Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [vb base] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Local farmers preferred black or dark brindled animals in both breeds and some said that the Galloway had originally been a horned black animal with touches of white , or perhaps brindle with a white dorsal stripe and occasionally belted . |
| 2 | More generally one can say that for attitudinism ethical statements invite the hearer ( or perhaps the speaker when in discourse with himself ) to express his agreement or disagreement in attitude , or perhaps join in a shared attempt to arrive at some stable and better based attitude , towards what is in question , and that this is quite a different matter from any discussion concerning the psychological state , of approving or disapproving , on either the speaker 's or hearer 's part . |
| 3 | Such judgements are supposed to be true or false in a fairly straightforward way , and to be testable by empirical enquiry or perhaps appeal to the common experience of the human race . |
| 4 | About ten or so blaze to the empty night . |
| 5 | Or just relax in the comfortable surroundings — it 's a home from home ( 6 ) . |
| 6 | More leisurely guests can relax at the bar or around the pool , play a quiet game of cards on the large verandah , or just rest in the attractive lounge . |
| 7 | It is alleged by the plaintiff that the use of these roads by numerous heavy goods vehicles at night amounts to a public nuisance for which the defendants are responsible : the dock company because it controls the Gillingham Gate and by its operation of the gate and the port in general causes or permits the heavy goods vehicles to go in and out of it at all hours , and the fourth and fifth defendants , Crescent Wharves Ltd. and Ship Link Terminals Ltd. respectively , because as sublessees of the dock company they or their customers send heavy goods vehicles in and out of the port and cause or materially contribute to the alleged nuisance . |
| 8 | A weekly maintenance routine simply involves a visual check of external cables for wear or mechanical damage which can occur if they are stretched or frequently move across a hard surface . |
| 9 | If you suspect a gas leak at any time , do not strike a match or even turn on the electric light , as that can produce a minute spark that can cause an explosion . |
| 10 | Ageism seems to be partly triggered off by a fear of becoming old and dependent , and so a reluctance to identify or even empathise with the oldest people . |
| 11 | The sight of all which struck them with consternation or a kind of horror that they incontinently gave over search and with the utmost hurry and dread , throwing earth and turf to fill up the pit they made , they departed , having neither of them the courage to enter or even inspect into the further circumstances of the place ’ . |
| 12 | Serfdom survived in Russia , as in Rumania , chiefly in areas of grain production with a dense peasant population , where landlords could either compensate for their competitive weakness by raising labour services , or alternatively hope by the same method temporarily to cut themselves in cheaply on the grain export market . |
| 13 | Then either leave to rehydrate , then eat or alternatively cook for a few minutes before eating . |
| 14 | Here you can browse through the book-lined shelves , catch up with the day 's papers , or simply relax with an after-dinner liqueur by the roaring log fire . |
| 15 | ( 4 ) Any shares not accepted pursuant to such offer or further offer as aforesaid not including fractions unalloted shall be under the control of the Directors who may allot , grant options over or otherwise dispose of the same to such persons who are qualified to be members on such terms and in such manner as they think fit , provided that such shares shall not be disposed of on terms which are more favourable to the subscribers thereof than the terms on which they were offered to the members . |
| 16 | ( 4 ) Any shares not accepted pursuant to such offer or further offer as aforesaid not including fractions unalloted shall be under the control of the Directors who may allot , grant options over or otherwise dispose of the same to such persons who are qualified to be members on such terms and in such manner as they think fit , provided that such shares shall not be disposed of on terms which are more favourable to the subscribers thereof than the terms on which they were offered to the members . |
| 17 | hidden criticisms that only appear in the interpersonal context : the classic ‘ utopian plan ’ , ‘ not feasible ’ , ‘ without economic basis ’ |
| 18 | But the treatment has to be repeated because the Americans transplanted the gene into cells that only live for a few months . |
| 19 | The permission of the Chief Constable was also a disadvantage in the field because it raised doubts among respondents about the purpose of the researcher 's questions over and above those that naturally arise from the political situation in Northern Ireland . |
| 20 | The maximization of inclusive fitness requires a motivational assertion in the performance of strategies that necessarily conflict with the similar strategies of others , for animals ( and humans ) live in a world of finite supplies . |
| 21 | Farther south , the millions of seabirds that normally nourish on the famous guano islands are being decimated . |
| 22 | It is a often a nursery for fish species that normally live in the separate worlds of freshwater rivers or the sea . |
| 23 | The residence time of the instilled drug can be increased by mimicking the interactions that normally occur between the mucoid component of the tear film and the corneal surface . |
| 24 | He 's done more than just survive in the 31 years since he lost his legs . |
| 25 | The latest Government proposals will do a lot more than just tinker with the existing liquor licensing laws in England and Wales , although the Scots will be pleased to hear that their licensing system is being used as the model for some of these proposed changes . |
| 26 | In a slow release preparation ( Pentasa ) , 5-ASA is encapsulated in microspheres of ethyl-cellulose that gradually dissolve in the small intestine . |
| 27 | Corresponding small-signal behaviour at high frequencies is then covered by adding reactive components to the equivalent circuit that directly relate to the particular physical mechanisms that cause the differing response at such frequencies . |
| 28 | But what no one could foresee were the complex problems of readjustment. for instance , the emotional strain of leaving Baldersdale almost certainly reduced her resistance to the germs and viruses that also come with the overall package of civilization . |
| 29 | This is not merely the result of changes in fashion that inevitably occur in the social sciences , but has perhaps more to do with the observed failures of alternative social and economic arrangements . |
| 30 | Does he accept that the Government are reducing to fewer than 300 ships the number of vessels that now sail under the red ensign and that they have treated with utter contempt the red ensign , which has served this country well in times of peace and war ? |