Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ Whereas , it is necessary that steps be taken to ensure the continued conservation of the countryside in mountain areas in certain other less-favoured areas ; whereas the Member States have already taken or plan to take positive measures for this purpose and these efforts should be encouraged ; whereas farming performs a fundamental function in this respect . ’ |
| 32 | Only the Lollards , however , seem to have elaborated a pacifist doctrine founded upon the Biblical injunction against killing : the tenth of the twelve Lollard conclusions published in 1395 declared that ‘ manslaute be batayle or pretense lawe of rythwysnesse for temperal cause or spirituel withouten special revelaciun is expres contrarious to the newe testament , the qwiche is a lawe of grace and ful of mercy ’ . |
| 33 | Any growth which has occurred must either have come later or have involved other forms of temporary working , such as the imposition of a special " temporary " status on certain workers recruited on open-ended contracts — something which our case studies indicate might have been the case . |
| 34 | It is best known for persecuting Indian peasants , especially the lower castes or ‘ Untouchables ’ , who may have stolen from a neighbour or have demonstrated dirty habits . |
| 35 | IF YOU bought into privatisation issues with limited allocations , or have inherited small parcels of shares , you may find selling them a problem . |
| 36 | I would like to year from any readers who are developing or have developed local codes . |
| 37 | Stopping smoking is the most effective single treatment for those who have had a heart attack or have developed arterial disease of the legs . |
| 38 | The dogs have been kennelled , and the bodyguards have either gone back to bed or have fallen asleep in the hall . |
| 39 | The granting or the withholding of that use depends on factors over which the voter has no control : lower-preference votes come into play only if higher-preference votes have proved surplus to the quotas of candidates who have been elected or have become useless to candidates who have been eliminated . |
| 40 | Club members — they have all either undergone open heart surgery themselves or have helped loved ones through the ordeal — display this zest for life which would encourage anyone faced with the same ordeal . |
| 41 | At birth babies who have been jaundiced , premature or have had certain antibiotic therapies — to list just a few instances — should also be screened for impaired hearing . |
| 42 | Patients who may benefit most include those who have multiple cardiac risk factors , a low exercise capacity , are slow to adjust psychologically to a new lifestyle , or have had recent cardiac surgery . |
| 43 | So unless you have been self-employed or have had other money , not connected with your job , you may never really have needed to give the question very much thought . |
| 44 | Girls may be there simply because they are young and things are not working out at home or with their boyfriends , or they may be designated as " ESN " ( educationally sub-normal ) , or have had previous children that they have lost through negligence or ignorance . |
| 45 | It is composed of Law Lords , and others who hold or have held judicial office in the United Kingdom or the Commonwealth . |
| 46 | Other peers who hold or have held high judicial office may sit but rarely do so . |
| 47 | To put it more crudely , those students who are male , white , middle-class and Christian , will very rarely have their views challenged or have to make sympathetic adjustments as a consequence . |
| 48 | Donkeys acquire infection as foals and yearlings and tend to remain infected , presumably through re-exposure , all their lives . |
| 49 | They therefore have a shorter shelf-life than the trans forms and tend to turn rancid more easily . |
| 50 | The appropriate Government departments in most cases issue model forms of these byelaws and tend to oppose major departure from their standard forms . |
| 51 | Similarly , configurations of insurance against liability enlarge the ability to pay this tax and tend to attract legal obligations . |
| 52 | They all look shopmade and tend to have unimaginative decorations on top . |
| 53 | Such adjectives belong to the popular , rather than learned , stratum of English vocabulary and tend to have emotive connotations , here largely pejorative . |
| 54 | Most corporate acquisitions achieve little for society as whole and tend to worsen economic ills in the older cities . |
| 55 | Do n't be tempted to skimp on quality in living rooms , which get the most wear and tend to develop distinct traffic routes between the furniture . |
| 56 | Her husband dies in a car accident alongside another woman and driven by grief and jealousy , she investigates his secret life and becomes entangled with a rather nasty mystic group , some of whom are 400 years old and tend to drop rotting flesh and eyeballs on the carpet . |
| 57 | down and sit writing long hand ? |
| 58 | It may become intolerable and make sleep impossible . |
| 59 | They are certainly effective , and make using high-power binoculars much easier . |
| 60 | We will bring in much tighter labelling requirements for all foods , and make funding available for food research and scientific establishments . |