Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the whole crystal structure tries to contract or in other words the material is under pressure ( see Example 3.2 ) . |
| 2 | Lyons , in fact , concedes ( b ) : ‘ I am only too prepared to accept that in other traditions scribal records either are not or are not seen to be intrinsically more reliable than memory and oral transmission . ’ |
| 3 | as the norm for conversational speech ; that is , to accept that in informal speech there is an inherent tendency to a reductionism by which we say only that which is necessary to effective communication . |
| 4 | But it still makes me angry to know that in other countries so many children die , so many families are bereaved , simply because they lack basic health care . |
| 5 | Come and tell me about this morning , ’ He looked round for Catherine to discover that with admirable good sense she had asked for the facilities of the house , and was being issued with soap and hand-towels by Miss Williams . |
| 6 | Medicine is a powerful system of knowledge , and one that affects us all ; it is therefore illuminating to find that within modern medical thought these fragments continue to be influential . |
| 7 | The infant was at once created Prince of Wales , to indicate that in Jacobite eyes he was the real heir to the throne of England , and the Young Pretender was soon to become universally known as Bonnie Prince Charlie . |
| 8 | The God who is hidden to sight and beyond human understanding is also the God made manifest in our earthly environment . |
| 9 | It 's £55,000 of poll tax payers ’ money down the drain and , yet again , the bands and gig-goers have to suffer because of crazy council bureaucracy . |
| 10 | These two tasks are inextricably interwoven : if advisers fail to establish what it is that a client wants to know because of poor interviewing , then they will not be able to supply the correct information even if it is available . |
| 11 | Both immigration and customs take a stern view of any visiting yachts trying to charter while in Fijian waters and are determined to catch anyone who is trying to do it illegally . |
| 12 | It has been stressed that there are strong forces in favour of the maintenance of existing policy , and that many new initiatives are in fact derived from concerns not so much to innovate as to correct the imperfections of existing policies . |
| 13 | It is easy to see that at high prices consumers will only want to consume small quantities , while a fall in price will mean that demand increases . |
| 14 | I am pleased to report that in recent years commercial and retail development in Belfast have reached unprecedented levels . |
| 15 | The smooth finish means clothes are less likely to snag than on ordinary basketwork . |
| 16 | It takes little thought to see that someone who is physically crippled and confined to a wheelchair may still lead a very full life if his mental and higher faculties are in good order whereas a physically fit but totally demented person has little left to give and little capacity to receive except for physical care and a little love . |
| 17 | It is also important to remember that in commercial plastics the basic polymer is not the only constituent . |
| 18 | Ball winners are easier to come across all you need is someone pretty fit , willing to tackle and with reasonable distribution skills : I ca n't name a likely or desirable replacement though . |
| 19 | Falcon 3 from Spectrum Holobyte is still the best around for serious sim pilots , Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe from Lucasfilms , and Aces of the Pacific from Dynamix show how good ‘ historic ’ flight sims can be — against this formidable opposition Birds of Prey does not come up to scratch and in open combat would soon become the hunted , rather than the hunter … |
| 20 | Or are those with lower IQs more likely to be exposed to lead because of social factors ? |
| 21 | When faced by political questions , the British are as hard to rouse as in everyday life . |
| 22 | Oh mother used to go and from different farms you know . |
| 23 | A single 30-ton sauropod corpse would have lasted Tyrannosaurus for three years , leading the Halsteads to surmise that among other anatomical reasons T. Rex was a slow-moving scavenger , incapable of moving faster than 2 mph ( 4 kph ) . |
| 24 | This important point is often ignored , and can in our view be taken further ; to suggest that in human society there are no natural and neutral phenomena . |
| 25 | The Scotsman survey seems to suggest that in significant sections of our society this function is no longer being fulfilled by the family . |
| 26 | A YEAR ago the residents of Albert Hill were delighted to hear that at long last , after years of asking , a bus service was to operate in this area . |
| 27 | One is its complexity , both for the authorities to administer and for ordinary people to understand . |
| 28 | You do not have to be getting income support to apply and in exceptional circumstances they may be given for fuel costs . |
| 29 | The UK 's position in the mid 1960s provides a good example since she tried to avoid a change in her par value for as long as possible but in the end was forced to devalue because of increasing capital outflows . |
| 30 | There are no indications that British troops will be required to operate in Bosnia-Hercegovina , where the UN has been unable to function because of intense fighting . |