Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [vb mod] [adv] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Or I 'll never eat dim-sum with you again . ’
2 Not surprisingly , it has often been said that foreign learners of English need to learn English intonation ; some have gone further than this and claimed that , unless the foreign learner learns the appropriate way to use intonation in a given situation , there is a risk that he or she may unintentionally give offence ; for example , the learner might use an intonation suitable for expressing boredom or discontent when what was needed was an expression of gratitude or affection .
3 The procedure should copy any output files produced by these activities into a working area for the user , to which he or she will then have owner access after breaking out of the Captive environment .
4 If the lavatory is inaccessible , down a corridor , or dark and cold , the child may be reluctant to use it but if the parent accompanies the child and waits , he or she can gradually learn confidence .
5 i Hero : This child believes that he or she can only obtain love and appreciation through achievement .
6 There are two main methods of measuring costs : one can either include only public expenditure costs , or one can also include opportunity costs .
7 He could fly around , measuring the pheromonal concentrations , and then orient in the direction where the concentration increased ; or he could simply turn upwind .
8 I would like to thank Tom Johnston , Councillor Pat Lally and Professor David Vines , who all left the Board during the year , for their contribution ; and I would again pay tribute to Lord Macfarlane .
9 And I would also draw attention to a particular consideration namely that between the outer boundary of the greenbelt in that corridor and the area of outstanding natural beauty of the Hills , there is very little distance .
10 And I 'd rather have coffee than tea … ’
11 And I 'd rather use newspaper now rather than use use erm
12 From a Christian perspective , you and I will never face death .
13 Ted and I will never see eye to eye about his clients , whom he likes , respects and positively enjoys dragging over hills to bag stags , whereas I loathe these numbskulls who think killing is ‘ sport ’ .
14 My wife and I could never see eye to eye on the business of living .
15 And I can also say sir , I think without fear of contradiction , that of the hundreds of enquiries that I have done , this is the only enquiry sir which will have la left a lasting impression .
16 I 've done various things on my computer today and I can successfully make ASCII files .
17 To firm up their security against subsequent security interests created by the company and which would otherwise have priority , floating charges almost invariably contain a provision that restricts the right of the company to create charges that have priority to or rank equally with the floating charge ( called a negative pledge clause ) .
18 Will he remind any business man foolish enough to think that a Labour Government would be better for business of the myriad proposals which would prove the truth to be quite the opposite , which would make life far more difficult and which would especially energise union militancy which is at the bottom of some of the proposals ?
19 This is what happens with tax exempt sources and by looking at a TESSA and assuming you pay the maximum each year which are those figures and assuming that the interest rate stays at seven and a half percent , it wo n't but it 's seven and a half percent at the moment , then this is what happens , at the end of the first year you 've put in your three thousand your interest at seven and a half percent is two twenty five and you would otherwise pay tax at fifty six at twenty five percent or twenty or forty which would be those figures , but you do n't .
20 ‘ Poor you — and you 'll probably get rheumatism sitting here , unless they all hurry up .
21 Many nurseries are adding species and Old varieties to their lists and you may well find shrub forms , ramblers and climbers all grouped under the one heading .
22 Most insects have fairly predictable behaviour and you can often adjust sowing dates to avoid peak periods of egg-laying or migration , and deny colonising pests a favoured habitat by , for example , pinching out the soft tips of broad beans or applying a protective insecticide .
23 The basic rules of self-defence are quite simple : keep your eyes open and you can usually avoid trouble .
24 Started automatically , they free the terminal for other uses ( e.g. compiling , editing ) , so that work is not held up and you can still use LIFESPAN interactively while they take place .
25 It is a friendly , helpful organisation and you can always get assistance from more experienced people .
26 You will probably have to consult colleagues to gain some of this information and you will also need access to a library to research the alternative delivery system you have chosen to examine .
27 ‘ You know the bad consequence of my laying myself under unnecessary obligation , and you will therefore take care that I only do it for real Friends that I can depend upon , ’ the member of parliament warned .
28 Your investment will buy units in that fund and you will therefore have access to a far wider-ranging portfolio of investments than most individuals could realistically set up and manage on their own .
29 These normally take one or two days and you will usually get notice of the inspections in order to alert your team .
30 Cos I had a load of music on and you could still hear voice .
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