Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [verb] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I usually sit in and watch telly or play sounds until she comes round and then we go out together . |
| 2 | Organic manure might be animal or vegetable derived although both are difficult to obtain in quantity in a modern society . |
| 3 | Thrips or thunder flies as they are sometimes called because of their tendency to fly in clouds when thunder threatens — are minute midge-like flies that like to get into buds just as the bud scales ( sepals ) are opening and lay their eggs there . |
| 4 | ‘ If there 's any difficulty , Eileen , or advantage taken because you used to know them , we 'll sack the lot and get a completely new staff . |
| 5 | Second , the only way of avoiding this presumption of responsibility is for the defendant to prove either ( a ) that the driving , accident or damage occurred before he took the car , or ( b ) that he was neither in , on or near the vehicle when that driving , accident or damage occurred . |
| 6 | We have considered various analyses of the kind of criteria that enable individuals or groups to judge whether one theory is better than a rival , or whether or not a particular body of knowledge is scientific . |
| 7 | Allergic reaction was a well recognised risk but , it was alleged , the anaesthetist had not carried out any tests or investigations to determine whether Mrs McWilliams would suffer a reaction to the drugs he planned to use . |
| 8 | Some families find that seating the child on the potty in the living-room or kitchen helps as the child stays part of the family and does not feel left out . |
| 9 | In a first set of experiments we used polyclonal antibodies raised against rat IL-6DBP or C/EBPδ to identify if the IL-6 induced DNA-protein complex can be attributed to one of these two proteins . |
| 10 | Some were established to serve specific regional or industry needs whilst others enabled small domestically-orientated banks in various countries to participate collectively in the euro-currency markets . |
| 11 | Search consultants are often called in when an organisation is considering going into a new business sector , as Marks & Spencer did when they went into financial services with their credit card ; as when BP were trying to diversify their business and spot winners by developing new technology ; as financial services institutions do when they wish to launch a new product or enter new markets . |
| 12 | Often strong feelings of mistrust or vulnerability come because of something going badly wrong in another church or as a child . |
| 13 | What if his father or Hector died while he was there ? |
| 14 | However , in a country where the air is as likely to be alive with mosquitoes or tsetse flies as flamingos , Mr Sandy discovered that whisky had additional uses : ‘ It appeared that consumption of one 's own product was an excellent anaesthetic for all the bugs in the tummy and I was never ill once . ’ |
| 15 | A further major reform was introduced in the 1988 Budget , namely : any disposals on or after 6 April 1988 will be rebased to March 1982 , so that only gains or losses accrued since that date will be brought into account . |
| 16 | I for one would not trust a lexicographer or philologist to determine whether the socio-economic profiles of eighteenth-century Scottish immigrants to the American colonies should be represented in social class terms or as indices of their pre- or post-industrial occupations . |
| 17 | One group spent a long time comparing the different notes or tones produced when tubes of different width and length were blown or spoken down . |
| 18 | As a result , virtually all the leading Formula One teams — they are nearly all sponsored by tobacco companies — could have their cars or equipment seized if they travel to France and a major test session due to take place at Paul Ricard before Christmas is likely to be cancelled . |
| 19 | Eventually when the letter came in its blue envelope with the pious SAG printed across the seal , the hands so firm holding a gun or tool shook as he took it . |
| 20 | Charges had been filed against Cruz on Oct. 26 alleging that he had ordered the unfreezing of assets belonging to 10 companies or individuals identified as belonging to the Colombian Cali drug trafficking cartel . |
| 21 | In terms of the reflection coefficient Γ , equation ( 9.88 ) becomes Dividing the corresponding equation ( 9.99 ) for V by this equation and putting as before shows that the impedance of the line at any position x is expressible as Since voltage nodes or minima occur when , equation ( 9.104 ) reveals that the impedance at such points is simply Similarly , voltage peaks or maxima occur when so that the impedance at these points is simply Apparently the impedance is purely resistive at voltage maxima or minima and is respectively a maximum and minimum at such positions . |
| 22 | In these circumstances , s 3 has no application , and the parties ( subject to the caveats surrounding the exclusion of liability for death , personal injury and other loss caused by negligence , as regulated under s 2 ) are free to make whatever bargain as to liability for breach , non-performance or failure to perform as they choose . |
| 23 | The results will be noted and success or failure explained where possible . |
| 24 | Such a recent letter , easily faxed , may provide sufficient data for an unfamiliar doctor or team to cope until notes are found , and if letters are stored as a cumulative file on a word processor a fairly complete history may easily be obtained from a secretary . |
| 25 | This does n't have to be a disc — a cassette or video qualifies as well . |
| 26 | If there are no other further comments or questions set before you would you show if you 're in favour of resolution two of page sixteen ? |
| 27 | What could you measure to show that change was occurring ( ie how could you ‘ measure ’ something or things to determine whether you were successfully meeting the aims/goals you listed for Question 1 ? |
| 28 | The second state , called " actual meaning " , is the signification which a word or morpheme evokes when applied to a particular experience in a unique , actual act of speech . |
| 29 | The first state , called " potential meaning " , corresponds to the permanent meaning-capacity which a word or morpheme possesses before it is utilized in any particular situation . |
| 30 | The least indiscretion , imposition or behaviour perceived as in any way vulgar or encroaching is enough . |