Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [adv] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Depending on the nature of the local vegetation , they may subsist almost entirely on grasses , or on the leafy branches of Douglas fir . |
| 2 | Not because they may relate more positively to menstruation and to their sexuality ( as some psychologists have suggested ) , but more likely , I believe , because they rarely have the opportunity to experience menstruation . |
| 3 | Other individuals may assimilate more readily to London English speech . |
| 4 | Also , remember that many people with HIV infection may remain perfectly well for some years , and it is not possible to tell who is infected just by looking at them . |
| 5 | Also , remember that many people with HIV infection may remain perfectly well for some years , and it is not possible to tell who is infected just by looking at them . |
| 6 | As happened on almost every occasion when he tried to preach the gospel of Hitlerian Fascism , a man in the crowd suggested that if Joyce thought Nazi Germany such a wonderful place , he ought to go there instead of trying to import its political system into England . |
| 7 | Her family is described as " infirm " , and this may explain why even with two of her daughters grown women in their twenties the family was able to earn little , although it may also reflect the fact that earning opportunities for women were so poor that even able-bodied spinsters could not wholly maintain themselves . |
| 8 | If the project 's a success , similar constructions may spring up elsewhere in the country . |
| 9 | They may not , for instance , be prepared to risk having any kind of emotional engagement ( I recently worked with a group of headteachers for whom this seemed to be a problem ) ; or they may not trust each other or the teacher ; or the ‘ hidden curriculum , of the group 's own dynamics may cut across the drama 's requirements ( for instance if the strong natural leader within the group is not given her usual leadership function within the fiction ) ; or the group may concentrate too hard on preparing material for ‘ showing ’ so that they miss out almost entirely on ‘ playing the drama game ’ ; or they may dislike drama or really want to perform a play or are simply not in the mood to submit to the experience . |
| 10 | So let's start and let's count aloud up to twenty to start with shall we ? |
| 11 | He giggled : ‘ We ought to creep out singly for an assignation . ’ |
| 12 | The strength of our belief in conformity , based on this ‘ sense of justice ’ may act quite independently of considerations of immediate personal advantage . |
| 13 | Possibly , we may know more still about her : that she has always voted Labour , believes in capital punishment , and thinks multinational firms are manipulating the world ; likes reading romances , does the pools regularly , and watches Coronation Street every week … . |
| 14 | But we must tread very carefully from now on , Matilda . ’ |
| 15 | It was only just four o'clock now , so Dr Russell should stay safely out of the way for another ten minutes , by which time Deana would be gone again . |
| 16 | Those over forty should build up slowly over several months before arriving at a suggested target of half an hour three times a week of vigorous exercise , which can include dancing , squash , tennis , running , or energetic swimming . |
| 17 | we should build more intensively in some areas and build higher in many cases … |
| 18 | They should think not only of convenience , especially for women who have young children to look after , but of safety . |
| 19 | Well the , that , I should think so an'all by God |
| 20 | We should think more carefully about the effects of the legislation . |
| 21 | In the end , psychologist Robin Gilmour believes , if you feel there 's something that needs changing in your relationship , you should think very carefully about continuing in it . |
| 22 | Any family with somebody working at Rothmans should think very carefully before voting in Darlington . |
| 23 | Information should relate not only to the country as a whole but should apply to the locality where the expatriate is to live and work . |
| 24 | Reforms , however , should focus not only on the quality of care for detainees and on advice and evidence for the courts but also on services for the victims of crime . |
| 25 | He must know not only about the risks he wishes to avoid , or to take , and the price at which he is prepared to transact , but also more about the characteristics of the underlying instrument such as its volatility and the degree to which its price is correlated with the risky prospect against which he seeks a hedge ( or upon which he plans to speculate ) . |
| 26 | As the hon. Gentleman must know perfectly well from the railway safety report , published only last week , the total number of significant collisions in 1989 was 85 , and in 1990 it was 59 . |
| 27 | If Somerset should opt once more for a batsman , my instinct tells me the favourite would be Richie Richardson . |
| 28 | Such lads of calibre must be sought out early in another respect as well ; for bodily modifications must commence as soon after the onset of adolescence as could be . |
| 29 | You must lodge here tonight at least , and as long as you may wish . |
| 30 | The connections to the cistern are straightforward : the ballvalve is connected via a tap connector , which has a small fibre or rubber washer to make the seal ( a bent tap connector is often best for this job ) ; the cold feeds are connected to the tank connectors with compression joints and must fall gently away from the cistern to avoid airlocks ; the overflow pipe can be copper or plastic ( with a plastic tank connector ) and should be installed with a fall of at least 1 in 10 from the cistern . |