Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] [verb] [adj] in a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mode of student attendance is more difficult to forecast , because while a full-time place for study will feature topmost in a candidate 's range of choices , the prospect of getting a job early may provide a stimulus for part-time study . |
| 2 | How can they hope their asthma will get better in a draughty , poorly insulated flat ? |
| 3 | If you try to shackle Ian 's natural exuberance , you are taking away one of his biggest strengths and the roving goalscorer will look uncomfortable in a rigid system . |
| 4 | The stitching can go rotten in a very short space of time and remember when you start the cross country course , ride with confidence or do not start ! |
| 5 | But the long term aim is to make it all dual carriageway … hopes are high the government will announce this in a couple of years . |
| 6 | Improved performance will overcome these in a short time . |
| 7 | Improved performance will overcome these in a short time . |
| 8 | erm I 've been a little bit appalled by the levity with which some of our extreme , extremist politicians recently have spoken about abrogating this or that international obligation entered by the country if a general election returns them to power , as if a , a self-respecting state can do that in a state system . |
| 9 | The right video material can do this in a range of ways : its vivid presentation of settings and characters can be used to set the scene for roleplay ; it can present a case with such impact that it sparks off fierce debate ; we all make our own interpretations of what we see and so video can be a stimulus to genuine communication in the classroom by bringing out different opinions within the group . |