Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] [conj] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This must surely mean that acid rain was natural and the acidification of lochs had nothing to do with power stations . |
| 2 | I could only hope that Father Christmas had one up his sleeve for me ! |
| 3 | But the mercury content of the sediment could soon improve if Liverpool Bay follows the pattern of the Manchester Ship canal , where there already been a significant decrease and a corresponding decline of mercury in the estuary 's surface sediment . |
| 4 | The men guilty of these outrages did not even have the excuse of their European counterparts , who could sometimes claim that wartime bombing had flattened the great stations which they were replacing . |
| 5 | That may well mean that waste disposal should cost more than it has done in the past . |
| 6 | More investigation may well reveal that manufacturing industry simply did not pay enough to get the best people . |
| 7 | It had published a document which suggested that existing US energy-saving programmes on lighting , motors and air conditioning would probably ensure that US carbon emissions would not be any higher in 2000 than in 1990 [ see report in Global Warming section ] . |
| 8 | But the author I would particularly recommend if farce crime fiction attracts you is Colin Watson , with his stories of life in the imaginary provincial town of Flaxborough . |
| 9 | For example , the Maldives in the Indian Ocean consist of 1196 atolls inhabited by 177,000 people , and they would virtually disappear if sea level rose by just 1 metre ( Boyle and Ardill , 1989 ) . |
| 10 | He will also know that manufacturing investment actually rose in the third quarter of last year . |
| 11 | Nobody wants to spend extra money to prepare for something that may never happen and earthquake engineering has long been neglected . |
| 12 | For example , in the case of Rome in the third century BC , we can calculate that the total amount of silver coinage produced was small in comparison with Rome 's ‘ income ’ at the time , as defined by plunder , tribute and indemnities , and we can thereby see that silver coinage played only a minor role in the economy . |
| 13 | All in all , it can only mean that tea time is on the up and up . |
| 14 | Who can honestly say that Essex man was completely misguided ? |
| 15 | You can also see that zinc white has been applied to establish a large area of light |
| 16 | As it was it was finished , as you can see on your map , after the war , erm but perhaps you can also see that Tom Tower is not yet built on yours . |
| 17 | Following a series of complaints from readers , ZZAP ! can now confirm that Turbosoft Distribution has ceased trading . |
| 18 | Tacking and fitting a garment of this kind is always useful and then you can simply backstitch or mattress seam the edges . |
| 19 | And I can almost see that aquiline nose in the air as the words were uttered — or hissed — or whatever . ’ |