Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [adv] [vb base] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Be very careful if offered fish as a ‘ pair ’ unless you have actually seen them breed and raise young , or you personally know the seller . |
| 2 | Given that the theist believes that defining God involves thinking beyond the limits of thought , can he or she also fulfil the demand that a clear explanation be given of what is meant by the word ‘ God ’ ? |
| 3 | And , as we shall see , even where they directly contradict the evidence of the senses , false beliefs may yet continue unabashed and display a quite remarkable resilience . |
| 4 | Physically , there is a lot more movement in my neck and although I still have the arthritis there is a marked improvement all round . |
| 5 | I do n't feel at the moment that I even have the right to his name . ’ |
| 6 | It is appropriate that I here take the opportunity of welcoming the thrust of recent authoritative reports detailing guidelines for good corporate governance . |
| 7 | I do not propose to say more at this stage , except that I wholly accept the evidence of the surgeon as to the desperate nature of this situation , and that I grant the declaration as sought , which will include provision for the necessary consequential treatment in addition to the Caesarean operation . |
| 8 | Congress , it 's against this background , against a lifetime of commitment to equality that I firmly oppose the change . |
| 9 | Well you should y I I I er these la these these labels are so difficult to fit because if you say , Moving to the right , you then have to show me what policies the government is pursuing and you 'll probably find that I either play the part in thinking off argu arguing for them some years before some of my colleagues . |
| 10 | And I genuinely would say , that I actually think the amount of international and European work going on within the organisation as a whole , is now greater than it was before . |
| 11 | But now I feel that I actually have the ability . ’ |
| 12 | I sometimes join them , if their smell is n't too gamey , and exchange the time of day during my lunch hour , just to make sure that I still have the use of my voice if I 've been feeding the archive into the computer all day . |
| 13 | It is , therefore , for the information of tutors ‘ old ’ and ‘ new ’ , as well as for students and members , that I now outline the education and examination system that the Institute wanted , not as it was , not as some may think it is , ( or should be ) , but as it is today . |
| 14 | You 'll see that I quite ignore the fact that in my ‘ austere ’ life , my daily menu would make you green with jealousy . |
| 15 | As I indicated to you on the phone on Friday , I believe it is appropriate that I formally review the position of the sale of your company following receipt of the indicative offers . |
| 16 | It is better that I alone bear the burden . |
| 17 | ‘ I have only to beg your pardon , Miss Kyte , and confess that I entirely misread the situation . |
| 18 | When it goes past I want to run over to the other side of the bridge , but there 's too much traffic to cross the road , so I just watch the trail of water it leaves behind . |
| 19 | I keep all sorts of Oddballs , so I always have the problem of my plants being rearranged . |
| 20 | Of course safeguards are necessary for the environment , for local residents , for local communities and for the right to a decent quality of life , so I warmly welcome the transport and works Bill , which will defend the safeguards but speed up the decision process . |
| 21 | Midland is a member of the Ombudsman scheme and we have agreed to accept his decision , although you still have the right to take legal action if you wish to do so . |
| 22 | She was always demanding something to the extent that she completely upset the ward routine and had the nursing staff , much as they tried to sympathize with her , at the end of their tethers . |
| 23 | For the moment we shall suppose that you probably recognise the type of writer in ( a ) as some impersonal / institutionalised writer addressing a general reader rather than a particular individual ( paying attention to Place and Remove and the ellipsis in the second sentence ( the ) finger nearest ( to the ) stop ) . |
| 24 | You could say , in a letter , that you strongly support the creation of a route for walkers and cyclists from Bloomiehall Park to Muirwood Road , especially for use by children to get to school , and that to overcome the present impasse , it might be a good idea to use a Compulsory Purchase Order to acquire the land needed . |
| 25 | ‘ Of course , there is always the danger that you actually identify the time a convoy is passing through , ’ he admitted . |
| 26 | Over the past six months or so you appear to have taken a leaf out of the Aquarian book and aired your grievances in such a manner that you now face the possibility of a complete break from the past , which in turn would alter so much you have built up and established over the years . |
| 27 | These meetings can provide an opportunity to be sociable and to exchange views and experiences as they arise , and can help to reduce tension and the feeling that you alone have the monopoly on making elementary mistakes . |
| 28 | ‘ Though I 'm getting the impression , ’ he continued , beginning to breathe more heavily and increasing the pressure of his fingers , ‘ that you quite like the heat — despite your ladylike protestations to the contrary … ’ |
| 29 | The £5 registration fee that you so chastise the LTA for introducing is not ( as you imply ) to be paid at every tournament but is an annual membership fee . |
| 30 | ‘ I think if you apply your thoughts a little , you 'll find that you only have the memory of those memories . |