Example sentences of "[subord] this [vb -s] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , rural industrialization is considered essential to stem the outflow of population from rural areas ( Saville 1957 ) , although this depends on a matching-up of potential employees and potential jobs . |
| 2 | Although this refers to a Christian 's relationships with other Christians , it is legitimate to extend Paul 's principles to all human relationships . |
| 3 | Although this amounts to a transformation of theory and its object it is not clear in what sense it is an epistemological break . |
| 4 | If this results in a tie , an arbitrary choice may be made . |
| 5 | When using the tuba as an independent bass to the trombones in held chords the most satisfactory result is obtained if the tuba is placed rather low , even if this results in a big gap between it and the bass trombone . |
| 6 | If this happens with a child resistant closure of the click-lock type the force necessary to try to undo the cap may disrupt the mechanism so that the cap can not be removed without use of brute force and a screwdriver . |
| 7 | If this happens in a germ cell , it has the chance of being passed on to future generations . |
| 8 | It really hardly matters if this happens in a room of its own , in the kitchen , the living room , or even the hall . |
| 9 | And if this goes round a sort of roughly circular track , the we 're not measuring velocity , we 're measuring speed . |
| 10 | Alcuin [ q.v. ] says that Offa shed much blood to secure Ecgfrith 's position , and if this refers to a purge of the royal kindred may explain why Cenwulf was so distant a relative . |
| 11 | And if this sounds like a recipe for wanton experimentalism , rest assured that tight guitar-pop limits are imposed so the end result does n't get too wayward . |
| 12 | Now do n't be too surprised if this sounds like a question . |
| 13 | If this sounds like a trite tear-jerker , the writing and acting are of a highly intelligent quality and Joan Knight 's production never becomes mawkish . |
| 14 | If this seems like a catalogue of disaster , do n't be discouraged : you are unlikely to have hit all of these problems on your first outing , and forewarned is forearmed . |
| 15 | I apologise if this description of Boy sounds to you like some fantasy and not a real person , a real young man ; and worse still , if this looks like a photograph from that kind of magazine which you would n't even buy , let alone be seen reading in public , on public transport for instance . |
| 16 | If this comes in a school assembly where there are many agnostics or atheists possibly present it can provoke the reaction , " How dare they try to make us Christian " . |
| 17 | For example , a Third World producer might win the battle to process a mineral or an industrial crop on site , but if this leads to a crisis in foreign currency because the machinery and the technology necessary for the task have to be imported , then it may eventually result in greater dependence . |
| 18 | A band could sign a recording contract , or receive income from live performances or session fees ( the receipt of prize money from a talent contest is tax free and does not give rise to taxable income unless this occurs on a regular basis ) . |
| 19 | There 's one final point I want to make because this acts as a kind of prelude to what we 're gon na do now down in S O one eight , and to the main start of the course , and that 's this . |
| 20 | Since this arises in a great many examples with help , one might well wonder whether the two infinitives do express different meanings here . |
| 21 | Moreover the newcomers do like to see farm workers around the village since this serves as a reminder that they do indeed live in a ‘ truly rural ’ village , as opposed to a kind of rustic suburbia . |
| 22 | Whether this flows from a suspicion of private undertakings which lurks in every large bureaucracy , or whether it is out of a deeper political distaste for what Britain has done , or from a misguided belief that state-owned organisations are cleaner and safer than private ones , is unclear . |
| 23 | The fair gradually declined during the 1930 's and ceased just before the Second World War ; but it has continued to be proclaimed each St Swithin 's Day , except when this falls on a Sunday and then the custom usually takes place on the following day . |
| 24 | When this happens to a true phobic the results can be dramatic with screams and sometimes outbursts of weeping . |
| 25 | The attention is not so much of a problem when the dogs are puppies as the idea is to train the dog to not be afraid of people , but when this happens to a fully trained guide dog accompanying a blind person it can cause problems . |
| 26 | We have completed the first four parts in one day with groups of experienced trainees , though this makes for a very hard and long day . |
| 27 | When using SEC , care must be taken not to overload the columns with too large a polymer sample as this results in a non-linear response , characterized by losses in resolution and column efficiency . |