Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [adv] [conj] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a similar revolutionary manner Paracelsus confronted the contemporary craze for seeing witchcraft everywhere and claimed this phenomenon for psychiatry . |
| 2 | Where the person ‘ is not in a position to express a view , the least unsatisfactory test is to ask what one would choose for oneself : would I choose death rather than have that sort of life ? ’ |
| 3 | Some individuals would prefer to avoid stress rather than seek any other goals . |
| 4 | Let me pay and then we 'll have lunch together and do some catching up — unless you 're meeting someone , of course . ’ |
| 5 | In typical elitist manner Schumpeter describes these notions as both unrealistic and dangerous ; but a major difference from classical elite theorists is that Schumpeter wants to redefine democracy so as to preserve some recognition of the fact of popular participation and to take account of the inevitably limited nature of this participation . |
| 6 | I possess a letter from one of his crew who was the last to leave the stricken Halifax whilst his Commanding Officer struggled to keep the aircraft " airborne , losing height rapidly and beseeching all the crew to get out before it struck the ground . |
| 7 | Lay the herring fillets skin side down and put some of the finely chopped onion and gherkin mixture on each . |
| 8 | The staff member who is the first to encounter the death should summon help immediately and reassure any other residents who may be present . |
| 9 | The biggest danger is that of applying too much pitch at this point , causing the model to gain height again while dissipating all the useful blade energy . |