Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [conj] [pron] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The language of section 20(1) ( iv ) ( b ) is wide enough to cover larceny by a bailee or part owner and embezzlement ; but it is a matter of dispute whether it does so or whether it is limited to those types of misappropriation , originally not criminal , for which the Act of 1901 was intended to provide . |
| 2 | The structures of the two programs are different in many respects and where they are similar this is the result of coincidence only or because they are constrained by the function — no infringement of copyright . |
| 3 | Oh , she knew well enough that if he were to walk through that door now , she would not entertain him ; her pride would not let her . |
| 4 | Sometimes a crisis focuses the attention far better than if you 're doing well . |
| 5 | Well they wear them so that when they 're putting out the fires they do n't hurt their heads . |
| 6 | The best hoods are shaped so that when they 're pulled in there 's less material to bunch up which means a closer and more comfortable fit around your head . |
| 7 | There are many people who come into English-language teaching without having passed through formal pedagogic processes , so that when they are confronted with the terminology of the subject , they may be at a disadvantage to those who have already been to teacher-training college or who have a university degree in linguistics . |
| 8 | Or , more ingeniously , the underside can be mirrored so that when it is flipped up it will look for all the world like a large looking glass . |
| 9 | For a long time it has been known that heavy drinking during pregnancy can badly affect a baby 's development so that when it is born , its face and head are deformed and it is mentally backward . |
| 10 | He could obtain a ‘ Charging Order ’ giving him a charge over Dunn 's house so that when it was sold his debt was paid out of the proceeds . |
| 11 | The ad people know that girls are watching and that they can attract them and form their ideas by making the girl associate their product with a particular image — so that when she is looking at a hair gel in a chemist 's , that will conjure up for her the image of the model used to advertise it , and make her want to look that way herself , and want to buy it . |
| 12 | Keep your conscience clear so that when you are insulted , those who speak evil of your good conduct as followers of Christ will be ashamed of what they say . |
| 13 | And it 's So one of the first thing to do is to get your axes marked so that when you 're putting stuff in , you know which is which . |
| 14 | We saw in Section II that shape-perception is not needed for the recognition of object-identity , so that if we were to attribute identity-perception to a creature ( perhaps because of its ability to follow a moving target ) we would not thereby be justified in attributing shape-perception also . |
| 15 | Cones are much rarer ; these are about the size and shape of an asparagus spear , with rows of cavities , which contained spores , so that if they are flattened they can appear almost segmented in the manner of an arthropod fossil . |
| 16 | Paraffin heaters sold in shops must now , by law , be designed so that if they 're tipped over , the flame is automatically snuffed out . |
| 17 | These parties claim that they are different from traditional Marxist — Leninist parties in three major respects : they are critical of certain aspects of the Soviet Union ; they are independent of Moscow so that if they were to win an election and form a government they would not be Soviet puppets ; and they claim that it is possible to implement communism and maintain traditional democratic institutions . |
| 18 | Yes , so that if he 's coming at twenty hundred tonight , he ca n't be |
| 19 | Be flexible with the details so that if you are getting behind you can trim the programme . |
| 20 | erm On the other hand , if you take the variety , you in fact leave it very mixed still , because you take your relatively small quantity out each time you go round , and you 're taking a relatively small number of species , so that if you are logging in a tropical forest at the sort of intensity most logging takes place , you 're only creating gaps where you take out the valuable species and leave the less valuable species . |
| 21 | Finding that their efforts are doomed to failure , what more natural than that they should cause the company to execute a floating charge in their favour to secure the loans so that if anything is left , after the claims of the prior chargees are satisfied , they take it rather than the unsecured creditors ? |
| 22 | This evidence should then be filed so that if it is challenged or its validity is questioned , the company can show that it has acted not only in good faith but with due care and prudence . |
| 23 | No , no we 've got another office at Knebworth which is a village approximately six miles north of here , what I will also be doing automatically is passing your details through to the office so that as you 're looking for character property and village property they 'll be particularly appropriate okay , but also to make life easier we actually carry their details here so anything that they 've got available I 'll be able to give to you now |
| 24 | And they should , as well , be able to get everyone to attend their own dentist so that as you 're registered with the doctors then you should with the dentist . |
| 25 | It does not amount to an argument that staff should be conducting research as such ; merely that if they are engaged in it , there is an advantage to it being undertaken with an eye to their teaching commitments . |
| 26 | And not only that when you 're getting on a like like |
| 27 | Almost every interview ended with ‘ I do n't remember much except that it was snowing … ’ or words to that effect . |
| 28 | Water holds a fascination for everyone , but never more so than when it is moving . |
| 29 | But you were saying about er Australia and that I I think at that particular time more so than now whatever was happening in the British pop scene seemed to just happen all over the world you know . |
| 30 | When you 're slogging your way uphill , chances are you 'll need a layer less than when you 're cruising along the straight and level . |