Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Some who were working intended to slip away for an hour or so .
2 Lahaina 's sponges can be folded or rolled to go anywhere in the filter .
3 WABI is now also expected to go forward into the COSE initiative .
4 This would lead us to look not just at the ‘ outputs ’ from institutions , but at the ‘ inputs ’ , and at the achievements of students who would traditionally not have been considered to be capable of achieving success , as well as those who could be expected to perform well on the basis of their previous academic achievements .
5 In the case of real assets , the expected return may be less certain ( i.e. riskier ) but potentially greater as , for example , if property values are expected to soar ahead of the rate of inflation .
6 Consumers in Scotland , where the heating season is the longest in the UK , are expected to suffer most from the change .
7 Priority was in this way accorded to the least prosperous regions and countries of the Community , partly arising from an expectation that these areas might otherwise be expected to benefit least from the SEM .
8 However , IBM was expected to come forward as a Wabi development partner , like USL , which would automatically make it eligible for SunSelect 's most favourable pricing schedule ( UX No 432 ) .
9 However IBM was expected to come forward as a Wabi development partner , like Unix Labs , which would automatically make it eligible for SunSelect 's most favourable pricing schedule .
10 Nor can democracy be expected to work smoothly in a society with rigid divisions , producing a permanent majority and a permanent minority .
11 She answered Berlin ; it was a city she had come to know well over the years .
12 By the end of this month manufacturing capacity is expected to increase three-fold as a result , according to sales and marketing director Joe Weston .
13 If cimetidine ( or the hypochlorhydric condition it creates ) as in fact carcinogenic to the gastric mucosa , gastric cancer incidence should be expected to increase only after a period of time after initiation of treatment .
14 Under South Korean electoral law only officially registered campaign workers were permitted to participate formally in the campaign .
15 In a developing country , like India , a preference for sons would be expected to lead initially to a reduction in the birth rate , which would be to the country 's advantage ; and before long , the more farsighted parents will realise that in order to have grandchildren , they should select not sons , who may not be able to find wives , but daughters , who will be sought after , and be able to enter into advantageous marriages .
16 Furthermore , such modes of discussion are expected to conform also to the rules of professional literacy discourse .
17 Talk of regional governmental or elected assemblies seemed pointless eyewash , a sign of weakness in the face of the nationalist challenge ; a policy designed to lead either to a call for total independence for Scotland and Wales or to a permanent loss of authority by Whitehall and therefore a diminution in the competence of Scottish and Welsh MPs .
18 However , on Dec. 11 the Israeli Foreign Minister , Moshe Arens , dampened the mood of optimism by calling for further assurances that Israel would not be expected to talk directly with the PLO .
19 He or she will be expected to participate actively within the Centre 's research activities .
20 Passive acceptance and rote learning of facts and procedures is now discouraged ; you will instead be expected to participate fully in an exchange of views and information .
21 Were such a test to be adopted in future , it would reintroduce into British obscenity law a wholly subjective assessment of taste and decency with respect to works of art and public communications , and it would do so by amending an Act which was designed to focus solely on the question of harm .
22 This period is thus , in effect , the lifetime of the product , during which it can be expected to function normally without the need for repair ( other than , of course , in appropriate cases , replacement of consumables — such as ribbons on a printer , and routine or preventive maintenance — such as the need to service a car in accordance with the maker 's guidelines ) .
23 She had come to look forward to the intervals between tenants , for at such times she would sit at the bedroom window that overlooked the street , which sloped swiftly to the main thoroughfare ; and guided by the landmarks of St Dominic 's church and , beyond that , St Ann 's , she could look over the chimney pots and catch a glimpse of the river gleaming between the busy traffic on it .
24 It 's designed to fit neatly in a pocket while you listen — and it 's yours absolutely FREE when you apply for the NatWest Hospital Income Plan before the date shown on your Application Form .
25 Another type of use is for Sales and Marketing , which is expected to grow considerably in the future .
26 Indo-Soviet trade , which had been increasing rapidly , was expected to grow further after the signing of a trade protocol worth Rs70,000 million in 1989 , a 35 per cent increase over the sum for 1988 .
27 Her only outing since when she scored in a canter by five lengths at Haydock has proved that debut form all wrong and she is expected to win again in the Ballymacoll Stud Stakes .
28 Sajudis ( the " Popular Front for Perestroika " ) had been expected to win decisively in the elections to the Lithuanian Supreme Soviet .
29 Individual users of software will not be permitted to copy or distribute copies of any software product or its documentation unless permitted to do so under the terms of the licence .
30 As most of the pontoons are rented to local yacht owners or associations one should not dock at a slip unless permitted to do so by the port police .
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