Example sentences of "[adj] [vb mod] [vb infin] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Initially , a client/server version will allow Progress clients to access HP 3000 servers running Allbase/SQL — that should appear in the second half of this year . |
| 2 | If they voice this concern to the general practitioner or health visitor this may result in the first step being taken in the identification of a visual problem , but unfortunately there can be instances in which the defective vision is not detected until the child has a pre-school medical . |
| 3 | Whilst some might quibble with the second part of that statement , who could argue with the first ? |
| 4 | Streat asked MacArthur for his views on trade with China to which the general replied that an increase in trade between Japan and mainland China would not occur immediately but that he was convinced that this could occur within the next four or five years . |
| 5 | It was unbelievable that this could happen in the 20th century . |
| 6 | Besides the Foundation stories , Asimov 's best known book was probably his second , I , Robot ( 1950 ) , in which he promulgated three unalterable ‘ Laws of Robotics ’ — first , that a robot may not harm a human being , or , through inaction , allow a human being to come to harm ; secondly , that a robot must obey the orders of a human being , except when this would conflict with the first law ; and thirdly , that a robot must protect itself , except when this would conflict with the first and second laws . |
| 7 | Besides the Foundation stories , Asimov 's best known book was probably his second , I , Robot ( 1950 ) , in which he promulgated three unalterable ‘ Laws of Robotics ’ — first , that a robot may not harm a human being , or , through inaction , allow a human being to come to harm ; secondly , that a robot must obey the orders of a human being , except when this would conflict with the first law ; and thirdly , that a robot must protect itself , except when this would conflict with the first and second laws . |
| 8 | Some would argue for the third possibility on the grounds that if there were a complete set of laws , that would infringe God 's freedom to change his mind and intervene in the world . |
| 9 | Within the next 18 months to two years , this will change as the first wave of line cards are installed that support ISDN directly , with the result that residential customers should get a more enthusiastic response when they enquire about the technology . |
| 10 | However , the state pension is still tied to the ages of 60 and 65 , though it looks like this will change after the next general election , as a result of pressure from the European Court rulings outlined above and , in particular , their impact on the private pension industry . |
| 11 | This will ship during the first quarter of this year . |
| 12 | This will establish for the first time a knowledge of the process by which characteristic feature of the modern metropolis emerged . |
| 13 | This will commence on the 16th of February at the Carmarthen Bowls Club . |
| 14 | That 'll change on the next record as I 'll have a say in the writing . ’ |
| 15 | there 's been no records or even wins for the England cricket team this summer … but all that could change over the next few weeks as the Womens Cricket World Cup gets underway … its being played in this country … the official opening is in London tomorrow … and England have a chance of winning … in the team are two Oxfordshire girls |
| 16 | Our perception of spermatozoa was changed forever by Woody Allen 's impersonation of one in Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex , and University of Pennsylvania are giving substance to his fantasies , putting the poor little tadpoles through an arduous obstacle course to step up the process of survival of the fittest : according to Prodigy Services Co , the mad scientists have created a new class of silicon chip that can be used for analyzing sperm samples and providing a venue for fertilisation ; the technology uses microscopic obstacle courses inside a silicon wafer to weed out unhealthy sperm , and has been used successfully to fertilise a mouse egg ; the chips are etched with a virtual theme park of twisting channels , forests of columns , and other features designed to ensure only the strongest of sperm reach their goal , with some passages so small that only a single cell can pass ; the researchers have not yet applied for approval to test human fertilisation using the chip , but say that could happen within the next 12 months — Brave New World , or the embodiment of virtual sex . |
| 17 | Now however , they will be prepared to let the tribunal decide if they sign a player out of contract — and that could happen within the next few weeks . |
| 18 | There are literally thousands of Latin words occurring in texts of interest to the local historian — and these may date from the sixth or seventh centuries down to the seventeenth . |
| 19 | Students whose performance is exceptional may transfer to the second year of the BSc Honours Computing and Information Systems course at Jordanstown ( see page 159 ) . |
| 20 | Landfills not meeting such standards are being closed : since 1980 more than 3,000 sites for household waste have been shut , and half the remaining 5,500 will shut over the next few years . |
| 21 | The AIDS Control Act Report predicts the number of HIV sufferers who become desperately ill will soar in the next two years . |
| 22 | The AIDS Control Act Report predicts HIV sufferers who become desperately ill will soar in the next two years |
| 23 | An 80486 version of NeXTStep 3.0 will ship in the next six months when those oft-promised OEM deals with the likes of Dell Computer Corp will be announced . |
| 24 | MORE than 11,000 civil service jobs in Scotland are under threat and thousands more could go over the next few years , the Civil and Public Services Association leader , Barry Reamsbottom , will state at a rally tomorrow . |
| 25 | 7 more will open over the next two years . |
| 26 | More than half of them have now perished and only a score or more will survive into the next century . |
| 27 | It will sell for £35,000 with basic instruments and the first should arrive in the next few weeks . |
| 28 | The Uniface database interface drivers cost $750 to $40,000 : the Uniface device interface for Ingres 6.4 will ship in the third quarter , no price given . |
| 29 | He told the committee : ‘ The number of trains run in the off-peak must depend in the last instance on the views of the operator . ’ |