Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [adv] [vb base] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I imagine those who appeal would carry on paying the bill until the outcome is resolved and then receive a rebate with interest if necessary , ’ said Mr Collin . |
| 2 | We should have SOME games in the season where we are outplayed and yet get a result . |
| 3 | Moreover , Corbett realised that if de Craon knew he was asking questions it was only a matter of time before the Council of Guardians intervened and either put a stop to his activities or expelled him from the country . |
| 4 | In practice , we first form a column of skip means alongside the values to be smoothed and then form a column of the required smoothed values . |
| 5 | He said he would wait another week to see if the injury healed and then make a decision — if he steps down , leading batsman Javed Miandad may lead the team . |
| 6 | Whilst it is conceivable that some of these jobs will be craft based and thus provide an outlet for some initiative and self activism , the significant reality will be that they have no economic power and no industrial muscle . |
| 7 | The reasons for these declines in late-age mortality are not well understood but probably reflect a variety of factors including better health care and improvements in nutrition and other aspects of living conditions as well as improvements in the availability and quality of medical care . |
| 8 | Larval termites look like those most primitive of insects , the bristletails ; larval horseshoe crabs are visibly segmented and so reveal a similarity with the trilobites difficult to perceive in the adult ; the free-swimming molluscan larva looks very like that of the segmented worms and thus suggests a link between the two groups . |
| 9 | Will the Foreign Secretary keep the House informed and perhaps make a statement when the House returns after the recess ? |
| 10 | Words like " explain " , " justify " and " assess " are used to focus your attention on causation and evidence ; you should not only describe what you have read but also offer an analysis of why you take the view of it you do . |