Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [conj] the [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pound says , in effect : ‘ If your French is n't good enough to go where the quality is both defined ( metaphorically ) and exemplified , i.e. in Gautier 's ‘ L'art ’ specifically and in his Emaux et Camées as a whole , or in the work of followers like Hérédia and Samain , then remind yourself , or re-experience , what it is like to read George Herbert and Christina Rossetti and Lionel Johnson . |
| 2 | How many times have hard-working men arrived home from work only to find that the house is upside down , furniture completely re-arranged and their favourite chair completely out of kilter with the best view of the TV ? |
| 3 | A common fault here is to think of the rotor disc as being the model , and watch it describe a graceful turn only to find that the fuselage is now pointing its tail at the ground . |
| 4 | Moreover strict conditions are laid down to ensure that the company is included in consolidated accounts drawn up and audited in accordance with the Seventh Directive and made available to the British public . |
| 5 | Check daily to ensure that the compost is kept just moist . |
| 6 | But it does not take long to decide that the experiment is being conducted with skill , and that the pursuits have at least a little in common . |
| 7 | Viewers nave enough to suppose that the interview is a means by which the electors might arrive at the truth would prefer the tried and trusted methods of the Brothers Dimbleby . |
| 8 | There is , so far as I know , no solid evidence for any of these beliefs ; nor is there much to show that the family is , in fact , changing in its significance within society or in its psychological implications for child upbringing , albeit that pressures upon it are increasing just as they are upon individuals by reason of the increasing complication and tempo of life in Western society . |
| 9 | That is not to suggest that the gonococcus is not present at these different sites but that it is difficult to identify microscopically . |
| 10 | The first do n't is not to believe that the child is lazy because he or she is not managing to spell . |
| 11 | This is not to say that the position is wrong but only that it is arguable , or in other words , open to conceptual evaluation . |
| 12 | Not to say that the map is too small ; quite the opposite , in fact . |
| 13 | ‘ That is not to say that the squirearchy is extinct , rather that the squires that survive would not touch politics with a pitchfork . ’ |
| 14 | This is not to say that the policy-making is wrong or misplaced , but rather to make clear that our questioning of research and evidence is not always simple or effective . |
| 15 | This is not to say that the picture is perfect . |
| 16 | But that 's not to say that the picture is totally without threat — I think there 's an element of threat in those blue spots — there 's a sort of feeling of disease and consumption almost . |
| 17 | To point out that complaining often functions as a self-defence is not to say that the complaint is invalid . |
| 18 | This is not to say that the product is inferior , indeed many desktop publishing systems can do things that no typesetting equipment ever could , merely that it has to be recognised that the technology has its place . |
| 19 | This is not to say that the detail is ideal . |
| 20 | But just to prove that the rivalry is only for fun they will be working together on Easter Saturday to organise a penny mile laying in Guisborough . |
| 21 | If the debtor is proposing to pay the petitioner his debt by instalments , the petition should not be adjourned indefinitely to see if the proposal is implemented . |
| 22 | Fretwork is well up to scratch and the nut is made from a substance which Hamer refer to as ‘ Lubritrak resin' . |
| 23 | The HRD practitioner should stress that this statement is not a list of short-term objectives and should monitor the writing process carefully to ensure that the statement is sufficiently detailed and focused on behavior . |
| 24 | This will be not only to gain a first impression of the infrared sky but also to check that the satellite is functioning properly . |
| 25 | With a postal questionnaire , it is important also to check that the layout is neither confusing nor encouraging any particular response . |
| 26 | He is right also to say that the value is not just for Yarrow . |
| 27 | Uncorrected homework will create a negative attitude in the student , leading him eventually to believe that the teacher is not really interested in his progress . |
| 28 | It is just a matter of working the receiver properly to ensure that the signal is received . |
| 29 | Better by far to invest while the going is good , to guarantee yourself an income , rather than rely on an uncertain future . |
| 30 | It is the managers ' job to help staff plan their holiday entitlement appropriately to ensure that the workload is . |