Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [prep] [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The House suggests that Exxon pay $1.2 billion damages together with a $500 million criminal fine and a civil penalty of $700 million , prompt payment of which would allow immediate implementation of environmental restoration projects . |
| 2 | During and after the presidency of Andrew Jackson ( 1829–60 ) , a lively and pluralistic competition between the economic and political elite over who should direct the nations affairs was apparent . |
| 3 | He puts great emphasis on the difficulties of prediction , and urges that where there are rules to which people do in fact adhere for the most part , and which help maintain the social stability required for any kind of good to flourish , we are likely to come nearest to doing what is objectively right ( in terms of its actual consequences ) if we also stick to the rules , but that where the rules , however useful they would be if generally obeyed , are widely flouted we should make a direct judgement of what will have the best consequences . |
| 4 | A more definitive response to him must await the time which will probably arrive when the clergy ordination measure is taken on the Floor of the House . |
| 5 | This well known fact was somehow never discussed in public by the girls , for public admission of it would have destroyed and inhibited its oddly private thrill , and would have shamed the vain ones into cowering in their cubicles , as the timid and modest already did . |
| 6 | As for the first , it should be remembered that for an Epicurean the worst pain is the groundless fear of what may happen after death , and that excessive unnatural desires are painful too . |
| 7 | According to Eadmer there were over sixty in about 1080 , and a high proportion of them must have been Englishmen of the old foundation . |
| 8 | I think that for once we need feel no qualms in taking Diodorus as a faithful epitomizer of what must have been a compact and careful section of Posidonius on the slave war in Sicily . |
| 9 | He demanded to know of another ambassador 's wife , no longer young , what kind of impression an old and unfashionable woman like her must give of Britain abroad : why could n't she look as attractive as the young woman opposite ? |
| 10 | ‘ Mail Newspapers and other newspaper proprietors clearly attach a great deal of importance to maintaining their goodwill and reputation with their readers by exercising careful control over who can advertise in their newspapers and what kinds of advertisements appear there , ’ the judge said . |
| 11 | But it is appropriate to ask whether the brutal attack on her would have happened if she had been armed with the kind of baton the Home Secretary has banned . |
| 12 | For all his socialist language he was really an old style Tory Radical , despising the ‘ system ’ yet not possessing a clear vision of what would replace it . |
| 13 | Only the historic fact that he gave the Irish capital the first public performance of what would become the most popular of all oratorios . |
| 14 | The group 's remit was to credit back all unwanted items to stores : to give the storekeeper a clear list of who could order materials : to identify what key stores items should be kept on site : and to monitor every item received by the plant each day . |
| 15 | In men undergoing elective inguinal hernia repair a very detailed account of what might go wrong does not increase patient anxiety significantly and has the advantage of allowing patients a fully informed choice before they consent to surgery , thus reducing the potential for subsequent litigation . |
| 16 | But until last night , there had been no clear line over what would happen in future years to the Government 's remaining holdings in these utilities . |
| 17 | It may result from inconveniently timed appointments or travel difficulties ; or it may be because the patient lacks clear understanding of what will happen if he does attend . |
| 18 | It is much more closely concerned with how closely the police adhere to the kind of standards the public expects from any large organisation , including promptness , a sympathetic attitude which indicates individual attention , some conspicuous activity and clear information about what will happen next . ’ |
| 19 | Be careful during team matches if you are heavier than your opponent , because what seems like a light tap to you may prove a sledgehammer to him , and may result in a penalty . |
| 20 | Only high spot from what should have been a red letter day was the terrific £300 raised for the local Hartlepool hospice . |
| 21 | A dado rail , fixed round the room at the level of chair backs , with painted panelling below it will add more character . |
| 22 | ‘ Oh , a grateful girl like me can put up with a few bruises , ’ said Dolly , sheet and blankets up to her chin . |
| 23 | That is in stark contrast to what would happen if ever the Labour party came to power , with its plans to reduce our spending on equipment by many billions of pounds . |
| 24 | After all , even a hardened reprobate like myself must have some standards to adhere to . |
| 25 | A second ploy used by buyers is the ‘ sell cheap , the future looks bright ’ technique : ‘ We can not pretend that our offer meets you on price , but the real pay-off for you will come in terms of future sales . ’ |
| 26 | The Washington talks will centre on the crucial issue of who will represent the Palestinians . |
| 27 | The Washington talks will centre on the crucial issue of who will represent the Palestinians . |
| 28 | as if the mere sound of it would send students screaming from the premises . |
| 29 | Money and market forces should n't be the deciding factor over who should run a TV station . |
| 30 | ‘ A clever wench like thee 'll think of summat , ’ Will said with a grin . |