Example sentences of "[Wh det] [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the lunar curves in Figure 6.9 can roughly be applied to Mercury then crater erasure took place before about 4000 Ma ago , and most of the present craters , which may also have given rise to the smooth plains , were in place by about 3000 Ma ago , and little has happened on the Mercurian surface since except for the effects of tidal slow-down and interior shrinkage . |
| 2 | Similarly , the reference to the barge really refers to an account in a play of a scene which we do not and in some ways could not witness , a scene which may never have taken place in those terms . |
| 3 | Let it not be forgotten that in the years leading to the war the Tories were so scared of Russia that they missed the chance to establish a partnership which might well have prevented war . |
| 4 | The current South African team is still a long way from emulating the 1960s side which could well have claimed World Championship status if they had been able to test their strength against Garry Sobers ' West Indies . |
| 5 | This criticism is not mainly directed at universities and colleges , which would surely wish to appoint experience professionals who met their academic and teaching standards . |
| 6 | The court which would normally have taken cognizance was that over which the lord presided ; and although it was in the lord 's court that the vassal made his defiance , it was usually done , not in person , but by messenger or herald , and the vassal could not at that stage accept any ruling of the court . |
| 7 | Proposals for a Defense Industrial Base Revitalisation Act , which would also have provided cash for retooling over a wide range of American industry , had widespread support from Democrats and Republicans . |
| 8 | An amendment which would effectively have outlawed abortion , by extending the provisions of a clause on the right to life to include life from the moment of conception , was defeated . |
| 9 | The third scheme is the exploitation of the oil shales near Ein Bokek , which will also require cooling water . |
| 10 | But these will be accompanied by organizational arrangements , systems of administration and working conventions which will also help to define policy . |
| 11 | Moreover , my colleague Christine d'Andlau-Hombourg is French and multilingual which will also help to introduce Colnaghi 's to our Continental clients . |
| 12 | To the extent that completion of the SEM will encourage production activities to become more mobile , there are a series of factors which will also come to determine choice of location . |
| 13 | If the universe is destined to go on expanding forever , the temperature of the microwave radiation will eventually decrease to less than that of such a black hole , which will then begin to lose mass . |
| 14 | It is a technique which can also help keep sample size down in the case of a large survey . |
| 15 | The Press Code further requires that the first printed copy of each issue be submitted to the Ministry of Interior which can then intervene to stop distribution . |