Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [subord] [pron] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may feel ready to embark on more strenuous exercise ; but do talk to your doctor before you get carried away if you have a history of heart trouble or high blood pressure , or any other health problems such as bronchitis or emphysema . |
| 2 | Although not closely related to other river dolphins , the tucuxi is included here because it shares a similar habitat . |
| 3 | A baby girl who was kept hidden away because she had a hare lip has had an operation that will change her life . |
| 4 | I think I could have done better if I had a different attitude , ’ she said . |
| 5 | But , as with any archaeological object , such interpretations can be made only when we have a secure idea of when and where a coin was made , and the methods of dating coins and attributing them to mints is therefore discussed first in Chapter 2 , where it will also be seen that the same techniques for dating and attributing coins can sometimes be turned round , using coins to date other objects or to identify places . |
| 6 | We also use the word because it has the connotation that the information that we are concerned with is being transferred from environment to enterprise , actually to be used ( good heavens ! ) — by specific users in specific contexts for specific tasks , and is not being transferred just because it seems a nice thing to do . |
| 7 | But it was clear the statement was written yesterday because it hailed a vote by the House of Representatives on Tuesday night to make the extradition of drug traffickers a topic for a referendum . |
| 8 | The Right Hon John Patten MP , Minister of State for the Home Office ( right ) , comments that , ‘ Victim Support has deservedly grown fast because it meets a long-standing and deep need that had been neglected for far too long . |
| 9 | ( Eg if ‘ Painting ’ existed in the document and the search text : was ‘ paint ’ , the ‘ Paint ’ in ‘ Painting ’ would be selected even though it has an initial capital and is part of another word . ) |
| 10 | Route finding in the forest is made easier if you follow a series of numbered posts dotted around . |
| 11 | The move has also helped financially because I made a profit on the house sale , and as this one is smaller the bills are much lower . |
| 12 | If you do n't do this , the adjacent floorboards will be damaged even if you use a floorboard saw . |
| 13 | Classical periods of literature are judged severely since they represent a moment of complacent self-satisfaction in which the movement of history is artificially suspended , in which social formations and institutions appear to have a permanent position in a fixed , hierarchical structure . |
| 14 | But just remember that you are being judged even before you speak a word . |
| 15 | The other option is to have it resident at all times but is activated only when you want a fax converting . |
| 16 | This is causing considerable disquiet amongst TEC Board members who do not wish to see long-term plans hijacked by such short-term changes in the demand for national programmes arising from the recession Many employers are reluctant to become involved either because they have a shortage of work or they can not afford the financial contribution expected of them . ’ |
| 17 | An extra risk item now requires to be specified only if it exceeds a value of £2,000 or 10% of the sum insured on contents which ever is the less . |
| 18 | She too paid a tribute to her courage saying : ‘ I feel angry and helpless that her life was taken away before she had a chance . |
| 19 | Team loyalties are thrown aside as they form a group they call l'autobus . |
| 20 | But Spurs lasted longer , the sparkling Nayim being denied another goal after a colleague was spotted offside while he completed an intricate run . |
| 21 | Suddenly the road grew wider and the trees were left behind as they reached a small town of almost glaringly white buildings set against a backdrop of hills and fronted by a tiny harbour . |
| 22 | This would require that , in certain cases , a merger should be allowed even when it gives a combined share of more than 25 per cent of the European market . |
| 23 | Withering 's interest in digitalis was aroused primarily because it promoted a flow of urine and relieved swollen , dropsical tissues of their load of water ( see chapter I ) . |
| 24 | A recent survey of BHRCA members found they had joined principally because they wanted an effective voice to put the industry 's case to Government . |
| 25 | There were no jobs advertised locally so she wrote a letter to the head librarian , sending her C V. There were still no jobs available , so Susan offered her services voluntarily when the library was moving a section to another part of the building . |
| 26 | One final comment , I have gained the impression from the correspondence in New Scientist that the statements of Associated 0ctel and of the petroleum industry are rejected largely because they have a vested interest , but also because they run counter to the ideas of correspondents . |
| 27 | Whereas Polybius ' fortunes can easily be followed , Posidonius ' place in modern thought will be established only when we have a proper study of early ethnography . |
| 28 | Textbooks should be quoted only if they express an individual opinion , and the lecturer ( qua lecturer ) not at all , When quoting authors , if the author is dead he may be referred to by his surname only , but if he is still with us it is polite to give him a handle — Sir or Prof. or Dr or Mr. As regards judges the customary J. , etc. , should be used irrespective of whether they are alive or dead . |
| 29 | The English Association should also be mentioned here since it showed a considerable overlap of personnel and policies with many of these other initiatives ( formal and informal ) , having particularly close affinities with the National Home Reading Union , the Dictionary of National Biography , and the National Trust , and occupying an interesting position of relative autonomy from the state Board of Education . |
| 30 | If you set unobtainable objectives you will be seen to have failed even if you do a wonderful job . |