Example sentences of "words and [noun pl] [pron] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We well ca n't you sort of give us an idea of what it 's about , the words and things you know and |
| 2 | But whatever form a parallelism takes , its effect is to foreground the relation between parallel words and phrases which fill the variable positions . |
| 3 | They may ( or may not ) have been created that way , but , once they have been determined , we store our beliefs more efficiently in the form of symbols ( shorthand words and phrases which reflect a complete attitude to and assessment of a person or situation — e.g. ‘ She is a poor performer ’ ) and scripts ( models of how we act once certain situations are recognized ) . |
| 4 | It may be useful to draw up the definitions clause after drafting the rest of the terms , to ensure that all words and phrases which require definition are included ; then , when checking the terms , the drafter should check the meaning of defined words and phrases each time they appear in the document to ensure that the definition is appropriate . |
| 5 | * Other words which carry presuppositions are the adverbial words and phrases which mean " again " ( ITERATIVES ) : Emily Brontë began writing the novel once more . |
| 6 | Indeed , any lexical analysis of spontaneous speech will bring to light a great deal of it — words and phrases which approximate , round off , exaggerate , generalize , qualify , and maintain vagueness or ambiguity — in a word , there will be many hedges . |
| 7 | Pupils also know that language changes over time , they will be used to the idea of ‘ fashionable ’ words and phrases which drop into and out of popular usage , even in their relatively short life-spans . |
| 8 | The words and phrases they need for meetings , negotiating , and presentations will no longer be on the tip of their tongues but at their fingertips . |
| 9 | ( iii ) Discussion should bring out examples of words and expressions which tend to undergo very rapid change in use or meaning — eg terms of approbation ( wicked , brill ) ; differences in the use and meanings of words as used by pupils , their parents and grandparents — eg wireless , radio , tranny , receiver ; and new words that have become part of the English vocabulary during the last 50 years or so , eg computer , astronaut , macho . |