Example sentences of "[adj] [det] [modal v] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From these categories the authors designated 42 as acts of communication by the mother and 32 that could be interpreted as communication by the infant ( burps and smiles for example ) . |
| 2 | The producers of films should be aiming to bring pleasure and entertainment , not pandering to the lowest savage instinct , however profitable that may be . |
| 3 | Personally I would be pleased to find a driver that works with any variety of the printer I had — after a life of driving everything as an Epson FX-80 that would be progress ! |
| 4 | A breakdown in the toilet habits of old dogs can again often be attributed to medical causes , and there is little that can be done , although in cystitis ( inflammation of the bladder ) , appropriate medication may resolve the problem rapidly . |
| 5 | There is little that can be done at this stage . |
| 6 | There is little that can be done down the sides of the door , beyond checking that the weatherstrip provided ( usually a rubber flap or brush strip ) is in order . |
| 7 | There 's little that can be done about the former ( it 's a consequence of Improv 's structure ) but the latter will be addressed in a future release . |
| 8 | In terms of a written flight plan there is little that can be done about wind , headings and estimates . |
| 9 | There is little that can be added to this chapter . |
| 10 | Apart from these conclusions , there is little that can be safely deduced from these figures , as there is no obvious correlation between the areas of major disorder and particular levels of tax evasion . |
| 11 | Doctors say there is little that can be done to help . |
| 12 | However , he added that pancreatic cancer is one of the most fatal forms and often there is little that can be offered to patients . |
| 13 | When the intimidation became unbearable , as at Bentheim on the German-Dutch border , the route was abandoned in favour of a Belgian crossing at Herbesthal , but usually there was little that could be done except to comfort the children and to urge calm . |
| 14 | Alice , familiar with this situation from somewhere in her well-stocked past , knew that there was little that could be done ; in fact it would get worse . |
| 15 | There was little that could be done to improve the overall unkempt appearance , except to dig the whole lot up and start again , but , as Luther Reynolds told David on one occasion , ‘ I do n't use the bloody garden , so why should I waste precious money on it ? |
| 16 | Thus there was little that could be acquired and developed immediately by those other builders who had an urgent need for land . |
| 17 | He should say this because what his campaign needs is the idea that something new is going to come from re-electing the Tories — not just more of the same , however admirable that may be . |
| 18 | Oh that that would be a different ball game , selling it in places would n't it ? |
| 19 | No that that would be they 'd be expected Every person would have I imagine they would al well everybody had a white sheet just for this . |
| 20 | But that that will be determined by the sales exec when they go round to sign the contract . |
| 21 | It 's that kind of formality within the job description that that that will be the area where the job analysts , i.e. Butterfield , Dennis and Nichol , will be able to help with . |
| 22 | Oh that that must be a bit galling for you , really , John . |
| 23 | I mean , is that an attitude that that that should be changed ? |
| 24 | Yes , that that that could be a possibility . |
| 25 | Before my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State made his announcement , Opposition Members accused us of creating a situation where there would be no taper , but a cut-off and said how cruel that would be . |
| 26 | It was agreed that where possible this should be extended into other areas . |
| 27 | IF , AS those in love with Super Mario and techno believe , we are to become a society where people bleep instead of laugh and the written and spoken word is confined to that particular history drawer already full of white football boots , Swapshop and pogo sticks , then it is possible this will be the last ever poet to be reviewed in the NME . |
| 28 | But how confusing this would be and what a turmoil would exist within our minds . |
| 29 | Following the Finance Act 1986 this would be a potentially exempt transfer and only subject to a charge to inheritance tax if the husband transferor dies within seven years of the date of the transfer ( Finance Act 1986 , Sched 19 , Pt I , para 1 inserting s3(A) Inheritance Tax Act 1984 ) . |
| 30 | On the other hand , in slipping the curve into the picture , however subtle this may be , one is faced with the problem of people . |