Example sentences of "[adv] be [adj] explain " in BNC.
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| 1 | But before we move from discussing the lower levels of language — words , phrases , grammatical categories — to talking about the text as a unit of meaning , it would perhaps be useful to explain briefly what a text is and why we identify a given stretch of language as a text rather than assume that it is a set of unrelated words and sentences . |
| 2 | It is difficult to distinguish cause and effect ; and even if we could be sure that the low level of orienting in the pre-exposed subjects was responsible for their retarded conditioning , it would still be necessary to explain why it is that the OR should return when reinforced training begins . |
| 3 | Encourage him/her to correct you , even though he/she may not always be able to explain to you what you are doing wrong . |
| 4 | It may also be appropriate to explain that we have been using both systems , side by side , for over two years with files being transferred between them throughout that time . |
| 5 | Ask me instead about the Meaning of Life it would probably be easier to explain It all depends on whether you go First Class , Standard , on a Friday or Bank Holiday , before 9am , after 6pm , book a week in advance or want dinner on the train . |
| 6 | She 'll at least be able to explain Yeo Davis to us . |
| 7 | If we confine ourselves to explanations couched in the vocabulary of physics or neurochemistry , then we are going to lose , or fail to formulate , a vitally important set of generalizations about human behaviour , and science will never be able to explain or predict behaviour in a satisfactory way . |
| 8 | Susan knew that would n't work , but also that she would never be able to explain to Juliet why an amateur enforcer would have a better chance indream than a skilled public servant . |