Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [adv] [be] [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If your bike is second-hand , or has n't been used for a while , then it 's important to check that it 's safe to ride . |
| 2 | Section 11 permits the revocation of an authorisation if , inter alia , it appears that any of the criteria specified in Schedule 3 is not or has not been fulfilled by the institution concerned . |
| 3 | The immunities which he does say the Director is wrongfully seeking to infringe are the second and third in the list , which protect the citizen from being compelled to answer questions on pain of punishment ; and these are not concerned specifically with the question whether the citizen has or has not been charged with an offence . |
| 4 | Yet education has never guaranteed employment , and whether it has or has not been expected to , we must also consider the other purposes it may serve . |
| 5 | If the colours are lighter near the surface , the chances are that it is either old or has genuinely been bleached by the sun . |
| 6 | If a natural finish is preferred , this may cause problems if further adjustments or cleaning up are needed at the assembly stage . |
| 7 | The landlord may seek possession before expiry if there is a breach of any obligation of the tenancy or non-payment of rent and a proviso for re-entry or forfeiture therefore is contained in the tenancy agreement . |
| 8 | Although preliminary speculation was that the crash might have been caused by a bomb , accident investigators revealed that the plane had nose-dived after the right engine suddenly went into reverse thrust ; electronic safety systems designed to cope with this had apparently failed , and a warning light had either malfunctioned or had not been believed by the pilot . |
| 9 | A number of public sector pay awards have been treated leniently through supplementary estimates being granted , or have even been placed outside the limits . |
| 10 | It is not often that I receive ‘ fan'-letters , and I always acknowledge them unless they are impertinent , or have obviously been written by lunatics . |
| 11 | The muscular derring-do of our film heroes inspired us to imitative feats of climbing , usually trees ; and their prowess in stalking and sniffing out was echoed in our exploration of sombre , dingy and often damp places . |
| 12 | A MSS instrument like the one carried by Landsats 1–3 and described earlier is carried by the newer Landsats ; in addition , they have a more modern scanner called the Thematic Mapper or TM . |
| 13 | The problem here is an obvious one and has already been alluded to , namely how do we know how good an indicator is if we can not compare the phenomenon with the indicator ? |
| 14 | The results for one set of three questions on a recipe was in the GT4 reference test and has already been discussed in the previous chapter . |
| 15 | This insert was cloned as a dimer within the Sma I site of the pUC19 polylinker and has previously been used for studying the effect of actinomycin on the structure of the surrounding blocks of A n . |
| 16 | This question is not new , and has previously been considered by courts in England and Hong Kong . |
| 17 | Because increased consumption of fat results in an increase in both weight and blood pressure and has also been implicated as a risk factor for some forms of cancer , dietary fat may explain the correlation between blood pressure and cancer . |
| 18 | This woman works at a Garrimpo and has also been exposed to mercury vapour . |
| 19 | He was recently banned from the directors ' room at Newcastle and has also been shifted from his seat in the directors box to the back of the stand . |
| 20 | Induced hypothermia is used intraoperatively during cardiopulmonary bypass and has also been used in the intensive care management of cerebral oedema . |
| 21 | But it has apparently proven useful for microscopic surgery — and has also been used by US cult band the Grateful Dead , who recorded their recent revival concert in three dimensions . |
| 22 | Because British intelligence has been reluctant to spy on a legitimately elected government and has also been forbidden from keeping ministers under surveillance , MI5 has welcomed the CIA 's intervention and given it a free rein in its British operations , always provided that it can share the resulting information . |
| 23 | Governor Clinton , who granted Bono a private audience , and has also been interviewed on MTV by Megadeth 's Dave Mustaine , received the endorsement of the official Madonna Fan Club Of West Hollywood . |
| 24 | This kind of criticism has been made by the writers mentioned above , and has also been amplified by Rowbotham et al . |
| 25 | On occasions rural depopulation has aroused considerable public concern and has even been represented as a draining away of the nation 's life-blood , to the detriment of the national character and vigour . |
| 26 | The Romans were fond of lead vessels for food and drink and used lead-based glazes on pottery : lead poisoning was common and has even been proposed as a cause of the madness among high-ranking Romans which contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire . |
| 27 | Her magnificent antique collection , which includes a 110-year-old Black Forest Clock , is very popular with other dedicated clockwatchers , and has even been put on display at Gloucester Museum . |
| 28 | The survey of what the private profession do and for whom , conducted on behalf of the Royal Commission on Legal Services , reinforced the results of earlier , more limited , surveys and has largely been confirmed by more recent surveys . |
| 29 | Often ill-informed and repetitive , the debate has tended to ignore the interests of the client and has frequently been conducted by those whose minds are already made up on the issue . |
| 30 | The kingdom also uses the amputation of limbs as a punishment , imposes the death penalty , and has frequently been accused of torturing prisoners . |