Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [pron] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So he said that they could perhaps take a look round to see were there any secluded windows anywhere or any openings where they might just squeeze through . |
| 2 | First it was pointed out that , whatever the intention , rehabilitation does punish people ; in particular , it allows people to be put into institutions where they would rather not be . |
| 3 | It 's wonderful — richer and more unctuous — in stuffings or to flavour sauces where you would normally use lemon or lime . |
| 4 | Close friends and family — those who really care about you — will be happy to comply but you must remember to tell them that you would like them to indicate what they think are your weaknesses as well as your strengths or they will simply say nice things about you . |
| 5 | As I said at the top of the article , making movies — in AWI 's parlance — is so similar to making a cartoon using traditional methods that it could well be used as a training ground for animators in the traditional industry , but with a much shorter wait before the results can be seen . |
| 6 | It is also important to recognise that indirect costs of issue exist in terms of the final issue price being below what the market might have been willing to pay for all of the shares ( and hence the company receiving less funds than it might otherwise have done ) . |
| 7 | ‘ Not the most brilliant thought you 've ever had , Flo , ’ Maria ventured tartly , moving away again , avoiding Luke 's eyes although she could literally feel the weight of his attention on her . |
| 8 | I had few worries that she would suddenly take an interest in American history , but she might notice something out of place and the combination lock looked much more sophisticated than it actually was . |
| 9 | The signs are a good thing because they remind drivers that they should always keep to the speed limit . |
| 10 | It is only through learning and understanding these considerations that we can really love our partner sexually . |
| 11 | Yes , Elizabeth Howell of Exploring Parenthood , certainly that is the case , both with parents and with people like teachers or child care workers , who are in locus parentis for many hours of the day , and our sense is very much that if the adults around children can feel supported and confident that they can acknowledge their own fears and anxieties that they will then be better be able to transmit that measured response to the children in their care and it was very interesting last week , I heard from an educational psychologist in the north of England who said that a group of teachers had asked from several schools to come together to think about the resources that they needed to set in place in order to deal with the children 's behaviour , and after the meeting , at which they were able to express their anxieties , they then returned to their various areas and when the psychologist contacted them a couple of days later they said we felt sufficiently supported by knowing that others are struggling with the same issues and that we could acknowledge our concerns about it , that we now feel able to get on with the job of helping the children , and I think that was a very good example of adults finding a way to acknowledge their own anxieties and thereby to increase their effectiveness in dealing with the children that in whose care they have . |
| 12 | Moreover , as I indicated earlier in my judgment , there were reasons why the justices might be particularly cautious in considering the proposal agreed between all the parties that there should now be the fundamental reversal of the future of these children , so soon after the making of the care order in 1991 . |
| 13 | This problem surfaces even in his introduction in which he states that his concern is to show how artists ‘ consciously aspired towards goals that we would now regard as scientific in a broad sense ’ ( p. 1 ) . |
| 14 | The ASB will , before long , be producing proposals on some of the most difficult subjects that it will ever have to face . |
| 15 | Clad in a coat which was so stiff with gold wire and seed pearls that he could scarcely bend his arms he rode with his escort beneath a line of arches which were suspended on ropes between houses on opposite sides of one of the main streets . |
| 16 | Ms Hepburn , speaking in London , said she was so haunted by the images that she could hardly sleep . |
| 17 | It is to these aspects that we shall now turn . |
| 18 | But his turning up at such an occasion may be an explicit act of communication — a way of saying without words that he can now resist the blandishments of the bar and that his friends and colleagues are to regard him as a reformed character . |
| 19 | But the important point to remember is that we do not observe these sociolinguistic patterns directly : it is the speech of individuals in conversational settings that we observe and describe , and it is by analysing a large quantity of spoken language from many speakers that we can then demonstrate the patterns that emerge from our data . |
| 20 | B : [ pragmatically interpreted particle ] the milkman came at some time prior to the time of speaking Yet it is clear to native speakers that what would ordinarily be communicated by such an exchange involves considerably more , along the lines of the italicized material in ( 3 ) : ( 3 ) A : Do you have the ability to tell me the time of the present moment , as standardly indicated on a watch , and if so please do so tell me B : No I do n't know the exact time of the present moment , but I can provide some information from which you may be able to deduce the approximate time , namely the milkman has come ( see R. Lakoff , 1973a ; Smith & Wilson , 1979 : 172ff for a discussion of such examples ) . |
| 21 | Now , when you 're putting on the presents there are little , there are other areas within putting on the presents that you can possibly include like a present 's going on the tree , you happen to see your name in it on the tag , right ? |
| 22 | It also is a chance to show those shits that we can still play without Batty . |
| 23 | A MediaStar source says : ‘ There was no battle over who should take charge of a merged media operation , simply a decision by clients that they would rather continue with the same team . |
| 24 | It should be realised of course that this does not close the door on further delegation each year should indeed there be indication from the schools that they would so wish . |
| 25 | This competition has eluded United since its inception in 1961 , and after last season 's defeat by Sheffield Wednesday there must have been doubts that they would ever win it . |
| 26 | It was only when I was in Holland that I had my first serious doubts that I might actually fail and have to marry Janice — in which case there was no way I would wish to claim custody . ’ |
| 27 | And the chiller and the waterways and everything should all have been done all at the same time . |
| 28 | ‘ Y'know , we could go out and make a record full of metal songs or Hammond organ covers and we 'd probably be taken more seriously , ’ spits Dunphy . |
| 29 | ‘ Y'know , we could go out and make a record full of metal songs or Hammond organ covers and we 'd probably be taken more seriously , ’ spits Dunphy . |
| 30 | ‘ Eric built up a wonderful relationship with the fans and we 'll never forget him telling us that he loved us when the team were parading the League trophy . ’ |