Example sentences of "[noun pl] of [noun] [conj] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If somebody 's saying to you do you want our guarantee — it 's fifty pounds , or it 's a hundred pounds — if you 're spending that sort of money you 'll probably pay out for it and you 'll think you 're covered for all sorts of things that might go wrong . |
| 2 | it 's not pronounced in mine , but , some er they say that with where it 's gone away , you know , there 's all sorts of things that can prove it I mean the obvious thing is we came from somewhere did n't we ? , we did n't just drop here with a flash of light and er they 've studied plants and other animals and they evolved . |
| 3 | The following section of this chapter attempts to simplify these issues by explaining the goals listed earlier , by showing the sorts of themes that might emerge to indicate the strength of a goal and by illustrating the sorts of jobs which satisfy certain goals . |
| 4 | They train the labour they need rather than import it ( but note the exceptions like the Korean expatriate workers ) and often give these workers the sorts of skills that can usefully be hired by indigenous rivals ( UNCTC , 1988a ) . |
| 5 | A shy one causes all sorts of complications and can become a great time-waster . |
| 6 | It suggests not only that prevailing approaches to the subject involve the selection and presentation of knowledge which legitimates the status quo and the omission of that which might challenge it , but also that the very organisation of the curriculum into discrete units militates against the asking of the sorts of questions that might indicate that the world could be different . |
| 7 | Q. Surely there are all sorts of problems that can happen ? |
| 8 | These contrasted the Western models with the sorts of restrictions that could and were applied to the media in other political systems : the media were not free to publish , the expression of opinion was controlled , the Party/government could dictate the content of the media , and the essential freedoms associated with the Western models were obviously absent . |
| 9 | and see all sorts of numbers that will make twenty four . |
| 10 | They might very well , for example , relate to the sorts of implements that may be carried on the procession which even if they are not offensive weapons at the beginning of the procession may become so during its course . |
| 11 | There is no power under the section to impose any other sorts of conditions , such as those relating to the sorts of implements that may be carried at the assembly , or as to the apparel that may be worn , although these may fall within the general law relating to the possession of offensive weapons or the wearing of uniforms . |
| 12 | The other difficulty I have is in the er the lower case text which ex attempts to explain what is meant by this particular criterion , the sorts of considerations that will be taken into account . |
| 13 | Examples of the sorts of situations that may arise include : |
| 14 | There are all sorts of situations that can occur , I 've heard of electrical er and soil impulses that er cause shock and well might put it out to flower . |
| 15 | The only uniformity of practice that the Board of Education desires to see in the teaching of Public Elementary schools is that each teacher should think for himself and work out for himself such methods of teaching as may use his powers to the best advantage and be best suited to the particular needs and conditions of the school . |
| 16 | In one study of primary schools , the 1918 Handbook of Suggestions for the Consideration of Teachers was quoted as making only one requirement of uniformity , " the Board of Education desired to see in the teaching of public elementary schools … that each teacher shall think for himself , and work out by himself such methods of teaching as may use his powers to best advantage and best suited to the particular needs and conditions of the school " ( Kogan 1973:145 ) . |
| 17 | I hope you will believe me thankful and willing , at which ever distance we may be placed , to show my sense of your kindness by any offices of friendship that may fall within my power . |
| 18 | Norwich Union says that drivers of cars that can be costly to repair and low-risk policy holders could save up to 15 per cent . |
| 19 | It is true that , without the farming job , the need to live on or near to the farm would be removed , but tied cottages can reinforce ties of dependency and can create considerable problems for employees wishing to change or to leave jobs ( Newby 1979 ) . |
| 20 | She could sleep now in peace and with her windows open to sweet air and silence , nothing to disturb her in the mornings but birdsong and the lowing of Colonel Covington-Pym 's cattle , the barking of a dog that would most certainly be a pedigree animal bred for the retrieving of partridge and pheasant , as far removed from the yapping mongrel-packs of Frizingley as could be . |
| 21 | Their sedentary way of life , the fact that individual families could become units of production and could not only store considerable surpluses , but pass them on to subsequent generations , now meant that the old egalitarian and cooperative values of the hunter-gatherers were gone for ever . |
| 22 | It enables us to produce images of sex that would otherwise be absent . |
| 23 | I hunt with a camera , to capture images of animals that may become extinct in Indochina if hunting is not either strictly controlled or stopped . |
| 24 | The health visitors at the clinics and on domiciliary visits offer advice and help on many aspects of child-rearing and can refer children for further specialized attention where necessary . |
| 25 | Though the standard approach to agoraphobia is an overtly behavioural one of graded exposure , many of the aspects of exposure that used to be described as ‘ non-specific ’ , such as arriving at a realistic interpretation of the week 's events , or at accurate expectations for the future , or dealing with reservations about treatment , are now described in cognitive terms . |
| 26 | Kant , according to Hegel , forgets that there are some aspects of personality that can not be alienated : for instance , ‘ my universal freedom of will , my ethical life , my religion ’ ( para. 66 ) . |
| 27 | For writers like Altvater , Muller and Neususs , Holloway and Picciotto , Hirsch , Offe , and Gerstenberger , while the role of the state is limited by the laws of capital accumulation ( the state can only redistribute wealth once profits have been made ) and the imperatives of capital that must be maintained , the role of the state in modern capitalism is not to defend the interests of a ruling class on every specific but to provide for the interests of capital ‘ in general ’ . |
| 28 | Though all three sides of the new diplomatic ‘ triangle ’ are interconnected , all too often , states find less connectivity and more a sense of contradictory pulls among the imperatives of choices that can not be avoided , as figure 2.1 illustrates . |
| 29 | A depth of between one-sixth and one-eighth of the overall curtain length will give a good proportion , but this will depend upon individual shapes of windows and should vary accordingly . |
| 30 | Beneath this huge salt lake , lie reserves of oil that may rival those of the North Sea — 7.5 billion barrels is one estimate . |