Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [conj] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll let you know definitely as soon as possible about whether to confirm the booking . |
| 2 | He fondled the ears and the dog turned , whipped his strange long tall about and licked the hand quickly . |
| 3 | Underlying the suffrage struggle was a set of attitudes which dictated that women 's natural sphere was the home , that their full development came only with motherhood and that a ‘ womanly woman ’ would not be interested in or want the vote . |
| 4 | The aim of this arrangement is the same as that of the mentor programmes ; it is to demonstrate in a consistent way that someone cares about , is interested in and encourages the school and its students in their work . |
| 5 | Very sensitive patients who quickly become over stimulated by or prove the remedy when given in the standard dose can reduce it , next time , by diluting a teaspoonful from the first glass in a second glass of water thus reducing the dose by a factor of about 20 for each glass used . |
| 6 | Precipitating factors include loud noises such as alarm clocks and fire engine or police sirens ; observation of blood , accidents , and so on ; and sudden changes in body temperature such as when entering a swimming pool . |
| 7 | As you improve , start to bring the action into your everyday life , such as when bringing the milk out from the fridge or when picking up the post each morning . |
| 8 | The woman who is fearful of or has an aversion to sex at 30 , unless some remedial circumstance intervenes , will be still more so at 70 . |
| 9 | The referendum planned for August 1991 on whether to end the one-party system would not therefore be held ; a commission would forthwith examine necessary amendments to the constitution . |
| 10 | 3.8.2 be answerable for and indemnify the Landlord against all actions costs claims demands and liability whatever in relation to any failure by the Tenant to comply with [ its ] obligations under clause 3.7.3 or in relation to any claim made by any adjoining owner or occupier or member of the public or other person in connection with the carrying out of the Tenant 's Works |
| 11 | Topaz Chilcott walked behind her family , hanging back a little as if to emphasise the fact that she had never really been accepted by it . |
| 12 | From time to time , unimportant bits of orchestration are spotlit as if to fill the half-bar between phrases ( sample the harp arpeggio at 3′33″ ) . |
| 13 | Rystrom was leading the field by a shot at 11 under and needed a par four for his first European Tour victory . |
| 14 | A petition can only be presented in respect of a debt if ( s 267(2) ) : ( i ) the amount of the debt or the aggregate of the debts is equal to or exceeds the bankruptcy level ( defined in 5267(4) as £750 but subject to change by the Secretary of State ) , ( ii ) the debt of each of the debts is for a liquidated sum payable either immediately or at some future time and is unsecured , ( iii ) the debtor appears unable to pay or to have no reasonable prospect of being able to pay the debt or debts , and ( iv ) there is no outstanding application to set aside a statutory demand served under s 268 ( see section 4 ( c ) below ) . |
| 15 | This Circular withdrew Circular 10/70 , and reaffirmed the ( Labour ) government 's objectives of ending selection at 11 plus and creating a unified system of secondary education . |
| 16 | Look back now at what you enjoy and what you are good at and complete the following table , picking out the interests and abilities you have chosen as being the most important to you . |
| 17 | My company provides a sales and marketing function for all kinds of firms who prefer to concentrate on what they 're good at and leave the selling of it to us . |
| 18 | 5.14 Indemnities To be responsible for and to keep the Landlord fully indemnified against all damage damages losses costs expenses actions demands proceedings claims and liabilities made against or suffered or incurred by the Landlord arising directly or indirectly out of : |
| 19 | The view of to taken here also accounts for the impression of what Riddle ( 1975 : 467 ) calls " control " which one often feels with the to infinitive , i.e. the implication that the matrix event is responsible for or affects the complement event ( cf. the difference between Jane forgot to be cautious and Jane forgot that she was cautious ) . |
| 20 | If you have a solid structure the blast hits it full on and moves the structure . ’ |
| 21 | They offered me soup I was desperate for but took no notice of , asked me questions I answered with a catatonic silence and a stare . |
| 22 | Adverbs and adjectives contain similar problems : they both prevent the verb or the noun doing all the work it is capable of and rob a phrase of its necessary precision . |
| 23 | We tended towards a view that when there is a possibility that one part of a district might meet the criteria , but another part of the same district would either be contrary to or prejudice the objectives of the criteria , we might need to specify which part of the district we meant . |
| 24 | Leni smiled quickly , then just sat , very upright as if setting a good example , and seemed to be thinking something out . |
| 25 | Now what 's happened , what would happen if we were to follow the same type of line there would be that the airfield would stay open as if needed a small commuter airfield . |
| 26 | And at the end does these all words are to given to and insert the redevelopment site for long term employment . |
| 27 | ‘ People have too many other things to be worrying about than remembering a revolution that did not achieve very much . ’ |
| 28 | Jezrael hugged him tighter as if to hold the life in him but it trickled out around her . |
| 29 | If there is a rash , such as shingles , or an infection on the face close to or involving the eye in any way . |
| 30 | However her state of health is extremely relevant to and overlaps the question as to the extent to which the decision was entirely hers . |