Example sentences of "yet [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This and other statements were clear enough , and it seems a little one-sided to attribute causal power to one set of statements — those which encouraged Protestants to reject the O'Neill government — and yet deny causal power to those statements which called for such rejection to be confined within the limits of legality . |
| 2 | ‘ I … ’ she began , and was suddenly afraid that this new-discovered , not-to-be-relied-upon inner person might yet weaken last night 's resolution that , should he offer to sightsee with her today , she would tell him what he could do with his offer . |
| 3 | If extremely directed efforts by conventional organic chemistry can not yet make this molecule , its spontaneous formation out of chaos stretches credulity . |
| 4 | Yet to promote this idea , she puts forward some very strange arguments . |
| 5 | The commercial paper market might still challenge these established markets , although for the reasons discussed above it has not yet developed critical mass . |
| 6 | We could point out further that the ancient Israelites had not yet developed any notion of supernatural evil forces in opposition to God , and that this also encouraged them to see his hand in dark and terrible events . |
| 7 | I have yet to see one jot of hard evidence that getting a client drunk increases the likelihood of a successful negotiation . |
| 8 | The problems reflect a painful transition period for Bolt Beranek as its major market — the military military , on which it depended for almost half its revenue — is slipping away while it has yet to see much return from its substantial investment in Asynchronous Transfer Mode switching or its T/10 Integrated Access Device . |
| 9 | I have yet to see much validation of this support women give each other , especially in working-class communities , which recognise it as a political affiliation , a movement . |
| 10 | Even Nimbus has yet to see either silicon , and is working purely from specifications . |
| 11 | Even Paddington 's platform ends were given supports for overhead electrification when the Lawn was extended to accommodate a shopping centre , leaving Marylebone as the only other London terminus yet to see electric activity . |
| 12 | I move that resolution and on I 've yet to see any evidence of them . |
| 13 | The Tysons have yet to see any cash payment from the liquidators who have been winding up BCI 's affairs . |
| 14 | This peaceable character , dressed down in Levi 's and C & A sweaters , polite , nervous , very shy and completely , utterly disarming , would sit with legs crossed , speak in low inoffensive tones , employ the look of a total apologetic office clerk , butter would n't melt … and yet display complete integrity and confidence and produce statements like … |
| 15 | Although breechloading weapons had been generally adopted , the small-bore rifle , the machine-gun , and the quick-firing fieldgun had not yet altered military thinking ; they had only increased the range at which fighting would take place . |
| 16 | In the 1391 Statute of Mortmain there is mention of towns acquiring property , and the Act virtually assumes that towns already possessed a corporate and perpetual identity , although few boroughs had as yet received formal recognition of their corporate status . |
| 17 | A British Gas spokesman said : ‘ We have not yet received any communication from the emergency committee . |
| 18 | We are both exalted and fallen at the same time : sinful and yet given unique status in the universe of things . |
| 19 | But the FDA has not yet given this approval . |
| 20 | Some member states are better than others as regards the accessibility of such information ( and not all have yet given domestic effect to the EEIG Regulation ! ) . |
| 21 | Non-specific urethritis ( NSU ) , non-gonococcal urethritis ( NGU ) , post-gonococcal urethritis ( PGU ) , and non-specific genital infection ( NSGI ) all refer to genital conditions which have many of the characteristics of sexually transmitted diseases and yet defy accurate categorization in terms of their aetiology . |
| 22 | an ‘ apprenticeship ’ approach to acquiring written and oral language , in which the adult represents the ‘ success ’ the child seeks and yet offers endless help ; |
| 23 | It was judged acceptable , yet aroused considerable criticism , not least because no women religious had been consulted in its drafting . |
| 24 | Conversely , we have yet to meet any visitor who feels he or she stayed too long . |
| 25 | Defense officials say they have not yet forbidden any publication , but insist that they possess the power to do so if they choose . |
| 26 | This unusual composition has no striking literary merit , yet has real importance as an attempt to assert the value of women writers . |
| 27 | Unita , however , has not yet claimed outright victory in Huambo , where its leader , Jonas Savimbi , has established his headquarters , and the Angolan government said yesterday it was still fighting desperately to save the city . |
| 28 | It is the only form of organization that can enable a company to employ large numbers of people and yet preserve unambiguous accountability for the work they do . |
| 29 | you can not yet buy one dish of Chinese food in all Italy |
| 30 | For instance , Pilkingtons has company-owned licensed residential premises in St Helens , and employees yet to find permanent housing in the area may , whenever practicable , use these . |