Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] [be] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so I was left to live alone with my aunt . |
| 2 | So you was born in different years . |
| 3 | Only one was admitted for diagnostic dilatation and curettage , which was performed as a day case procedure . |
| 4 | So we 're protected from volatile politics and and situations . |
| 5 | Perhaps they were disturbed by alarming reports from France , where the noble philosophical aims of Liberty , Equality and Fraternity were beginning to be taken a little too far . |
| 6 | Survival of these roots may have been enhanced by greater lignification and/or suberization of cortical or epidermal cells , or perhaps they were located in resource-rich microsites . |
| 7 | The text ends with the words ‘ for although at strict law the heirs should be held by no action to build a monument , none the less they are compelled by pontifical or imperial authority to observance of the last wishes [ of the deceased ] ’ . |
| 8 | Apparently it was circulated to senior managers in East Sussex on 1 April . |
| 9 | ‘ Naturally it 's set in foreign parts . |
| 10 | Henceforth he was known in Irish nationalist circles as ‘ Major John MacBride ’ . |
| 11 | So what is mined in large quantities in Derbyshire ? |
| 12 | For males aged 21 and over who were sentenced to immediate imprisonment at the Crown Court , the average length was 20.5 months in 1999 , compared with 2.7 months in the magistrates ' court ( Home Office , 1990f ) . |
| 13 | Soon we were surrounded by furious , yelping wild dogs . |
| 14 | Thus there are recognised as general principles : the independence of the legal profession , the traditional virtues of trust and personal integrity , the need for confidentiality , the maintenance of respect for individual bars and law societies , the desirability of prohibiting the involvement of lawyers in incompatible occupations and of regulating personal publicity , and the recognition that the interests of the client must come before those of the lawyer . |
| 15 | Thus they are seen in full stature , their crests being 3000 feet above the road , in an upthrust of unremitting steepness without a single weakness to encourage ascent . |
| 16 | He even underlines the similarity by noting that such traits can be either adaptive or detrimental — i.e. lead to illness — depending on whether or not they are modified by other , more positive , qualities . |
| 17 | In other words , statutory interventions , whether or not they were justified on legal grounds , needed to be located in a moral and human framework of compassion , care , and empathy . |
| 18 | Soon he was joined by other Europeans and henceforth it became a common sight to see one or other of the ladies or gentlemen of the " confident " party slapping away at the trough where once the dhobi had slapped ( for on the day after the Collector 's appearance the dhobi had vanished from the enclave , either because he considered it too dangerous to remain any longer now that the commander of the garrison had assumed the caste of dhobi or , more likely , because he resented the competition ) . |
| 19 | Such perception is always practical , whether or not it is followed by theoretical reasoning . |
| 20 | Again the question of just what is disorganized about disorganized capitalism surfaces for our consideration . |
| 21 | This calendar Was just what was needed for astronomical calculations . |
| 22 | Gradually I was initiated into other roles . |
| 23 | Until nearly 500 B.C. they were ruled by tribal kings . |
| 24 | In the South , too , the scales of the law courts were tilted against them ; they were for the most part deprived of the right to vote , by various devices , notably the poll tax imposed on every voter ; and socially they were treated as lower-grade humans . |
| 25 | In general , the less objective the perception and the more it was influenced by partisan factors , the greater the influence of the press and the less the influence of television . |
| 26 | Part of the text stated ‘ … one atom of it weight 235 times as much as an atom of hydrogen , [ U 235 ] releases energy automatically directly it is touched by cold water ’ . |
| 27 | Until recently , infertility was regarded as a problem for women , and hardly anything was known about reproductive problems in men . |
| 28 | I knew nothing about Balder ; but instantly I was uplifted into huge regions of northern sky . |
| 29 | ‘ Whenever they are exposed to real difficulty ’ , he pointed out , ‘ they run for the British umbrella . ’ |
| 30 | Because both he and his mate are mobbed as pillagers whenever they are spotted by other birds , the jay realises that reticence is essential for the safety of the expected brood . |