Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] be [adv] " in BNC.

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1 If we here abandon the time-sequence of his life and anticipate his later work we should also see that an idea or hypothesis was often involved in some of his work , being followed by experiment involving accurate measurement to verify or deny the hypothesis .
2 Traction alopecia is caused by tightly pulled pony-tails , braids and chignons ; friction alopecia occurs when hair bands , wigs or hats are too tight and the hair breaks off .
3 But AT & T are far from happy .
4 Once policies are on the statute books , there is reluctance to change them , or change is very slow and largely through non-statutory guidance .
5 Those preferring milk to grog or porter were plentifully supplied with it at the house . ’
6 This is why the responsibility of ( say ) looking after a small brother or sister is so valuable in enhancing the social awareness and maturity of the older boy or girl who is doing the substitute parenting .
7 Children need to know that their feelings of jealousy or anger with their brother or sister are very common and that their parents understand how they feel .
8 However , other supports such as acrylic primed canvas or board are also perfectly suitable .
9 Where products are still subject to a national organisation of the market , and the conditions under which the goods are marketed leads to distortion of the terms of competition under which similar goods are marketed in other member states , the Commission may impose compensatory charges upon exports of the product from the member state of origin .
10 A visual check of the general condition of the water or effluent is normally made when a sample is taken , and other inspections are often made without sampling .
11 Well , usually with this sort of , with the replicability , or reliability is pretty low .
12 In particular it is important to appreciate that while the Americans frequently accused the British of old-fashioned colonialism , this did not necessarily mean that the spokesman or writer was wholly ignorant of the evolution of British imperial policies since Queen Victoria .
13 ‘ If you 're continually on the move , what time or opportunity is there for interaction at any but the most superficial level ? ’
14 Tav & Co are essentially a stripped down rock 'n' roll band , more reliant on rhythm and basic passion than volume and are subsequently unlike to ‘ blow away ’ the average indie rock lover .
15 Tav & Co are essentially a stripped down rock 'n' roll band , more reliant on rhythm and basic passion than volume and are subsequently unlike to ‘ blow away ’ the average indie rock lover .
16 The appearance on Aspel & Co is mysteriously cancelled .
17 Howard Gross of two-partner City firm Gross Klein & Co was more optimistic .
18 An exception to this was the reporting of blood in motions , where 5-ASA was significantly better .
19 Clearly all things worked together for good in this family where friction was as rare as in a well-oiled machine .
20 Where interviewers are centrally grouped they can be called together for a briefing session , when any queries can be raised and dealt with on the spot , but where large organizations have interviewers scattered about the country this may be a counsel of perfection , although peripatetic fieldwork supervisors do invaluable work in this as well as other areas .
21 George Pulman , QC , a member of the Bar Council 's working party on contingent fees , told a conference workshop on financing litigation that unlike other forms of contingency fee arrangement , lawyers would have no personal interest in the outcome of litigation and there would be no ‘ legal aid blackmail ’ — where cases are legally aided the normal ‘ costs follow the event ’ rule does not apply and defendants have to meet their own costs even when they win .
22 Such a personal dialect or variety is usually termed an idiolect .
23 The court 's willingness to find an implied licence or permission was particularly strong in the case of children , especially where there was something attractive to children on the land .
24 The important role of Helicobacter pylori in idiopathic duodenal ulcer disease has been widely acknowledged since the clear demonstration that ulcer relapse or remission is strongly associated with H pylori colonisation or absence from the gastric mucose .
25 Workers ' preferences or attitudes are also unchanged , but it is the wage net of tax that workers compare with the marginal value of their leisure in deciding how much labour to supply .
26 Censured behaviours or attitudes were consistently contrasted with liberatory complements .
27 In the officers ' club , when we are drinking ( which we nearly always are ) , and where shit is constantly mentioned and invoked , we sometimes refer to Auschwitz as Anus Mundi .
28 It was up to her to get herself and the twins out of here , back to the safety of their apartment — and clearly any display of outrage or temperament was only going to delay matters .
29 Few individuals or institutions are truly resistant to it .
30 The questions tumbled from him as he went hand in hand with Beth , down the stairs and into the kitchen , where Peggy was soon caught up in the excitement .
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