Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adv] [vb infin] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And lest we be dazzled by the glare of the morning star of modernity , let us not forget that the morning star in biblical imagery is another name for Lucifer : we must not fail , if we are to defeat the Enemy , to detect the dark side of the Enlightenment . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , let us not forget that the cost of our massive boat building and shoreworks modernisation programmes has arisen significantly , as has the expense of operating our lifeboat service . |
| 3 | I appreciate the arguments that go on nowadays , but let us not forget that the old crossings were not suitable for the disabled , which is why , in the case to which I am referring , it seemed unnecessary for the authority to insist on a ramp being built . |
| 4 | To emphasize the " poetic " style of the passage , let us also observe that the schematic patterning is extensive on the phonological as well as on the syntactic level , for example in the alliterations and assonances of " feet … follow " , " hands … hold " , " alphabet … arch … aisle " , " lift … fall " . |
| 5 | But let us also remember that the opposition have an obligation to stay behind the off-side line . |
| 6 | ‘ Let us cheerfully concede that the BBC is the voice of the nation as viewed from London , and provide for ITV 's viewers a perspective on the news the way it is seen from where they live . ’ |
| 7 | Let us just accept that the inclusion of education within social policy is the consequence of a comparatively arbitrary decision by the author , and move on to look at the difficult problems that would have to be faced if we were to define social policy in terms of public expenditure which contributes to public welfare . |
| 8 | The topic of metaphor is too broad to receive a detailed treatment here ; let us simply say that a metaphor induces the hearer ( or reader ) to view a thing , state of affairs , or whatever , as being like something else , by applying to the former linguistic expressions which are more normally employed in references to the latter . |
| 9 | Let us further assume that the shares were and are worth only £50,000 . |
| 10 | Let us further assume that the charge distribution is uniform and denote the charge per unit length by pl ( we are defining thereby a linear charge density of dimension coulomb per metre ) . |
| 11 | ‘ Did you or did you not say that the purpose of my presence here this evening was to give you information about my work ? ’ |
| 12 | Did you actually say that the Paris opera ballet was the best in the world ? |
| 13 | and the lack of training do you not feel that the government should put more money into the company to allow apprenticeship to take place rather than of thinking the company 's got ta foot the bill every time ? |
| 14 | do you not laugh when a squeezy bottle does it ? |
| 15 | As a backbencher , his mind changed : ‘ Do you not think that the tone of England is more liberal than the policy of the government ? |
| 16 | Do you not think that the people deserve to know what threatens them on their very doorstep ? |
| 17 | ‘ But , ’ said the stranger , ‘ do you or do you not know that the law of England supposes every man to be innocent until he is proved — proved — to be guilty ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Look , do you really think that the Senate of the University of London is going to care two hoots about a footling little first-year lecture ? |
| 19 | ‘ Do you really think that the chances of events are ruled by any far-seeing or pre-arranging intellect ? |
| 20 | Do you really think that the Jolly Green Giant puts the lights on at two o'clock in the morning and gets them all to pick the corn ? |
| 21 | ‘ Do you really believe that the Palestinians want to come back ? ’ he asked . |
| 22 | Do you really believe that the performance appraisal system ( currently so fashionable ) is helping achieve profit ? |
| 23 | Do you really believe that the first contact after weeks of silence just happened by sheer coincidence to fall on the same day as your arrival here ? |
| 24 | And do you seriously believe that the American or world computer industry would be better today if IBM had been broken up into five pieces 20 years ago , as the 1960s and 1970s trustbusters proposed ? |
| 25 | How do you actually decide whether a state of a system , or a group of people is better than one stage than another . |
| 26 | The main point was , did she or did she not think that the whole ghastly superstructure should be brought down and got rid of , root and branch , once and for all ? |
| 27 | Do we really believe that the rights we enjoy under our laws compare favourably with those in other societies ? |
| 28 | First , do we really accept that a man in the act of undressing suddenly decides halfway through that he will hang himself and goes up to the garret without his boots on to carry out the terrible act ? |
| 29 | Do we still believe that the sun goes round the earth ? |
| 30 | But did they not realize that the God of Israel was a jealous God ? |