Example sentences of "[conj] [am/are] [adv] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had to see what happened to these railways er is more people going to er to go by train , or are less going to go . |
| 2 | subordinates strongly and persistently resist delegation or are poorly motivated to take on wider responsibilities . |
| 3 | If there are major disagreements as to concepts ( eg as to whether the warranties are to be very detailed or are merely trying to catch material items ) it may be necessary to have a meeting of the principals to resolve the concepts against which the agreement is to be negotiated . |
| 4 | With the Omni SQL Gateway that er you 'll be be able to access D B two data is that still going through the Open SQL Server or is that actually going D R D A or are there plans to go D R D A compliant ? |
| 5 | Both guitars have necks that are properly set to line up with the top of the bridges , and which are set up to give the correct amount of neck relief . |
| 6 | The rest of the money that British Rail has available should be spent on projects that are desperately needed to provide jam today , not tomorrow , for the commuters who are paying British Rail for the services it offers today . |
| 7 | This is not a case of individuals that are badly nourished failing to reproduce effectively , he says . |
| 8 | In Committee we shall draw attention to the many anomalies that are already beginning to pile up . |
| 9 | Systems for compliance with the rule are part and parcel of the quality management systems that are already beginning to dominate legal practice . |
| 10 | We may find things that are best kept locked away . " |
| 11 | ‘ And my mother , ’ he continued crisply as though she had not spoken , ‘ did not need reminding of things that are best left forgotten . ’ |
| 12 | What happened was that we began to do all kinds of things that are normally done to support a tour that you farm out , but we used to do it in-house , so we had our own publicity department , our own travel department — we booked our own flights and our own hotels , we did n't use a travel agency . |
| 13 | Core holdings in large blue-chip companies that are infrequently traded provide them with a solid investor base and reduces share price volatility , whilst active trading and analysis of smaller company shares adds to the liquidity and marketability of these securities , and ensures accurate pricing . |
| 14 | Blood samples from Hereford will be sent to forensic science laboratories in Birmingham , labs that are also equipped to test blood for DNA matching . |
| 15 | Long-wavelength infrared comes from cooler clouds that are just beginning to contract to form stars . |
| 16 | ‘ We have announced over recent weeks a range of policies that are specifically geared to improve the prospects for manufacturing , both the efficiency of existing manufacturing and widening the manufacturing base . ’ |
| 17 | 5 Exclusive fashion cosmetics and skincare formulations that are specially selected to suit you — and delivered directly to your door |
| 18 | A crystal monochromator may be used to narrow the line and eliminate unwanted components , but the increase in complexity and the reduction in intensity that are inevitably involved mean that this is only done if very high resolution is required ( see below ) . |
| 19 | Another example of a quite deliberately imposed implementation problem is the adoption of administrative procedures that are explicitly designed to affect the impact of a policy . |
| 20 | First of all , they have tried to shake off their somewhat starchy traditional image , by mounting exhibitions that are explicitly designed to draw in the crowds . |
| 21 | After all , despite the joys of companionship , in any close relationship there is usually the debit side , the compromises and sacrifices that are often made to fit in with another person 's wishes and way of life . |
| 22 | To the adult mind , the shifts of logic that are often involved do not come easily ; but children accustomed to personification in fairy tales , or to the surreal and fantastic , can accommodate elephants who do house-work , or noisy peanuts , and the occasional Dali-esque touch : What is soft and yellow and goes round and round ? |
| 23 | Typical examples of the kinds of ritual practices that are commonly observed include : ( i ) dietary and sexual abstinence before hunting , ( ii ) visionary experiences induced by drugs or fasting , ( iii ) ritual purification of hunter and weapons before hunting , ( iv ) offering of formal apology/excuse to the slain animal — blame-shifting , ( v ) offering of tokens of appeasement — food , tobacco , etc. — to the slain animal , ( vi ) ceremonial treatment of carcass — verbal flattery and solemnity , ( vii ) rules determining who may eat animals ' flesh ( which may include abstention by hunter and/or his entire kin group ) , ( viii ) avoidance of waste , ( ix ) avoidance of boasting , ( x ) ritual disposal of uneatable or unusable remains , and ( xi ) post-hunting purification of the hunter and/or his weapons ( see e.g. Frazer , 1922 ; Hallowell , 1926 ; Benedict , 1929 ; Speck , 1977 ; Campbell , 1984 ; Serpell , 1986 ) . |
| 24 | But leaving this to one side , Pearlin and Schooler do deal with some methods of mentally restructuring the meaning of the difficulty that are commonly used to reduce distress . |
| 25 | It preserves a relative autonomy for cultural and ideological elements ( musical structures and song lyrics , for example ) but also insists that those combinatory patterns that are actually constructed do mediate deep , objective patterns in the socio-economic formation , and that the mediation takes place in struggle : the classes fight to articulate together constituents of the cultural repertoire in particular ways so that they are organized in terms of principles or sets of values determined by the position and interests of the class in the prevailing mode of production . |
| 26 | ‘ There are n't many people in the world that are actually going to make solid , rational decisions . |
| 27 | The chip could revolutionise the design of computers and other electronic devices by doing away with the bulky magnetic disc memories that are currently used to store data permanently . |
| 28 | Apart from the Firearms and Public Order Acts , which are both specific , it is the Prevention of Crime Act 1953 and the Criminal Justice Act 1988 that are mainly used to prosecute weapon carriers . |
| 29 | He flatly rejected talks with the opposition , saying : ‘ We do n't need suggestions for the improvement of socialism that are really intended to cause its demise . ’ |
| 30 | Those are the ones that are really going to matter , it 's too late to talk about an existing gear once it 's in production , |