Example sentences of "[unc] [noun] [vb mod] [adv] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Madam Deputy Speaker , erm there 'll be no need for any pruning from the chair because I had just mentioned the word banks at the very point that you madam speaker , got up and I can assure that er pruning would not be in order . |
| 2 | ‘ & yet I would fain be at the Beginning of my Willows growing . |
| 3 | But very obviously our traveller 's decision would not be at all like that . |
| 4 | ‘ Being realistic , it looks as if Northern Ireland 's clubs will always be in the preliminary rounds of the European Cup and the Cup Winners ' Cup and you wo n't draw a big name , ’ said Anderson . |
| 5 | ‘ There are only two places you can cross from coast-to-coast and one route takes 14 days , so Fusil 's route could only be in one place . ’ |
| 6 | The Poet will protect the Friend 's heart ‘ As tender nurse her babe from faring ill ’ , but after his death then the Friend 's heart may also be in jeopardy : ‘ Presume not on thy heart when mine is slain ; /Thou gav'st me thine not to give back again . ’ |
| 7 | Mrs Thatcher 's heart would not be in that approach , any more than the Labour Party has yet taken the need for high interest rates to its bosom . |
| 8 | The Nestle Co. 's intention can hardly be in doubt . |
| 9 | A major problem is that , even in very rural districts , much of the council 's stock will frequently be in the largest settlements , which in many cases have not been included under the rural designation . |
| 10 | A second , but equally fundamental , principle is that people 's lives should not be in forfeit because of the ideas they choose to express . |
| 11 | It also follows that the work of those sociolinguists and ethnographers who attempt to discuss language in terms of user 's purposes will also be of interest . |
| 12 | The officer 's evidence will probably be in the following terms : ‘ I had a good view of the zebra crossing when I saw a pedestrian step on to the crossing limits from the footpath outside the Town Hall and walk about one third of the way across the crossing when the defendant drove in front of the pedestrian etc . ’ |
| 13 | Despite their unusually erratic season , it has been hard to argue against the premise that Liverpool 's name might already be on the Cup . |
| 14 | Sally 's request would not be in the least out of character . |
| 15 | The Gilbert Collection Bequest to the Hampshire County Museum 's Service will also be on show . |
| 16 | As later events were to show , the Valois monarchy had its weaknesses and the successful assertion of Edward 's claim might not be beyond the bounds of possibility . |
| 17 | ‘ FitzAlan would think of him , too , and Ralf 's life would n't be worth a straw . ’ |
| 18 | But if she refused , Mobuto 's life would certainly be at risk . |
| 19 | I suspect that the king 's life could well be in danger . |
| 20 | In any case , as we shall see in Chapter 8 , strengths very greatly in excess of I per cent of the Young 's modulus may not be of much interest in practical engineering . |
| 21 | One 's best friend 's cousin 's daughter might well be at a loose end after leaving art college . |
| 22 | It follows that management 's shares can not be worth more than par value at the date they subscribe . |
| 23 | How can I be sure that this year 's cures will not be in disgrace and condemned by the time you read about them ? |
| 24 | Shearer 's injury might not be on quite the same scale , but it will keep him out of qualifiers in Turkey next month , the Netherlands at home in April and the end-of-season double away to Poland on 29 May and Norway four days later . |
| 25 | If differential achievement is of no importance after all , then subtleties of interpretation need not be seriously debated and girls ' experiences would hardly be worth exploring . |
| 26 | It was also announced that ambassadors ' postings would henceforth be for a maximum of five years , and that their appointments would be approved by the council of USSR and republican foreign ministers . |
| 27 | The use of sponsors ' logos should not be at the expense of the prominence of the HCIMA logo ; |
| 28 | Thanks to him and the rest who are behind these outrageous accusations , the Pakistanis ' reputations will probably be in tatters. — |
| 29 | In spite of Scott LJ 's efforts the prevalent view of textbook writers is that " It can be said that any covenant which affects the landlord qua landlord or the tenant qua tenant will probably be with the class of covenants which [ run ] , but this is not very helpful , and it is better to note examples from decided cases " ( P.F. Smith , Evans : The Law of Landlord and Tenant ( Butterworths : 1985 ) 75 ) . |