Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] and [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sales are usually much bigger in the run-up to Christmas than in the rest of the year , and low sales would indicate that consumer 's confidence is broken and would also harm business confidence . |
| 2 | It should produce quick and clear decisions before each merger is completed and should not require a reference to more than one authority . |
| 3 | An object held at the top of a tower and sharing with the tower a circular motion around the earth 's centre will continue in that motion , along with the tower , after it is dropped and will consequently strike the ground at the foot of the tower , consistent with experience . |
| 4 | It 's one of the most evil weapons that he 's seen and could only kill or seriously injure . |
| 5 | If it does not return to its normal flat state immediately , and stays ‘ pinched ’ without your assistance , then the horse is dehydrated and would certainly benefit from some electrolytes . |
| 6 | I see all objects as mirrors and I am behind the mirrors in another world but the beauty eludes me and is gone and will never return . |
| 7 | But if a cat is cornered and can not run away , even though it wishes fervently to do so , it may then make a sound which transmits the message : ‘ I fear you , but do not push me too far , or I will turn on you despite my fear . ’ |