Example sentences of "[verb] [Wh det] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Industrial base cut so close to the bone the marrow 's leaking out , the old vaguely socialist inefficiencies replaced with more rabid capitalist ones , power centralised , corruption institutionalised , and a generation created which 'll never have any skills beyond opening a car with a coat hanger and knowing which solvents give you the best buzz with a plastic bag over your head before you throw up or pass out . ’ |
| 2 | He said that he did n't mind who was present , that he had something to communicate which might slightly affect the convenience of everyone in residence here , and therefore could be stated in everyone 's presence . |
| 3 | Redundancy , however , will often imply a major organisational change in the business , in which case other factors may have to be considered which may cumulatively outweigh length of service in a particular case . |
| 4 | At the time of writing , after the Conservatives under Mrs Thatcher have returned to power for a third term , further legislation is being considered which could completely dismantle the system of local authority owned public housing . |
| 5 | A new computer system has been installed which will eventually bring together the membership data base , accounting system , and word processing facilities . |
| 6 | The ‘ state of war ’ declaration clouded what might otherwise have been a clear-cut case of American aggression and gave the White House the makings of a case under international law . |
| 7 | Secondly , they could further extend their provision of a mixture of courses , both academic and vocational , at non-advanced and advanced levels , thereby becoming what might more accurately be termed Colleges of Further and Higher Education . |
| 8 | ‘ The recent announcement did not contain enough information for us to know what will really happen . |
| 9 | ‘ There 's still a lot that can be done with that before we get to having to establish what would effectively be private sector mini-Audit Commissions ’ , said . |
| 10 | Even where we have overcome difficulties of technology and resources , as , for example , in producing multi-media stacks using Apple 's HyperCard ( or SuperCard ) , there is market resistance to purchasing what might otherwise come as public domain or ‘ shareware ’ and little that can be done to prevent illegal copying and resulting saturation of a limited market before costs are recovered . |
| 11 | The owners say that they are so new to the game that for the moment they are selling everything because they do not know what will eventually prove profitable . |
| 12 | People have wanted to prove they are not scared of AIDS work and have put themselves under enormous pressure to provide what may well be an impossible service . |
| 13 | After lunch on the Sunday before his Chanel show , eaten with his workroom staff and assistants in the workers ' canteen on the top floor of the rue Cambon , Lagerfeld holds what can only be described as an old-fashioned levée . |
| 14 | I shall be drawing a considerable sum in a few days but you must know how it is , travelling the country as we old soldiers do … thank you … ten pounds will be quite sufficient … and you must let me spend some more of it in your excellent company … that evening 's entertainment we enjoyed together , Mr Wood , ’ his voice rose in the small hallway and the other guests and servants indoors and out strained noticeably to catch what would surely be the eloquent testimonial of a compliment , ‘ was one of the , shall we say , most boisterous and wise , a rare combination , Mr Landlord , I have spent , whether in London , in Europe or in and out of ships and foreign postings in a long lifetime . |
| 15 | My understanding is that , instead of a completely new Centre , or Stadium Court as they call it over there , a major refurbishing of the existing facility will be undertaken which will probably also include the provision of a new Grandstand or No. 1 court within the existing grounds . |
| 16 | Craigbarnet had been supported , at considerable inconvenience , by the Montrose interest , mainly in order to please the head of the Stirling family , Stirling of Keir , who was a relative of the Duke of Montrose , but no sooner was Craigbarnet out of the running than another potentially explosive dispute arose which might well have set the Duke of Montrose at variance with Lord Elphinstone or another valuable ally , Dundas of Lethem . |
| 17 | Often whole sites have been filled which will inevitably result in expensive foundation design . |
| 18 | There are , however , different levels of publication that could be developed which would eventually help more material to become available at the professional level that we have been discussing . |
| 19 | From their collected versions of the story , an idealised narrative will be developed which will then form the basis of comparison with the original Hemingway version . |
| 20 | I am running a 1986 V8 County 90 which at 25,000 miles has no more than normal backlash in the transmission line , yet a most irritating noise has developed which can only be described as a clunk that occurs whenever I apply or lift off the throttle in any gear . |
| 21 | Answer guide : The point here is that at the date of the balance sheet the business did not own the asset nor had it any right to its use as all that had happened at that date was an order had been placed which could easily be cancelled . |
| 22 | to enable us to have a stru have another report done which would then be used as part of the evidence in conjunction with a test case , |
| 23 | These include , first , any calls for a radical restructuring of society in which new structures and processes of government are sought which would significantly alter the balance between governors and governed ; second , calls for greater priority to be given to social , community and ecological factors in decision-making and lower priority to be given to economic and technological factors which are geared towards reproducing or sustaining the kind of society that exists at present ; and , third , calls for a significant change in defence policy , for example , a renunciation of nuclear weapons , neutralism or disengagement from military alliances such as NATO ( McAuslan , 1980 , p. 6 ) . |
| 24 | It is important , however , that employees retain a sense of perspective in identifying words and conduct which may reasonably be perceived as causing harassment , alarm or distress as opposed to mere annoyance . |
| 25 | But actually there is one important thing they can do which would certainly improve world economic prospects : resist the temptation to put up new protectionist barriers , and push ahead with a speedy conclusion of the Uruguay round of trade talks . |
| 26 | ( 12 ) Para 33 of Chapter 2 of Section 5 of the Yellow Book provides that , where an increase of authorised share capital of a listed company is proposed and 10 per cent or more of the voting capital will remain unissued , the circular accompanying the notice of meeting must state that no issue will be made which would effectively alter the control of the company without prior approval of its shareholders in general meeting . |
| 27 | However , the law does not normally allow for any order to be made which will directly affect pension entitlements ( see Cretney and Masson , 1990 , pp. 405–7 ) . |
| 28 | Any photo or object which can instantly remind you of a particular event , place , or happy feeling can be used to switch your attention to focus on this pleasant scenario . |
| 29 | Terse , poignant , and well made , it says what could only be said in poetry . |
| 30 | The Maggot , faced with these scathing judgments , countered by asserting that Ellen 's education had ruined what might otherwise have been a useful bimbo , and loudly proclaimed that her extreme aversion to himself was positive psychological proof that she was secretly enamoured of him . |