Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] [pron] [vb -s] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 21 ) John has two PhDs +> I believe he has , and have adequate evidence that he has ( 22 ) Does your farm contain 400 acres ? +> I do n't know that it does , and I want to know if it does The first of these provides an explanation for " Moore 's paradox " , namely the unacceptability of utterances like ( 23 ) : ( 23 ) ? ? |
| 2 | Military analysts say President Bush is deluded if he thinks the 30,000 troops will be home by January 20 , when Bill Clinton takes over . |
| 3 | The tenant should nevertheless consider whether it wishes the specified risks to include subsidence , the sprinkler system ( if any ) , aerial devices other than aircraft and impact other than road vehicles , among others . |
| 4 | The market for conveyancing services provided to commercial firms will also be studied to establish whether it requires the same degree of self regulation as the market for domestic conveyancing . |
| 5 | It overflows into a 3″ diameter down tube where the water is re-oxygenated as it enters the main tank . |
| 6 | This little bubble of unreality has since expanded until it enfolds the entire Paisley Park complex in Minneapolis , with all the technology and all his minions at Prince 's beck and call . |
| 7 | Ecstasy kills because it affects the respiratory system and causes lung failure and hence death . |
| 8 | A common agreement between two or more persons having for its object the death of all of them , whether or not each is to take his own life , but nothing shall be treated as done by him in pursuance of the pact unless it is done while he has the settled intention of dying in pursuance of the pact . |
| 9 | Oh , excuse me , I 'm just wondering what does one do when one meets the Prime Minister ? |
| 10 | One may also consider what happens when one leaves the ordered window on the other side . |
| 11 | It 's in verse nine , he says For he satisfies the thirsty soul . |
| 12 | ‘ If Herre Christensen likes what we 've done when he sees the full campaign tomorrow . ’ |
| 13 | When records are to be selected on the basis of the state of one or more attributes , a serial search concentrates on the records , examining each in turn to see if it meets the specified conditions of the search . |
| 14 | To send a player streaking across the pitch ( do n't get excited , Lucy — I did n't mean literally ! ) , push the joystick in the direction you wish to go until he reaches the required speed . |
| 15 | ‘ There is no one to sue if someone libels the dead , ’ says Olivier Jnr , sipping a bottle of Carlsberg in the garden of the Chelsea Arts Club , just a short bike ride from his Fulham home . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm happy to help if it means the right thing is done by poor Harriet . |
| 17 | She lives in Cornwall like a queen and complains if she has the smallest twinge . |
| 18 | Make a cast of this with a suitable filler , remove it from the mould when set , and clean it with a file and glasspaper until it matches the original moulding . |
| 19 | They had to get rid of a leader before they could bring themselves to admit that the poll tax was a mistake and I ca n't see John Major going before he loses the next election . |
| 20 | Cats usually begin spraying when something upsets the fine balance of their day-to-day life . |
| 21 | Pop that seduces as it unravels the very iconography/mythology ( absolute love , the perfect girl ) which drives it . |
| 22 | It has to be crossed because it offers the second-greatest prize in nomination delegates , but it is almost impossible to clear the field without some casualties . |
| 23 | Having set the backlight , bring in the key light , so called because it provides the photographic modelling and sets the general level of exposure . |
| 24 | She smiles as she meets the first customers of the day . |
| 25 | If you liken the body to a computer for a moment , the computer can only function when it has the correct date and commands fed to it ; otherwise it refuses to work or breaks down altogether . |
| 26 | The mad boy screams as he chases the male nurses down the damp corridors . |
| 27 | It is not good enough to say that an authoritative measure is justified because it serves the public interest . |
| 28 | Enforcing such a duty against a person who refuses to pay damages is morally justified because it implements the moral rights of the defamed . |
| 29 | Dimensions — The Clio feels like a larger car to drive because it has the longest wheelbase and widest track in its class . |
| 30 | We do n't have any trouble getting time to study because everyone wants the same thing — to do well . |