Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Neither my brothers or sister or I have any children , ’ said Pakeezah when her mother had finished telling the story . |
| 2 | But as soon as the name has merged with the object it designates , we must , conversely , resort to metaphor , allusion or allegory if we wish a more expressive term . |
| 3 | He says privatisation , or denationalization as he calls it , will make the railways run better . |
| 4 | whether we needed to go back for anything to go in the fridge or freezer If I got this page sort of full by the end of the week , people there were picking out their , they were getting tea bags and coffee and biscuits , you know for two pages full , I 've got one page full and of course with that I could get erm , packet of the Ferrera Roche |
| 5 | In particular if notice of an application for such an order has been given he may : ( a ) strike out the claim or defence if they show no reasonable cause of action or defence and enter judgment ( Ord 13 , r 5 ) ; ( b ) where £1,000 or more is claimed , upon submission of affidavit evidence proving the facts ( and proof of service of the application , copy affidavit and exhibits seven days before ) , enter summary judgment in a default action where there is no real defence . |
| 6 | Furthermore the plaintiff can not claim even for his private ( non-business ) property loss or damage unless it exceeds £275 . |
| 7 | Section 28(6) of the 1988 Education Act makes it clear that governors will not be personally liable in cases of injury or damage if they have acted in good faith . |
| 8 | Also note that cast iron guttering is very heavy and can cause injury or damage if it falls . |
| 9 | The house wore a permanently uncompleted air as if , sixty years before , the builder had intended it to be part of a pair of semi-detached houses but had run out of money or enthusiasm before he started on the second one . |
| 10 | There were also places to eat if you fancied ( a ) a very expensive hamburger , ( b ) authentic Austrian cuisine , if you did n't mind the creaking Or lederhosen as you ate , and ( c ) high quality Japanese food , some of it dead before it got to the table , if you had all day . |
| 11 | At the end of one debate there was nothing left of either Fascism or Communism when he had finished with them . |
| 12 | ‘ We had no fridge , cooker , cutlery or crockery so we had to eat out all the time . |
| 13 | a tutorial with you know , somebody else for health or banking or you know , whatever . |
| 14 | Much practical work in agriculture is of an empirical type and the ‘ practical ’ farmer is often characterized by an empirical approach as contrasted with perhaps the more theoretically-based approach of his son who has attended agricultural college or university and who understands some of the theory underlying a more scientific approach to agriculture . |
| 15 | With cool detachment he had explained clearly and in terms that were easy for her to grasp how the various items of equipment worked , only lapsing into irritation or sarcasm when he thought she was not making enough effort . |
| 16 | The Queen of Beauty appears in image ; she may be glimpsed in a portrait , a miniature held in the hand of a knight or warrior as he rides off to battle ; she may appear on film or television screen and be adored by millions . |
| 17 | Their own experience leads them on , for example , to rejecting a full box or bucket that they think is too heavy for them to carry . |
| 18 | ‘ If that happens the health authority is going to have to foot the bill for a taxi or ambulance if it wants to get people to hospital . |
| 19 | In the past it was invariably the leading Americans who seemed to have more grit or nerve when it came to the closing stretch . |
| 20 | A fourth idea implicit in the concept of non-justiciability is that of expertise : a court might decline to review a decision or action if it felt it lacked the skill , expertise or experience to judge the issues raised by the dispute . |
| 21 | He also emphasizes that the chief executive should take into account the power structure of the organization , be careful to choose the right time to promote initiatives , and , in particular , avoid committing himself publicly to a specific objective or action until he knows that it is definitely what he wants and that he can get the support . |
| 22 | I should like to learn what , if anything , I can do here to enrol for any suitable course to get me into the business world or administration as I do not want to wait till I return to the UK , on leave , in mid-June till I begin finding out more about your courses . |
| 23 | As a result , its face appears to be covered in suede or velvet and it feels like soft moss to the touch . |
| 24 | Why do you pick up the evening paper and linger over tales of local gossip or distress when you have important tasks to carry out ? |
| 25 | [ the commission ] did not … attempt to demarcate a boundary but indicated a border strip some twenty to forty miles [ 30–60 km ] in width , somewhere inside which the frontier line was understood to lie , the two governments being left to settle the question by agreement or force as they pleased . |
| 26 | Washout occurs when material below the cloud is swept out by rain or snow as it falls . |
| 27 | It should be said , nevertheless , that powerful search techniques , across such large databases , will still only contribute effectively to your essay-writing or research if you maintain a clear sense of what you are looking for and why — a guiding principle which is itself independent of the technology . |
| 28 | Leave it on the paper or card while you knit the rest of your garment . |
| 29 | If you , in case A , if you imagine that you 're presented with with a piece of paper or card and it has two symbols on it , right ? |
| 30 | The ecstasy of the scientist or poet when he nears the goal of his aims , is called hedonic response by exponents of synectics . |