Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [v-ing] [conj] [subord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a bit like arguing that if the hypothesis that smoking causes lung cancer is to be believed , everybody who smokes must get cancer ; what is more nothing else ( such as asbestos ) can be admitted as having the same effect . |
| 2 | In place of saying that if the effect occurred so did the cause , we may say that the occurrence of the effect required that of the cause . |
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| 5 | To imagine this is to be aware that the aggressive term which I have applied to Amis 's novelistic method , ‘ ventriloquism ’ , has the drawback of suggesting that when an author throws his voice , the character who receives it will necessarily be found to be inanimate , a dummy . |
| 6 | Bartocci was staring angrily at Zen , who realized that he had made the mistake of speaking as though the letter really existed , as if the kidnapping was genuine . |
| 7 | In Prescott v Bulldog Tools Ltd [ 1981 ] 3 All ER 869 the court adopted a more pragmatic approach by saying that if the defendant genuinely felt he needed an examination of the plaintiff which involved the risk of a real but short-term injury , the court could balance the plaintiff 's objections against the defendant 's request to ensure a fair determination of the issues . |
| 8 | I see no justification for concluding that if the service provided involves the use of professional skill and judgment , the provision of such a service to the society can not also constitute action by the society . |
| 9 | Denis , of course , likes to light up whenever possible , but he does recognise the propriety of waiting until after the Queen 's health has been drunk . |
| 10 | This is a sure recipe for ensuring that when the barriers do come down , those who think this way will be left behind . |