Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [adv] [prep] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We consider a pendulum that is free to swing equally in any direction , so that the bob can move over a spherical surface — an arrangement known as a spherical pendulum or a conical pendulum . |
| 2 | Do n't be afraid to write more in each segment if you can . |
| 3 | So while they are prepared to battle actively against such policy , on principle they do not respond to Appeals . |
| 4 | Would it really be justifiable to turn away from such carnage and pillage ? |
| 5 | Actually I feel too embarrassed to say much about this quiz since both my wife failed to recognise Aberystwyth station — a place we go to about once a week ! |
| 6 | He insists that in the last analysis there is a fundamental difference between believing in ahi sā , even though it is not possible to behave non-violently in all life 's circumstances , and believing in hi sā . |
| 7 | Temporal periodicity is fairly self-evident It is the number of times part of the display cycles from light to dark to light again in each second . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's not terribly easy to go away with that sort of thing ringing in your ears , but for all that I could n't have chosen a more marvellous or rewarding life . ’ |
| 9 | The question is whether the jurists thought it appropriate to proceed differently in either case . |
| 10 | North Yorkshire and South Durham THE proven consistency over recent seasons of Redcar , Darlington and Guisborough make it impossible to look elsewhere for this season 's champions . |
| 11 | It is still too early to generalise much about this subject — if indeed one will ever be able to . |
| 12 | ‘ If you have a boat , ’ I thought , ‘ it 's easy to sail across to this island . |
| 13 | ( Let us remember , too , that it is as dangerous to generalise overmuch about this group as about any other . |
| 14 | The Commission hopes that the threat of new restrictions on cars , this time on the Europe-wide level , will spur the Japanese to do more in this area than they have to date . |
| 15 | Having decided to invest in new and expensive equipment it may then be appropriate to market actively for more work in a particular field in order to maximise the use of the equipment and enable more staff to become proficient in its use . |
| 16 | It was not possible to hurry downhill in that half-light , so I made myself go slowly , and at last reached the beach and the end of the causeway . |
| 17 | Whether they should share a common epistemology is a debate which it is possible to avoid head-on in this context . |
| 18 | Companies likely to perform best in this period are those that are aggressively cutting costs , and that have a supportive regulatory environment , a diversified revenue stream , a strategic vision , and the technological capabilities to meet evolving market demands , Moody 's said . |
| 19 | ‘ The real singer of that name was indisposed , and was likely to remain so for some time . |
| 20 | ‘ Cider is a good area at the moment , ’ says co-author Philip Shaw , ‘ and is likely to remain so for some time . |
| 21 | It concluded that the Simonian concept of state medicine was far in advance of public opinion and was likely to remain so for some time to come . |
| 22 | Those likely to suffer most from this loss of collaborative endeavour will be the most vulnerable members of the community . |
| 23 | It is unusual to provide expressly for this contingency and the lease is probably best left silent on this point . |
| 24 | Those organizations whose members can find no good reason , whatever the basis of the bargain , to trust one another at a modicum will find it extremely hard to work effectively with each other . |
| 25 | ‘ The Department of Transport is likely to look favourably on any site application for a replacement and we are planning to install four infra-red vehicle detectors at the crossing , ’ he said . |
| 26 | For instance , if a party does well in local government elections in May , it is likely to do well in another election a month later despite the fact that the local authority is quite separate from the Westminster or European Parliaments . |
| 27 | In fact , what we have witnessed has been the spectacle of governments running so hard to get away from this concept that they have been unable to hear the voice of the British business community , pleading that the interest it would like the government to show in its affairs is of a different nature altogether . |
| 28 | That is why NUPE and the other unions have been so unwilling to negotiate sensibly on this aspect of the dispute . |
| 29 | He too was only able to relax in the heart of the country , seeking its isolation instinctively , just as Vincent did , and like him unable to breathe freely inside any mainstream . |
| 30 | Well-established organisations in non-competitive environments might be able to perform successfully with any type of organisation structure , because they are secure within their environment and can ignore contingency factors ( eg. the Civil Service , perhaps ) . |