Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [vb pp] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in the absence of an effective liaison between drainage men and archaeologists , there is a danger that such remarkable finds as the Bronze Age settlement built on a timber ‘ island ’ recently rescued at Flag Fen near Peterborough could be broken up by diggers or else left to crumble on exposure to the atmosphere . |
| 2 | Parts are still at this time being occupied but it is almost certain before long that the whole of the building will be condemned and we hope that this old building will be preserved and not allowed to fall into decay . |
| 3 | If sharing between mother and baby was minimal , the baby held too tightly and not allowed to play with breast or bottle , pleasing the self by masturbation may give more satisfaction than intercourse and pleasure given by another , as it may if the baby was left too much on its own , the bottle propped up against the pillow . |
| 4 | At the time of the institution of the proceedings in which the relevant application for judicial review arose , the 95 fishing vessels of the applicants failed to satisfy one or more of the conditions for registration under section 14 of the Act of 1988 and thus failed to qualify for registration . |
| 5 | And and er Katie was off the day before with something and just managed to get to school that day . |
| 6 | For the historians of the left , Davis concluded , the Ranters are an example of a necessary group , freed by the breakdown of social and political institutions and dynamically prepared to break with tradition . |
| 7 | For twenty-five years Britain took little interest in the outside world and even managed to remain at peace with France . |
| 8 | If woken during the night at the beginning of each REM sleep period , and then allowed to return to sleep , would they pick up where they left off , starting REM sleep , or start the night all over again ? |
| 9 | The whore sniffed and tried to walk with a ladylike gait ; she seemed a little drunk and occasionally stopped to pause for breath . |
| 10 | On those occasions when June was unable to accompany him to a meeting or activity , David would always ensure that she and Judith were alright and never failed to keep in touch . |
| 11 | The truckers ' strike during July and August 1973 was also largely motivated by controls — the shortages of spare parts for their trucks , official discrimination against them in favour of state-run firms , and the fact that the charges which they could make were fixed by the government but not adjusted to take into account the rapid rate of inflation . |
| 12 | Nomura , the biggest , took a 95% drop but just managed to keep in profit . |
| 13 | They not only provided the president with enormous powers , but also served to freeze in office the ageing mainland-elected members of the various deliberative assemblies . |