Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [vb base] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No longer did MPs defer to the Speaker , grant courtesy titles or bow when they left ; these days it was the loudest voice that got a hearing . |
| 2 | If you have any queries or think that you may not be obtaining your full pension entitlement , you should contact your local Social Security office as soon as possible . |
| 3 | The incomer might not agree to any existing house rules or feel that they can ignore them because they were not party to them initially . |
| 4 | Certainly , you should make it clear by words or conduct that you are exercising your right to treat yourself as having been dismissed . |
| 5 | Even making allowances for these factors , a person might be insulted if the actor makes it plain by his words or conduct that he holds in contempt those ( including the victim ) who do not share his point of view . |
| 6 | It is the risk to public order inherent in the defendant 's words or conduct that represents the harm struck at by the section . |
| 7 | What is the purpose , for example , of awarding compensation to a person who has acted to his detriment in reliance upon another 's words or conduct when the parties have not reached an agreement ? |
| 8 | ( 4 ) For purposes of this section ‘ deception ’ means any deception ( whether deliberate or reckless ) by words or conduct as to fact or as to law , including a deception as to the present intentions of the person using the deception or any other person . |
| 9 | Like , you could n't have pianos or sax because it was n't hardcore . ’ |
| 10 | Still , it 's not all bad so join THE LYRIC ROUND … 20 lyrics culled from 20 songs and see if you can name those tunes ! |
| 11 | Still , it 's not all bad so join THE LYRIC ROUND … 20 lyrics culled from 20 songs and see if you can name those tunes ! |
| 12 | Dorma have carefully endeavoured to provide a discriminating range of duvet covers and bedwear that will reflect every mood and enhance every possible bedroom style . |
| 13 | We inspect the drains via three manhole covers and establish that the oil is coming from a certain area in which there are a number of cam-cutting machines . |
| 14 | Then they 'd come bleating to my father and their husbands and complain that Addy was autocratic and impossible , and the men would say , " Why ca n't you leave her alone ? " |
| 15 | After a full term of playing to the changes I would like to applaud the lawmakers and suggest that the game may benefit by adopting some , if not all , in the senior game . |
| 16 | In practice , the authorities responsible for broadcasting — the governors of the BBC and the members of the IBA — oversee their respective organizations and ensure that certain statutory obligations are met . |
| 17 | It will lead to a better choice of candidates and ensure that more women and candidates from minority ethnic communities are elected . |
| 18 | I open my eyes and try and look at my trousers to see if it 's true , but my eyes are all blurry and I ca n't see proper . |
| 19 | And if she did , she would look into Carrie 's mind with her witch 's eyes and know that she knew that it was Mrs Gotobed weeping upstairs , and that she was remembering what Mr Evans had said . |
| 20 | She would die rather than roll her eyes and wriggle and blush . |
| 21 | Close your eyes and imagine that you are centred within a sphere of white light which also permeates your body . |
| 22 | Close your eyes and ensure that your breathing is slow and rhythmic . |
| 23 | I only had to shut my eyes and inhale and I was back in Russia . |
| 24 | Now open your eyes and see whether the feet are , indeed , parallel and if they are a foot apart . |
| 25 | Then close your eyes and see if you can describe that person in sufficient detail to distinguish him or her from anyone else — it 's harder than you think but you will improve in time . |
| 26 | Could I appeal to running shoe manufacturers to open their eyes and realise that they are missing out on a valuable section of the market ? |
| 27 | He does not just open his eyes and look and there it is . |
| 28 | At Level Three students will identify personal development goals and devise and arrange enterprise activity to enable them to meet these goals . |
| 29 | Her gaze skimmed over the fishing rods and tackle that were stored neatly against the side wall , and kept in place by a solid retaining bar . |
| 30 | DOS Protected Mode Services is an application programming interface that enables device drivers and terminate and stay resident programs to reside in extended memory and execute in protected mode on 80286 computers and up , greatly reducing demand for conventional memory . |