Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] [conj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | True , Kant thinks that if morality is ultimately valid it is because we have somehow settled on these imperatives ourselves at the noumenal level , but to this — apart from the dubiousness of the metaphysics — it is likely to be objected that if the imperatives spring from myself it is quite proper for me to rescind them when convenient . |
| 2 | The Book of Ezra records that when Cyrus captured Babylon in 539BC , to Jerusalem , whence they had been exiled by their Babylonian conquerors . |
| 3 | Bede records that when Beorhtwald , abbot of Reculver , was elected archbishop of Canterbury on 1 July 692 , Wihtred and Swaefheard were ruling in Kent ( HE V , 8 ) . |
| 4 | Assuming that Sophronia is an upper servant , the poem draws no closer to the owners than a description of the room where Biron sleeps and where , Timon-like , he keeps his unread books . |
| 5 | Stephenson thinks that unless there are no informal carers ( in which case providing continuous support at home is much more expensive than residential care ) much can be done to keep even very dependent people at home . |
| 6 | Hill concludes that if Flashman refuses to sell : ‘ The alternatives involving possible legal action against directors and officials of the club and the club itself do not bear thinking about . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You are a part of it , ’ he interrupted caustically , ‘ whether you like it or not , and at the moment you are the only friend Steve Cannock has and if you feel for him as you so often have claimed to you 'll be at his side when he needs you . ’ |
| 8 | David Grubb says that although volunteers are brave , their actions are dangerous . |
| 9 | Walker says that although the animals were fully anaesthetised , some students believed they were suffering ‘ Of course , there is no similar emotional reaction when the computer takes the place of the animal . ’ |
| 10 | Colin McRae says that when the gear box is working properly , it should be better than a manual change because a driver can make mistakes . |
| 11 | In the Paris that Proust describes or that Manet painted in La Musique aux Tuileries , sociability was mainly intraclass , in a plurality of narrowly circumscribed public realms . |
| 12 | Peter Wright recalls that when he joined MI5 in 1953 there were some two million files held on individuals . |
| 13 | Their survey of the remuneration of chief executives in the United States reveals that although on average bonuses represent 50 per cent of salary , such bonuses are awarded in ways that are not highly sensitive to performance . |
| 14 | Mr Spicer fears that unless the Government takes action , the public will . |
| 15 | A meeting of minds that produced the deliriously demented ‘ Scumbag ’ , where Yoko sounds as though she is having a demonic possession as Lennon bellows out ‘ SCUMBAG ! |
| 16 | Hilton recognises that while it is apparently unreasonable for man governed by reason utterly to devalue himself and attribute any good things which he does to Christ it is nevertheless the route to true identity , away from the temporal accidents which attract the self , to its essential which is discovered in Christ himself . |
| 17 | I expect Sinbad feels that as I 'm in the last few months of my final year , she 'd better pack me with as much experience as possible before I get whisked away to act staff nurse in some ward . |
| 18 | An early prophet like David claims that when he delivers his oracles no less than ‘ the Spirit of the Lord speaks ’ ( 2 Sam . |
| 19 | Counsel suggests that if municipal corporations have the right to sue for libel this right would give municipalities the power to suppress legitimate and proper criticism by threats of legal proceedings . |
| 20 | Brennan argues that while non-traditional students will continue to fit into conventional higher education via Access Courses or other means , more should be done to change higher education to meet the needs of non-traditional students and make it more attractive to them . |
| 21 | But Nozick argues that although this account may cope with the examples Gettier offers , there are other similar examples which would escape what we have so far . |
| 22 | NICK FALDO knows that but for his Saturday stumble he would have waltzed away with the US PGA title yesterday here at Bellerive . |
| 23 | Walker suggests that if there is an optimum age for mature students it is likely to be in the late twenties . |
| 24 | GAZZA knows that when in Rome , do as the Romans — so he got into the spirit with some impressive hand waving and high passion during a training match . |
| 25 | LASMO believes that as operator it must take responsibility for the care and protection of the environment and it must ensure that every aspect of its work is carried out in a safe and effective way . |
| 26 | Gregory argues that if God did not take on a humanity like ours , then we are not redeemed ; for it was through sharing our humanity that Christ redeemed it . |
| 27 | And then you called and he enjoyed your visit vastly and Mrs Langley says that while he is laid up , with the girls hunting two days a week , would you be sure to go and see him — ’ |
| 28 | JAMES : Ian says that when Dorky Caswell and Sexy Phil ( ? ) reviewed R3 they awarded it an overall mark of 92% . |
| 29 | In answer to Sophie 's question , she said , ‘ Ian says that when we 're married he wo n't let me treat farm animals . ’ |
| 30 | BAKER SAYS that although he 's done all sorts of jobs since — mostly on telly — he 's never ‘ had a time ’ like he did at the NME . |