Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [conj] they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Improvements are recommended in all of these studies such as shutting doors quietly ( and oiling them when necessary ) ; handling equipment carefully to reduce noise ; muting the alarm systems and telephones ; wearing soft-soled shoes ; providing soundproof covers for computer printout machines ; reducing conversations between staff and talking quietly ; providing earplugs if requested ; isolating ‘ noisy ’ patients from general wards when practicable so that they create the least possible disturbance to other patients — and , as Soutar & Wilson point out , most of these suggestions are simple and inexpensive remedies . |
| 2 | The upshot is that holiday/tour organisers who book hotels in this country are imposing stringent contract conditions on the hotels and may in some cases be looking for some performance guarantees or such-like so that they have some redress if your shortcomings result in them having to pay up to their customers . |
| 3 | The variety Nottingham has the best fruits , which must be left on the tree as long as possible so that they become ‘ bletted ’ — dark brown and softly squidgy . |
| 4 | And this is possible only if they have control over the processes that convert raw materials to products of value . |
| 5 | By way of contrast , unpaid interest or capital repayments relating to loans usually constitute an " event of default " under the loan documentation with the result that the lender will stop any further loans , and may accelerate repayment of the sums outstanding so that they become immediately due and payable . |
| 6 | They 're not strong enough and they have n't been trained . ’ |
| 7 | Erm he then goes on to talk about erm eliminating banditry erm wh which basically erm where the peasant associations are powerful enough erm , you know , where the people rise up bandi bandits do n't exist because the people have risen up and you know are , are , are strong enough because they 've got swords , because they 've got spears , they 've joined together to , to get rid of the bandits . |
| 8 | They were probably strong enough if they acted as a team to push him aside , but he had the gun . |
| 9 | Low interest rates are inflationary only when they coincide with an overheating economy as they did in 1987–8 . |
| 10 | The various sections of the school function as effective teams and the objectives are clear so that they know what is required of them . |
| 11 | It is detailed alright but as I said what they 've written is detailed enough but they 've missed out erm various things that we needed to know |
| 12 | They are old enough when they leave school … |
| 13 | Heat pumps are economical only when they exploit a low temperature energy source costing little or nothing . |
| 14 | Colonial tribunals were popular largely because they provided Sri Lankans with opportunities to use the power of the state , not because they efficiently enforced a widely-recognized concept of justice . |
| 15 | Unlike other family dependants … women are economically dependent not because they need care but because they give it . |
| 16 | All the crew here think the Indians are fantastically primitive just because they do n't have radios . |
| 17 | But feuding and fighting are not acceptable just because they occur so frequently . |
| 18 | Mine eyes are dim now that they see the truth , |
| 19 | We would like to point out that many people at the centre told us that the attitudes we had encountered were less prevalent now than they had been in the past , and would continue to diminish . |
| 20 | You know , it 's wrong really when they 've done all that training ! |
| 21 | They have become a bit more open-minded now but they like to make changes slowly . |
| 22 | Without the dehumidifier the crew would often be cold and wet even before they set off on a mission . |
| 23 | Er and I think perhaps teaching I do n't know whether it 's different today but they seemed to instil in us the love of , of poetry and the , the love of literature and that sort of thing . |
| 24 | Mushy peas are believed to have originated in the North and remain as popular today as they have ever been . |
| 25 | Parents ' discos and family discos are always popular particularly when they have a fancy dress theme and ‘ spot prizes ’ . |
| 26 | And it is their response to each other 's movements and their own enjoyment in dance that makes their behaviour appear natural and spontaneous even when they perform difficult technical feats . |
| 27 | Assumptions and expectations which lie behind an inter-agency approach require to be made more explicit in order that agencies , and individuals within agencies , are absolutely clear about where they stand , not only in relation to the paramount concern of protecting the child , but also in relation to each other . |
| 28 | And even in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries , when feudal tenure was no longer the key to social organization or , in the main , to recruitment , kings like Edward III and Henry V of England were popular precisely because they led their noble colleagues on warlike adventures . |
| 29 | Castle Drachenfels is designed to present a challenge to characters of all levels of experience , but inexperienced adventurers will have to be very careful indeed if they want to survive their visit to the Castle ! |
| 30 | Films as varied as The 39 Steps , The Wicked Lady , Brief Encounter , The Red Shoes , The fallen Idol , The Spanish Gardener , Accident , The Draughtsman 's Contract , Another Time , Another Place and A fish Called Wanda are exciting precisely because they work to expose the social and cultural constraints to the expression of emotion , showing up the tension between the bland exterior and the seething interior . |