Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [adv] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What we need to do is steal his thunder in some way so that he realises how pointless it would be to write a story or even make any of those veiled suggestions that reporters of his ilk seem to be so good at . ’ |
| 2 | In many circumstances this might not be a problem , but if you are at all keen on the subject and a little more experienced in circuit design and assembly , you may well wish to make another board or perhaps modify the circuit ( and probably the p.c.b . |
| 3 | Apart from the chance that the customer may default on his payments ( perhaps even go bankrupt ) , there is the risk that he may also sell , damage or even destroy the goods . |
| 4 | There were a lot of young drunks staggering about , too — most at that noisy and unattractive stage where they might want to be your pal or pick a fight or just throw up on you , so I gave them a wide berth . |
| 5 | Thornton did not have the strength in his punches to trouble Eubank early in the fight or enough snap to worry him later on . |
| 6 | Of course Hayward 's physical condition was such that he could no longer live alone — he had spent the war years as a guest of the Rothschilds in Cambridge and there must have been an element of sympathy or even pity in Eliot 's invitation to him ; the presence of old-fashioned Yankee rectitude in his character , and the quiet acceptance of " duty " in his role as Hayward 's companion and helper , can not be ignored . |
| 7 | In these changes , it is still unknown whether endothelin can directly cause the permeability change or indirectly induce the change after arteriolar constriction . |
| 8 | That we will not during the period of 45 consecutive days immediately following the date of this letter enter into discussions with any other person relating to the disposal of our respective interest in the Shares unless you withdraw from negotiations for such purchase or unreasonably delay such negotiations ; and |
| 9 | The pound may now stay at its new post-Lawson level or even decline further . |
| 10 | There have been many doubts that Gazza could n't make a come-back at club level or even contemplate straddling the international scene again with the outrageous talent that made him a folk hero . |
| 11 | Minimising — admitting that one or two staff members drink a bit or perhaps use a bit of cannabis or maybe occasionally get into trouble with the consequences of drinking too much but insisting that the Company has more important problems to deal with and that it is not the Company rule nor responsibility to deal with these problems . |
| 12 | ( 2 ) That the use of clear ministerial statements as an aid to the construction of ambiguous legislation did not amount to questioning or impeaching the proceedings in Parliament or otherwise contravene article 9 of the Bill of Rights 1688 ( post , pp. 1037D–E , 1039C , 1040E–F , 1042C–D , 1043G , 1061A–B ) . |
| 13 | It might last a minute , an hour or even go on for days and there was nothing Dexter could do to fight it . |
| 14 | You have to get him wound down a bit , you have to do it , you know of a about half an hour or so ask him for the proper name ! |
| 15 | Do you have a friendly dog , and an hour or so spare each week ? |
| 16 | If you plan to stay where you are , the likelihood is that at some point you will want to make some changes or improvements : install central heating , insulate the loft , modernise the kitchen or perhaps convert part of the house to a granny flat for an elderly parent who is becoming too frail to live alone . |
| 17 | Capitant 's Union Gaulliste apparently intrigued de Gaulle , but not enough for him to lend it active support or even sanction , and de Gaulle 's reluctance to throw his weight behind this initiative doomed it to failure . |
| 18 | Already Scottish Tory Mps are lining up to threaten the Government that they will withhold support or even vote against if Rosyth is forsaken . |
| 19 | They go only a short distance , or in the wrong direction or just come straight down again . |
| 20 | Mary Lovell , who has arranged the meeting , said that as well as fund raising a support group would identify patients in the area , find people willing to sit with a patient at their home to give carers a break , and provide volunteers to drive people to the hospice or generally help at the hospice . |
| 21 | We will have to depend on the father for money or else scrape by on Social Security . |
| 22 | You can pay money or not pay money ; you can pay more or you can pay less ; you can make payments more frequently or less frequently . |
| 23 | Unfortunately over the years there was such a deficit for whatever reason lot 's of things were tried it was then decided that it was two options one was closing lose so much money or actually put it out to franchise fortunately enough that people were at all the money and we did n't get an income from it . |
| 24 | Unsure whether I actually wanted to strike the rod and possibly miss another take or just enjoy the sound of the buzzer , I decided on the latter and leapt out of bed and grabbed the rod . |
| 25 | Field applications of malathion and IBP could therefore delay the onset of resistance or even reduce the frequency of resistant genes already present . |
| 26 | Otherwise one might make a statistical correction or even hope that its effect is small , i.e. discrimination might be good enough even when light is lost due to blocking . |
| 27 | Twice he 'd lost sight of them and been obliged to put on speed or else run the risk of failing to see them as they took some minor road or turn-off . |
| 28 | It 's also ironic that the whole discussion could have taken place on radio , which would have enabled one to look for a dictionary or just take a walk round the room . |
| 29 | The ban takes the form of a circular stating that it is illegal to sell , purchase , import , export or even carry tiger bones or rhino horns and that they may not be used in medicines . |
| 30 | But Denis had been totally unnerved by the complete lack of fear or even concern the Jew had displayed at the sudden sight of the gun . |