Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun pl] [pron] [modal v] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereas in the examples taken from scenes one and three , Anderson fulfils the Interest Principle by merely 'saying what is unpredictable and hence interesting " ( Leech 1983 : 146 ) , in later scenes he uses irony to implicate propositions which might be too face-threatening to be made directly or ironic understatement to be deliberately impolite . |
| 2 | There are also many joint degrees available where departments work together to train graduates who will be well equipped to face a rapidly changing job market . |
| 3 | It is axiomatic that dividends have to be financed and if funds are used to pay shareholders it may be that alternative sources of capital must be tapped to provide for the investment policy . |
| 4 | The Secretary of State is also prone to make pronouncements which can be highly relevant , especially on appeal . |
| 5 | The main objective of these new degrees was to produce graduates who would be better able to meet the needs of manufacturing industry than graduates from conventional engineering courses . |