Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [pron] [modal v] [adv] [be] " in BNC.

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1 Once the discretion arises it is for the court to conduct the necessary balancing exercise between what would otherwise be required by the Convention and the interests of the children , but only where it can clearly be shown that the interests of the children require it should the court refuse to order their return .
2 Looking back at the Hayward Gallery showing of Black ( male ) work in '89 , it is obvious that it is still vital for Blackwomen Artists to organise together or we will simply be written out of history once again .
3 WIGAN boss John Monie has warned British rugby league : ‘ Get your act together or you 'll never be world champions . ’
4 In the Poetry Review for February , 1912 , a critic , who is himself a poet , and whom I always read with great interest , speaks of the struggle ‘ to find out what has been done , once and for all , better than it can ever be done again , and to find out what remains for us to do ’ … .
5 He knew , of course , that you 'd make a damned good vet — a damned sight better than he 'll ever be .
6 Remembering the close encounter near Maralal , we arranged for an armed park ranger to accompany us , so that we would also be protected in case of emergency .
7 The money we shall earn will just about keep us in clothes and stamps , so that we 'll never be able to afford holidays together because of the huge train fares .
8 So that we will then be operating with a single agency covering both projects .
9 In fact , the Conducator went so far as to command the peasants to ‘ maintain the customs and dress of our great-great fore-bears , so that they shall always be in our memory .
10 They seemed to bend at the knee , setting their feet apart so that they could never be off balance when they moved .
11 At the same time the tables would be turned so that they could actually be used to help finance the project , along with the Right-On councils which had already thrown financial caution to the winds .
12 PageMaker has a very clever habit of remembering all the changes that have been made to a document so that they can either be Undone or Reverted to .
13 In many cases , however , multimedia applications have to convert analogue sources of information such as sound , photographic images and video , into their digital counterparts so that they can then be manipulated within that single information environment .
14 Either the physical limits of the item are wide , so that the design and production of the mating parts become difficult and expensive , or they are narrow so that they can only be produced by expensive processes .
15 Either the physical limits of the item are wide , so that the design and production of the mating parts become difficult and expensive , or they are narrow so that they can only be produced by expensive processes .
16 Poor Maxine had such a low opinion of herself that it was going to be necessary to build up her confidence in general , so that she would then be able to play a part in her own treatment .
17 He held her closely , not talking , and she was grateful for the silence so that she could just be .
18 She would have liked to dissolve into him and become part of him , so that she could never be subject to his indifference , or even be looked at by him in any objective way .
19 The defendant counterclaimed that as a residential occupier she was protected by section 3 of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 so that she could only be evicted by means of execution of a warrant of possession , and she sought damages for unlawful eviction under section 27 of the Housing Act 1988 ..
20 When political considerations took primacy over whether qualifications it is not surprising that some of the appointments were given to candidates ill-suited to the duties they were called upon to perform , such as the Lanarkshire freeholder appointed macer of the Court of Session who , according to James Boswell , ‘ had a constant hoarseness , so that he could scarcely be heard when he called the causes and the lawyers , and was indeed as unfit for a crier of court as a man could be .
21 John 's slight built made him a tantalising opponent , but he had scorching pace and neat control , while also possessing the ability to cut inside and shoot powerfully for goal himself , so that he could always be relied upon to contribute several useful goals each season .
22 That each morning , like a beautiful woman , it will reveal some hidden facet to me so that I will never be bored with its presence . ’
23 For the first time ever film has become something real for me , and that 's why I go to see it , I want to get right inside it , so that I can really be alive . ’
24 He demonstrated a feeling for drama and a determination to tell the tale so that it would never be forgotten .
25 So they had a meeting and decided they would put a big net over the entrance to the valley so that it would never be able to get in again .
26 yep it 's just that some of the cottages tend to be a bit smaller so that it might well be that we can get you something where there 's a perhaps ground floor extension or whatever okay .
27 At least one small nineteenth-century factory in Dentorn , Greater Manchester , as an area noted for the manufacture of hats , was built with certain architectural features included so that it might easily be converted into a terrace of houses .
28 It is to be hoped that future research into the nature of language processing will continue to relate findings about the performance of both skilled and impaired language users on the wide range of tasks which go together to make up out ability to acquire and use language — for it is only by attempting to do so that it will ultimately be possible for psychologists to develop a comprehensive model of language processing .
29 Some buyers prefer the grease to be left lying thickly on the grain and the flesh of the leather and t so that it will gradually be absorbed and also they can then brush it up when they have got the goods , when they are making it up in their workshops .
30 The vihuela tablatures contained villancicos and romances — with the melody in red figures– as in Luis Milan 's El Maestro ( Valencia , 1535 or 6 ) , so that it could easily be sung as well as played .
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