Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Project experiments have shown that any sound can be distracting as long has it has two characteristics : that is varies on content and that the stream of sound can be broken up ( or segmented ) into separate entities . |
| 2 | Er , I I I thought it extremely discourteous of Councillor instead of responding to my letter he goes to the press and starts complaining , this does n't seem to me the way to sort out the problem at all and I am equally aware of the problem er and if it only helps me get some facts together then it it will strengthen my arm getting things sorted out . |
| 3 | Ice is the greatest worry that a pool owner has during winter months , for not only does it trap noxious gases which are likely to suffocate the fish , but it also exerts tremendous pressure upon the pool structure and can crack the most expertly laid concrete . |
| 4 | Not only does it involve large sums of money but , for the vast majority of us , most , if not all , of the money has to be borrowed . |
| 5 | So prices have tend to have fallen on world markets for agricultural goods because of support right , and they 've also become a lot more volatile and that , and that is the er the source of the international frustration with erm the common agricultural policy and this is why we 've got agriculture er being introduced into the G A T T. Not only does it impose huge costs on domestic tax payers and consumers , it also in incurs erm a large cost on third country exporters , right now if you think that most of those countries may well be developing countries and agricultural output is their only source of foreign exchange erm then er the policies of the rich countries in the West are erm a actively erm hindering the development prospects of developing countries alright and that may not be the desired intention . |
| 6 | Just smells I like wild birds because that 's the animal I like best because they are in the wild you do n't have to cage them but you have the pleasure of them being free , what ? |
| 7 | ‘ Profit-centre ’ managers in their turn submit to the iron law of quarterly or annual return-on-investment ( ROI ) calculation , which hardly encourages them to become far-sighted captains of industry . |
| 8 | Michael Roberts 's second double in as many days at Sandown yesterday leaves him needing three wins a week to reach the magic 200-winner mark . |
| 9 | But the gas also causes them to grow extra arms and legs ( at a rate for the average adult male Vascar of one limb every two months , slightly longer for women and children ) . ’ |
| 10 | A precise chronology is impossible , but Bede says it was in 653 — by which 654 may need to be understood , for Bede also says it occurred two years before the death of Penda ( in 655 or 656 ) — that Peada was converted ( HE V , 24 ) . |
| 11 | Before moving on to the next section , it is perhaps worth pointing out that the analysis just presented also allows us to handle certain uses related to the infinitive of reaction where the nexus between the infinitive and the main clause is much looser than in the canonical cases discussed above in ( 11 ) — ( 16 ) : ( 28 ) I was stunned , to see him lose . |
| 12 | It is generally stated that Vlasov was awarded the Order of Lenin in February 1941 and the Order of the Red Banner in January 1942 ; however , a photograph of summer 1942 clearly shows him wearing two badges of the latter , as here . |
| 13 | It serves as a dual purpose : it performs a musicological service by presenting us with an intelligently planned selection of the kind of harpsichord music current in the Germany in which the young Bach grew up , and it also lets us hear several composers of outstanding merit in their own right . |
| 14 | It also means you have real problems building relationships because you just expect to lose friends all the time . |
| 15 | Whilst the Spirit is ready to help prayerful communicators to guide them to hidden personal needs of which otherwise they would be unaware , he also expects us to take practical steps to discover the needs around us . |
| 16 | Putting your name on their housing list also enables them to plan new buildings suitable for disabled people . |
| 17 | Their behaviour in resembling mine often allows me to make correct interpretations of their experience . |
| 18 | They are not professional judges , whose duty often requires them to deliver extempore findings of fact and give reasons of some complexity . |
| 19 | This speeds up calculations , reduces memory requirements and often lets you use narrower columns , so you can fit more on-screen . |
| 20 | Development of sophisticated analytical equipment now enables us to measure potential toxins , pesticide and drug residues at levels as low as two parts in 1000 million . |
| 21 | Because she [ the new maths teacher ] did n't know me , she did n't have any confidence in me … but because she did n't have any confidence in me , I did n't have any confidence in myself , and that is the thing that really makes me regret changing schools … at my first school all the teachers knew me and had confidence in me . |
| 22 | This is n't as intimidating as it sounds ; it simply means they do two jobs , depending on whether they are rotated or pushed . |
| 23 | John punched Bill unilaterally entails John hit Bill She wore scarlet shoes unilaterally entails She wore red shoes |
| 24 | Quattro Pro virtually lets you make full presentations without the expense of a presentation package |
| 25 | THE recovery of no fewer than eleven kinds of filamentous microfossil from 3,465-million-year-old rocks in Western Australia ( J. W. Schopf Science 260 , 640–646 ; 1993 ) , shows that life was not only in existence a few hundred million years after the planet was formed , but was thriving : rarely does one find single fossils of this antiquity , let alone entire communities . |
| 26 | A complete specification of the turbulence again requires one to consider all orders up to infinity . |