Example sentences of "[verb] [vb mod] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The analogizing of knowing to seeing may pervade the concrete experience of coming to know , in the mystic 's vision flooded with light ; or it may be explicit in parable , as in Plato 's of mankind misled by illusory appearance as prisoners in a cave who see only the shadows on the wall . |
| 2 | ( I am leaving aside phenomena such as accommodation , whereby a constant stimulus when sustained may activate the nervous system progressively less intensively , with a corresponding reduction in the perceived intensity of the stimulus . |
| 3 | And the way this leap into motherhood is treated must play a large part in determining the future happiness of the woman and her family . |
| 4 | This dinner they planned must capture the living memory of every lucky guest . |
| 5 | With confused feelings , she smiled back , but she found herself staring in what she realised must seem a naïve display of stunned surprise . |
| 6 | Those who wish to swim must use the special swimming changing room — not the main changing room . |
| 7 | How such choices are resolved may have a considerable effect on the efficiency of the method . |
| 8 | He went on : ‘ The round-table negotiations that we proposed should include the Communist Party , the government and our union , and should agree on a new constitution . |
| 9 | Just worrying about it maybe happening could wreck a whole party . |
| 10 | If the asset was not depreciating , such as a piece of land , then this capital discharged would reflect an historic cost measure of the capital that the authority held in the land . |
| 11 | As my right hon. Friend the shadow Home Secretary emphasised , a Freedom of Information Act which we would introduce would go a long way to improving all our freedoms . |
| 12 | The broader property base which we would introduce would mean a fairer distribution of the burden . |
| 13 | Their anger has been fuelled by plans to build a THIRD giant store on their doorstep , which they say would threaten the very fabric of their town . |
| 14 | Since fuel is a major part of a coal station 's running costs , the fact that prices were not rising nearly as fast as had been expected would have a fundamental impact on the future cost of coal-fired electricity . |
| 15 | A registered student may be excused enrolment for part of his course of study or research following his election or appointment to office in any representative student body approved for the purposes of this paragraph by the Senate , and a student so excused shall remain a registered student for as long as may be approved by the Senate . |
| 16 | Leaseholders who live in a block which does not qualify will have a new right to buy an extended lease . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , the study we propose will give a good foundation for exploration , and is certainly the most essential and important investigation of all for the young composer who wants to find his way ahead . |
| 18 | The materials you will be expected to use and enjoy will include a wide range of nursing journals , some of them well established and some which are entirely new to the market . |
| 19 | ‘ But whoever is picked will do a good job . ’ |
| 20 | The variety of each unit , the flexibility of each course , and the belief that the language learning process should be enjoyable and challenging will maintain a high level of motivation within your class . |
| 21 | I have gone into such detail about individual patients to try to convince you first , that it can be misleading to categorize patients too narrowly into groups , and second , that the dual-route model I described can accommodate a wide variety of data from different individual cases . |
| 22 | Neither the foundationalist nor the solipsist can make the first move . |
| 23 | Being organised can take a great deal of worry out of a single life . |
| 24 | Clearly labelled appliances , frequent , itemised bills , and ‘ smart ’ meters that keep track of where the power goes might give the concerned consumer a chance . |
| 25 | Elsewhere , though crusading might cause a temporary break , the link between the prince and his court was close . |
| 26 | This simple enquiry , which a user may feel' ought to have an immediate response , might take some seconds to process . |
| 27 | In old age , there may be the will to retain independence in this AL but circumstances and the effects of the process of ageing may force an elderly person to be dependent on others , at least to some degree . |
| 28 | The staff members that are transferred may have a frustrating period before they become acquainted and learn to work together on the project . |
| 29 | to offer to the holders of ordinary shares of £1 each in the capital of the Company ( ‘ Ordinary Shares ’ ) the right to elect to receive an allotment of new Ordinary Shares , credited as fully paid , in lieu of all or part of the final cash dividend in respect of the financial year of the Company ended on 31st March 1993 in all respects in such manner as may be determined by the directors on the basis and subject to the conditions of the circular dated 21st June 1993 sent to the members of the Company by the Company and , in particular , such that the aggregate nominal value of the new Ordinary Shares which such holders may elect to receive may exceed the aggregate cash dividend which they would otherwise be entitled to receive ; and |
| 30 | For example , domains that are closely related may have a large number of collocations in common , such that the recognition of one could be facilitated by a dictionary taken from the other . |