Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One part of a sentence may indicate what the second part is likely to be . |
| 2 | Social historians of the future should find it a useful source when quoting the anti-Reagan lobby . |
| 3 | ‘ The results of the experiment should give us a better understanding of the way that normal growth takes place in plants and will also help to provide information for the design of plant-based life-support systems , ’ Dr Briarty explained . |
| 4 | This great deal could net you a big first dividend if eight of your selections are score draws . |
| 5 | But a furlong out Mill Reef had sprinted clear , and only Pistol Packer could deny him the greatest moment of an outstanding racing career . |
| 6 | Here the public law validity of the rule would make it a relevant ( although not conclusive ) factor in the determination of the content of the common law or equitable rule in that particular context . |
| 7 | The history and practice of press coverage of religion will tell us a great deal about the significance of the phenomenon of religion in contemporary social , political and cultural life , ’ he said . |
| 8 | Anyone who has ever participated in a voluntary organisation , youth work or parents ' association will know what a central place is taken by jumble sales and selling raffle tickets ( see Table 9.1 ) . |
| 9 | Joining our graduate training programme will give you the specialised skills and knowledge needed to work on such sophisticated design and operations . |
| 10 | A Ruthless check-list will spare you an over-packed suitcase |
| 11 | Thames Valley police are hoping their action will make it an unhappy time for thieves . |
| 12 | And Oriel College will hold its a own memorial service … after the funeral … expected to go ahead early next week . |
| 13 | Only such anthropology can give us the all-round vision of primitive man and primitive culture . ’ |
| 14 | There are four areas in particular where new research and established practice can give you a good framework and background knowledge for your care . |
| 15 | There , Nick , your Mum 'll get you a nice little kitten . ’ |
| 16 | Also , if two players are standing very close to each other , the computer might give you the wrong one — repeat until you get it right |
| 17 | If we 're able to use it the cold may win us a few days in which to withdraw to bed and grieve gently for ourselves ; if not at least we can weep openly at work , blowing our nose and wiping our eyes , and get a little consideration and sympathy from others for our sad lot . |
| 18 | One mother in Walton village said a parent must know who the two youths are from the pictures taken by security cameras . |
| 19 | Deregulation could make it an exciting prospect , as Mary Fagan reports |
| 20 | Yeah but the machine could do what a hundred people could do in a day , ca n't it ? |
| 21 | She was shrewd enough to understand that the way he had been treated as a child would give him the added drive and determination to better himself . |
| 22 | When extensions have been applied , they are professionally styled and a make-up expert will give your a complimentary make-over to complete your new look |
| 23 | Only trial and error will teach you the exact amount needed for the number of babies you have . |
| 24 | Crosby Hall will give him an additional 30,000 sq ft of living space . |
| 25 | Oh , he said , I expect in a minute the door will be flung back and I 'll be dragged off to some sort of temple arena where I 'll fight maybe a couple of giant spiders and an eight-foot slave from the jungles of Klatch and then I 'll rescue some kind of a princess from the altar and then kill off a few guards or whatever and then this girl will show me the secret passage out of the place and we 'll liberate a couple of horses and escape with the treasure . ’ |
| 26 | I hope the Queen will send her the traditional telegram on her hundredth birthday . |
| 27 | But his ability to avoid any obvious stereotype could make him an attractive candidate for Labour members worried that the leadership election is being orchestrated to Mr Smith 's advantage . |
| 28 | Plain text could get us a long way , but words are an imprecise medium , and pictures and other symbolic descriptions often help ; so we shall need a few mathematical ideas and notations . |
| 29 | United manager Jim McLean revealed that he deliberately took off Michael O'Neill six minutes from the end so that the travelling support could give him a personal ovation . |
| 30 | The state of the microscopist 's art is now such that the choice of instrument to use depends largely on what he wants to see , and in some applications the acoustic microscope may give him the sharpest pictures ever . |