Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [v-ing] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dalton in the opening years of the nineteenth century introduced the atomic theory , which gave a theoretical background to the ideas of definite proportions : if definite numbers of atoms of each element combine , then the total weights combining must also be definite . |
| 2 | Legislation has intruded on free contracting in few cases ; particular types of clauses in consumer contracts are rendered ineffective , and in some cases contracting must be in prescribed form . |
| 3 | I expect some people watching might think that wo wo football is a boy 's game , rather than a girl 's game , but of course that is n't the tradition is it ? |
| 4 | Aideed , asked in an interview with the US television network CBS if he had any message for President Bill Clinton , said : ‘ I think the best message I can give is to stop killing the Somali people killing will not solve anything . ’ |
| 5 | The submission of an incomplete return with some information missing will surely therefore amount to carelessness , if not outright neglect , on the part of any professional adviser . |
| 6 | another fortnight saying can I give another fortnight . |
| 7 | In Goodlad 's own words , ‘ In large inner city schools , many of whose pupils are immigrants , and where mixed-ability ‘ teaching is used , able pupils value the extra stimulus tutoring can offer ; less able pupils often need help in order to survive . ’ |
| 8 | Chairman there were three areas of concern , the longer term objective were of course the bypass , that is some way into the future , the more the media is , that is concerned with traffic calming the more comprehensive traffic calming would be the subject of some in depth study who 'd defined exactly what pieces of , of traffic are most suitable for that village , but one element and that was to do with |
| 9 | For example , after a series of late nights and lie-ins ( holidays for example ) , it might be time to get back to our normal hours of work ; alternatively , on retirement , a lifetime of early morning rising can be altered . |
| 10 | Providing you had memorised the five scale patterns and the associated chord shape for each one , it was merely a question of finding the chord shape in whatever key/position was required , and the appropriate scale fingering would follow . |
| 11 | Under normal domestic circumstances barking can be controlled without such mutilation being necessary . |
| 12 | It 's wonderful what a little name dropping will do . |
| 13 | In the latter case addressing will probably only point to a bucket number , and in searching the bucket for a particular record using the direct technique it will no longer be an error to detect a dummy record , but part of the search . |
| 14 | Ask the vendor if you can defer discussion until you 've completed the survey , so that all matters arising can be dealt with at one go . |
| 15 | Anyone who knows anything about the building workers and continued process working will understand that there are numerous reasons why it is impossible to have a 40 hour working week . |
| 16 | Although input will now obviously be curtailed by the absence of the crews in London and the students on vacation , any good ideas arising will be incorporated into the plan for presentation to the Annual General Meeting in November . |
| 17 | There is a controversy going on in America at the moment because President Bush has decided to cut his military arsenal which means that many people working would lose their jobs , and because of the recession there is not much chance of them getting other jobs . |
| 18 | When proceeds from the disposal of business assets are reinvested in certain other business assets the chargeable gain arising can be deferred . |
| 19 | If trees are young they should be removed , but with mature trees felling can lead to ground recovery and swell as moisture returns , thus causing even worse damage . |
| 20 | Severe forearm bruising may be covered with both a crêpe bandage and a shin pad ( but not a shin/instep protector ) . |
| 21 | If Leyland Daf collapses , more short time working will be inevitable . |
| 22 | After about five minutes stripping can begin . |
| 23 | I do hope Chesky manages to reissue Wild 's legendary RCA recording of the Scharwenka First Piano Concerto , but in the meantime all connoisseurs of superb piano playing should snap up this disc without delay . |
| 24 | According to the grapevine , working on the sound economics of the move north , Massingham 's have already sold their works here , and the only staff transferring will be those needing a London base . ’ |
| 25 | And without such plea , none of the background to the case to which we have briefly alluded can ever be placed before the jury : the only issues arising would be whether or no the publication was defamatory and , if so , what should the damages be . |
| 26 | Unfortunately , the 13 men missing could not be found . |
| 27 | The recent Report of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution even goes so far as to recommend that straw burning should be banned in five years time . |
| 28 | … the city of Chichester doth so fast decay and run to ruine , and the multitude inhabiting there so fast growe too beggary that except for remedy thereof some speedy order bee taken it is very likely the multitude of poor in the liberty of that city increasing will cause the better sorte ( being few that can contribute towards the releefe of the poore ) by reason of charges to wex weery of inhabiting the city . |
| 29 | The regulations give some guidance by directing that an application may be refused where it appears that any advantage accruing would only be trivial , where the simple nature of the proceedings would not normally require the assistance of a solicitor , or where funds from another source were available but not pursued . |
| 30 | Any citizen attending could inscribe on a piece of pottery the name of the person he wanted ostracised , without speeches or debate . |