Example sentences of "[verb] and [noun] [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Opportunities are to be maximised and threats either avoided or turned into opportunities ( see Sharplin , 1985 , pp. 54 6 , 190–4. where it is referred to as WOTS-UP analysis ) .
2 Nissel and Bonnerjea acutely observe that all this may lead to ‘ a lack of perspective on the situation ’ so that they may find it difficult to accept appropriate help or place limits on their involvement .
3 As there are often only half a dozen wash-basins , turns must be arranged and children soon realise that there are too many or not enough children for the basins available .
4 Intergraph and Microsoft also said that Intergraph is also converting its full range of mechanical , engineering , mapping and geographical information system applications for Windows NT .
5 Their momentum has gone but they still creak and boulders still tumble as the flow settles .
6 There are two aspects of the lift to which comment and criticism constantly return and , before leaving the technological issues to the mercy of future critics , we should return to them for a moment .
7 Ventilators are often blocked and air-conditioning badly maintained and operated .
8 It 's of course only to be expected that people should moan about the tax they 've got to pay and people always complain that it seems to go up every year .
9 Each year one or two farmers are killed and others seriously injured when their tractors roll over .
10 At least 34 Rohingya Muslims were killed and scores more injured when Burmese troops opened fire on a congregation in Arakan province , according to refugees arriving in neighbouring Bangladesh in the last two days .
11 AT LEAST 34 Rohingya Muslims were killed and scores more injured when Burmese troops opened fire on a Muslim religious congregation in Arakan province , according to Burmese refugees arriving in neighbouring Bangladesh in the last two days .
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