Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [art] [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A good way of starting to do this is to either join an already-existent writing class ( you can find one by looking on the noticeboard in your local library , telephoning the local Further , Adult or Higher Education Centre or contacting the nearest Workers ' Educational Association ) or , if there is n't one of these in your area , by forming your own writing group . |
| 2 | In the same way they learn the trees that are good for firewood or building , for supporting the yams or propping the bananas , those that resist white ants or make the best bee-hives , stools or grain mortars and pestles . |
| 3 | Do not barge in if you think you are in the wrong , be prepared to be a little late , or concede the best position , but do not be bullied by those who shout at you . |
| 4 | Since the early seventeenth century , despite the central government 's efforts to attenuate , curb or eliminate the worst abuses ( to the extent of publicly hanging the first Governor of Siberia , M.P . |
| 5 | In Bacon 's books , Sprat says , ‘ are every where scattered the best arguments , that can be produced for the defence of Experimental Philosophy ; and the best directions , that are needful to promote it ’ , while according to Glanvill ‘ all the main heads of natural history have received aids and increase from the famous Bacon , who led the way to substantial wisdom , and hath given most excellent directions for the method of such an history of nature ’ . |
| 6 | Nervous controls are not the same as behavioural responses of the kind we have seen in the case of reptiles , which situate themselves at angles to gain the maximum benefit from , or to avoid the worst excesses of , solar radiation . |
| 7 | If you want to carry the smallest possible quantity of water or get the best possible price in the market , the judgements you make are important in a way those made in a water tray or school shop can never be . |
| 8 | Spades of various sizes encourage children to see who can fill buckets of the same size first , or dig the deepest holes . |
| 9 | With such diverse facilities and wide ranging activities , we have found that many young mothers attending the Sportcentre require a private room to feed or change the youngest member of the family — to satisfy that need we are pleased to provide a fully equipped Baby Care room to give mum the privacy and comfort she and junior deserve . |
| 10 | The trouble is that both the product and the claims made for it are so unusual that it is impossible to predict whether it will disappear , never to be seen again , or become the biggest thing since MS-DOS . |
| 11 | The trouble is that both the product and the claims made for it are so unusual that it is impossible to predict whether it will disappear , never to be seen again , or become the biggest thing since MS-DOS . |
| 12 | Lastly the best man or the toastmaster reads the telegrams in full if there are only a few , or reads the wittiest in full and then just gives the names of the senders of the others if there are many . |
| 13 | He handled immediate matters he could see and touch like lighting the fire , hunting game , or finding the easiest way through a thicket or over swampy ground . |
| 14 | A common application of modern information technology is to provide an ‘ expert system ’ for people who are faced by difficult choices ; such as diagnosing a disease , or finding the cheapest mode of transport to a given destination . |
| 15 | Indeed , many executives harbor misconceptions , believing it is merely a matter of adding extra engineering and design personnel or introducing the latest computer-aided design ( CAD ) technology . |
| 16 | Whether he was meeting Wacko Jacko in LA or reviewing the latest Lurkers 45 , Baker had perspective . |
| 17 | I do n't mind Chelsea/West Ham getting a bit of praise as they have managers who appear to be ‘ good lads ’ & making the best of the resourses thay have . |
| 18 | You can then select the one which you think solves the most important problem , or gives the best effect in the most visually important part of the garment . |
| 19 | The nurse may help promote sleep by reducing anxieties if possible and generally providing comfort — rearranging pillows or adjusting the backrest . |
| 20 | We had failed to locate a single prahu master , or " nakoda " , who had been anywhere near them , or had the slightest interest in doing so , and it was now so late in the west monsoon that there only remained another six weeks before we would no longer be able to depart without risking the winds dying and starting to reverse themselves before we had reached our destination . |
| 21 | She also runs refresher courses for those who want to perfect a particular style of dancing or learn the latest film songs . |
| 22 | We can not see the official tests showing which cars cause least pollution or have the best safety features . |
| 23 | They suggest the sorts of function an area might be involved in , and some degree of localization is possible by varying stimulation sites and finding the one that produces the largest response for the lowest level of stimulation . |
| 24 | Firms that avoided the worst excesses of the wheeling-dealing 1980s are making steady profits , and much of the loss was due to expensive restructuring at Shearson Lehman ( which spent $640m ) and Prudential-Bache ( $370m ) . |
| 25 | But it was guarding the Japanese prisoners in Changi Jail that made the deepest impression on the 20-year-old sergeant from Billingham . |
| 26 | If redundancy was the leading form of change to 1981 , it was gains in productivity that made the greatest inroads from then . |
| 27 | He was left screaming in a terrible wailing sob that made the nearest infantry look nervously round . |
| 28 | It was , however , the Robbins Report in 1963 on higher education that made the strongest case for investment in education to aid economic growth . |
| 29 | It is the solution that offers the best balance between advantages and disadvantages — the animals gain the greatest degree of mutual protection from predators whilst sacrificing the least in terms of their ability to find food in the inhospitable terrain . |
| 30 | At Baker Street Estates our clientele are all treated as individuals and detailed advice from an experienced member of our integrated team ensures that any property requirement can be efficiently satisfied from an office that offers the friendliest atmosphere in W1 . |