Example sentences of "[adj] [vb mod] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , I 'm sure that it will be only a short time before the imaginative gentleman of this funeral business ( or after-care service , as it apparently now likes to be called ) will overcome these problems that in any case may be outweighed by one great advantage to which he points with pride : namely , that it is above all discreet , in that the girlfriend of the departed may view at any time , giving any name , and the wife and family will be none the wiser ! |
| 2 | However much Labour may talk about public expenditure , it normally makes such a mess of the economy that there is little benefit to be found in the longer run . |
| 3 | The unusual feature is that that may happen in one day . |
| 4 | You had that let's start with Dim Sum . |
| 5 | Much of the credit for that must go to New Zealander George Simpkin , the man who made a name for himself as coach of Waikato and subsequently as coach of Fiji in the 1987 World Cup . |
| 6 | Because it 's all about enhancing the area of the war memorial , and I think that should go for next year 's enhancement . |
| 7 | It 's a very big cash generator for the very high cover price and that should benefit from this year 's Olympics . |
| 8 | That should come above financial gain . ’ |
| 9 | There are opportunities for development in the Swindon front garden , in the Chippenham front garden , the Devizes front garden , wherever , and it is my belief that since this county council originally purchased those farms , and have since maintained them , that if there is going to be a development windfall , then that should accrue to this county council and not to Thamesdown or whoever else it happens to be . |
| 10 | The Laws of Manu , an ancient law book of the Hindu way of life , which discusses the customs , conventions and laws , that should operate at each stage of life and govern the relation of the different orders with one another , regards the four āśramas as the best means of attaining co-operation For the common good . |
| 11 | No , the rich must come to some accommodation with the poor : must acknowledge their existence : must open their houses and their fridges and their bank accounts and let the poor in . |
| 12 | Some may protect against sudden infant deaths ; others may add to risk . |
| 13 | Heterozygosity at codon 129 may lead to reduced penetrance of the mutation . |
| 14 | This may result in mental handicap . |
| 15 | As Furth ( 1982 ) points out , this may result in increased status differentiation within higher education between subjects or institutions ; it may also affect the ‘ hidden ’ curriculum of assumed values , perspectives and relationships ( Becker et al . |
| 16 | This may result in increased sodium reabsorption with subsequent increased exchangeable body sodium ( De Chatel et al , 1977 ) . |
| 17 | This may result in lower capacity and thus increase the inability for TI and NCM to respond to the needs of their exporting policyholders . |
| 18 | In addition the loud cries of harem males probably alert others to the presence of non-reproductive males and this may result in collaborative defence in driving them away . |
| 19 | This may result in permanent damage being done to the previously friendly atmosphere of the classroom . |
| 20 | This may result in further disturbance of mood and hence re-awaken the disease and increase the risk of return to the substance or process of addiction . |
| 21 | This may lead to personal collapse and destructive suffering , as noted by both Marris ( 1974 ) and Bettelheim ( 1970 ) . |
| 22 | If rates of sickness absence vary between individuals after taking account of the explanatory factors this may lead to extra variation ( overdispersion ) relative to that predicted from the Poisson model . |
| 23 | The sacral nerves which supply the genitalia are often involved in the disease process , and this may lead to sexual anaesthesia in the female and impotence in the male . |
| 24 | The problems and damaging consequences of use will feed back to exacerbate further the underlying disorder of mood and this may lead to further use of addictive substances or behaviour . |
| 25 | A second major source of infection for the very young animal is the reservoir of larvae in the tissues of their dams and this may lead to clinical strongyloidiasis in foals and piglets in the first weeks of life . |
| 26 | In exploring what this may mean for professional practice , it may be helpful to look at other attempts to reconstrue the nature of professional activity . |
| 27 | This may start at any position in the line . |
| 28 | This may sound like good news it you 're overweight , but please consult your doctor before taking cannabis as a part of a calorie controlled diet . |
| 29 | Now this may sound like fatuous bluster but suspicion of businessmen ought to be understandable in an era of commerce made squalid by stock-market muggings on a grand scale . |
| 30 | This may sound like cold comfort when you 're desperately hoping for something to come along and get you going — but continuing your work and maintaining skills is vitally important . |