Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] [conj] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is considered bad manners for reception staff to address a visitor from a sitting position ; they should always rise and be attentive when someone approaches the counter . |
| 2 | Ours is a voice which can not be ignored , but if we are to use our influence to full effect we must both recognise and be capable of using our strengths . |
| 3 | While labour could be paid poor wages they must also survive and be able to work efficiently . |
| 4 | I urge the assembly to accept this amendment to depart from this statement , to commend to our churches the use of the apostle 's creed and to wait for a day of broad theological agreement which in the providence of God and by the work of the holy spirit will surely come and then agree upon a statement of faith which we shall all agree and be able to commend enthusiastically to the church but until then to depart from this one . |
| 5 | We were not swamped with facts and procedures which , without our understanding them , we would soon forget and be unable to apply to new problems . |
| 6 | As many commentators , including the Building Societies Association , have noted , owner-occupation is not an ideal tenure for young people who are often mobile and may neither want nor be able to afford owner-occupation . |