Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [adj] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will not be easy for him to justify dismissing you because of any lack of capability on your part where that could have been anticipated when you were originally offered the job . |
| 2 | Anyone in search of hired help for an hour or two can take their pick . |
| 3 | Camcorders vary in their ability to produce a good picture in low light , but any model capable of working at a light level of 10 lux or less will enable you to record in most interiors without the need for additional lighting . |
| 4 | One instance where this can arise is if there are two males of the same , or closely-related , species and they are of about the same size . |
| 5 | He hedged a bit , saying that the shift might take up to 15 years and that a ministry or two might stay behind . |
| 6 | When a general election took place , the limited amount of disposable patronage was stretched very thinly , and in Scotland most of what was available would be swallowed by the burgh politicians , where a crucial vote or two might carry the election of a delegate without alienating others . |
| 7 | We turned over the Bundesliga championships , and then were unlucky to come across an inspired Rangers side , who , but for the odd-bribe or two could have gone all the way . |
| 8 | So we recommend that the carrier be secured to the flying line by means of a rigid strip with capstans at each end , and from which a pendulous slat or similar will hold the camera . |
| 9 | It is a contest that few will take it to win . |
| 10 | It is also understood that these Biros were capable of telepathically transmitting their cries for freedom to companions of their tormentors , with the result that these would remark , for no logical reason , ‘ You look a right prat with that thing hanging round your neck , throw it away . ’ |
| 11 | The postponement meant that such functions would be discharged by local officials who held office by virtue of their appointment by the government , and it was widely feared by the opposition that many would use their powers to manipulate the vote in an attempt to secure the return of the DLP . |
| 12 | But before deciding not to co-operate , you should bear in mind that this could mean the company has to reach a decision on the basis of inadequate information . |
| 13 | Malta turned down the offer of an American security guarantee in 1981 for fear that this would require the concession of a military base . |
| 14 | Bush admitted that the mission was , in part , designed to assess whether air power alone could force an Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait , expressing some scepticism that this would suffice " to get the job done " . |
| 15 | DIESEL fuel needs a new PR agent to clean up its image in the minds of the public if it is to take its place as the efficient , environmental fuel of the future that many would like it to be . |
| 16 | However , we found indications in the last chapter that this could lead to a very large number of possible word strings . |
| 17 | It was a tragedy that few could bear to witness , and Winnie Bailey , in dressing-gown and wellingtons , led the redoubtable Ella away to her own house across the green . |
| 18 | He refused to co-operate and was told he was ‘ letting the school down ’ and given an indication that this would affect his school report , ‘ and that 's when I realized that I was only acknowledged for my sporting ability . ’ |
| 19 | Er I think there was only one question that was raised during the er course of the discussion Chairman which erm Mike assured and Mr raised the point about the Channel Tunnel , the effect that that might have of er erm passenger Gatwick . |
| 20 | The effect that that would have on Scottish defence would be devastating in terms of procurement and the employment of people in the armed forces . |
| 21 | Its National Recovery Programme , a document of unreconstructed Keynesianism , provides the wrong cure — higher government spending — while fatally ignoring the negative effect that this may have on interest rates . |
| 22 | In these situations they are able to contribute information and guidance regarding the problems that pupils have with visual activities and to consider on an individual basis the compounding effect that these may have in terms of the other disabilities from which the child may suffer . |
| 23 | At a speed that neither could match Louisa and Horrocks saw him hasten back down the lake . |
| 24 | The cost of the next stage after JET has been put at five times the cost of the Culham experiment and this would suggest the need for even wider collaboration . |
| 25 | Some hot lemon drinks contain only a painkiller as the active ingredient and these can cost a lot more than an unbranded painkiller . |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't think she would have submitted — I would n't have done in that position — but she would definitely have lost consciousness and that would have given me the title . ’ |
| 27 | Those people that had found ways of structuring their time , of organising themselves round routines , or having particular sorts of appointments to make _ and this could take many forms , like , for example , just getting up early in the morning to play a sport game , for example , or arranging to meet other people at particular times _ those people that had got some sort of time structure in their lives and some sorts of regular activities to carry out in their lives erm tended to be a lot less severely affected by unemployment than those people that did n't have these sorts of activities , this sort of time structure . |
| 28 | The other important thing is that a spotlight was going to be shone on this programme and that would reveal both the beauty spots of community care and the warts and the carbuncles . |
| 29 | Most women who are attracted to men will verify this there are many others the thought of often make up their mind and some would cringe ! |
| 30 | Er had they got their way every time we put a cheque in or took one out or moved money from one account to another it would have cost us eighty pence , which meant that had anybody paid their their fees to the er and made the cheque payable to us directly , we would have had to bank that cheque and then reissue another cheque er to the appropriate department and that would have cost us one pound sixty , for which we 'd have got nothing . |