Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similar problems may arise where other instantaneous means of communication are used . |
| 2 | To assist and encourage and supervise where appropriate junior staff in the proper performance of their duties . |
| 3 | Homelessness is a social phenomenon , not part of the human condition , and has been created in part by economic policies which have deterred local councils , housing associations and private property owners from maintaining or developing low rental housing . |
| 4 | ( At least , until |
| 5 | Presumably your clothes will need to be altered or some new ones purchased . |
| 6 | Most such acute psychiatric wards are now sited in district general hospitals ; and even though it is not essential for in-patient facilities of this type to be in the same place as other medical specialties , it is often helpful for elderly people , in particular , to be treated where specialist medical advice on physical illness and disability is readily available . |
| 7 | The entrances were placed where most convenient and there was ‘ a high degree of natural and justifiable irregularity in almost all the parts ’ which , although rejected in the Houses of Parliament , was he said , ‘ the invariable practice of the best Gothic architects ’ . |
| 8 | VAT must now be charged on repairs , reconditioning or any other work on a customer 's goods subsequently removed to another European Community country that does not bring about any fundamental change in the nature of those goods . |
| 9 | If the anaemia persists or frank bleeding occurs , further investigation should be done ( see below ) . |
| 10 | I find myself pausing for a few dots myself before I turn over the page to find where all this is leading . |
| 11 | The project will identify the groups vulnerable to expulsion , and consider the motivations of states for inducing or encouraging mass departures . |
| 12 | They can hinge on words that have more than one meaning or more than one usage , words that rhyme or sound similar , common thematic elements , or common symbolic associations . |
| 13 | ( b ) Wounding or Grievous Bodily Harm ( GBH ) with Intent |
| 14 | The fault element in section 20 has been further broadened by the decision in Mowatt ( 1968 ) : there is no need to prove recklessness as to wounding or grievous bodily harm , so long as the court is satisfied that D was reckless as to some physical harm to some person , albeit of a minor character . |
| 15 | On April 23 Lang , newly responsible for education , dropped or modified controversial university reform proposals introduced by his predecessor Jospin [ see p. 38471 ] . |
| 16 | There was no discernable staining of the mucosa in the control slides treated with either EGF or avidin-biotin complex alone . |
| 17 | 1 noticed that they frequently lost interest during bulletins when political activities and speeches were reported or some official announcement was made . |
| 18 | BLACK FRUIT FOOL OR BLACK TART STUFF |
| 19 | The depletion of the ozone layer may be delaying or limiting global warming , according to Dr Tony Cox , of the Natural Environment Research Council . |
| 20 | The propaganda campaign against the deployment of Euromissiles was lost , despite considerable public opposition in the countries concerned ; and the war in Afghanistan was brought to an end , because of its cost as well as unpopularity , on terms that offered no guarantee the Najibullah government would survive or that external intervention in its affairs would cease ( it finally collapsed in 1992 ) . |
| 21 | Nevertheless , the Department of Health 's policy , as reiterated in a letter to Newcastle Health Authority in 1992 by Stephen Dorrell , states ‘ Health authorities do , however , have — and will continue to have — a responsibility to provide or secure long term care for those people who need it by reason of the predominance of their continuing ill health . ’ |
| 22 | In Hollywood a host of productions , several with a Middle East location , were postponed , cancelled or left stranded in the sand . |
| 23 | There are many documents that can be happily produced at 300dpi and either photocopied or short-run printed and no-one will ever be aware that they have n't been typeset . |
| 24 | Longer-term planning , which is vital for education , will not receive the priority that is attached to praying that each financial quarter will be survived without having to close wards and hospitals , cancel operations , incur building repair expenses or experience increased waiting lists . |
| 25 | Although much remained unaltered , there is no denying that some significant changes were occurring . |
| 26 | It is strange to relate that this well-known symbol has been comparatively neglected by social scientists and especially by social psychologists . |
| 27 | It is strange to relate that this short stretch of water should be such a barrier but the hills of Wouldham and village are as foreign to some people of Halling as any parts of the world and in fact there are some who travel all over the country and to some places abroad , but have lived all their lives in the village without ever setting foot on the further banks of the river . |
| 28 | The flicker of anguish in the man 's eyes made Lindsey wonder if that was entirely true , for him at least , but she found herself marvelling that this tiny woman could appear so calm . |
| 29 | Officials also disclosed that all bilateral treaties ( dealing with defence and security , health , trade , commerce , agriculture and energy ) were under review . |
| 30 | Manager ‘ Ila Tapueluelu , however , disclosed that five younger players had been drafted in for the Fiji event after a disappointing showing in a tournament in Western Samoa . |