Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [vb mod] [be] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is bound to be somewhat artificial , since the obligation to show all the stages of your reasoning forces you to appear rather more introspective than you would be in real life , but it still provides good practice in arranging and presenting material in an acceptable style . |
| 2 | I mean in n things like swimming baths are chlorinated so they 've got a low bug count anyway , so , so you 'll be at low risk of getting anything there . |
| 3 | Impressed as we may be by the caddis house , we are nevertheless , paradoxically , less impressed than we would be by equivalent achievements in animals closer to ourselves . |
| 4 | Although they might be in major shops soon , they 're presently only available from |
| 5 | ‘ I already have 500 pigeons so they will be in good company . ’ |
| 6 | Then , pulling a large white ashtray towards him so it would be within easy reach , he lit a cigarette . |
| 7 | ‘ The back faces south , so it will be in full sun , ’ she went on . |
| 8 | In fact , they all look like they should be in different bands — which is how they manage to slip from soul to jazz , from funk to thrash , so easily . |
| 9 | Jim Martin looks like he should be in Thin Lizzy . |
| 10 | Yeah well there 's a problem with that because they might be on different project number mighten they ? |
| 11 | Some found it unacceptable because it would be on early in the evening , because it was a soap serial — and because the woman was committing adultery with a much younger man . |
| 12 | As a result of which , she had to acknowledge ruefully , everything in her wardrobe , while it might be of good quality , was strictly practical . |
| 13 | The reason is that while it may be in limited supply , it is n't unique . |
| 14 | ‘ And she 's perfect , though she 'll be in Neo-natal Intensive Care for twenty-four hours , they said , ’ Bill frowned . |
| 15 | This is particularly true for the female , as she must be in top condition to make good quality eggs prior to spawning . |
| 16 | There is no reason ( as there might be with spontaneous speech ) why the patient should choose to utter the isolated content words here and not the isolated function words . |
| 17 | Such " success " as there may be from legal prohibition of alcohol or other addictive substances is gained at the expense of creating the suffering of " Dry Drunks " . |
| 18 | Desirable though they may be in special circumstances , I have always conducted a personal vendetta against glazed cabinets and patented bookcases with evil and malicious sliding and lifting glass panels . |
| 19 | Two very important indexing journals not always used as much as they might be by social researchers are the British Humanities Index and the Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin . |
| 20 | Claims to privilege are the same as they would be on ordinary discovery . |
| 21 | When the Liberals were defeated , as they would be in due course , it would be they , and not the Labour Party , who would take the Opposition front bench . |
| 22 | A compromise of allowing her to reduce her scheduled hours and time of working should be offered , thus providing some income and retaining her entitlement to annual leave when it will be of personal benefit to her . |
| 23 | Although clearly unusual , it would be important to document the presence of this inflammation as it may be of considerable significance to the surgeon considering pouch reconstruction on removal . |
| 24 | Anathema as it may be to Welsh Rugby Union ears , this was something they realised at Twickenham at least five years ago and we have all seen the felicitous results . |
| 25 | The tactile consciousness too , powerful as it may be in intimate contact , can not represent our wide apprehension of the world to so marked a degree . |
| 26 | We rarely saw its summit , lost as it would be in thick mist , but its mystery made it all the more attractive and seductive . |
| 27 | When this is not the case , as with non-Western cultures ( and as it might be with deaf people ) , then the theories produced may be of limited value . |
| 28 | Please could you find the error as it will be of great use to myself and others . |