Example sentences of "[adj] [det] [vb mod] [adv] [be] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Nonetheless , having surveyed the yeomanry at length , Smith too reached the point beyond which he possessed little specific knowledge of the people under discussion , unless he felt that there was little that could usefully be said about those who had ‘ neither voice nor authority in the commonwealth , and no account is made of them but onelie to be ruled , not to rule others ’ .
2 But the declaration makes it clear this can only be achieved within the process of European integration , in the context of a close East-West cooperation and dialogue .
3 Copy out these six numbers and find the next six that can not be made up by multiplication .
4 Small investors will pay less than institutions for the first instalment though how much less will not be known until June 29 after the international offer closes .
5 Small investors will pay less than institutions for the first instalment , although how much less will not be known until June 29 after the international offer closes .
6 A lucky few will then be chosen to play their versions at the town hall concert when the full LSO , conducted by Richard McNicol , will play the original .
7 There had been some plants under construction for wartime-approved purposes , but in 1945 itself only 170MW of new plant had been completed , and in 1946 this could only be increased to 288MW and in 1947 to 340MW .
8 Three are already running and three more will shortly be turned out of Wolverton .
9 He only had one tiny conviction for shoplifting so far , and felt sure that would n't be held against him .
10 Parents in Bicester want to make sure that can only be improved .
11 As it is , all that can really be said is that the collective wisdom , such as it is , of the agency business favours bursts in most circumstances .
12 All that can really be said with certainty is that quasi-governmental bodies generally operate in narrower , more specific areas than government departments or local authorities .
13 And I think that 's about all that can really be said about .
14 All that can sensibly be said is that , given everything capitalism had gone through over the previous few years , a collapse of confidence was to be expected at some point .
15 and with respect your Lordship does n't have the er and I 'm sure this will not be disputed , your Lordship does n't have the erm jurisdiction to grant the exemption under article eighty five three only the commission in doing that
16 All this might well be accomplished in the comparatively open-ended context of adult or continuing education , which is not dominated by the teleology of the examination system .
17 All this could not be done single-handed , and Lanfranc 's most important innovation was to bring new men from Bec and Caen to occupy all the main offices in the monastery at Canterbury , and to be ready for promotion wherever they were needed .
18 The role of the clergy in all this should not be regarded too cynically .
19 The right to present was a doubtful political asset , for although it was a means of obliging some who might be useful upon a future occasion , many more might easily be alienated and mindful of the offence every Sunday .
20 Many misconceptions about the past have already been corrected , and in all likelihood many more will only be put right through continued archaeological research .
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