Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pron] [verb] [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had a number of telephone conversations with him , and an interim letter dated 7 January in which he suggested , or asked me to suggest several possible dates . |
| 2 | Is that all — or has she set some other task for you as well ? ’ he demanded aggressively . |
| 3 | my Lord , er , er , in , in my submission the , the , the highest really could put their case is that if the matter were referred your Lordship simply did n't stay proceedings or permitted them for example to apply for interim payment or permitted them to take some procedural steps to pursue their action so that they were n't unduly delayed should they succeed at the end of the day and that would be a major concession because it would run against a normal rule cos on a reference the entire proceedings are stayed , that 's not a case just saying even if that is done , er that anybody is saying that particular measure is or is good is not good or may not be forced in the interim |
| 4 | Do they keep it in cash in a piggy bank , or in a current account in a real bank ; or do they put it in some interest bearing time account ; or do they buy stocks and shares or government bonds ; or do they buy some physical asset such as a car or property ? |
| 5 | Or do I have that wrong as well ? ’ |
| 6 | Is your audience supposed to emerge with a general appreciation of a situation , or do you want some specific form of action ? |
| 7 | ‘ Is this decision of yours just to try and thwart me , or do you have any particular reason ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Or do you have some serious purpose ? ’ |
| 9 | Or did she have some other ‘ Thing ’ to invoke ? |
| 10 | Or did I get that wrong , too ? ’ |
| 11 | So you did you just have cows or did you have any other animals ? |
| 12 | tha that make that make her take those particular roles that she does . |
| 13 | If we carefully analyse the frequencies contained within speech it is possible to devise a system of rules that allows us to create any given sound from its basic frequencies . |
| 14 | The function of fiduciary duties is to provide the courts with standards of review that enable them to guarantee that corporate managers do not act outside the limits of their special competence . |
| 15 | Wagland created the chance with a mazy run that saw him elude several desperate challenges . |
| 16 | ‘ Women ’ , announced one phrenologist , according to the Phrenological Journal of 1835 , ‘ do not extend their reasoning beyond the range of the visible world , nor do they make any great or daring excursions into the realm of fancy . ’ |
| 17 | Nor do they follow any specific pattern on the bottom , such is circles or straight lines . |
| 18 | Such models are much too simple to describe the complex viscoelastic behaviour of a polymer , nor do they provide any real insight into the molecular mechanism of the process , but in certain instances they can prove useful in assisting the understanding of the viscoelastic process . |
| 19 | Its content is not determined by a particular task domain , nor do we assume much grammatical constraint . |
| 20 | We do not know the number of firms in each major industrial sector , nor do we possess any systematic information on the origins and characteristics of Scottish businessmen . |
| 21 | We see no scientific justification for the statement about the immunogenicity of gangliosides , nor do we find any direct evidence to support the contention that naturally occurring antibodies to monosialoganglioside are pathogenic . |
| 22 | Bartram s query regarding Kalm s American observations was dealt with : Miller had not seen whether Linnaeus had included them in his Species of plants , but mentioned that Kalm had published them himself ; ‘ in the Swedish language ; but as I do not understand it , so I have not been curious enough to send for the book , nor do I hear any good character of it . ’ |
| 23 | Hunter ended his description with a comment on Maria and a hint as to his charges to Martin Van Butchell : ‘ This body … yet promises exceedingly well , nor do I see any great improvement to be made ; a number of experiments must be made before I embalm any other body , such as finding the exact proportion of moisture Paris Plaister will take up etc. but at present I know of no other Process at all useful and considering the trouble you must have during all these Processes now laid down , you ought not to undertake it under 100 Guineas . ’ |
| 24 | I do not play golf , nor do I have any particular interest in the sport , so there was nothing I could teach Peter in the practical sense . |
| 25 | Nor did they make any serious efforts to derive income from a huge fixed asset , which was used for only a few hours a week . |
| 26 | Not even Jane 's tender digestion would keep her from tonight 's dancing , and nor did she have any real fear of meeting her husband , for Jane well knew Sharpe 's reluctance to dance or to dress up in a frippery uniform , but the possibility of his presence was an alarming thought that she could not resist exploring . |
| 27 | Nor did she understand this new playful mood of fitzAlan 's . |
| 28 | Nor did it have any lasting effect on morale . |
| 29 | Nor did he draw any obvious conclusions when he kept on coming on Tina in bed with other men . |
| 30 | Unlike the bishop or the archbishop , the abbot had no special prerogatives conferred on him by God , nor did he wield any civic power . |