Example sentences of "[vb -s] [be] [conj] [pron] [vb -s] [art] " in BNC.

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1 In fact , what inevitably happens is that someone buys the house for the floor space of the extensions , seeing the opportunity for yet further building in the grounds , where planning permission would never normally be given .
2 What the elder thus proclaims is that he has a ‘ hotline ’ to the ancestors , that they are on his side and , in effect , do his bidding .
3 All that means is that he puts the letters into a plastic bag so they wo n't get eaten by beetles or woodworm or whatever .
4 But the impression an impartial reader of Daniel receives is that he attributes no more importance to the Hellenizers than he does to their rivals , the followers of Judas Maccabaeus .
5 Another criticism he makes is that it has an uneasy relationship with such values as justice which some people should consider to be important in human life .
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