Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [adj] [conj] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under the new law electors found guilty of malpractice faced fines of up to 5,000 naira ( US$1=18.45 naira as at Sept. 7 , 1992 ) and two years ' imprisonment , while anyone who was banned from participating in the political process but who was found guilty of supporting or sponsoring a candidate was liable to a 10,000 naira fine and five years ' imprisonment . |
| 2 | Procedures for adjudication and dispute settlement Investigators : Dr J M Atkinson , Dr C J Whelan This programme of research is concerned with developing and applying a range of social scientific approaches to the study of legal procedures for adjudication and dispute settlement . |
| 3 | The " Big Book " of alcoholics Anonymous describes some unfortunate people as being " naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honesty " and says that " they are not at fault ; they seem to have been born that way " . |
| 4 | To go on to say that " they are naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honesty " is also true but this may not be the whole truth . |
| 5 | A modest man , he was inclined to self-deprecation but had a quick , sharp mind of considerable penetration , together with a robust common sense . |
| 6 | The clash between the end-weight and subject-before-predicate principles could have been avoided by switching from passive to active and inserting a subject such as We or This paper : |