Example sentences of "[conj] [modal v] [vb infin] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ACE Communications Ltd has come up with Spidernet ( a name that may cause a few concerns for the Edinburgh-based Spider Systems Ltd ) a hub that supports both Token Ring and direct-attached coaxial and twinaxial connections . |
| 2 | In this spirit , and doubtless moved by these very arguments , early in 1987 Kenneth Baker set up his committee under the chairmanship of G. R. Higginson , the Vice-Chancellor of Southampton University , to recommend principles that should govern A level syllabuses and their assessment ‘ in the light of the Government 's commitment to retain GCE Advanced level examinations as an essential means for setting standards of excellence , and with the aim of maintaining or improving the present character and rigorous standards of these examinations ’ . |
| 3 | Proportional representation , for all its ‘ fairness ’ , would destroy forever any future chance of real leadership and provide a power base for any extremist minority that could muster a dozen seats . |
| 4 | However , I pointed out that what I was asking for was no more than would comprise a normal police station in a provincial town and that there were many economies to be made by giving up our offices in central London . |
| 5 | ‘ Them stuck in there , all they can see is bars , an' us saying ‘ Look at them , are n't they sweet ’ , and them with legs that can run a hundred miles and skin made for boiling heat standing there in cages in rain and snow and hailstorms and having babies that 've never seen the bush and the jungle and the step — ’ |
| 6 | A couple of new songs had a few ideas ‘ borrowed ’ from The Mission and New Model Army and could give a few clues as to which market Echo & The Bunnymen see themselves operating in during their climb back up the ladder to fame and fortune . |
| 7 | I gazed upwards and could see a few stars twinkling in the sky , one seemed much brighter than the others . |
| 8 | She was in food time this morning , and could spend a few minutes on the bridge , looking at the river . |
| 9 | Now and again there were diversions , when one or another of the remaining five would hold the stage and would have a few moments of limelight , or glory . |
| 10 | The opening Allegro assai is light and airy and would raise a few eyebrows even in the style-conscious 1990s , but the following movements are respectively too sleepy , too hearty and too metallic for comfort . |
| 11 | But let's toss a few images about to gauge the potential extent of U2 's mesmerising all-round appeal . |
| 12 | I can not analyse it fully here , but shall attempt a few remarks . |