Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [vb base] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 But an object contemplated for its beauty alone spontaneously attracts the spectator and rouses him to expand and intensify his awareness of it ; and however much or little trust he may put in the formulation of aesthetic standards , he evaluates it by his reaction at the unsustainable height of concentration when he is responding to all his information at once .
2 That 's why er people who come to our company and then after a year or so think they can go away and do this on their own , ca n't do it .
3 If you have a problem , or simply feel you would like additional information on a topic , write to Sarah Heeps , c/o Supplements Department , The Scotsman , 20 North Bridge , Edinburgh , EH1 1YT .
4 I can flood the paper using this frame and be sure that once dry it will return to a perfectly flat surface .
5 If they evolved among the snows , surely those that still live there would have learned to acquire a white covering , at least in winter , like the Arctic fox , the ptarmigan and the snowshoe hare .
6 I wish him and his friends no evil , ’ said Bishop Jon , shaking down his book-satchel and peering into it , ‘ but it 's a difficult thing to make plans for your country with them sitting there , their heads switching from this shoulder to the other , and so sleek you would think it was a cow that licked them all .
7 Of course , no creative scientist holds rigidly to a fixed position in the light of new evidence , and only Kandel himself can say how far he has now moved beyond such earlier , campaigning reductionism .
8 We must grasp every opportunity and not worry what will happen in future games .
9 I 'm going to take a deep breath everytime I see something and just hope you can make things work properly .
10 I very much look forward to maintaining contact with you all in the future — and still hope you will meet my ‘ diving ’ husband on his sabbatical here next academic term !
11 John Gorman says … they still believe in themselves and still think they can do it but they need to get a result …
12 ‘ I 'm prepared to listen to anyone and still think I can do a good job in the Premier League .
13 Even alter ninety-nine failures he 'll still be learning and still believe he can win .
14 I passed a church on the way and really believe I would have gone in to sprinkle myself with holy water — but it was locked , as churches are , these days , against vandals .
15 Hence , to issue new shares at a substantial discount to the market price and then underwrite it would appear to be a case of double indemnity in which the primary insurer is assured of a very small probability of having to make a compensation payment .
16 erm may I suggest Mr if your Lordship would care to sit at ten o'clock and then think he 'll get at eleven fifteen , but really in
17 In a way , failure to come through with the right steps is deception , because most social interaction is based on expectations of behaviour and to set up expectations and then thwart them must qualify as deception .
18 You do not enter into any details respecting the Voyage , where you are resident etc. in fact I gleaned more information on these points from one of Gilbert 's Letters to a friend of his than from all 3 of yours — We are , however , delighted to find your expedition progressing so satisfactorily and anxiously hope it may continue to do so . ’
19 Part of the problem lies in the fact that much of this produce is exported and therefore land which could have been utilised to feed a domestic market is supplying an overseas population .
20 It is as if you discover that you spent £1000 last month , and therefore assume you will have to spend £1000 , or a bit more , next month , without ever wondering if some of your expenditure was wasted .
21 Central government may assign a local authority a large guideline figure for capital expenditure but also assume it will finance a lot of it from sales of council houses , for example , and hence give a small credit approval .
22 But please say you will forgive me .
23 No I do I I believe in that as well think you should keep a lot of er green about , looks good .
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