Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [verb] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ Questions ’ , whether oral or written must relate to a matter for which a Minister is responsible and the clerks , administering the rules and practice of the Houses to that effect , will refuse to accept questions which go beyond these bounds . |
| 2 | With the possibility that keeping a family warm and fed might cost as much as a hundred and fifty pounds extra next year the advice from the experts is to insulate your home … if you can afford to that is . |
| 3 | Liberalism is hostile to the existence of centres of unbridled power , believing that power unless limited and controlled may threaten the liberty and the equality of the individual which are the two fundamental tenets of liberalism itself . |
| 4 | Since land prices , which are related to land availability , are , in general , rising it would seem likely that renting would increase . |
| 5 | According to Craik and Lockhart , the deeper the level of processing , the stronger will be the memory trace , and the less likely that forgetting will occur . |
| 6 | The document says the new ‘ enabling ’ role of local authorities as purchasers and providers of services for the elderly , mentally ill and handicapped will mean greater use of private home helps and other services . |
| 7 | This relentless nagging and tidying will have an effect out of all proportion to its actual cogency . |
| 8 | Interest groups that are large and diffuse will tend to be dominated by small , tightly knit groups that have a lot to gain ( Peltzman , 1976 ) ; thus these will often , though not inevitably , be the producers ( for a counter-example see Wenders , 1986 ) . |
| 9 | One problem with the circuit is that when the input is a low-frequency signal , the output amplitude becomes large and limiting may occur at the potentials of the bias supply . |
| 10 | It may eventually become rather twiggy but thinning will improve its shape |
| 11 | Whereas a statement about services to follow will not be rendered ‘ false ’ by the services not matching up to the earlier statement , a subsequent statement which is false when made can attract liability . |
| 12 | But his request had been so casual that to refuse would have seemed as if she was making an issue . |
| 13 | Your wheel certainly appears original and of very good quality and I am sure if tuned would spin quite well . |
| 14 | Governments , whether elected or not , who attempt large-scale improvements in the conditions of the poor and exploited will run headlong into the implacable opposition of the rich and privileged . |
| 15 | One must allow the darkness and period of waiting to be ; probing and prodding can cause the embryo to abort . |
| 16 | Being drunk or stoned can make anyone forget to use condoms , but if the condoms are easy to see or find there is a better chance that you 'll remember to use them . |
| 17 | Wear and tear on the woodwork was excessive and snagging could tear away large sections of board ; or worse , the sudden jolt could cause the winding chain to part allowing kibble and contents , chain and all , to hurtle down doing damage all the way . |
| 18 | Those who are thin and lean may fare less well than their plump counterparts at times of shortage . |
| 19 | The plaintiff argued that the prior disclosure was irrelevant as the share sale agreement contained clauses stating that the warranties were given subject to the matters set out in the disclosure letter but that no other information whether actual , constructive or imputed would affect any claim made by the plaintiff or reduce any amount recoverable . |
| 20 | At the broadest level it has been contended that stifling the artistic urges of the convicted or incarcerated would have deprived the world of much great literature . |
| 21 | The area and the area steps , and the street-door and the street-door steps , and the brass handle , and the door-plate , and the knocker , and the fanlight , were all as clean and bright as indefatigable whitewashing , and hearthstoning , and scrubbing and rubbing could make them . |
| 22 | Staff who are overworked and overstressed may react to patients ' demands with anger or violence . |
| 23 | The variety of each unit , the flexibility of each course , and the belief that the language learning process should be enjoyable and challenging will maintain a high level of motivation within your class . |
| 24 | Let's rewrite that slightly differently and just say l over L open brackets into D T P L over D L minus T P over L , alright , what 's that in economic terms , well that 's simply , right , marginal product of labour in the brackets , right , minus the average product of labour , okay , so if if the marginal product of labour here is greater than the average product right , the righthand side is going to be positive right , therefore , average product is going to be positive okay , the marginal product is greater than the average product ah change the slope of the average product curve is going to be er positive therefore average product itself is positive and rising let's write that down as the marginal product of labour is greater than the average product of labour that implies changing slope of the er average product curve right , is positive implying that average product is positive itself and rising Okay , if the marginal product of labour , right , is less than the average product right , that implies the slope of the average product curve is positive therefore the average product itself , right , is positive and falling sorry right , so we can rewrite that somewhat succinctly , using the following D A P L over D L , right , is greater than equal to or less than zero if D T P L over D L , right , is greater than , equal to , less than right T P L over L the average product . |