Example sentences of "[subord] this [vb -s] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some areas , for example Arran , the low raised beach shelves gradually beneath the sea and , where this happens without any eroded nip , it seems that there can have been no erosion related to present sea level . |
| 2 | Where this wins over the dancefloor bandwagon jumpers is in its upfront and in your face approach rather than being docile . |
| 3 | Where this wins over the dancefloor bandwagon jumpers is in its upfront and in your face approach rather than being docile . |
| 4 | Extremely small are the figures for We/Us/Our , where this refers to an aspect of experience shared by the poet and his friend ( Sonnets 1–126 : 10 times ) or mistress ( Sonnets 127–52 : twice ) ; also the plural You or Ye ( once only ) and the plural They ( twice ) . |
| 5 | Where this occurs in hard corals without the formulation of dividing walls the colony can , eventually , take on the convoluted patterns characterised by brain coral colonies . |
| 6 | Almost all of what was said about this in Chapter 3 is relevant wherever TNCs create jobs , but there are some additional factors to be considered where this occurs in the Third World . |
| 7 | It is not clear where this comes from . |
| 8 | Andrew Wingate comments : " Where this comes from I do not know , but it is a very surprising story for a Muslim to tell , considering the normal attitude to idol-worship " ( Wingate 1988 : 28 ) . |
| 9 | Because of its small units the Flydaway also has the theoretical advantage of being able to operate at relatively high frequencies ( one minute headways or less ) even when trade is slack — although this depends on fully automatic driverless trains . |
| 10 | A general appeal against a rateable value resulting in a reduction of assessment will normally reduce annual liability , although this depends on the effect of transitional relief . |
| 11 | Teachers in schools being tested are thus powerless , since they have no control over the measures used and are not in a position to dispute the findings ( although this depends on how the results are used , and if , for example , they are published ) . |
| 12 | On the other hand , rural industrialization is considered essential to stem the outflow of population from rural areas ( Saville 1957 ) , although this depends on a matching-up of potential employees and potential jobs . |
| 13 | Unlike at least one of her peers , the DCSL within whose division this school falls does not usually become involved until after the proposal has been submitted , although this depends to some extent on the quality of past and existing relationships with schools . |
| 14 | In some respects the stockman has been less affected by mechanization , although this depends upon which type of worker we are considering . |
| 15 | Although this refers to a Christian 's relationships with other Christians , it is legitimate to extend Paul 's principles to all human relationships . |
| 16 | Although this sounds as if it might be extremely uncomfortable , the cervix , like the vagina , is surprisingly poorly supplied with sensory nerve-endings , and a relaxed patient may be totally unaware that any samples are being taken from this site . |
| 17 | Although this sounds like propaganda , the memory of chemical warfare waged by the Iraqis in the Gulf war is too recent for it to be dismissed . |
| 18 | The three main types of people who practise archaeology are professional archaeologists , amateur enthusiasts , and students , although this varies from country to country . |
| 19 | Although this continues to be an illuminating fact in understanding the causes of mental handicap , it offers no real basis for prevention . |
| 20 | The question is how far a company exports the mores of its own country to another ( as the US tends to encourage by devices such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act , although this does at least exempt ‘ greasing the palm ’ of minor officials ) . |
| 21 | Thus , it is quite predictable that there should be a means of questioning the verb and the adjective taken together , as indeed there is , although this happens to be a phrasal form — what … do to … ? — rather than a single interrogative word ; cf. ( 13 ) or ( 17 ) and ( 18 ) . |
| 22 | Although this applies to stratified societies as a class the relative values attached to particular substances varied in space and time . |
| 23 | The overwhelming need to return the hurt , although this seems to be a necessary stage , can become the overriding passion , It can lead a woman into almost daily aggressive confrontations with men in order to sustain high levels of hatred . |
| 24 | These exceptions are important and consideration should be given to inserting them in trust documents although this seems to be rarely done in practice . |
| 25 | Although this appears to be a field of management studies that is going out of fashion , nevertheless I think one disregards the work of sociologists at one 's peril . |
| 26 | hughesy is renowned as a ‘ hard man ’ although this appears to be a one way thing — he does nt mind dishing it out but if anyone comes within a foot of him he crashes to the turf , usually clutching his face and rolling around frantically in an attempt to get a fellow professional booked/sent off . |
| 27 | Although this consists of nine credits ( see page 5 ) , three are common to both preliminary awards , so the student would need to take just a further six credits to gain the more advanced award . |
| 28 | Expenditure on education was affected by the same influence , although this accounts for only part of the large decline in its share from 1979 to 1983 . |
| 29 | Thus the swing towards maintaining primary schools today is evidence of a change of heart although this conflicts with the Government 's policy of economising at the Regional level . |
| 30 | Although this amounts to a transformation of theory and its object it is not clear in what sense it is an epistemological break . |