Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [be] [adj] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Apart from anything else , I may be useful in practical ways . |
| 2 | I must ask those who are more familiar with the sciences to forgive me for any passages where they feel I might be guilty of over simplification . |
| 3 | I suppose the , the sort of things that made me think I might be suitable for social work have been coming from working with the young . |
| 4 | Er I was toying with the idea of getting out altogether out of the , I 'll be honest with double glazing . |
| 5 | I 'll be generous in other ways — I 'll even put my intentions in writing if that will help persuade you of my sincerity . |
| 6 | I believe I 've got to be very careful what I say because I could be subject to legal action , but I think this whole case is appalling . |
| 7 | It was simply that he had begun to fear we had arranged this with Flora : as if , in his mind , he could hear her saying , oh yes , what a splendid idea , I shall be bored with young Adam by Fez … |
| 8 | Apparently it means that while for most of the time I will behave normally I shall be prone to sudden ourbursts of rage and obscenity . |
| 9 | After all , I can be sensitive to other people 's feelings . |
| 10 | I want one of them might be nice for Natty . |
| 11 | This control is adjusted to produce a satisfactory value of gain coupled with a sufficiently ‘ sharp ’ degree of selectivity in order to eliminate strong a.m. signals which may be present on adjacent frequencies . |
| 12 | It does not purport to be a fully comprehensive report but merely to provide information on key issues which may be relevant to potential investors . |
| 13 | personnel sensors are available but once again this involves expenditure which may be unnecessary with full staff involvement . |
| 14 | Peirce could probably allow the same : his position rests upon the belief that there is a logical guarantee that induction will take us to the truth in the long run , but that our confidence in the short-run efficacy of the method is simply an ‘ acritical ’ commonsense certainty which may be susceptible to scientific explanation . |
| 15 | As was intimated earlier , less formal approaches to the inflationary biases which may be endemic within certain systems of industrial relations have been in circulation among Keynesians for many decades . |
| 16 | The Peugeot can be recommended as a good buy , especially as it is electronic ( meaning the blade does n't jump when started ) and has the ‘ tri axial ’ facility which may be useful in tight corners . |
| 17 | — there are a number of local/community newspapers , e.g. Tollcross , Times , Old Town & South Side News , which may be suitable for particular publicity exercise . |
| 18 | There was some variation between the practices , but only three fundholders reduced their rates , which may be due to normal year on year differences . |
| 19 | This effect which may be due to increased lipid peroxide levels in diabetes was reversed by insulin treatment ( Arbogast et al , 1982 ) . |
| 20 | There are several publications on the history of the Caledonian Railway , some of which may be available in local libraries . |
| 21 | There is no simple kind of sexual liberation possible which will eradicate the neuroses caused by sexual repression without , at the same time , producing social changes , only some of which may be controllable in rational ways . |
| 22 | The results of this study indicate that the scan score provides an objective indicator of disease activity in Crohn 's disease which may be superior to clinical indices , and also to laboratory tests which although objective are often normal in the presence of active disease . |
| 23 | So far , apart from his basic research in black burnished wares ( 1973 ) , his work has been confined to peripheral aspects such as imported amphorae ( 1971 ) and the Malvernian wares ( 1968a and 1968b ) which may be important for future work on the major salt extraction at Droitwich . |
| 24 | It will tell us about former hobbies and interests which may be important in future plans . |
| 25 | The doctrine , which may be concerned with national liberation , the emancipation of a class , the emancipation of women or some other general aim which is felt to be important by large numbers of people , has also to include or be founded upon a social theory which can elucidate the principal issues , clarify the objectives and ways of attaining them , and outline alternative forms of society . |
| 26 | A dividend paid outside the election will generate ACT in the subsidiary company ( and FII in the parent ) , which may be desirable for certain planning strategies . |
| 27 | The board hopes to open up a Red Kite Trail and has agreed to fund a consultant 's report , which should be available in mid July . |
| 28 | It is a popular program which should be available from other PC shareware companies , but not under these catalogue numbers . |
| 29 | And what do we know about childhood determinants of adult disorder which might be amenable to preventive intervention ? |
| 30 | In those circumstances , forecasting of manpower requirements a matter of weeks or months ahead , which might be typical in other industries , is impossible . |