Example sentences of "[conj] [pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When a patient seems to be developing a pattern of chronic repeats , it is recommended that all staff engaged in his or her care meet to reconstruct each attempt in order to determine whether there appears to be a motive common to each act . |
| 2 | Is it not in fact much more extraordinary that our minister appears to find such a statement positively generous and reassuring and has no sense of its presumption ? |
| 3 | This approach is based on the classic problem-solving sequence , but it does n't mean that your answer has to follow that in every detail . |
| 4 | It was not a collection so much as a systematized compilation and its arrangement came to influence all further compilations of importance . |
| 5 | Ruth paled and her heart seemed to miss several beats as she glanced past Steve again . |
| 6 | Many people are reluctant to employ someone who has epilepsy and they might be very concerned if their daughter intended to marry such a person . |
| 7 | Boris Ford thought that Lord Robbins and his Committee had to accept some of the blame ‘ for the ease with which the grey eminences at the Department have been able to enlist radical ministers like Sir Edward Boyle and Mr Crosland in support of policies that are socially and academically reactionary ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ So there we are , ’ he went on , and his voice seemed to carry more than ever . |
| 9 | They continued under Carter , and his administration failed to produce any effective solutions . |
| 10 | From 1957 Macmillan and his cabinet tried to rectify this by drastic cuts to conventional forces as Britain 's nuclear armoury expanded . |
| 11 | What can you and your partner do to put this into practice towards each other at the moment ? |
| 12 | William III is really William IV ( and we 're not talking William of Orange , who was variously known as Sweet William and Stinking Billy on the opposing sides of the religious divide in Ulster ) : the Daily Telegraph City Diary notes that Microsoft Corp chairman William Gates III is really William Gates IV but his dad wanted to seem more of a regular guy to his army pals and so he promoted himself to William Gates Jr . |
| 13 | Perhaps this is a question all potential Members should ask is whether their party intend to replace this farce with a more constructive alternative . |
| 14 | ‘ Before your father went to receive that money , he came to see me , ’ continued Mr Brownlow slowly , his eyes fixed on Monks ' face . |
| 15 | So when my dad had to ski all the way down to the bottom , while I 'm sitting on the side of this bloody slide . |