Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] and [vb -s] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is at this stage that the contract is carefully examined , perhaps for the first time , and the company obtaining the software realizes , too late , that as far as it is concerned , the contract is little more than worthless and does not provide adequately for the situation . |
| 2 | A further dilemma may arise when the individual whom professionals are trying to help has a very different interpretation of his or her circumstances , aspirations and prospects from those of relatives , or where the individual is suspicious and distrustful and does not want even close family to know what has happened to him or her . |
| 3 | And if that child is sensitive and caring and does not wish to hurt or disappoint his parents , perhaps he may even enter the medical profession and spend years doing something he does not really want to do while denying himself the opportunity of fulfilling his life in the way he would have chosen . |
| 4 | The rule for raising before velars , however , is strong and active and does not seem to have begun to recede lexically : in word-list style ( which is usually considered to be formal ) it persists much more strongly than post-velar raising ; neologisms undergo the rule , and it affects spelling ( see the discussion of ‘ occasional spellings ’ below ) . |
| 5 | Yes means a time for us to be together , us and only us in a place that is beautiful and special and quiet and does n't know just how amazing a love is about to transform it into one of those Indian summer memories that make deaf old ladies grin knowingly , when you think they are dead in a deckchair on the sea front . |
| 6 | Most commonly , there is a proliferative lesion so that much of the lung is pink and rubbery and does not collapse when the chest is opened . |