Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They should be lined and/or interlined to match accompanying curtains . |
| 2 | Perhaps it is this sense of impotence — and the sense that English 's image of ‘ effeminacy ’ or ‘ femininity ’ makes it appear unimportant-that has led postwar literary theoretical movements to espouse ideals of ‘ objectivity ’ and ‘ scientificity ’ . |
| 3 | They may either be discouraged from having to care about the quantity or quality of what they produce , as their income will be guaranteed regardless or , conversely , they may be less concerned about the quality of the inputs they use , or the agricultural practices they employ , because they will be driven to compete on price in the market against imports dumped or produced to lower environmental standards If the EC demands higher environmental and animal husbandry standards than elsewhere , it must not export' its problems . |
| 4 | ‘ We are looking at the possibilities of using other Guinness commercials which we can edit or modify using local models , ’ says , the Guinness brand manager at PTGI . |
| 5 | It may make sense to be tested if you are or intend to become pregnant , as about 13% of babies born to HIV positive mothers are themselves infected . |
| 6 | Many who belonged to the GLC traditions could see no reason to trust any institution of the local state , or to risk becoming dependent on it ; they argued that independent self-organization was the only way to effect changes in our lives . |
| 7 | Conveyancers are not trained or expected to prepare original plans : it is the duty of the client to supply these . |
| 8 | ( b ) alternative , as in the cases of the provision of alternative facilities for the production , exhibition or publication of certain kinds of work , where it is believed that existing institutions exclude or tend to exclude these ; |
| 9 | Or helping to write some plays . |
| 10 | The most common group caused by these abnormalities are disorders of the central nervous system , which give rise to anencephalus , hydrocephalus , and spina bifida ; these affect one child in five hundred , and may be almost immediately fatal or treated to avoid severe mental handicap . |
| 11 | With four Merlins now completed using this meticulous rebuilding technique ( and two more under way ) some thought had been given to methods of preserving clean and corroded surfaces alike . |
| 12 | Reckless driving , contrary to section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 , is committed where D 's driving creates an obvious and serious risk of causing physical injury to some other person or of doing substantial damage to property , and where D either saw the risk or failed to give any thought to the risk . |
| 13 | Retaliation would be allowed against a country which refused to implement a panel 's final report or failed to reach some other approved agreement within 30 days . |
| 14 | The justices either failed to make any determination in accordance with section 25(3) or failed to make any findings ( or state any reasons for finding ) as to whether ( i ) he was likely to abscond from any other description of accommodation ( part of the criteria under section 25(1) ( a ) ( i ) of the Act ; ( ii ) if he absconded , he would be likely to suffer significant harm ; ( b ) alternatively , any such findings as were made were not supported by the evidence before the justices . |
| 15 | The justices either failed to make any determination or failed to make any findings ( or state any reasons for finding ) as to whether ( i ) there was any genuine alternative to the making of a secure accommodation order ; ( ii ) all other alternatives had been comprehensively considered and rejected . |
| 16 | ‘ The justices however failed to make any determination , or failed to make any finding or state any reasons for finding as to whether ( i ) there was any genuine alternative to the making of a secure accommodation order ; ( ii ) all other alternatives had been comprehensively considered and rejected . |
| 17 | Our criticism of the Bill rests on some of the ways in which the Government have approached the project , or failed to provide adequate safeguards . |
| 18 | The modern tendency is that the minister is not required to shelter a civil servant who has acted improperly , particularly if he has disobeyed instructions or failed to follow established procedures . |
| 19 | ‘ Any person who , in the course of a trade or business ( a ) applies a false trade description to any goods ; or ( b ) supplies or offers to supply any goods to which a false trade description is applied . |
| 20 | A patent is also infringed if a person supplies or offers to supply some other person with any of the means , relating to an essential element of the invention , for putting the invention into effect . |
| 21 | Request earliest information whether approved policy is to despatch to SHAEF or to endeavour to secure direct return to Russians by Eighth Army negotiations . |
| 22 | No charge may be levied on any employee for anything done or provided to meet any specific requirement of health and safety at work legislation . |
| 23 | When you need a quick change of role — or want to take extra time to look stunning — start with your hairstyle . |
| 24 | But if you want a specific remedial programme for one child , or want to find one pupil 's strengths and weaknesses , the analysis is the best way . |
| 25 | Erm right so looking at the details of those , right what we 've , what we 're actually saying then is that if erm you , you would want to provide that income or want to make sure that that , that income was available should you die tomorrow ? |
| 26 | 5.1.1 to pay the rents on the days and in the manner set out in this Lease and not to exercise or seek to exercise any right or claim to withhold rent or any right or claim to legal or equitable set-off |
| 27 | thought or expect to demonstrate one point |
| 28 | Applicants should hold , or expect to obtain this year , a degree of at least good second-class honours standard in an appropriate Arts or Social Sciences subject . |
| 29 | I watched as my veiled friends chatted busily to each other or rose to greet some relative , touching burgah to burgah , then fluttered down again like so many birds of paradise . |
| 30 | However , many passages have been updated , or changed to reflect modern thinking , in accordance with my greater experience of a wider range of model types . |