Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [verb] [noun] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He should have known better than to think Ben would not ask that question . |
| 2 | Hereabouts , Beryl Love 's ashes must have been scattered beneath a rose bush , though he knew better than to think Ernie might have invested in a memorial plaque . |
| 3 | The DES had laid down that diversified courses should be ‘ wholly or mainly constituted of elements common to existing or proposed courses of teacher education or to other advanced courses already approved and … no addItional staff is required ’ . |
| 4 | I. The teacher in preparing a unit or sequence of resource-based or enquiry learning asks : What have we already ? and the answer to his question requires the systematic selection and acquisition of book and non-book materials in all formats , their arrangement and storage for retrieval , the preparation of a suitable index or retrieval tool allowing the identification of suitable items however sought , and some system of controlling or monitoring the use of the materials so that wanted items can be located and reserved even when in use . |
| 5 | Of course that 's so hard , they do n't make it pointless for people to find jobs that they do n't declare their income , so that means test would encourage the black economy . |
| 6 | A fortnight before leaving home my sister had developed mumps , but with the advice of two Harley Street specialists to proceed , I did so and hoped fate would be kind . |
| 7 | Millett takes the absence of large saws ( 1983 , p. 198 ) literally and assumes timber would have been split radially ; it must however be noted that tools are generally rare finds during the period and the absence of a surviving saw need not represent the real situation ( Wilson 1968 ; Darrah 1982 ) . |
| 8 | The EC Commission is also now arguing that approximation rather than total harmonization may well suffice . |
| 9 | o on on footballing principles rather than planning principles would you have any objection |
| 10 | Also , a switch to a black-and-white rather than colour illustration will save on both artist 's fees and reproduction , thereby making a significant contribution to the downside exposure of this week 's editorial and production budgets . |
| 11 | Programming trends that encourage people to watch rather than live reality might not sound like the healthiest thing for Americans , who on average already waste nine years of their lives — about four hours a day — in front of the tube . |
| 12 | The use of calendar rather than trading time may be because interest accrues in calendar time , and information arrives during non-trading periods ( although possibly at a slower rate than in trading time ) . |
| 13 | There was some fretting over the question of whether trading one parent for another rather than going public would put Unix right back where it was when the Open Software Foundation was formed . |
| 14 | However , even a child leaving home or starting school can be a trauma for some women . |
| 15 | Mr Smith , who smelt blood , accused the Government of the biggest tax hike ever and said people would be shocked beyond belief at the cynicism of the Government . |
| 16 | There is the hope that their ability to delve deeply and acquire information would enable them to hold ministers and government to proper account . |
| 17 | You 'll find it hard to turn off and work colleagues will not be any help . |
| 18 | Anxieties about going home and resuming activities may appear more obvious to the nurse when a patient has had major surgery . |
| 19 | Despite the larger entry home and export buyers could accommodate many more store pigs of all weights . |
| 20 | But with Lindsey it was the smoking , the drinking staying out , out pretending she was babysitting erm ringing her daddy home and saying daddy can I babysit the night till half eleven and her daddy 's thinking that she was telling the truth |
| 21 | In it they asserted quite clearly that permitting divorce would certainly affect the stability of all Irish marriages because it rendered every Irish marriage dissoluble : ‘ It is as though the legal availability of divorce builds up a social pressure which , for large numbers of people , becomes stronger than moral or religious resistance ’ ( abridged version , Irish Times , 14 May 1986 ) . |
| 22 | I 've been covering myself up and praying James would n't notice . |
| 23 | Russian sources have recently been making it clear that once current investment projects are up and running Cuba will get little more direct financial assistance . |
| 24 | Hicks also points out that mis-spelt names may account for 20-50% of all errors in citations . |
| 25 | This is serious shit , and it 's no wonder some people are freaking out and saying reading will be it . |
| 26 | Certain workers have been monitored for internal contamination by radionuclides and exposure to other forms of radiation such as neutrons since the 1950s , but this is not done routinely and monitoring methods can be unreliable . |
| 27 | Even the otherwise haughty Surrey committee was moved to complain about this lack of common courtesy , though naturally they did not go so far as to suggest meals should be taken in common . |
| 28 | Well that means Jim will pull a face ! |
| 29 | You 'll find it hard to turn off today and work colleagues will not be any help . |
| 30 | You 'll find it hard to turn off today and work colleagues will not be any help . |