Example sentences of "this [vb -s] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parents have ( or should have ) authority over their children and this constitutes both a responsibility and a burden . |
| 2 | This drives out a great deal of air through the porous clay of the mould producing a partial vacuum which helps to suck the metal quickly into place when the arrangement is inverted . |
| 3 | This goes down a lot better . |
| 4 | This goes back a generation , to when Maltese marriage customs were very strictly observed . |
| 5 | Ah … well this goes back a LONG time … well back to 1980 I think . |
| 6 | This represents perhaps a quarter of the true figure . |
| 7 | This represents perhaps an indication of the forced nature of the experience — forced by the combination of the sensation of immobility of REM sleep in association with the rich visual experience offered by the overactive hindbrain . |
| 8 | All mountain rescue medical equipment is paid for by government funding , but this represents only a small percentage of our total costs . |
| 9 | This represents only a small proportion of the structure . |
| 10 | This represents quite a significant change because it signals that the authorities were inclined to let market forces have a greater influence on the volume of credit ( and therefore the stock of money ; see Chapter 5 ) as well as the recipients of credit . |
| 11 | This points up a second mystery . |
| 12 | This has both a short-term and a long-term objective . |
| 13 | A smaller 9.6 volt model is also offered , but this has only a 330mm ( 13in ) cutting capacity , and takes 12 hours to recharge . |
| 14 | Actually , with the exception of Oldham , and 4 home and only 2 away matches , this looks quite a tricky fixture list for them . |
| 15 | Slightly better is to use the test followed by study of the words spelled incorrectly ; but this causes only a marginal improvement . |
| 16 | After volume 45 comes a volume entitled ‘ Tables of Statutes and Index for Vols. 1–45 ; ’ this contains both an alphabetical and a chronological list . |
| 17 | This starts along a walled lane which opens out into a field . |
| 18 | It may be reached on foot by using a track leaving the Ullapool road four miles out of Kylesku : this climbs over a high saddle before reaching the stream which can be followed down to the lip of the fall . |
| 19 | Sometimes this happens over a long period , as a person finds himself constrained to attend a Christian place of worship , or drawn to read the Christian scriptures . |
| 20 | If we wished for a more restful effect we could use far less harmonic change , holding chords for several beats ( Example 35 ) : This shows how a broad area of melody can be accompanied by the same harmony . |
| 21 | This shows how a name can be derived from one entirely different from its original . |
| 22 | All of this costs just a fiver . |
| 23 | Erm now given , what less than five months er before this May the fourth directive , Mao is still saying that , this marks quite an important shift in policy . |
| 24 | This varies quite a bit , depending on the training and experience of the practitioner . |
| 25 | As the medical he describes should take around forty minutes , this forms quite a neat equation . |
| 26 | We regularly have 200 worshippers singing with us and this requires quite a lot of volume from the band to lead effectively , but I never find it necessary to increase the master volume on the Marshall beyond half way . |
| 27 | Sometimes this requires quite an effort from both horse and rider . |
| 28 | In many cases , this loads down an essay with so many notes that it becomes difficult to read . |
| 29 | If this sounds rather a lot it is worth noting that other word processors that offer similar facilities make similar demands of your hardware . |
| 30 | Island-hopping by coconut timber dhotis is the way the natives travel ; for guests to the Maldives this opens up a world of coves gently lapped by crystal-clear waters , underwater coral mazes and watersporting opportunities — alternatives to basking on the shores of an isolated stretch of sand . |