Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [verb] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dt route suddenly appeared to be promising , though there is still a long way to go as it takes 20 to 40 times this to make a muon in a particle accelerator . |
| 2 | This is an astonishing view of the world ; a perversely reversed megalomania ; an assertion that all forms of political and military life were brought into existence by the grand design of the Soviet Union so that if those designs suddenly cease to be hostile , then all that is solid in the West will melt . |
| 3 | Your pond only has to be large enough to catch the returning water . |
| 4 | Apparently , Halsbury then ‘ conceived the idea that the case should be re-argued before an enlarged body of Law Lords and that , in addition , the House should adopt once more the practice of summoning the High Court judges to advise ’ , a practice generally thought to be obsolete . |
| 5 | I think Alone In the Dark just happens to be one of those games . |
| 6 | However , the AIB inspectors always try to be helpful and provide the coroner with the basic information he needs to establish the cause of death , but nonetheless , they sometimes get little thanks for the efforts they make to assist the coroner and sometimes they are treated in a rather off-hand manner . |
| 7 | At the other end of the scale there are meals that will linger in the mind long after the credit card has recovered , and blowouts at top restaurants still tend to be cheaper than their London counterparts . |
| 8 | Databases which list books usually aim to be comprehensive in their chosen field , rather than selective or evaluative . |
| 9 | Mr Hill said the murder still appeared to be motiveless . |
| 10 | However , even discounting geographical reasons , ‘ ethnic minority risks still tend to be higher ’ with Asians more vulnerable to mugging and vandalism . |
| 11 | The likeliest alternative always seemed to be worse . |
| 12 | Most of the enemy still seemed to be asleep as the avalanche of horses and riders bore down upon them in pounding fury . |
| 13 | The non-renewal of ‘ intervention ’ against Afghanistan also had to be reliable and guaranteed . |
| 14 | Experience of the project leader and absence of status consciousness also seem to be advantageous , but the effect of CEO involvement is disadvantageous . |
| 15 | For optimum clarity at night , the eyes also need to be large . |
| 16 | Waiting lists also tend to be longer , and these are not complete indices of need since council allocation rules often exclude certain persons from them . |
| 17 | Finally in Air Canada v. British Columbia ( 1989 ) 59 D.L.R. ( 4th ) 161 the Supreme Court of Canada , by a majority , held that there was no right to recover tax paid under a statute later found to be unconstitutional . |
| 18 | It is , of course , not easy to interpret the columns of figures which appear in the school brochure — and headteachers often seem to be adept at presenting their results in positive terms . |
| 19 | The focusing of consciousness often appears to be concerned with the attempted resolution of unfinished business . |
| 20 | Some pupils expressed strong negative views on having to deal with the two systems , and several tasks were tried out in two versions , one with metric units and one with Imperial units , the version with Imperial units often proving to be easier . |
| 21 | Teenagers frequently appear to be resentful of parents or teachers but in reality this is often a sign that they are testing authority and seeing just how far they can go . |
| 22 | He believes that manufacturers simply need to be aware of the electromagnetic environments surrounding their products just as they would be aware of temperatures . |
| 23 | However , there are further complexities as described in a recent paper by Brown and his colleagues ( 1986a ) who explain why even the presence of seemingly good close relationships sometimes fails to be protective against depression . |
| 24 | Furthermore , on the coast there tend to be some expert sailors around and your confidence in your own ability does not benefit from comparison with them . |
| 25 | Strips for the handlebar unfortunately have to be thinner , just under ⅛in , because of the tighter radius bends . |
| 26 | The association therefore seems to be robust . |
| 27 | Ramsey never failed to be grateful to the young pilots who won the Battle of Britain , and always afterwards remembered Battle of Britain Sunday . |
| 28 | Industry certainly needs to be high on the political agenda but like Northern Ireland policy , the main parties must agree a mutual policy . |
| 29 | Housing policies thus continue to be concerned more with bricks and mortar than the needs of the people who inhabit rural areas , let alone with considering how these policies redistribute the life-chances of the rural population . |
| 30 | Although the assumptions behind British judicial procedure were not popularly accepted , the courts soon ceased to be alien because they were used by Sri Lankans in ways which fit indigenous norms . |