Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've hardly managed to touch on prisons at all , or though , although , I know that we have amongst us hundred people who er , who are , are responsible for and er and have dedicated much time to working in prisons and I do n't know whether there is sufficient people here qualified to comment or not whether the prisons do a good job , so I 'll ask some one who 's bound to be a slightly partial Audrey , there 's only one women 's prison as some one said earlier , now your an ex-governor , now is that right ? |
| 2 | Sister Ignatia had said that Flora could n't know whether she wanted to come or not until she had had a sniff of the place , seen some of the other girls . |
| 3 | Come here to see me if you will ; mother asks you , and I want you , but it is for you to come or not as you feel best , or as you like . |
| 4 | They thus occupy a rather special place in the spectrum of infectious human disease , since , without being able to find the germ responsible , it is not only rather difficult to be sure that the disease is present in the first place , but , having given a treatment for which there can be no de finite evidence of efficacy , since no organism has been eliminated , it can be very difficult to tell whether the infection has resolved or even whether the patient is better . |
| 5 | Figures suggest that more than 40 per cent of arable land in England and Wales is potentially at risk from erosion by wind or water . |
| 6 | The latest estimates suggest that more than one million dependent children are in such families . |
| 7 | In essence I proposed that rather than having public investment we should substitute private investment without any Government guarantee . |
| 8 | First I 'll divulge that I went to Bristol — they 'll know that already if they 're bright enough — then I 'll say I went to this Bed and Breakfast — then I looked for a job … |
| 9 | The police will know that soon if they do n't already . |
| 10 | My hon. Friend will know that more than 200,000 free information booklets have already been distributed , which answer questions about unleaded fuel and provide contact numbers for the main car manufacturers . |
| 11 | Before we move on , it is worth noticing that just as the debate about the Bible rested to a large extent on a rather dubious notion of what kind of authority was in question , so too the argument about miracles was one in which both sides generally shared an equally questionable concept . |
| 12 | It should be stressed that even when the war was going badly for England , the partnership secured profits , which remained in England , even although the gains ultimately passed to other hands than those of the partners . |
| 13 | She might prefer to accept that rather than face the horror of the idea of her husband , the King of Scotland , being thrown into a pit among commoners . ’ |
| 14 | But the Dutchman is smart enough to know that even though the practice session at the stadium went well , his strike-force still suffer from the age-old Irish problem . |
| 15 | However , you might find it reassuring to know that even if rheumatoid arthritis were diagnosed , it seems unlikely that you would become severely physically disabled . |
| 16 | Yes , we spent quite a lot of time alone together , started going to bed and all that , and yes we were sensible enough to know that even when you 're falling in love you should n't live entirely in one another 's pockets . |
| 17 | Erm , I think that the comments that Chair made ar are extremely bias , in what she 's saying , I think is , that it looks as if , if erm , the minister is beginning to realise this simply ca n't go on , this this disproportionate funding , and that is what is so unfair , and I think it does need to make quite clear to grant maintained schools , that there is , it , there is that possibility that that will be reduced , because they need to know that just as well , for balancing their own budgets in the future . |
| 18 | It is very important to know that less than 6 per cent . |
| 19 | The recruitment of those officers began immediately , and my hon. Friend will be pleased to know that more than 100 additional RUC and RUC reserve recruits were taken into training in December . |
| 20 | If this does occur it would be expected that more than one member of the same family would be infected and that the same strain of H pylori would be present in more than one member of the same family . |
| 21 | Although often unreliable , the weapons carried by the crew of a War Wagon are sufficiently varied that even if some of them malfunction , some of the others are bound to work . |
| 22 | In opposition to David Ricardo [ q.v. ] , he maintained that only when circulating capital increased did employment rise : any increase in fixed capital was unlikely to stimulate , and might significantly diminish , the demand for labour . |
| 23 | The ANC , by its definition , maintained that more than 3,000 activists remained imprisoned for politically motivated acts . |
| 24 | Texaco , however has claimed that more than 5 million tones of coal have been successfully gasified worldwide , including 1.1 million tons at the company 's own gas power planet in Daggett , California . |
| 25 | Suddenly the man next to you says : ‘ Of course , you realise that more than 50 per cent of all road journeys are less than three miles long ? ’ |
| 26 | I 've had another word with Personnel and they say that even though I ca n't have any more full-timers , I can have a part-timer to help me with making the sandwiches in the morning and clearing up last thing at night . |
| 27 | Some experts say that even if the eruption stopped today , the sheer pressure of lava piled up behind for six miles would bring debris cascading down on to the town anyway . |
| 28 | Its critics say that even if the waves do not lap over the runway , exorbitant landing fees will frustrate Osaka 's ambitions to displace Seoul as an airline hub for East Asia . |
| 29 | Other sources say that even if SCO does manage to cut a deal for SVR4 — leaving OSF/1 , the other possible route , by the wayside — its future intent is to move to a micro-kernel architecture , and which flavour of that it might go for still has n't been decided . |
| 30 | Now they say that even when they get a new manager , they could not return to the traditional pattern of advice workers advising and the manager doing the rest . |