Example sentences of "[coord] [subord] [det] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | if that was a possibility or if that became a possibility mum only live round the corner . |
| 2 | ‘ generally speaking a prosecutor has as much right as a defendant to demand a verdict of a jury on an outstanding indictment , and where either demands a verdict a judge has no jurisdiction to stand in the way of it . |
| 3 | However , we remind ourselves of the principles outlined earlier in this judgment and the observation of Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest in Connelly v. Director of Public Prosecutions [ 1964 ] A.C. 1254 , 1304 , that ‘ generally speaking a prosecutor has as much right as a defendant to demand a verdict of a jury on an outstanding indictment , and where either demands a verdict a judge has no jurisdiction to stand in the way of it . ’ |
| 4 | Similarly for in-print books there are points where library and book trade concerns overlap , and where these have a bearing upon selection they are described below . |
| 5 | This is paid for out of general taxation and although those drawing a pension may feel that they have contributed to its cost by virtue of their earlier contributions , the state scheme in fact operates on a ‘ pay as you go ’ ( PAYG ) basis . |
| 6 | And if that sounds a bit po-faced , then you 're missing the point . |
| 7 | We suggest the following : when an additional risk factor ( preterm labour , prolonged rupture of membranes , or fever ) is present conventional culture and a rapid test should be performed , and if either gives a positive , result antibiotics should be given during labour . |
| 8 | In the right context , at the right moment , they can sound to marvellous effect , and if this suits a composer 's aesthetic he should not hesitate to cultivate their occasional use ( cf. |
| 9 | Initially the subject will attend to a new stimulus but will then gradually lose interest and start to look away ( habituation ) ; if the stimulus is then changed in some way and if this causes a re-awakening of interest ( dishabituation ) then we can assume that the baby has detected the change . |
| 10 | The changes applied with effect from 31 March 1992 , and since this represents a change in accounting policy , the group has restated the prior year figures . |
| 11 | Our earliest play-text of The Winter 's Tale is that of the First Folio , also of 1623 , and whether this represents a play-text from the missing licensed text or a later version we do not know . |
| 12 | Nonconformity had now become part of that high street and as such had a responsibility not just for the souls of the gathered faithful but for society as a whole . |
| 13 | As the ‘ chair ’ of the YCs , she was an officer of the Association and as such had a vote in the matter . |
| 14 | Due to the link-up QP is now a sending church and as such has a responsibility to support its missionaries in prayer . |
| 15 | Nevertheless they should have no place in pure classical ballets because they are largely acrobatic , and as such have a place only in certain modern works which discard the old conventions in order to display the athleticism and freedom of movement that today 's choreographers use as part of their material . |
| 16 | RMC was the user in law and as such needed a carrier 's licence . |
| 17 | The term ‘ off-shore ’ is sometimes used as an alternative , but as this has a meaning in other contexts the term Eurocurrency is the one which has generally stuck and most Eurocurrency transactions continue to be in Europe . |