Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [noun pl] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More generally , while there is no denying that leaders couch their statements in moral language , which seems to emphasize differences and minimize similarities , their actions often bear little resemblance to these moral pronouncements . |
| 2 | In the meanwhile , careers officers suggest that graduates lower their expectations of the sort of work they will get when they leave university . |
| 3 | Did you know that wasps lay their eggs in ladybirds , piercing the weak spot in their armour ? |
| 4 | Acceptance of this fact often provides a marvellous feeling of relief to accept what we are and to know that the striving for position , for power , for status is nearly over allows us to accept that others want our help . |
| 5 | It is also significant because critics of theism have sometimes claimed that theists wish their statements about God to be ‘ necessary ’ propositions — propositions whose denial involves a contradiction . |
| 6 | When Springhall writes that adolescents gave their allegiance to ‘ society ’ , this is at best a half-truth . |
| 7 | If the police can exploit the technique for measuring the speed of road hogs , dare we hope to find that bats use it for measuring the speed of insect prey ? |
| 8 | All were happy in their work and , once in it , seem to find that men accept them quite well . |
| 9 | They found that mothers averted their gaze more than their babies did , especially as the experimenter moved closer . |
| 10 | Others found that workmates pressured them to challenge management . |
| 11 | just as Peter Slade had to stand up against a tradition of formalised children 's drama , so Brian Way had to educate teachers into understanding that children deserved something better than light entertainment . |
| 12 | Weaker than the last , it holds that beliefs given us as ‘ data ’ are never fully justified merely for that reason , but that all such beliefs are already partially justified , quite apart from any further support they may receive from other beliefs . |
| 13 | Nurses volunteer their services when they wish to work and managers engage them at the times required . |
| 14 | Keeper Eric Thorstvedt was outstanding but insists he does n't know if Spurs want him to stay . |
| 15 | But the injury ca n't be mended and vets say she 'll have to be put down . |
| 16 | After three weeks ’ hard pounding , both administered and received , the melancholy of the Conservative campaign ‘ A-team ’ suddenly lifted and journalists attending their morning news conference were treated to a double act worthy of The Two Ronnies . |
| 17 | Why not look at the situation rationally : it 's the British Mountaineering Council , and sports climbing and competitions have nothing in common with the ethos of mountaineering activities — so why not ignore them , excommunicate them ? |
| 18 | This kind of maladaptive feature would be hard to explain if we had been designed by an all-wise creator , but is to be expected if structures change their functions in the course of evolution . |
| 19 | This Keynesian process of governments pumping up demand for commodities has disadvantages : government interest payments grow and attempts to finance them by taxation tend eventually to threaten profits . |
| 20 | If you write that people smell and dogs bite you , what do you expect ? |
| 21 | It can , however , no longer be assumed that that is so , and in any case it is not clear that if a clergyman wishes to stand and electors wish him to represent them the mere fact that the churches do not like the idea has anything to do with matter . |
| 22 | The prison managers say if inmates use their own intiative there 's no need to be bored and cause trouble . |
| 23 | I do n't know whether reps get them at home , do they ? |
| 24 | The Act also empowers the police to set up roadblocks to discover whether vehicles contain anyone who has witnessed , committed or is about to commit a serious crime . |
| 25 | A gentle and benevolent bird fabled in Russia for its habit of appearing when mortals need its help . |
| 26 | However , James Valentine of the University of California suggests worms may have evolved from arthropods ( jointed-legged creatures ) rather than the other way around , because they had cavities in their middle layer ( known as coeloms ) which they used as skeletons to support themselves when burrowing . |
| 27 | Some firms insist that leavers repay their disturbance allowances if they leave their company within a specified period after the move . |
| 28 | It took an Orwell to see that radicals need it too , and need it more than others . |
| 29 | First , can Quine be forced to acknowledge that questions arise which demand transcendental reflection — does his resistance to such issues flow naturally from his philosophy , or docs it require a stubborn closing of the mind ? |
| 30 | THE oft fickle world of fashion has a lot to answer for with its shapes and sizes demanding that women change themselves to fit the latest trend or quirk . |