Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marx 's and Engels 's views about slavery should also be modified in the light of more recent work . |
| 2 | While the bidding for contracts may nominally be through international competitive bidding arrangements between suppliers and members of a government , the award may in practice be carried out in ways which make it impossible for the Bank and other donors to police it . |
| 3 | They hoped that the division of Palestine into Israeli and Jordanian parts could become permanent and that in time the reasons for war would slowly fade away . |
| 4 | Perhaps more important , the point of requiring reasons for refusal would surely be so that — in cases of unfair refusal — these could be used as a basis for putting matters right . |
| 5 | A major new endowment for Gloucester could only be achieved at the expense of existing interests , and this was politically unacceptable . |
| 6 | A major new endowment for Gloucester could only be achieved at the expense of existing interests , and this was politically unacceptable . |
| 7 | Food preferences during pregnancy may also be caused by hormonal influences on the sense of taste . |
| 8 | To be involved in inservice activities for teachers would therefore exacerbate a tension which DCSLs already feel . |
| 9 | Plans for Christmas should surely find room for Wendy Phillips ' bear and Jane Platt 's mouse — see Picture Knitting and Kaleidoscope , but if you have no plans you 'll find inspiration in Masterclass . |
| 10 | He went on to warn that next year 's public spending plans for science will only accelerate the decline with dire consequences for Britain 's ability to compete internationally . |
| 11 | Payment for councillors might also persuade more working-class representatives to come forward . |
| 12 | He explained that by 1996 all trades and industry would be covered by NVQ 's and government funding for training would only be given for NVQ 's . |
| 13 | This attitude must change , for man 's progress through time must inevitably confer upon him the right to use his powers of reason and logical thinking to build for himself a satisfying religion based on a credible ‘ god ’ . |
| 14 | Derek decided that in the position that Rory was standing , plus the possible cover defence from the Australians , that a try for England would probably not have been scored , so he simply awarded a penalty kick . |
| 15 | As Sikes , Measor and Woods have found in their life history interviews with secondary teachers , many teachers regard examinations not as a constraint but as a resource for motivating pupils at an age when their enthusiasm for school might otherwise be waning . |
| 16 | If Bass & Co had to fork out £20,000 per tenant their enthusiasm for leases would swiftly fade . |
| 17 | Indiscriminate enthusiasm for dovetailing may also sometimes lead to the 1st horn being placed too high . |
| 18 | The main reason for general practitioners ' enthusiasm for counselling may well be a desire to reduce contact with and responsibility for a very demanding group of patients . |
| 19 | If the recommendations became law , unauthorised entry to a computer through carelessness would technically be an offence , so there was more of an onus on companies to ensure that all employees knew exactly what they were authorised to do , a spokesman said . |
| 20 | Every survey which involves sampling has its own problems and the social researcher who can call on a statistician for advice should never fail to do so . |
| 21 | During the next seven years , requests for assistance will undoubtably outstrip the resources of international agencies , and UN officials are already taken aback by the response of the Third World . |
| 22 | Requests for leave can then be matched with weeks available . |
| 23 | Requests for extracts should therefore be addressed to unless the deed has been recorded only recently ( for both Sasine and Books of Council and Session registrations , within the last five months ) . |
| 24 | Conran suspects that the current vogue for de-mergers will eventually turn full circle and there will be a return to the times when it was thought that , |
| 25 | The guardians ' responsibility for training would then end , and the probationers would be absorbed into the affiliated hospital for their third and fourth years . |
| 26 | Agreement as to the responsibility for repairs should also be recorded . |
| 27 | Every farmer knows that engineers may lower the levels of rivers for all they are worth , but that , without a follow-up operation of underdrainage in each saturated field , the real rewards for agriculture will never be harvested . |
| 28 | For all that , I conclude that the postulated underlying rules for development may usefully account for some of the variation in human sexual behaviour and possibly even the variation in marriage laws . |
| 29 | Special clubs for widows can sometimes be a great help , but not to everyone . |
| 30 | Money for investment should never be processed through the firm 's bank accounts . |