Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] a [noun sg] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is usual to find a progression indicating significant transition probabilities to many vibrational levels of the modes concerned . |
| 2 | As this joint is usually close to the bearing of the truss , it may be possible to repair a truss comprising small timber members with plywood gusset plates ( Fig 34 ) . |
| 3 | Similarly , it would be risky to open a superstore selling luxury kitchens and accessories m an area where there is high unemployment and many people can only afford essential items such as food and clothing . |
| 4 | Government departments are now so vast that it is unrealistic to expect a minister to know all about matters of administration . |
| 5 | Officials of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe ( CSCE ) decided on Oct. 22 to form a mission to monitor human rights in Yugoslavia . |
| 6 | Pale shades reflect light , opening out small areas , while on the other hand , dark , rich tones will absorb light to make a room look smaller . |
| 7 | By the late 1620s , it was impossible to obtain a licence to publish any theological books containing predestinarian opinions . |
| 8 | Compared with diabetic patients in urban areas , those in rural areas were less likely to attend a hospital based diabetic clinic ( 46% ( 442 ) v 86% ( 1054 ) , p<0.001 ) ; less likely to be receiving insulin ( 260 ( 27% ) v 416 ( 34% ) , p<0.001 and also after correction for differences in age distribution ) ; more likely to have advanced ( maculopathy or proliferative retinopathy ) diabetic retinopathy ( 13% ( 122 ) v 7% ( 89 ) , p<0.001 ) ; and more likely to require urgent laser photocoagulation for previously unrecognised retinopathy ( 1.4% ( 13 ) v 0.5% ( 6 ) , p<0.02 ) . |
| 9 | It was 28 hours since he had driven the clapped-out Ford Capri into the street , and counted himself lucky to find a space to park that was pretty near opposite the front door from which the man had emerged with his two small girls . |
| 10 | It is hard to imagine a woman treating another woman in this way . |
| 11 | I have found it better to sue a tension setting one dot higher for the slip stitch part . |
| 12 | By contrast with the north-east , Dyfed is not sufficiently industrialized to support an institution offering advanced vocational courses . |
| 13 | Daily grooming is to be recommended for most breeds , and it can be helpful to allow a puppy to become used to the sensation , even though its coat will probably need less attention than that of an adult dog . |
| 14 | Luther held that it was " better to obey a prince doing wrong than a people doing right " , and he drew a sharp distinction between things spiritual and things temporal ; between the rules and values appropriate to the inner life of the soul and those appropriate to life in the fallen and sinful external world . |
| 15 | Thus , if a patient who is aware of the nature of his condition and competent to make a decision refuses further treatment from his doctor , then continued treatment is unlawful , as constituting a battery or a criminal assault . |
| 16 | In 1628 , William Laud persuaded Charles I to issue a declaration prohibiting all theological disputation and ordering that the Thirty-Nine Articles should be adhered to in their full and literal sense . |
| 17 | It is important to establish a committee to monitor these matters , because of what has happened since the deregulation of bus services in Scotland in 1985 . |
| 18 | After three years of redrafting and hard debate , a large majority in the Council was able to welcome a text reflecting both the ideas and the spirit of the more ‘ pastoral ’ tendency . |
| 19 | He made a good recovery and in February this year was able to undergo an operation to replace both hips . |
| 20 | For this reason it may be unwise to rely on hearsay evidence , particularly in contested proceedings , where it is possible to call a witness to give direct evidence of the facts in issue . |
| 21 | In deciding whether to give assistance the Commissioner may consider whether the case raises a question of principle , whether it is so complex that it would be unreasonable to expect an individual to proceed alone and whether the issue is a matter of substantial public interest . |
| 22 | Members of Tendring District Council 's housing services committee voted by 12 to one to reject a motion recommending married couples should be awarded 100 extra points in order to move them up the queue for council housing . |
| 23 | Now it 's possible to get a licence to grow some varieties of the plant to make paper and linen . |
| 24 | It would , however , be preferable to have a bile duct free of stones , and Johnson et al recently reported that in such patients initially treated with an endoprosthesis , eight of 10 who had been given ursodeoxycholic acid had cleared their stones within six months compared with only one of 10 not given this bile acid . |
| 25 | In Kazakhstan the CP dissolved itself on Aug. 28 to create an organization uniting progressive forces . |
| 26 | It may be invidious to require a court to make such aesthetic judgments . |
| 27 | In such a case it will be difficult to persuade a court to imply any further obligation : see the judgment of Lord Denning in Potters Ballottini Ltd v Weston-Baker [ 1977 ] RPC 202 . |
| 28 | Only a few days before his state 's 40th anniversary celebrations , he has been obliged to accept a deal permitting several thousand of its citizens to flee to the capitalist Federal Republic . |
| 29 | It was rare to hear a man expressing such views . |
| 30 | Could it be that unpleasant experiences were necessary to make a person feel real in the world , or was it caused simply by proximity to another living soul ? |