Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [noun] [to-vb] [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem with such an approach is of course that if one 's starting-point is ‘ what are the scriptures fundamentally about ? ’ ( and not ‘ what is a priori right ? ’ — which would be an ‘ a priori ethical ’ position ) it is perfectly possible for others to contend that they consider some quite other theme to be ‘ fundamental ’ to the scriptures . |
| 2 | They and the school together planned ahead in order to make it possible for pupils to feel that they , too , knew themselves better . |
| 3 | The main fault I can find with the vehicle is the cab noise at speeds over 40 mph , ( it will only do 60mph ) I know the Land Rover was never meant for motorways but we plan on taking it on our holiday , is it normal for gearboxes to sound like they are going to fly out of the window or do I have a fault ? |
| 4 | Since in general ‘ politics ’ should not be discussed in school , it is easy for teachers to claim that they have no strong opinions about subjects like , say , the National Front . |
| 5 | That silent disapproval had to emanate from her and Thérèse in order to prove that they were young ladies , to provoke him to further displays of cruelty . |
| 6 | Falling interest rates make it even more important for investors to check that they are getting a reasonable return from their funds . |
| 7 | But it is disingenuous for academics to pretend that they can participate in such discussion on terms of complete equality with their students , for there are questions of power and authority involved ; at the end of the day , grades and marks , assessing and examining , come into the picture . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's difficult for people to accept that they ca n't interfere with the transfer of data once it 's automated . |
| 9 | As to the former , Galileo deduced , it was necessary for divines to show that they did not contradict the Scriptures . |