of their age or that they are worn out , but because of the loss of their lifelong associates . ’ |
| 24 | The writer also complains that the lady had to travel via Comber , en route to Newtownards . |
| 25 | Is the writer seriously suggesting that changing from a system where fees are paid in full by the state to a system where they are paid wholly or partly by the student is likely to be encouraging ? |
| 26 | But anyway , talking about engineering as a whole , quite obviously it 's interesting to go back a bit because I 'm always interested in the way the institutions actually started because er there 's a lovely story about er , the Stephenson brothers and tho , ju , having just come down from Scarborough on a mini-holiday we stopped at York and I went over a great big museum there , and quite obviously seeing the marvellous locomotives you realise that George Stevenson had er , a lot to do with that . |
| 27 | A recent Home Office survey concludes that there is no simple solution to the prevention of rape , other than ‘ the willingness both to question and to change the pattern of social life ’ . |
| 28 | The EEC further stated that the continuation of its economic support was contingent upon the unity of Yugoslavia , and that the constituent Yugoslav republics would be denied individual entry into the Community . |
| 29 | The Board narrowly decided that the environmental benefits to the centre of the village outweighed the disadvantages of a larger car park . |
| 30 | The board hastily named as acting director Clay Johnson III , a mail-order executive hired only a few months earlier as chief operating officer . |