Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [modal v] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The system will be used in an internal pilot project in Informix 's US and UK offices and should lead to a major deal across the US if all goes well .
2 Professor Tony Giles , one of the report 's three authors , comments that out of the UK 's 240,000 agricultural holdings , at least 100,000 average no more than 27 acres and can fall into the ‘ very small farm ’ category : ‘ in England in 1988 the average net farm income of these holdings was a mere £300 , falling to £200 in 1989 ’ .
3 Deprived of its mother 's constant care in those years , it will grow up emotionally handicapped , incapable of forming deep relationships and might steal in an attempt to compensate for a lack of mother love .
4 They told him bluntly to go if he must but that they preferred more contemporary methods and would stay in the cabin preparing their equipment .
5 My sister Philippa was taught to read by more conventional methods and could read by the age of four .
6 ‘ We are now examining a few contradictions and will decide on the matter next week , ’ a spokesman for the Belgian cycling union said .
7 It is also under the wing of the United Nations and could contribute to the reforestation of felled rainforest , so that the land is sustained .
8 Unfortunately we 're gon na have to market ours at about eighty two pence , but we feel this is quite reasonable considering that the vast the biggest sales of this two litre size would be from the milk floats and would delivered to the door .
9 Nearly 100 MPs have signed an early day motion demanding concessions for the pools companies and will vote against the Bill if these are not included .
10 SynOptics claims that the system matches the agreed Asynchronous Transfer Mode Forum signalling functions and will conform to the final specification once this is complete .
11 Now a sprinter beforehand will actually be on the blocks and will take in a lot of oxygen to try and saturate as much oxygen into their blood as possible , so that when that gun goes off they will aim to have all of their red cells where possible carrying oxygen .
12 Consultants are looking at various sites and will report to the council in November .
13 The ideal manager is now regarded as a coach who helps others develop their skills and can act as a role model , rather than as an authoritarian figure issuing orders by virtue of his or her overt status .
14 The directors confirm that the power would only be used if the board was satisfied it was in the best interests of shareholders and would result in an increase in expected earnings per share .
15 That specific laminin receptors are differentially regulated in foetal , regenerating , and quiescent adult hepatocytes may not simply , therefore , be important for adhesive or structural reasons and may relate to the need for growth and development .
16 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : I shall seek to find out the exact number of times and shall write to the Hon. Member , but I think that what I said was absolutely correct : that the sanctions are severe and are rarely used .
17 Calls cost 36p per minute cheap rate , 48p at all other times and should cost around the same as a first class postcard .
18 When you click on it you get a pop out menu of four icons and can choose between a solid colour , a hatched pattern , a gradient fill or a bitmap .
19 The precise answer to this question requires a mathematical statement of the model , which we leave until later in this chapter , but the general answer , which both has policy implications and can serve as the basis for a subtle test of the model , is this : under rational expectations the proportions of any unexpectedly high price which are attributed to the aggregate and relative demand shocks respectively should be based on the true process determining that unexpectedly high price ; that is , on the true likelihood of any unexpectedly high price being due to a random aggregate demand increase or to a favourable relative demand shock .
20 Reagan 's staff had the advantage of a candidate responsive to direction , a man who knew about the importance of good camera angles and could read from a teleprompter with the effortless ease of a trained , accomplished communicator .
21 For example , it is often argued that it is common sense and natural that women will engage in child-rearing and domestic tasks and that men will make sexual advances and will work outside the home .
22 It will have a capacity of 30 megawatts and will serve as a research and development centre .
23 A seven-strong team will examine a number of ideas and will report to the next executive meeting on 16 April .
24 This is its highest level for eight years and will result in an increase of at least one per cent on home loan rates , possibly more .
25 ‘ She is now out of plaster for the first time in ten years and can get into a bath , ’ she said .
26 The sales and marketing deal will last initially for two years and could lead to a more formal joint venture .
27 Its twenty five members , supported by the Milk Marketing Board , have effectively achieved a coup in that , as a collective they now aim to have some control over the prices they receive for their products as individuals and can bargain with the retailing giants , knowing they have the support of their fellow members .
28 They have variable compositions and may consist of a single phase in which case they are called homogeneous .
29 The State Department would select an able adviser to assist General Hodge : this official would gradually assume direction of political affairs and would act as a ‘ tutor ’ to the Interim Legislative Assembly .
30 Thus it appears that the acquisition of the grammar of a new variety of " the same " language is subject to the same difficulties and may lead to the same types of " error " and inconsistency as the acquisition of its phonology .
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