Example sentences of "[adj] [vb base] [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He assured Benn that the French were not going to let themselves be tied by COCOM : ‘ Frankly , the French do promise integrated circuits and the dates and deliveries are laid down . ’ |
| 2 | Existing British evidence on widowhood seems to support that conclusion , reporting a tendency for many widows gradually to lose contact with their husband 's relatives , although some do stay close ( Marris , 1958 ) . |
| 3 | No single world currency exists ( or is ever likely to exist ) to facilitate trade and financial flows although some do perform monetary functions outside their national boundaries . |
| 4 | most are complete though some do have 1 or 2 pieces missing £10 the lot . |
| 5 | most are complete though some do have 1 or 2 pieces missing £10 the lot . |
| 6 | It follows that , if the Japanese do incorporate imputed interest charges , they are obviously trying to assess whether the cash inflows are sufficient to meet all claims upon them , including the yields required by shareholders . |
| 7 | An exception to this general conclusion concerns economic support where class is important because , even using the rather crude categories of middle class and working class , we can see that these do represent different levels of access to financial and other economic resources . |
| 8 | Unlike the other rock-bottom Pilz discs , these do have adequate notes . |
| 9 | Actually these do look good actually do n't they ? |
| 10 | He looked tired , in the bruised way that people who are physically slight do look tired , but not so much so that any of the congregation would notice . |
| 11 | Whilst games are not of themselves drama , many do contain important dramatic elements : ritual , role play , narrative , symbolic action and symbolic use of space for example . |
| 12 | Similarly , those insects possessing an ability to see things through infrared or heat emissions are in an interesting position , for while we humans perceive airborne molecular vibrations as sound , such a creature would have no need of ears , though many do possess excellent hearing , for it may be able to see some airborne vibrations as molecular agitations or patterns . |
| 13 | The implication is that poverty is due to lack of involvement with successful capitalist enterprise and , though a minority of the poor do become successful entrepreneurs by building up small businesses from street selling , the vast majority are poor because they are excluded from the modern economy . |
| 14 | While the reforms of 1988/89 do go some way towards creating a more effective regional policy in that the dispersion of funds has shifted towards the poorer regions , given the gulf between the rhetoric of the commitment to balanced development and the extent of subsequent policy action , it is difficult to escape the conclusion that the issue of space and the impact of EC policies over space are but a minimal consideration in the design of a greater vision . |
| 15 | But the two communications from " Ella , typelifter " in 1886 do sound authentic and throw a little light on what women may have thought about the central issues here : their being employed as cheap labour and the question of skill . |
| 16 | Hotels in particular do require special attention . |
| 17 | The profiles shown in Figure 3.3 do indicate such a curve for men and for women in the early stages of their working careers . |