Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] or [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well why does n't , ca n't he do something about that or does he |
| 2 | They then count , but they must not say any number that is a multiple of seven or has a seven in it . |
| 3 | Earthquakes , especially the big ones , are caused when two tectonic plates — segments of the earth 's crust that float freely on the molten magma beneath — come into contact with one another and one plate bangs into another or rubs alongside it or dives under it . |
| 4 | And erm not only er do I think that er she 'll probably be reasonably good with , with finals I 'm absolutely sure that her course reports from , you know , all the places where she 's been will be better than most of the other candidates , you know , because she brings home these , the these reports , you know , and she says it looks alright , you know , beginning of the course Nurse is lacking in this or has not got that or is not , you know , you think mm pretty the end of the course Nurse got the hang of , is very good , has done this , has done that , has supported this and you think mm pretty , well that 's lovely you know but she did n't have the experience during the whatever , she had been given the experience and the end of it brilliant |
| 5 | If the constant clock frequency is set too high the motor is unable to accelerate the load inertia to the corresponding stepping rate and the system either fails to operate at all or loses steps at the start of its travel . |
| 6 | ( c ) You may find that Halliday 's model of thematic analysis does not apply to your language at all or does not apply to some of its sentence patterns . |