Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] the [noun pl] [verb] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only where the words used are sufficient to amount to an offer by one party to the other to contract and an acceptance by that other party of the terms of the offer , will a contract be brought about . |
| 2 | But even allowing for that trait of nature , the number of occasions on which both Conservatives and Labour politicians have told me they are doing better than the polls say is now large enough to make me sniff the air suspiciously . |
| 3 | ‘ We felt it was important to try and make the programme last longer this time around so that the friendships made are n't lost . ’ |
| 4 | The cash on offer for the hurdle race had stretched the racing world 's eyes wide and excited owners into twisting their trainers ' arms so that the entries had been phenomenal ( Dee-Dee said ) . |
| 5 | The Crown Prosecution Service in Gloucester is saying only that the charges have been withdrawn because their was n't enough evidence . |
| 6 | THE springtime reduction of ozone over Antarctica is now well established observationally and the processes involved are quantitatively understood theoretically . |
| 7 | She implored : ‘ If the immediate family breaks up the problems created can still be resolved but only if the children have been brought up from the very start with the feeling that they are wanted , loved and valued . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Which is the last area Kuhlmann will expect to find us in if the hounds have been loosed . |
| 9 | The most senior of these officials appear in the Bundestag : oral questions arc often answered by the Staatssekretär rather than by the minister himself , leading to a weakening of the institution of the oral parliamentary question , especially since the answers given are often not informative or satisfactory , and the length of questions limited . |
| 10 | Cos there were a lot of losses of course o in after the convoys had been introduced for the ocean thing but they had n't introduced convoys for inshore . |
| 11 | If the dish is blazed with whisky instead it is possible that nobody will know the difference ; but a point of principle is involved ; once the wedge is in how long before the apples have been replaced with carrots and peas , and the cream with tomato purée or pineapple juice ? |
| 12 | Frequently they are relevant and will be followed on appeal — but during the six months to a year it takes for an appeal to come to a hearing the minister could have changed , while the current appeals will have been lodged long before the words have been spoken . |
| 13 | Use only after the bones have been set . |
| 14 | The reconstruction of local government was to take place only after the serfs had been liberated , by which time Miliutin 's days at the Ministry of Internal Affairs were numbered . |
| 15 | If a Conservative MP X or Y , who has not been known to take ideological stands , approaches a minister or a whip and expresses grave doubts , this is viewed with considerable worry and it is assumed that these objections have been put forward by the MP only after the points have been put to him with equal or greater force in his constituency . |
| 16 | Except to say that women 's entry into education generally was conceded reluctantly and belatedly a hundred or so years ago , long after the rules had been established and the parameters had been set . |
| 17 | Long after the profiteroles had been sauced , tables were moved deftly aside for a short but gripping , and sometimes funny , obedience display by one man , one woman and both their dogs before the breeds came out and strutted for their admirers . |
| 18 | So long as the documents have been sent to all those entitled to attend a general meeting in accordance with section 238 , it is a pointless farce to require a formal general meeting to be held in order that they may be ‘ laid ’ unless a member wants to raise questions about them at a meeting , or the auditors want to have an opportunity of talking to the members about them . |
| 19 | The cor anglais can probably be spared ( if we are using one ) but the bass clarinet will be needed for strengthening the bass line , especially as the cellos have been taken away from it . |
| 20 | Unfortunately , some recorded samples were lost because the children were outside in the playground or on excursions from the home , so when the recordings had been transcribed seven samples only were picked for analysis , a random procedure being used to make the selection where more than seven had been recorded . |
| 21 | Emphasising that " the key to a peaceful solution lies in the hands of Afghans themselves " , he said nevertheless that the talks had been made possible by the " new , positive and changing " United States attitude , a comment widely regarded as a reference to recent US congressional moves to cut aid to the mujahedeen by 10 per cent . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's not just that the objectives have been achieved , of getting the policy reviews endorsed , and conducting ourselves in a way that will attract the British people . |
| 23 | No food had got through and the men had been put on half-rations . |
| 24 | When the meal was over and the tables had been cleared of everything except the wine and the cups , one of the Altun stood up . |
| 25 | This observation is necessary not because the lines quoted are of great importance to her poetry , but to give a balanced view of her own conflicts as a domestic servant . |
| 26 | However , the test of what is ‘ reasonably practicable ’ as opposed to ‘ practicable ’ , is not just whether the measures taken are financially or physically possible but the degree of risk must be balanced against the sacrifice involved . |
| 27 | It usually starts shortly after the animals have been weaned and in most instances it only persists for a few months . |
| 28 | ‘ They were too good to throw away when the chocolates had been eaten ! ’ |
| 29 | Lee promised to deliver the outstanding balance of US$330 million as soon as the guarantees had been agreed . |
| 30 | 7.6.2 Subject to the provisions of clauses 7.6.3 and 7.6.4 the Landlord shall as soon as the Permissions have been obtained or immediately where no Permissions are required apply all money received in respect of such insurance ( except sums in respect of loss of Rent ) in rebuilding or reinstating the Premises or the Retained Parts so destroyed or damaged [ making up any difference between the cost of rebuilding and reinstating and the money received out of the Landlord 's own money ] It is important to include the words in square brackets in order to ensure that the damaged or destroyed premises are reinstated . |