Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] some [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ The truth in question is hidden , lying concealed beneath appearances ; we must then inquire , since its nature is not open to us , whether it is still possible to know it through some sign and whether we have a criterion by which we may recognize the sign and judge what the thing truly is . ’
2 The training , however high-level , is converted into higher education only when the student is able to form an independent evaluation of what he or she has learned or mastered , is able to put it into some kind of perspective , and is able to see not only its strengths but also its limitations .
3 It is grotesque to portray me as some sort of blue-eyed optimist .
4 Because the reliability of a test is so important , it is usual to quantify it in some way .
5 This is called parallel computing , and everyone trying to build supercomputers of the future has agreed it will be necessary to use it in some form .
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