Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb base] [prep] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason for this is not , as is sometimes stated , to do with older women who insist on maintaining traditional rituals . |
| 2 | The problem is that you are dealing with foreigners who insist on having different money , customs , languages , politics , legislation and living a long way away . |
| 3 | We got about six sentences too deep in our conversation for her to institute personal questions about my background , without appearing offensive ( she had to treat me as a person now and not a peon ) , even for Asians who delight in asking pertinent questions as to age , income , etc. , unthinkable for more backward Europeans . |
| 4 | ‘ We are not trying to ‘ get at ’ women who smoke by publishing these figures , ’ says ANSR . |
| 5 | There is surely a strong social argument for regarding those who kill by using excessive force on an occasion which justifies the use of some force as less culpable than the ordinary run of murderers . |
| 6 | ‘ A partnership between local and central Government on inner city policy must be one between partners who believe in attracting private enterprise and capital through a constructive attitude to the private sector , low rates , sensible planning and the pursuit of excellence in education , housing and many other essential services . |
| 7 | The selection process is not unlike that for a giant multinational corporation , and those who win through have some similarities to corporate executives . |
| 8 | This spontaneous surge of ‘ substitute fictions ’ ( 169 ) is commented upon by many of those who take to keeping computerized journals . |
| 9 | Nonetheless , those who wish for lasting secure recovery will need to learn to consider feedback from any source and family members who truly desire longterm recovery for their loved ones will need first to understand their own " family disease " and get into recovery from it before learning the techniques of giving open and honest non-judgemental feedback to others . |
| 10 | We usually instruct doctors who specialise in producing medico-legal reports and who have proven themselves in giving evidence in the past . |
| 11 | Failing that there are a large number of firms throughout the country who specialise in finding missing debtors . |
| 12 | This region has long been a spawning ground for Croat hotheads who dream of annexing this area to Croatia . |
| 13 | There are those who dream of becoming American heroes by vanquishing the deficit , but know that most of their plans involve , at least in the short term , more federal spending . |
| 14 | Common sense also suggests that there are many people who drink before attending sporting contests but do not become involved in fighting . |