Example sentences of "[coord] [modal v] [verb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Opposition from Scottish Liberal Democrat council members was heavily defeated yesterday when the region 's policy and resources committee agreed that the proposed scheme was vital to the economy of Fife and the north of Scotland and should proceed as quickly as possible . |
| 2 | On a new ultra-smooth track , and in a race which began with a multi-car shunt at the start , he drove an absolutely perfect race , while Niki got himself held up in traffic by the inexperienced Mauro Baldi and could do no better than finish fourth . |
| 3 | The bed is old wood and would burn as quickly as stubble in the driest summer . ’ |
| 4 | The caff now seems to have more customers than the railway , and would do better still if they cleared the tables . |
| 5 | There are those critics of the polytechnics who regard this as a most unfortunate development and would go so far as to castigate them for betraying their primary purpose , which they see as providing for the communities in which they are located , something which of necessity can only be done primarily through part-time provision . |
| 6 | ( Anglers are presently major users of the Derwent and would remain so even if the river were reinstated for use by power craft . ) |
| 7 | Britain remains the Dirty Man of Europe so far as SO&sub2 ; and NOx pollution is concerned , and will do so even when the EC Large Plant Directive is implemented by 2003 . |
| 8 | Garden furniture will come up looking like new and will last longer too when you look after it with your Steamatic . |
| 9 | Myths are eternal and will last as long as there are human beings . |
| 10 | As Ward has signed Lance Key on loan from Sheffield Wednesday until the end of the season , Marples is on the sidelines and will play again only if first choice Dean Kiely is injured , Key being unavailable for Fourth Division fixtures as he was signed after the transfer deadline . |
| 11 | He can raise the issue by voicing his own increasing doubts about the achievability of the goal and can check very quickly whether he is trampled underfoot in the rush to agree , or scoffed at for his lack of understanding . |
| 12 | It is very tall and can sit as still as a statue . |
| 13 | Pilots , and even instructors , often believe that they have good judgement and can land accurately anywhere because they can manage on their own site . |
| 14 | An average polar bear stands almost four feet tall at the shoulder , weighs 1,500 lbs and can run as fast as 25 miles an hour . |
| 15 | Creating a game from a film costs hundreds of thousands of pounds and can take as long as making the movie . |
| 16 | Settlement can be a drawn out affair and can take as long as six months or more from the time your debt became overdue . |
| 17 | The use of the ‘ Fax Box and Jargon Box ’ is good and the general attempt to imitate the Windows desktop is a good idea but would work much better if less cluttered . |
| 18 | I 'll name no names at this stage , but will do so fearlessly if the exhibition continues much longer . |
| 19 | Silvikrin use a special blend of polymers in their Active Care styling range and explain that these polymers consist of string of carbon which link together to form a coating on the hair to protect it but will wash away easily so they do n't build up and dull shine . |
| 20 | We shall not attempt a detailed account of linguistic categories in this book , but will use as far as possible those which are well enough known not to need explanation in terms of some linguistic theory . |