Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [conj] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the many complex descriptions of the real social practice of literate and oral modes that are now becoming available suggest that literacy and orality are not so vastly differentiated as these writers claim . |
| 2 | This served two purposes , firstly the importance of the problems was diminished when they were written down ( even the most depressed person could not resist a smile when they wrote down some of their worries — somehow they looked silly on paper ) and , secondly , it enabled them to delete items on the list when the problems were solved , thereby proving that most problems were capable of being solved . |
| 3 | Despite the instability of this couple , the team was badly shaken and many relationships suffered , much misunderstanding continued no matter what was done to clear it up . |
| 4 | The Labour government proved unwilling to pursue a more overtly socialist approach ; physical controls acquired during wartime were eventually discarded and those industries that were nationalized , such as steel and the railways , were basically essential and loss-making concerns . |
| 5 | If the early nineteen nineties are as testing a time for U S and U K markets as many people predict I 'm nonetheless confident that Pearson is better placed than most companies to withstand this . |
| 6 | Section 682 provides that income arising under a settlement shall be deemed not to have been distributed if and to the extent that it exceeds the aggregate of : ( i ) the sums , excluding all payments of interest , paid in that year by the trustees of the settlement to any persons ( not being a body corporate connected with the settlement and not being the trustees of another settlement made by the settlor or the trustees of the settlement ) in such manner that they fall to be treated in that year , otherwise than by virtue of s677 above , as the income of those persons for the purposes of income tax , or would fall to be so treated if those persons were domiciled , resident and ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and the sums had been paid to them there ; and ( ii ) subject to s682(2)– ( 5 ) ( rules for ascertaining undistributed income where interest is paid by trustees ) any expenses of the trustees of the settlement paid in that year which , in the absence of any express provision of the settlement , would be properly chargeable to income , in so far as such expenses are not included in the sums mentioned in para ( i ) above ; and ( iii ) in a case where the trustees of the settlement are trustees for charitable purposes , the amount by which any income arising under the settlement in that year in respect of which exemption from tax may be granted under s505 of TA 1988 exceeds the aggregate amount of any such sums or expenses as aforesaid paid in that year which are properly chargeable to that income . |
| 7 | The reception office should be so organised that all sources of information necessary to answer enquiries are immediately to hand . |
| 8 | We know enough to know that these things are not good for our life support system or for our quality of life , and that our activities have damaging effects on our wildlife . |
| 9 | Mansfield rightly concludes that most Arabs would like to live in a more tolerant society under efficient modern governments . |
| 10 | At the new Grand Central in New York there was a separate waiting-room for gangs of labourers and immigrants , with its own attendants , so designed that these groups need not encounter other passengers . |
| 11 | British Rail has long argued that most passengers travelling to and from King 's Cross will do so by public transport . |
| 12 | Users of financial statements would wrongly assume that such paragraphs are a form of qualification . |
| 13 | I only hope that both teams will restrain themselves and will try to avoid carrying on the so-called ‘ feud ’ . |
| 14 | I only hope that those youngsters who may believe it is cool to take substances like this will take heed of Rachel 's terribly sad case and think again . |
| 15 | One can only assume that some estates and businesses were sold to his wealthy followers . |
| 16 | The graphics are highly polished and several screens throughout PGA feature very smooth shading . |
| 17 | I would n't mind being thinner and better looking but those things are n't terribly important in the long run . ’ |
| 18 | I would n't mind being thinner and better looking but those things are n't terribly important in the long run . ’ |
| 19 | The achievable tasks could be much better done if several handicaps were eased . |
| 20 | If it 's something to do with music reflecting society 's tends rather than being the voice of treason , then can we rightly assume that most bands of the last ten years have been pro-Thatcher ? |
| 21 | If it 's something to do with music reflecting society 's tends rather than being the voice of treason , then can we rightly assume that most bands of the last ten years have been pro-Thatcher ? |
| 22 | Persuasive communication — communication designed to provoke a specific response — has been much researched and many factors may come into play . |
| 23 | It is better manned , it has more resources and it is better equipped than any police force in British history . |
| 24 | Examples of both explanations are found in the works of Richard Cecil , whose homily , A Friendly Visit to the House of Mourning was much admired and several times reprinted after his death . |
| 25 | A Portuguese Foreign Ministry official said in Lisbon on Feb. 7 that talks could start the following day but would only begin when both sides were prepared to initial documents already on the table . |
| 26 | Although all of this adds up to a fairly persuasive case in favour of certain types of co-operative R&D in certain circumstances , the case is not strong enough to suggest that all types of ventures will have positive ( or even benign ) effects on social welfare . |
| 27 | This caused much grumbling and many heads were knocked together just to remind everybody who was boss . |
| 28 | Would social surveys be better understood if both approaches to data analysis were to be adopted ? |
| 29 | ‘ At twenty he is still young and foolish enough to believe that all women are goddesses under the skin . |
| 30 | Nursing staff on some of those areas that we would pick out — those would be the intensive care units , the children 's units , the delivery suites and special care baby units — the nursing staff actually have control of permits which they can issue to relatives who are going to be here for a great length of time , and if they so feel that these relatives should n't be charged , they give them a permit and they park in a staff area at no charge whatsoever . |