Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] [noun] [be] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The picture was similar in relation to sectioned women where female family members were consulted , but interestingly females were not generally consulted where women were not admitted .
2 The Archbishop of Canterbury , the Most Rev. George Carey , said on Sept. 19 that " human wrongdoing is inextricably linked to social deprivation , poverty , poor housing and illiteracy " and that the riots in Newcastle " occurred where people were socially deprived " .
3 Of course it matters if people are deliberately robbed of the means of judgment by suppression of facts which , in any other situation , would be regarded as necessary to make sense of what had taken place .
4 Imagine , he finally splutters , ’ all these little rich old ladies listening to techno It looks like Detroit is finally recognising its brightest new industry .
5 The specially designed rain traps around the windscreen and the door mirror housing were modified until rain was successfully deflected clear of the side windows .
6 Secondary symptoms soon appear if treatment is not given .
7 Women 's increasing commitment to the labour market does not appear to pay off in the way that would be expected if people were actually rewarded according to their ability and effort .
8 Tax-rates were cut , reliefs reduced or abolished and the £30,000 ceiling for mortgage relief has been frozen while relief is now restricted to the basic rate .
9 The Commission proposes that 1993 be the start of a transition period of indefinite duration , during which quotas will be lifted while imports are tightly monitored .
10 For accident estimates this is as would be expected since subjects were specifically estimating the total number .
11 Nevertheless , even if the embryo is in a fairly advanced stage of resorption , some mitotic preparations can be obtained from the fetal membranes and used to establish whether death was chromosomally related .
12 One wonders whether teachers are ever allowed to rest !
13 There were a number of part-time farmers who indicated they would be happy to take part of their holidays to attend although holidays were normally taken to coincide with the busy time on the farm .
14 But a further problem looms for control of the railways : what happens if targets are not met ?
15 What can you expect if councils are n't given enough money to collect the rubbish ?
16 She never noticed if Alexandra was fully dressed or had stumbled straight from sleep in her night clothes but would welcome her always with the sweetest of smiles and a gentle reproof for leaving her alone .
17 Mr Chris Spry , for the London ambulance service , said the army 's help was sought because crews were not using their radios to answer emergency calls .
18 Mr Chris Spry , for the London Ambulance Service , said the army 's help was sought because crews were not using their radios to answer emergency calls .
19 The Sunday Times reporter Peter Gillman recounts how the Panel went to the Trading Standards Office at Bodmin but was told that there was nothing to be done because water was not covered by the Food Act .
20 Irenaeus says that Mark wrote after the deaths of Peter and Paul , while Clement of Alexandria stated that the book was written while Peter was still preaching in Rome .
21 When X-rays strike a crystal some are absorbed whilst others are not absorbed and pass straight through the crystal .
22 ‘ Then it was realised that the collection could n't be part of Backhouse , because a lot of the specimens had been collected before Backhouse was even born . ’
23 However , the rules made when Tessas were eventually launched in January 1991 have remained intact , apart from an extra-statutory concession in October 1992 .
24 push ahead and get the job done when things are n't progressing well
25 He can also make policy decisions and give effect to them , as , for instance , was often done when prosecutions were not brought for attempted suicide .
26 And at last , in June 1172 , when he was fourteen years old , the great day came when Richard was formally installed as Duke of Aquitaine .
27 The silver threepenny piece that I received as reward was hard earned but the episode taught me a lesson early in life — that good results are only achieved by extra effort .
28 ‘ I 'm going back to see if Caspar 's still locked up . ’
29 The first and only Royal Commission on Population ( 1949 ) , was set up in 1944 to see if Britain was indeed facing population decline and to ‘ consider what measures , if any , should be taken in the national interest to influence the future trend of population ’ .
30 But are they the inevitable companions of hierarchy , or perhaps a product of the misuse of hierarchy that would disappear if hierarchy were properly understood and structured ?
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