Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [subord] the [noun sg] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that the d.c. supply may remain on when the receiver is turned off at its own switch ( usually ganged to the Volume control ) is a worry . |
| 2 | Lotions or creams smoothed on while the skin is still damp will seal in extra moisture . |
| 3 | In the circuit of Fig. 6.14(a) , for example , linear acceleration and deceleration profiles are produced by integrating a signal which turns on when the motor is to accelerate and turns off when deceleration in required . |
| 4 | This account of how aircraft accident investigations are conducted , or should be conducted , in the field is necessarily only a brief outline of what can take place and does not include much of the work that goes on when the wreckage is examined in detail in a hangar , or in the case of AIB at their substantial facility at Farnborough . |
| 5 | When we write the stories of people we know , we often fall into the trap of identifying too strongly with our subject and not giving the reader enough to go on because the material is too familiar to us . |
| 6 | The wing fracture is a bad one , and he 'll have to be certain it has healed properly before the bird is released . |
| 7 | In the optimality theory , this is determined by the reservation price rule sell all if the price is above the reservation price , sell nothing otherwise . |
| 8 | Huy noticed the dessicated corpse of a shrew which must have fallen in when the stuff was first poured over Neferukhebit . |
| 9 | Questions about the reasonableness of the amount charged would arise only if the concept was part of that contract . |
| 10 | As for confession , which had been allowed to laymen , this was to be undertaken only when the penitent was in mortal danger : the emphasis now was not on contrition but on absolution which could only be given by a priest . |
| 11 | Thus , Prest has claimed that the assumption about indirect taxes can be justified only where the supply is perfectly elastic ( leaving aside the case of totally inelastic demand ) , whereas the assumption about income tax can be justified only when factor supplies are completely inelastic . |
| 12 | Accepting the authority as a way of identifying with a group will be justified only if the trust is not altogether misplaced . |
| 13 | Permission would be given only where the procedure was ‘ judged to be of exceptional importance in meeting the essential needs of man or animals ’ . |
| 14 | The uncertainties caused by what constitutes a security interest are greatly reduced by the fact , as pointed out above , that it is a numerus clausus of charges that has to be registered so if the charge is not within the list it is not registrable . |
| 15 | Because of its reduced jaws , its teeth often fail to meet properly when the mouth is closed . |
| 16 | They soon learned not to talk when just a look would do , and even when separated , each seemed to know instinctively when the other was in trouble . |
| 17 | A partnership practice that operated from two offices ceased to be carried on when the partnership was dissolved and the two main equity partners continued as sole practitioners from their respective offices . |
| 18 | Cases were included only if the diagnosis was confirmed at surgery . |
| 19 | Moss and lichens grow only where the air is clean , which is a good sign in some ways , but moss can block gutters and valleys , eventually presenting all sorts of other problems too , particularly in heavy rain . |
| 20 | The exceptions are that , unlike riot and violent disorder , the offence can be committed only when the violence is directed towards the person rather than property , and the threats can not be by words alone ; they must be at least accompanied by threatening gestures . |
| 21 | Add the sugar , honey and lemon juice and cook gently until the mixture is a thick syrup . |
| 22 | Meik saw her chance to slip away whilst the going was good . |
| 23 | He held that he had power to make the order either under paragraph ( a ) or under paragraph ( b ) and that ‘ it matters not whether the order is expressly made under paragraph ( a ) or paragraph ( b ) … |
| 24 | But where a party says , ‘ I charge you such a sum by virtue of an Act of Parliament , ’ it matters not whether the money is paid before or after the service rendered ; if he is not entitled to claim it , the money may be recovered back . |
| 25 | But where a party says , ‘ I can charge you such a sum by virtue of an Act of Parliament , ’ it matters not whether the money is paid before or after the service rendered ; if he is not entitled to claim it , the money may be recovered back . |
| 26 | So the most valuable contribution the correct shaft can give is an increased sense of feel throughout the swing , letting you know just where the clubhead is . |
| 27 | More likely the net was carried away because the ground was bone dry and hard and I had n't been able to push the stakes deep enough into the soil . |
| 28 | Sometimes " of course " is added not because the information is obvious , but rather because you want to create the effect of being someone so deeply familiar with the material that this information is basic or obvious . |
| 29 | The job losses have come soon after the firm was taken over . |
| 30 | The chief designer objected strenuously until the move was found to be successful , when it became a long-cherished personal proposal previously vetoed by management . |