Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [verb] [conj] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Others use the term sub or proto-proletariat to mean that these members of the urban poor are in the process of becoming a working class , though they have not yet achieved this status .
2 This is understandable for actual evidence can be only archaeological , and that means that such evidence would have to be of a concrete nature .
3 I you see you 're not exceeding what the government is establishing as your target level , you 're falling short of that , and that means that some people will not get services that they would get if you had gone up to the level .
4 Afterwards the general meeting was disappointed and some said that this commission was unrepresentative of the Churches and ought to be disregarded .
5 One problem lies in the fact that the space is considerably wider than it is long and this means that any design needs to lead the eye away from the all-too-close rectangular boundaries .
6 Often , partners can be depressed by the disinterest that each shows towards the other , and this indicates that such marriages have lost the ability to meet the needs of the individual for companionship .
7 Moreover , general practitioners may also be asked to see patients specifically to help social workers ' assessment procedures , and many fear that such consultations will overwork and underpay them .
8 Large regional studies of children 's smoking habits during the 1960 's and 1970's showed that more boys smoked than girls and that boys started earlier [ 3 ] .
9 Taxes Act 1988 , ss671 and 672 apply where any person has power to revoke or otherwise determine a settlement or any provision thereof , and the settlor or his spouse may become beneficially entitled to all or any part of the settled property or income thereof as the result of such revocation or determination .
10 The history of the 1970s and 1980s suggests that this approach — a ‘ supply-led ’ strategy — will have only limited success .
11 It is usual and desirable to provide that each party is to be sent a copy of the other party 's submission .
12 It would be rash to assume the former ; and realistic to accept that some gurus are the latter , especially those who have become ‘ brands ’ in their own right .
13 Note that a load-bearing wall might be removed or weakened without causing immediate collapse , but it is still unsafe and liable to collapse if any strain is imposed on it .
14 But that requires that both sets of interests be represented effectively .
15 But some feel that more use could be made of their banking connections .
16 The simplest solution might appear to be to ban battery cages altogether and keep all hens free range or in percheries : but this presupposes that these alternatives really are better for the birds .
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