Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [prep] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Labour 's rhetoric should be about engineering a genuine equality of opportunity rather than imposing a mythical equality of outcome … |
| 2 | Manners , above all , should be about behaving the same way to everyone you meet ; a person who sucks up to the nobs and snubs those he regards as his ‘ inferiors ’ is manifestly not a gent . |
| 3 | ‘ If we are ever to have a real modern church , it must be by adopting a fresh church arrangement . ’ |
| 4 | If you are n't exempt and need medication regularly , it might be worth buying a pre-payment certificate . |
| 5 | Until fairly recently , translations from Horace were not designed to serve the simple informative purpose of telling an inquisitive reader what Horace 's writing was like , what sort of thing might be found in his poems , and whether it might be worth learning a little Latin to find out more . |
| 6 | It might be worth considering a profit-sharing scheme . |
| 7 | While the current sail seems ideal for light airs , it might be worth considering a flatter , non-overlapping jib which is likely to maintain a better shape across a wider wind band , |
| 8 | The next time your having a trim it might be worth taking a closer look at the stylist snipping the curls around your ears and the junior getting you in a right lather at the backwash . |
| 9 | In fact , it might be worth having an ante-post bet before he runs here for should he win or figure promisingly , the 33–1 currently on offer will dry up quickly ! |
| 10 | We at least have a subjective idea of what an echo is , but we have almost no subjective idea of what it might be like to perceive an electric field . |
| 11 | Annoyed as we may be at having the cardinal terms left thus undefined ( for Pound proceeds no further towards defining them ) , we are compelled to see that this criticism is not of the chalk-or-cheese , sheep-and-goats variety ; the discrimination proposed is more subtle — between a quality in poetry that is ‘ nearly always ’ a virtue ( ’ I can think of no case where it is not' ) , and an opposite quality that is ‘ not always ’ a fault . |
| 12 | if your set wo n't always have access to an external aerial , it may be worth buying a separate indoor aerial ( about £10 ) to improve the picture |
| 13 | However , in assessing whether the limits are in principle too low , it may be worth considering the gross income of people entitled to representation . |
| 14 | If you are buying from a friend it may be worth obtaining an independent assessment in order to avoid the risk of either side feeling that they may have been unfairly treated . |
| 15 | At other times it may be by anointing the sick person with oil . |
| 16 | Perhaps it would be worth buying a few feminine trifles to leave lying around ? |
| 17 | So it would be worth running a small slightly unprofitable or non profit making business , to keep your tax bill down . |
| 18 | Indeed , the penalty would be in sacrificing the potential benefits by selecting something that almost did the job but happened to run on a PC . |
| 19 | JN OGILVY 1694 — he would not write ANGUS CAMERON in his cell , it would be like leaving a vital part of himself here forever . |
| 20 | If the information has been divulged to sufficient people so that it can be said to be no longer confidential , an injunction will not be of any help ; it would be like locking the stable door after the horse has bolted . |
| 21 | If she said yes , then it would be like taking a giant step backwards . |
| 22 | Susan made an effort to imagine what it would be like to live a settled life with a partner she saw every day . |
| 23 | It would be like betting a large sum of money on a million to one shot . |
| 24 | If he gave up now it would be like walking a hundred miles and then refusing to take the very last single step that would complete the journey . |
| 25 | And removing it would be like asking the local council to continue its work with one hand tied behind its back . |
| 26 | For someone like me with a lot of children it would be like running a penal colony . |
| 27 | By my first week in-country ( my third on mefloquine ) I had reduced sensation in my legs , was waking up with a start from severe nightmares which subjectively had lasted for hours ( in reality for only 15 min ) , and occasionally wondering what it would be like to jump the eight floors from my hotel room . |
| 28 | It would be like charging an unknown , hidden enemy . |
| 29 | The key to growth and stable employment will be through improving the international competitiveness and increasing the market share of our companies . |
| 30 | Just think what it will be like doing the high jump with 50,000 people watching you ! ’ |