Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had crossed it once before , but she knew it would be much more risky today , because the recent heavy rains would have made the surface gluey , and if she slipped or made a false step she might find herself caught and held in the treacly morass of the marsh . |
| 2 | They 'll be delighted to advise you on how to get the most from your current equipment or suggest a new model you might like to try . |
| 3 | Even if you rarely stretch the G 's exceptional 2.9-ton towing limit , or test the new drivetrain which keeps you mobile even if only one wheel has any grip , at least you can savour the high , commanding view every time you slip behind the wheel . |
| 4 | Article 5 of the convention makes it quite clear that a contracting state such as Libya must either extradite an alleged offender , or prosecute the alleged offender itself . |
| 5 | In other words people move in and out of dependent states ( just as younger people do ) and the help they receive can either enforce dependency permanently or provide the temporary support they need to recover . |
| 6 | Every P-40 has a unique set of teeth and those teeth make or break the fearsome look which sets this fighter apart . |
| 7 | These , however , are freely used either to obtain further variation of colour or to strengthen a melodic line which would be too weak on a single wind instrument . |
| 8 | On other occasions the product to be launched is considered to be over the limit of what can be given away and one creative idea which has now been taken up by quite a number of manufacturers is to raffle a small number of the items or to organise an amusing competition which journalists attending the launch are invited to enter . |
| 9 | What 's more important getting that level and putting that right or getting the bottom level which to me would be more important |
| 10 | This will necessitate a visit to the local newsagent for the papers and you will have to ask your new next door neighbour if she or he can give a note to the milkman for you or contact the local dairy yourself . |
| 11 | 4. support or emphasise a particular point you have made . |
| 12 | Cruise to the picturesque bay and village of Lindos or try the fun cruise which includes champagne diving , disco and crazy donkey rides ! |
| 13 | If demand is greater we can either book another bus or use the mini bus which will seat another 15 . |
| 14 | Either buy ‘ presensitised ’ copper-clad board , or apply the light-sensitive coating yourself . |
| 15 | In brief , if schematic knowledge is in short supply on a particular occasion , then the more we need to invoke systemic knowledge as a means of compensating for the deficiency and if we are thereby able to convert symbol to index , then the act of meaning negotiation itself has the effect of extending or altering the schematic knowledge we started with . |
| 16 | Now in , in the early stages you certainly want to encourage as many people from this base to join , when the development , the movement gathers pace it 's possible to say right we possibly w there 's some , sort of the wealthy peasants we do n't really want , they 're the ones who prospered under the old scheme of things , they were the ones who had some power and influence and er by even drawing them into the association there is a danger that they may sort of assume the lead or take an active role which would be detrimental , which would negate the movement and try and make it er less revolutionary and more lawful , they would go back to sort of reform of the old system rather than the overthrowal |
| 17 | Or take the old woman who is really a slave to the Gluttony of Delicacy but thinks she is the very model of abstinence : She is a positive terror to hostesses and servants . |
| 18 | In no sense was the new para-professional a threat to teachers , therefore , nor did he detract from or erode the professional autonomy which British teachers enjoy . |
| 19 | Maria did n't need to look at his face or see the confident way he carried himself as he stepped out of the lift with her . |
| 20 | Adoption — having gathered information and tested it out , the purchaser either continues to buy the product ( 'repeat purchase' ) in the case of less expensive goods , or makes the single purchase which the producer of the product intends . |
| 21 | It is in the music of his latter years that one can find him reliving an older manner that evokes the comfortable world which Humperdinck , wisely , never left . |
| 22 | This warranty does no more ( really ) than repeat the statutory duty which a company already has to keep it books and records in good order . |
| 23 | There is nothing more dispiriting , he says , than seeing a young doctor who has spent years on a project and has no thesis to show at the end of it because the project was ill-considered and ill-supervised . |
| 24 | Nor is it unreasonable to assume that given a sufficient respite they hoped that Britain 's own nuclear force might become strong enough to act as a deterrent to a Soviet attack on the home islands . |
| 25 | Seek professional advice if needs be , rather than make a valiant attempt yourself and then regret it . |
| 26 | It makes more sense to enquire into his attempts to reform this woman , and then to glorify her and her child in a whole series of marvellous drawings , than to establish a dubious fatherhood he in any case assumed at the outset , emotionally and spiritually and with the utmost delight . |
| 27 | Light could cause Cr(CO) 6 to lose a carbon monoxide molecule , forming a reactive fragment that grabs the next molecule it bumps into . |
| 28 | I understand that the deep ditch that the boy and motorcycle crashed into on that fateful night is referred to as ‘ deadman 's ditch ’ , a horrific reminder of a foolhardy game that cost a young man his life . |
| 29 | It is displayed not only by a species of arrow-poison frog but also by the fire salamander , moth caterpillars with stinging hairs , a little box-fish that discharges venom when attacked , a beetle that exudes a caustic liquid which blisters the skin , and bees , wasps and hornets with some of the most painful of all insect stings . |
| 30 | ‘ The centre is a splendid facility that allows the existing businessperson who wants to grow all the possible advice he or she may need , ’ said Sir Terence . |