Example sentences of "[conj] [conj] [pers pn] [adv] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Was it because he had n't spotted it , or because he felt it would be dishonest to do so , or because he never expected criticism ? |
| 2 | There is of course a continuing controversy over whether the bureaucratic bourgeoisie of senior military , civil , party , co-operative and industrial administrators constitute a distinct class ; or whether they merely form part of a larger and more differentiated social stratum ; whether such a class is dominant or subservient to metropolitan capital ; where the boundary around such a class should be drawn ; whether it is fully formed or not , and whether the power of the state is equivalent to the power of the bureaucracy as a social entity ( Murray 1967 ; Leys 1976 ; Zieman and Lanzendorfer 1977 ) . |
| 3 | It is all right for the hero and heroine to go to bed together , although if they actually make love before they are married , a wedding should follow immediately . |
| 4 | there are times when we think that if we really had faith , if we really believed , if we were true Christians then we would have this peace and serenity about us . |
| 5 | In closing I must remark that if we ever make contact with aliens we should take them to Bangor and let them see all that is good in the human race . |
| 6 | " I hope , " sand Enid , " that if I ever wear mourning , I shall not be so showy . |
| 7 | If he has to marry Janice , that 's his misfortune , but I shall force him to see that if he really loves Kirsty he wo n't force her to share his fate . |
| 8 | She let him tell Gentle that if he ever saw hide or hair of Gentle in the building again he 'd have him arrested as an accomplice to attempted murder . |
| 9 | Jack had always been teetotal , since he was convinced that if he ever touched alcohol , he would become dependent . |
| 10 | Following the appointment of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector in 1653 , religious considerations once more came to the fore , although whether they ever took precedence over the more secular impulses behind foreign policy is doubtful . |
| 11 | The main methods subjects from which students were drawn crossed the spectrum , except that no Physical Education teachers were mentioned ( this reflects one return from a College , which wrote back politely refusing to answer the questionnaire on the grounds that as they only trained PE teachers the language issue did not arise ) . |
| 12 | A better known work where such relationships are evident , and where they surely form part of any responsible approach to performance , is the D major Te Deum of Charpentier ( H146 ) , already cited . |
| 13 | In 1692 he published a Pharmacologia , an early work on drugs and medicines , which showed his wide botanical knowledge and where he gratefully acknowledged help from Sloane , Ray , Sherard , Doody and Petiver . |
| 14 | Mr Allen Abramson , a London University anthropologist who has studied initiation rituals , said that most societies used them to mark important developments in a person 's life , and that they often involved pain or privation . |
| 15 | It is true that home blood testing provides more accurate information than that available from urine tests , especially in patients with an abnormal renal threshold , and that it also provides information about everyday fluctuations . |
| 16 | At the same time the West German government stated its suspicions that the Chilean government was concealing deeds occurring in the colony and that it thus shared responsibility for " the reported tortures , maltreatment and denial of personal liberties " said to be taking place there . |
| 17 | Under cross-examination Timothy Harris has admitted using drugs for the past twelve years and that he desperately wanted sex with Miss Whitehead . |
| 18 | Yes sir he told me that er would know because they ha had been together in prison and that he also had information that they had been planning armed robberies together . |
| 19 | It is hard work for most amateurs , using unaccustomed muscles , to double dig a whole plot , and although it undoubtedly improves fertility , the effort and perspiration always feels more justified when you understand why you are expending it — so here is the explanation . |
| 20 | If we go for a single currency because we wish to protect , above all , the position of the City of London — still the premier financial centre of Europe — and if we also concede ground on foreign policy , in terms of majority decision making , and on defence policy by creating effectively a defence community , and if we allow the Commission to issue visitors ' visas , we shall be on a slippery slope . |
| 21 | Erm and if we then find money for printing it I would approach Barclays Bank , banks , local banks and would it do it very modestly the same local the same style er and only hand it out to places where people are likely to pick it up . |
| 22 | With regard to what he said about Stratford school , if he had taken rather more interest in the school when it was in the control of Newham and insisted on the school keeping up to reasonable standards and if he now put pressure on Newham LEA to ensure that it raised standards in schools , he would be doing more for his constituents than he is by his performance today . |
| 23 | In case there are any reading this who have still not seen the vision , allow me to spell it out in moral advice : If you attend zoos and circuses — find other entertainment ; if you are engaged in intensive ‘ livestock ’ farming — throw away the systems of close confinement ; if you are engaged in animal experimentation — find alternatives ; and if you still eat meat — give it up . |
| 24 | And if you still have time to spare you can spend a weekend in Andorra ( beautiful and taxfree ) or jump on the train to Sitges or the Costa Brava . |
| 25 | And if you ever have word for me that may bear fruit , come and ask entry to me wherever I am . |
| 26 | But if if you just say consumer protection , you 're not covering the public health side of it awfully well . |
| 27 | Then as you start to make the point you 'll find your hands will come up naturally and bend from the elbows it sounds crazy to say but if if you suddenly go coo I 've got everything in me pocket but |
| 28 | For his part , Edward sensed that the ice was cracking and since he desperately needed money , preferably without political complications — his lay subjects were restive now — he restored the archbishop 's lands and offered the primate and several magnates what they were by then demanding — confirmation of Magna Carta , the Charter of the Forest and some additional articles . |
| 29 | And before I even had time to wonder if Tony So per himself had slept between these very army blankets , I was asleep . |
| 30 | Suddenly she was aware that he had moved in closely behind her and before she even had time to think his arms went round her . |