Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [modal v] [be] [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far as we know he was never a merchant , and he never went on crusade , but had he been he would have experienced all the five ways in which travel fundamentally impinged on the folk of the twelfth century ; and if we consider the impact made by the wandering scholars and the growing universities , the flow of litigants and diplomats to and from the papal Curia , the countless pilgrims and pilgrimages , the crusades at their most popular , and the commercial revolution upon the world of the central Middle Ages — then a love of travel and a readiness to travel must be accounted one of the major catalysts of change . |
| 2 | Secondly , as national incomes rise , the increase in demand generated will be channelled first into the secondary sector and then into the tertiary sector , in accordance with Engel 's Law . |
| 3 | He 's in the paper today saying why I now believe drug taking should be made legal , and er I think he er he 's absolutely right . |
| 4 | So William erm on Thursday night erm he said on B B C's Question Time erm which was given over to crime and punishment issues which had not been debated and erm William said he 'd a come to the conclusion now that he believed drug taking should be made legal . |
| 5 | Although a patent is a very powerful form of intellectual property , it is worth considering whether the invention involved can be kept secret indefinitely as an alternative to seeking a patent . |
| 6 | While the Lord Chancellor 's Advisory Committee accepted the majority of the Society 's application last year , negotiations have focused since then on the position of employed solicitors , whom the Society maintains should be granted wider rights alongside their private practice colleagues . |
| 7 | The ability to speak French is not essential but a willingness to learn would be considered desirable . |
| 8 | The decision to enter could be announced any time after completed negotiations and entry could take effect the next weekend , when markets are closed . |