Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [verb] [adv] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either he wanted to suffer , or he liked the idea of being treated less fussily than in the more expensive wards . |
| 2 | The young horse goes through so many learning experiences with us — the discipline of being held still in our arms as a foal , acceptance of being stroked all over and having its legs picked up , learning to lead and to be tied up , and later learning to accept being rugged and lunged . |
| 3 | The approach of both Picasso and Braque was primarily intuitive , but Picasso 's innovations and changes of style give the impression of being realized more suddenly and spontaneously . |
| 4 | … the provision of Spanish law in issue … was of a general character capable of being construed either widely or narrowly . |
| 5 | Complete the following seven-word description of Ferdinand de Lesseps ( the man behind the building of the Panama Canal ) in such a way that the solution is palindromic , i.e. it is capable of being read both backwards and forwards : |
| 6 | We shall highlight the options available to you and their potential benefits and hazards to enable your final decision to be based as far as possible on a complete understanding of the available alternatives . |
| 7 | I think it needs to be said quite clearly that the media , in particular television , is extremely arrogant , inward-looking , incestuous and emotional in its decision-making . |
| 8 | The stimulating article Some library costs and options by Brown ( an economist ) concludes ‘ it seems to be worth acquiring and providing storage for , books likely to be wanted more often than , once in about 1.7 years over a long period ’ . |
| 9 | Disability arts , on the other hand , where , for example , sculpture is designed to be touched as well as seen , and songs are written about the world as we see it , can redress the balance and engage a lot of people in questioning assumptions that their exclusion from society is a fact of life . |
| 10 | He therefore directed that if J. were to suffer a life-threatening event while in the health authority 's care and the required drugs and equipment were or could reasonably be made available , the health authority should cause such measures ( including artificial ventilation ) to be applied so long as they were capable of prolonging his life . |
| 11 | Mr Gillis , the Butcher , was a man to be treated very carefully because he put up with no nonsense , had a vicious temper and he bore grudges . |
| 12 | Tonight a spokesman for the Department of Health said people on waiting lists , even when they 're not emergency cases , are often in considerable pain and need to be treated as quickly as possible . |
| 13 | If a woman is tearful and apologetic and can claim some biological disturbance , then she is not likely to be treated as severely as a man . |
| 14 | It was also found that Asian women tended to be treated more sympathetically than African/Caribbean women . |
| 15 | For this reason , if no other , the question of censorship in libraries has to be treated more seriously than hitherto . |
| 16 | It also tends to be grown locally so that less fuel is wasted on transporting it . |
| 17 | Either nature does not contain it or nature contains too much to be conceived any longer as natural . |
| 18 | If liability is not in dispute , the action can simply be stood out by agreement or an application made to the judge of the lists , or to the judge on circuit , for a standing-out order , or possibly an application made to claim provisional damages ; but if liability is still in dispute the action must be tried and ought to be heard as soon as possible , irrespective of the uncertainties on quantum . |
| 19 | This enabled continuity to be maintained right up until the move occurred . |
| 20 | Do species have to be maintained so uniformly and tidily , so predictably , as if they were part of a genetic card index ? |
| 21 | Do species have to be maintained so uniformly and tidily , so predictably , as if they were part of a genetic card index ? |
| 22 | Secondly , why did Sir Ralph just lie there and allow his throat to be cut so savagely that his head was almost hacked from his body ? |
| 23 | But it has to be formulated more precisely if it is not to be confused with other crimes which have the dubious distinction of sharing these aphorismic characteristics . |
| 24 | It is true that the carefully authentic material has to be explained more fully than it had to be for readers of Marryat 's day , who could be supposed to possess a modicum of previous knowledge of naval affairs . |
| 25 | Since the new information often needs to be stated more fully than the given ( that is , with a longer , ‘ heavier ’ structure ) , it is not unexpected that an organization principle which may be called END-WEIGHT comes into operation along with the principle of end-focus . |
| 26 | Never again in Anselm 's lifetime was the papal position to be stated so clearly and uncompromisingly . |
| 27 | Each level has to be constructed interpretively so that the distinctions between levels can not be systematically articulated . |
| 28 | These perceptions and feelings were to be examined qualitatively rather than by means of any standardised measures , since it was felt that such complex issues could not be ( or had never successfully been ) encapsulated in a standardised scale . |
| 29 | This review is to be repeated as frequently as the county council determines . |
| 30 | The investigation itself requires the test sessions to be repeated as often as possible , say on 5 occasions at each test time , to reduce the effects of variability . |