Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [adj] [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be that TNC proposals will raise standards by increased accountability ; but I remain convinced that the creation of a true teacher-parent partnership has even more to contribute . |
| 2 | too , but I make sure that the hall 's dusted and |
| 3 | For the avoidance of doubt I make clear that the investor would not be entitled to recover more than £100,000 . |
| 4 | I say this because the Sloth so far has done nothing and it appears he does n't plan to do anything except now he is reading a James Michener book . |
| 5 | Now came the opportunity for Sylvia to play a significant role in her own treatment — something which I consider vital if the cure is to be permanent . |
| 6 | I tell this because the humility and openness to God of my friend has always been an example to me . |
| 7 | Our Minister Mr. Robinson entred as a subscriber three years past and one man was sent and was soon sent back uncucarable which year was as I understand settled and a Declaration was sent to Declair off … |
| 8 | The last words of his opening contribution say : I feel sure that the time will come when people will ask why we did n't do more in this day and age to preserve those wise traditions that form mankind 's lifeline with the profoundly mysterious laws of the universe . |
| 9 | And have that sprung on me I I I , I I feel terrible because the communion service i is , is something I have to prepare for in myself and obviously shape the whole se se service around it . |
| 10 | But I feel terrible because the dog killed her . ’ |
| 11 | But I feel terrible because the dog killed her . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I feel guilty because a teacher in school asked me to stay friends with her after we left , but somehow I never seem to have time . ’ |
| 13 | I feel cold though the sweat runs down my back . |
| 14 | Glancing back through what I have written so far , I detect more than a note of cynicism . |
| 15 | yeah , er , well I follow that but the argument would go , er the article |
| 16 | ‘ Alex , what I need more than an apology is an explanation . ’ |
| 17 | There is surely something very odd about insisting that I need more than the fact that I love cats and hate dogs to decide which to have about the house . |
| 18 | I have that and the privilege of her laughter all my life . |
| 19 | Yeah I realize that but the thing is if we 'd had a phone call to say look , we 're going to be this late , |
| 20 | In the first place the number of States that work diligently on their accident investigation responsibilities is regrettably rather small , and although their delegates may approach a divisional meeting with the same view of the agenda items their ideas can be , and all too frequently are , frustrated by States which make little or no contribution in this field of activity . |
| 21 | However , no system will remove sulphur compounds , which cause yellowing if the water , and evaporation loss concentrates all dissolved substances . |
| 22 | It was mizzling steadily , so I had lashed out on a minibus ticket , which cost more than a taxi would here . |
| 23 | Many of my Malawis are beautiful blue and purple colours which look great when the aquarium light is combined with natural daylight , but in the evening when there is no natural light , they look a pale blue/white colour — a far cry from their stunning metallic daylight colours . |
| 24 | In his amateur days he was an ‘ eviction technician ’ ( a fashionable euphemism for bouncer ) but such work is regarded as unseemly for the standard bearer of a sport which prides itself in its healthy clean-living image , and he now supplements his income from the few competitions which pay more than a pittance by personal appearances . |
| 25 | This latter fund simply collects together all the appropriations of expenditure made by Parliament and is financed broadly by taxation and borrowing in proportions which bear little or no relationship to the underlying ‘ capital ’ and ‘ revenue ’ spending . |
| 26 | For obvious reasons the dangers of such malpractice are endemic in policing , and it may be ‘ respectable fears ’ about it which fluctuate more than the extent of abuse . |
| 27 | Is it not possible for the Council to devise rules to eliminate such resolutions which have little or no relevance to the purposes and work of the national trust ? |
| 28 | A range of critics ( including Coate , 1983 ; Hamel and Prahalad , 1985 ; Porter , 1985 ; Naylor , 1982 , 1986 ; Prahalad and Doz , 1987 ) have emphasized that the validity of the portfolio-matrix approach depends fundamentally on the existence of SBUs which have little or no interdependence in a corporate group 's portfolio . |
| 29 | Parents use a variety of techniques , from reasoning and explaining to threatening and slapping , when a child is having a tantrum , all of which have little or no effect . |
| 30 | We urge you to protect the livelihood and acknowledge the importance of community-based grassroots media representing the opinions of major sectors of the population which have little or no access to the mass media . |