Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] [be] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But while new forms may be few , the flow of new language is strong . |
| 2 | The successful reader is one who can transcend her social background to make a sympathetic adjustment to a writer whose norms and values may be those of a different age . |
| 3 | Distance or open learning and on the job activities may be some of these , as well as supervised research for further qualifications , teaching ( for those in non-teaching posts ) , practice ( for those in teaching posts ) , structured home reading , preparing articles for the technical and professional press , sabbaticals and paid educational leave , practice review/practitioner research , and self-help groups . |
| 4 | The second is that the rules may be those that apply to formal , written language but they may then be prescribed for all circumstances . |
| 5 | Make each succeeding effort a little harder , but none of the repeats should be all out . |
| 6 | The Northern Ireland Act 1982 provides for the existing Assembly ( which lacks both legislative and executive powers ) to make proposals for the transfers to the Assembly of legislative and executive powers but such proposals must be such as to be ‘ likely to command widespread acceptance throughout the community ’ and although attempts are currently under way to evolve such proposals , they have not so far met with success . |
| 7 | Language learning activities should be those which will lead to fluency , accuracy and comprehension . |
| 8 | In that case , the only people who may be available to give warranties may be any major shareholders and/or directors , who may then wish to receive some form of indemnity against liability from other shareholders . |
| 9 | Although per-capita car-ownership levels may be low , the residential densities in inner-city districts may be such as to yield high absolute numbers of cars , with consequent flooding of narrow streets with parked vehicles . |
| 10 | Models are supposed to reproduce the causal features of the world and so the necessities must be those of the world , not those of the model 's inner logic . |
| 11 | It follows that ‘ those sensations must be all that we can , at bottom , mean by their attributes ; and the distinction which we verbally make between the properties of things and the sensations we receive from them , must originate in the convenience of discourse rather than in the nature of what is signified by the terms ’ . |
| 12 | I am anxious that a list system in which the lists are provided by parties might be less than democratic . |
| 13 | One view of the provision of facilities to meet the needs of walkers would be that , despite some inadequacies in design and maintenance , there is much for the pedestrian to be thankful for . |
| 14 | The danger , of course , was that the new schools would be little more than half-hearted extensions of the former senior elementary schools — by 1938 , 63.3 per cent of pupils beyond the age of eleven were in separate senior elementary schools and all that was at first formally required was that such schools should change their labels . |
| 15 | It was too late to begin to take action when the war fever had maddened the blood of the people , but if the warmongers in Germany and in this country knew beforehand that the working class of the two countries had come to an understanding , and would stand by it , the influence of that knowledge upon their counsels would be such as to compel them to submit to arbitration the points which would otherwise have been submitted to war . |
| 16 | Short notes here and there will indicate the path that the lecturer has taken through the study , but words will be few and blank spaces many . |
| 17 | There should be a 50 per cent statistical probability that the actual quantity of recoverable reserves will be more than the amount estimated as proven and probable and a 50 per cent statistical probability that it will be less . |
| 18 | It is to be expected that the criteria by which those in authority decide between the various candidates will be those that they see and most approve of in themselves . |
| 19 | This means that , at least for some listeners , a commercial will be heard many times — but these listeners will be few . |
| 20 | The new institute 's other roles will be those of research , documentation and international exchanges . |
| 21 | The winners will be those with the most innovative ideas , especially for getting unemployed people work — so there ought to be plenty of scope fro an input from the ES . |
| 22 | The winners will be those who in the opinion of the Judges , have answered the questions correctly and supplied the most appropriate tie-breaker . |
| 23 | The winners will be those that establish the most liquid markets with the lowest transaction costs , but at present the crystal ball is clouded by the coexistence of very different trading systems across Europe . |
| 24 | Of course , it is n't a race the winners will be those covering the shortest distance on the return trip from Beaune in France to Liverpool . |
| 25 | As we saw earlier , a central godhead whose manifold characteristics can be all things to all men is more powerful than a more parochial and less versatile spirit . |
| 26 | It is difficult to assess how effective such channels were , but the publicizing of grievances can be enough to lead to some bureaucratic adjustments . |
| 27 | But then I do n't suppose it 'll matter much with twenty of us in there ; our combined breaths 'll be enough to give us a steam bath . |
| 28 | When your customers do n't pay you , you are the one who pays — and your bills may be more than you think . |
| 29 | They only become annoying , meaningless rituals if they are too rigid or obsessive — when a routine tidying up session turns into a ‘ you must always put away all your toys and clothes before you get into bed ’ command , no matter what the unusual circumstances may be that night . |
| 30 | Circumstances may be such that you find it difficult to get your needs for status met at work . |