Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [modal v] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spreadsheets , word processing package database management programs such as SIR or KWIRS can b as emancipatory programs . |
| 2 | In the longer term self-help groups may emerge , where librarians can pool views about recent publications , or library suppliers may see openings for a more active approach . |
| 3 | According to the British Tourist Authority that figure could rocket even higher thanks to the lower pound . |
| 4 | Mrs Woolf presented the issue primarily as one of access to justice , explaining that incorporation would short-circuit the lengthy process of taking cases to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg [ which usually takes a minimum of five years ] . |
| 5 | And though she half hoped that Friend would wheel alongside her so that she could ignore him , he did n't appear . |
| 6 | Helped enormously by the continuous flow of Teddies from the toy trade , which even includes ready-made flyers in mock leather overalls , complete to the goggles and neck scarf , it was no wonder that BMISS should take-off ( and drop down ) so rapidly . |
| 7 | He suggests that parents should stage pretend exams at home to help children plan their answers — and how to read the questions . |
| 8 | It also indicates the much more haunting proposition for Spenser , that Ireland may scourge England because that is what is divinely desired and there is no escape . |
| 9 | Although Trash Can School certainly provide several excellent examples of the genre ( ‘ President Junkie ’ and ‘ I Want Out ’ being particularly notable ) that 's not all they deliver . |
| 10 | Please note that delegates must book tickets for screenings and events by 5pm on the day . |
| 11 | ‘ It was a very acrimonious meeting , mostly about why we were changing lengths : the merchandisers were saying the customers want this and the designers were fighting their case and , as it was the first collection prepared without Laura present the whole time , it was not surprising that difficulties should surface , ’ Moira explained . |
| 12 | Although gestures can misfire and some serious suicide attempts fail ( it is not always easy to distinguish between the gesture and the serious attempt ) , both acts are expressions of immense aggression and can leave behind a trail of guilt and remorse . |
| 13 | He was moved and promising miracles , the recovery of things lost , the wholeness and holiness of things profaned ; but the faith she had professed was perhaps no more than a conviction that the star of the Prince of Aberffraw would not fail him , and that God would humour him and not cheat him of the fulfilment of his vow . |
| 14 | COURSE : Eighteen holes that professionals can breeze around in less than 2½ hours but which can take a Sunday fourball anything up to seven . |
| 15 | Neville Chamberlain has gone down in history , either as the politician who was duped by Hitler , or as a shrewd statesman who was playing for time , so Britain could re-arm . |
| 16 | It is surprising that languages should group nouns into masculines and feminines , for example , and should categorise inanimate objects in this way . |
| 17 | This is not to say that man can mine coal where it does not occur geologically , or that some settlements do not originate because of the existence of some material which the inhabitants extract ; what it does mean is that people themselves determine what is exploited and how they deal with the extraction . |
| 18 | Some are reluctantly accumulating properties in the hope that prices will firm up later this year ; others are taking the best prices they can get , without waiting . |
| 19 | This is not the only argument for integrity , or the only consequence of recognizing it that citizens might value . |
| 20 | The book will provide a fact-lode that politicians can quarry for years . |
| 21 | Note that LIFESPAN can usually store and retrieve software for foreign computer systems , though transfers to and from the user work space that LIFESPAN can address have to be carried out by the LIFESPAN user . |
| 22 | Tracing a line in a north-easterly direction , that followed the path that James had already taken towards the Chilterns where he was known to have relatives , the police were able to predict that James would surface in either Ipsden or Stoke Row , two tiny neighbouring hamlets . |
| 23 | Aims of learning : What knowledge and skills should children acquire ? |
| 24 | The immediate task , as he saw it , was to open foreign policy up to democratic pressure , so that both the disinterested masses and the interested merchants and manufacturers could concert their influence for peace against the machinations of militaristic bureaucrats and their allies in the aristocracy of finance . |
| 25 | There is a booking system for the use of the CD-ROMs and readers can book one hour sessions in advance , either in person or by telephone . |
| 26 | Taken to extremes , muscles will waste , joints will stiffen and bones will fracture more easily . |
| 27 | ‘ The duke owns Sunlaws Hotel close by and guests can book in there . ’ |
| 28 | Up to 40 fire engines , buses , coaches and lorries will snake around Darlington in the first vintage rally of its type to be held in the town . |
| 29 | Education about alcohol in schools can not compensate for home and community , it is argued , and education should value alcohol use and encourage individual responsibility . |
| 30 | Overseas markets too are affected , for only if they can reach ports at reasonable cost and efficiency can goods be readily exported . |