Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] [verb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.

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1 In turn then the heart must beat faster so as to pump blood quicker to cope with all this oxygen coming into the body .
2 But rapid anti-Hebbian modification of the mutual interactions between the neurons at one level should work rather well if combined with slower Hebbian modification of the synapses feeding excitation from a lower level .
3 This remedy may come in later if earache occurs ; enlarged lymph glands ; sensation of pressure at the root of the nose or throbbing and burning ; rattling cough ; thick , yellow , stringy nasal discharge .
4 The person who creates a crisis in a relationship which is not going well such that the two part company and he or she is able to establish a more suitable and rewarding partnership may do much better than the person who avoids crises and settles for a far from ideal partner .
5 It is keen that World Bank aid should arrive as soon as possible .
6 The SACHR said that affirmative action should go as far as positive discrimination , e.g. the tie break , but this is not in the legislation .
7 She watched as he broke into a run along the perimeter track ; the same track his bomber would lumber round tonight if standby became reality .
8 Resources : The Ninth Five-Year Plan ( 1971–75 ) stipulated that light industry would grow more quickly than heavy industry ; nonetheless , the opposite took place .
9 A ‘ Harvey Wallbanger ’ was the most dangerous kind of driver — a real nut that no trucker would go anywhere near if he could help it .
10 First decide whether you wish to make a portrait or landscape design , and check that the card will stand up properly if you are opting for the latter shape .
11 In the nature of things , much of this feedback will go no further than the local office , but senior bureaucrats are much involved in the preparation of new policies for politicians and it would be strange indeed if such feedback never featured in new recommendations .
12 With certain flavours , however , it has been found that habituation can generalize perfectly well when latent inhibition fails to do so .
13 ‘ As you 'll see , it 's a great pile of belongings I have to carry with me , and the hare can travel easier inside than outside us . ’
14 Seb 'll settle down again once they 're gone . ’
15 The Executive Committee shall meet not less than twice a year in every calendar year : decide its own procedure : elect its own Chairman and Vice-Chairman , each of whom may hold the office for a maximum period of four consecutive years .
16 After the election I am sure any enthusiasm he shows for this issue will disappear as quickly as he will .
17 Put another way , a child will learn most effectively when there is harmony .
18 You can set this so that the machine will stop at points you have preselected : if you zero at your starting point on the tape , the machine will stop there automatically when you rewind .
19 An advantage of this system is that work can commence much earlier than in the traditional system because much of the design work will take place at the same time as the actual construction .
20 Mr Duncan Biggin , architect for the scheme and chairman of Dockbuild , said it was hoped demolition could begin as early as March 16 and building would start as soon as possible .
21 But if Big Bang turns to crash and Poles lose their unPolish patience with the austerity plan , or if Solidarity can not contain its differences any longer , a fresh election could come as early as this autumn .
22 Invention , for example , of a completely new recording medium like the compact disc may grow very fast because all of us have become addicted to recorded music .
23 It is still often known as Norfolk reed ; and in contrast to ordinary straw thatch , which has a lifetime of thirty years at most , a well-laid thatch of Norfolk reed may last as long as eighty years .
24 Marketing manager Nigel Graham explained : ‘ We feel that we are a community chemist so business must continue as quickly as possible .
25 I think that if the present association is continued , and if this meeting agrees that it should be continued , you will see some more breaking up , and I believe the process must go on inevitably until the old Conservative Party is smashed to atoms and lost in ruins .
26 But to be told that he could not make it was to be told that this gift could disappear as unpredictably as it had arrived .
27 If it is a runaway success the draw could pull in more than £3 billion , creating at least two new millionaires each week .
28 In theory this process could go as far as equating marginal cost with demand so that the bureaucracy obtains all the consumer surplus .
29 If accepted , the appeal process could take as long as three years , according to reports .
30 Anyone looking for an exotic finish to a room need go no further than Ravissant .
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