Example sentences of "[coord] [noun pl] [modal v] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just to be dubbed a ‘ best buy ’ in a range of rival tumble driers , answering machines or camcorders can lead to a rush to the store by discerning customers . |
| 2 | I am convinced that if the hon. Gentleman were ever in a position of responsibility in the House — the likelihood of which is becoming increasingly remote — he would also find himself advised that it would be foolish to put before the House proposals which in a few weeks or months might fall outside the law . |
| 3 | His training protocol exploited the fact that , given a choice between staying in a lighted environment or entering a dark compartment , rodents such as rats or mice will go into the dark . |
| 4 | I suspect that the colleagues whom I have characterised as Constitutionalists or patriots may object to the classification as too restrictive of their views . |
| 5 | These two cases also illustrate the effect that emotional blocks or upsets can have on the overall health of the individual . |
| 6 | There was little class consciousness in the European sense among the peasantry or urban workers in the nineteenth century , though occupational groups such as washermen , carters or fishermen could unite at the local level to protect their economic interests . |
| 7 | This meant that a trust investing solely in , say , gilts or bonds could qualify for the £1,500 limit , which was not the original intention . |
| 8 | In a similar vein , victims or witnesses may sympathise with the offender , or be unwilling to inform on a member of their family or a friend . |
| 9 | When pressure is reduced during ascent , this nitrogen must be slowly eliminated through breathing , or bubbles will form in the bloodstream , giving rise to the bends . |
| 10 | Many scientists or doctors would answer in the affirmative , but I would like to say , emphatically , that the answer is no . |
| 11 | Any such policy of quotas or limits would add to the complexities of making and monitoring offers , given the multiplicity of fields and combinations ( some with reserved places ) . |
| 12 | Thus a disordered sequence of clauses or sentences can act as an iconic representation of material or emotional disorder . |
| 13 | So while school or college-leavers can benefit from a relatively standardised approach , there are others whose training programme needs to be structured closely around their specific backgrounds and individual requirements , otherwise a large element of everyone 's input is going to be little more than an wasteful duplication of effort . |
| 14 | Re-use of needles or syringes can lead to the exchange of small quantities of blood , leading to transmission of the virus from one person to the next . |
| 15 | Yet it is of course the labour theory of value which justifies the conclusion that the whole of the proceeds from the sale of goods or services should accrue to the workers : and hence , that income accruing from property — that is , from land and capital — to the owners is misappropriation ; that the remedy is to abolish rights in property , ; that , since property owners are bound to resist abolition , a class war between the workers or proletariat , and the property owners or bourgeoisie , is inevitable ; and that it will be resolved by revolution . |
| 16 | Timothy Renton , Minister of State at the Home Office , told the conference the Government would not push to legislate while neither shops nor shoppers could agree on a solution , pressure groups could not agree , and Parliament could find no consensus . |
| 17 | It was not always thus : in 1983 , when Christie 's sold the first batch of 25,000 pieces of Ming porcelain , found ( also by Hatcher ) in a junk on a reef on the South China Sea , prices were low , because neither auction house nor collectors could see beyond the porcelain 's dull glaze to its historic possibilities . |
| 18 | Thus those with good ideas would still keep credit for having them , and researchers would benefit from a source of interesting proposals generated at the front line . |
| 19 | This consideration of the events and operations may lead to a tuning of the model , an adjustment of the entitles and the attributes . |
| 20 | The symmetric multi-processing ( SMP ) development project between IBM and Groupe Bull SA is reportedly on target , and products should arrive toward the end of 1993 . |
| 21 | At one time , IBM Corp 's shares regularly got so heavy that the company would split them to make them more marketable , a move that usually tends to increase the value of a company in the market : those days are long gone for IBM , and now it 's upstarts like Intel Corp that are able to flex their financial muscles : its board has approved a two-for-one split , and shareholders will vote on the proposal on May 5 . |
| 22 | The place where rivermen dockers and farmworkers could relax after a hard day 's work . |
| 23 | Environmentalists point out , however , that the fall in emissions was largely due to the economic recession ; if the UK economy revives , consumption and emissions will increase as a result and further measures will have to be taken to meet the target , which is in any case widely seen as very modest . |
| 24 | If those hurdles are cleared , the union and employers can haggle over the size of the hikes in basic wages and the conditions under which unprofitable firms can wriggle out of paying them . |
| 25 | Collection boxes are available in the charity 's eight shops here and Help The Aged is hoping pubs , offices , clubs and shops will help with the collection . |
| 26 | In its strongest form , at the perception of a new and beautiful poetic or religious idea , mystics and seers will fall into a trance and remain in it for hours or even days . |
| 27 | Many employees and organizations could benefit from a structure that acts as a conduit to help ideas flow more readily through an organization . |
| 28 | The Isle of Man Tourist Board is offering microlight gliding days round the island ; Lake Vrnwy Hotel in Mid-Wales is promoting helicopter safaris over magnificent scenery ; and clients can abseil down the walls of the Lake District 's Armathwaite Hall . |
| 29 | These circumstances are themselves historically changing , and in response to the changes new social movements and parties may emerge within the established political system , as did the socialist parties , and later the communist and fascist parties , in Europe . |
| 30 | And vesicles will fuse under the influence of an osmotic gradient . |