Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [subord] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reliance of elderly people on walking as a mode of transport increases their exposure to risk whilst their failing faculties raise the likelihood of them not seeing the striking vehicle . |
| 2 | The main season for preparing annual reports and accounts will soon be with us — the year end of 83 of the FTSE Top 100 companies falls between 31 December and 31 March — so now seems a good time for finance directors to assess whether their annual tome is user friendly . |
| 3 | Or you might be invited to a party , start to feel uncomfortable and have the courage to comply when your inner voice tells you to go , knowing that your guide will keep you safe from harm . |
| 4 | Jane dabbed a tentative finger to test whether her rouged nipples had dried . |
| 5 | It must be for Parliament to decide whether its decreed procedures have in fact been followed . |
| 6 | It must be for Parliament to decide whether its decreed procedures have in fact been followed ’ , was he referring to procedures laid down in Standing Orders or in Acts of Parliament ? |
| 7 | Fifthly , regular reviews were made of outstanding warrants to see whether their continued operation was justified . |
| 8 | None of his victories was more characteristic of his indomitable will to win than his first success in the Arlington Million . |
| 9 | Many parents feel that the speed of education reform and curriculum change has caused their children to suffer because their usual classroom or subject teachers are often taken out of the classroom to undergo courses related specifically to those changes . |
| 10 | We divide throughout by the last element to obtain as our new starting column unc then the iterations , using ( 3 ) at each step , begin unc We postmultiply A ( ignoring its top row ) by the column ( 4 ) to get the column of three numbers on the right ; divide by the last element to get the bottom three elements in the next column , and find the top element from ( 3 ) . |
| 11 | It 's an easy way to tell if your chosen holiday home has a dishwasher for instance ( a requirement for a 5 Key rating ) , or hot water at all times ( everywhere from 1 to 5 Key ) . |
| 12 | The latter has lovely tones but is not always an easy leaf to use as its heavy colouring can make it difficult to incorporate into a design . |
| 13 | The Chagga of Kilimanjaro were perhaps the group most fiercely opposed to the increased use of Swahili , but when they elected their paramount chief in the early 1950s they were unable to agree on which of the Chagga dialects to adopt as their common language , and they , too , adopted Swahili . |