Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before looking at some of the erm details of those practical programmes I would like to tell you something about the principles upon which his mind worked in approaching practical affairs . |
| 2 | If Kegan had waited another few minutes I could have got it settled . |
| 3 | Being one of her biggest fans I would like to say I am sick and tired of all the criticism that she receives . |
| 4 | For producing the captions I would like to offer you a fee of 150 which is in addition to any other payments for work on the Activity Book . |
| 5 | And erm I got down on my hands and knees I must 've done it for an hour |
| 6 | ‘ There are failsafes which should have stopped it from doing this ! ’ |
| 7 | The Doctor looked fascinated , explaining the nature of the injuries and the implements which could have caused them . |
| 8 | X-ray fluorescence ( XRE ) analysis ( see glossary ) of solders used on Roman silver suggests that the Roman silversmith did indeed use several different solders which could have given him a working temperature range from the melting point of silver ( 960°C ) , down to 180°C . |
| 9 | They were not derived from any significant analysis of aims or objectives in relation to the development of learners , nor based on a sufficiency of basic knowledge about the pupils and teachers and schools who would have to use them . |
| 10 | Now originally he would have given it to the servers who would have taken it out here . |
| 11 | If much of your poor performance in these ‘ interviews ’ stems from nerves there are several positive steps you can take to help you become more relaxed ( see pp. 39 — 44 ) . |
| 12 | So look closely at your lifestyle , your behaviour and habits in case there are some steps you can take to make it less likely that you will be a victim again . |
| 13 | As well as defining what you want and making a list of questions there are several additional steps you can take to ensure you get the best possible results from your appointment with a general practitioner . |
| 14 | No , I , I , I , just , just a cover note , I think it 's quite true that this is one of the small steps one can make to make it a little bit more possible for people with dependents to take a full part in local government , and the majority of the people who are excluded at the moment are in practise erm , women with dependent children , but there are many other people including men , and including people with dependent elderly relatives , and I think we need to make it the rule rather than the exception that local government has a carer 's allowance scheme . |
| 15 | If we ca n't raise funds we shall have to close it and then the villagers will starve of die of disease . " |
| 16 | In many absolutist states the myth that if only the Tsar or the Führer knew about the people 's grievances he would act to resolve them was carefully fostered by state propaganda and even more so in Romania by the Securitate 's rumour machine . |
| 17 | ( And even if the political will did exist , he doubted whether the institutions which would have to translate it into collective action were strong enough to do so . ) |
| 18 | For a long time , Emerson simply failed to sign the contracts which would have kept him in front-rank racing . |
| 19 | In April , the company unexpectedly obtained new contracts which might have made it possible for it to keep him in work . |
| 20 | Athelstan read and knew why John of Gaunt , Duke of Lancaster , was so indebted to Sir Thomas Springall , and why the merchant had possessed secrets which could have brought him even greater wealth . |
| 21 | It was a strong probability that the Guardian still retained in their archives a numbered copy of the minutes which would have told us immediately to whom that copy had been issued and therefore the name of the informant . |
| 22 | ‘ If I had n't known he was wearing shoes I 'd have sworn he had clogs on , ’ Maggie said . |
| 23 | In your shoes I 'd have expected him to come prepared with a big stick . ’ |
| 24 | In so doing they will be building on their earlier writing experiences which should have given them a positive view of themselves as writers who are capable of making and receiving meanings using a variety of forms depending on audience and purpose . |
| 25 | These I was given , but , as I soon discovered , directions which would have taken me there in an almost straight line . |
| 26 | So we began to ponder on the circumstances which might have made it necessary for such a tiny place to be defended . |
| 27 | Biographers , notably A J Lubin , have suggested motives which may have prompted him to choose such a woman for a partner . |
| 28 | Our children will suffer — but not those of rich parents who can afford to send them to public schools . |
| 29 | When you are quite happy and confident with your untidy loops you can start to clean them up a little . |
| 30 | A speech by the prince about caring for the terminally ill sounded so close to his wife 's concerns she could have written it herself . |