Example sentences of "[coord] [be] [adj] [verb] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a third party has harmed the child , therefore , the statutory criteria will only be met if a reasonable parent would have acted to prevent the harm or was unable to do so because of his lack of control over the child . |
| 2 | In such circumstances the punishment may be unjustified , and if it is , the parent should be able to admit this to the child and be able to apologise later when the tension is lessened . |
| 3 | In the sister institute in the French-speaking Cameroon set up somewhat earlier at Yaounde , workers embarked more conventionally straight into a programme of materials production and were able to announce confidently that by March 1973 , ‘ about 47 tons of textbooks and 33 tons of documents have been produced ’ , but you can not profitably assess the success of a curriculum by weight ; many megatons of unprofitable material have been produced ( and will still be produced ) all over Africa just because no preliminary study had been made to ascertain whether children and parents wanted them , could afford them , read them or understand them . |
| 4 | The leader takes account of these responses in choosing its output and is able to do better than it would under Cournot reactions there is a ‘ first mover ’ or precommitment advantage . |
| 5 | Anecdotal evidence , however , suggests that the follow-through has been patchy , and very few retailers are assuming anything other than that the consumer has put away cheque book and credit cards and is unlikely to venture forth until confidence begins to build again . |
| 6 | In fact , he 's not had a lesson in his life and is unlikely to start now as Muirfield does n't even have a professional 's shop ! |
| 7 | He says that somebody who experiences the fire of love will find that he is affected physically : he may find that he develops a stammer and is unable to speak quickly or clearly any more and that his whole body has slowed down : a job that once took half an hour will now take a whole morning . |
| 8 | This is why much of philosophy has been barren for more than 2,000 years and is likely to remain so until philosophers learn to understand the language of information processing . " |
| 9 | It 'll be run by the security firm Group 4 , and is likely to open soon although the date has n't been announced . |
| 10 | Jan says he has a good feeling about swindon and is hungry to do well and play in the premier league |
| 11 | Barry Glenn said he can not stop thinking about his ordeal , has problems sleeping and is scared to return home where his nightmare began . |
| 12 | DESPITE the Ministry of Defence 's ( MoD ) statement that no more check-flights would be undertaken on Vulcan B.2 XH558 — enabling the flightcrew to stay current should the decision to ground her be reversed , or she be flown to her next owner ( FP November , p26 ) — the mighty Vulcan flew again from Waddington , Lincs , in October and was due to fly again as this issue went on sale . |
| 13 | By effectively refusing to consider a particular type of ball for Category A tournaments , the Association would appear , in Mr MacCaughey 's words of response , ‘ … to treat us equally with other companies , when it comes to paying over the proposal fee and the contribution of free of charge tennis balls ( another condition of the Agreement ) , but are unwilling to do so when it comes to exposure at major events . ’ |
| 14 | Firms may want to produce more at point B but are unable to do so because of insufficient resources . |
| 15 | On Sunday , go to the course in the morning , but be sure to go home and watch the final holes on television . |
| 16 | In it he recounted the farcical activities of a couple who wished to divorce but were unable to do so unless one partner committed , or pretended to commit , an act of adultery . |
| 17 | This article suggests that the British hoped to create an international civil aviation environment favourable to their interests , but were unable to do so because of American opposition . |
| 18 | He knew that he ought to see a physician , but was unwilling to do so lest he be told that he was not , after all , cured of syphilis . |