Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [vb -s] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may well be the case , however , that to some degree fear of political change does inhibit civil servants , so that in order to ensure continuity they will only promote policies which they judge both major parties will accept . |
| 2 | The labelling on the concentrated dip does include safety instructions . |
| 3 | If a possible action does emerge from the evidence available an attempt will be made to put a monetary valuation on the injuries suffered by the plaintiff . |
| 4 | What you 're working towards here , is obviously to say that they were stopped and that this was the end of the flood , so it 's got to be something , something very major , and something like swirling currents Current , currents or raging waves does do that , I suppose . |
| 5 | Although French technique does seem awkward to begin with , it is the most efficient way of moving on easier angled terrain and is also the basis of resting on steeper ground . |
| 6 | But the entertaining variety does help to illustrate a basic problem common to all hypnotism . |
| 7 | Much British cinema does lack emotional punch , and many screen Englishmen conceal their feelings so effectively beneath a stiff upper lip that it 's fair to ask whether they 're really human at all . |
| 8 | Residential living does need to feel comfortable ; if the food and customs are inappropriate and the language incomprehensible then the elderly person is unlikely to settle down . |
| 9 | When sexual intercourse does take place , the partner is often chided for turning over or away , sometimes even in sleep . |
| 10 | The old Guard does emit some strange signals . |
| 11 | However , in addition to all these specific offences of endangerment , English law does contain one fairly wide-ranging offence , and that is the aggravated offence of criminal damage . |
| 12 | Comedian Ernie Wise , a next-door-neighbour , said : ‘ Poor old Frank does seem to keep shooting himself in the foot . |
| 13 | The sexual act does violate the child , but the real damage is done to the psyche , wherein lies the trauma — the memory , the damage to self esteem . |
| 14 | It is very easy to be beastly if you are , say , Norman Tebbit or Dennis Healey — although the old bruiser does seem to be showing distinct signs of turning into a benign grandpa . |
| 15 | Just suppose the old codger does get serious . |
| 16 | The detailed record does tend to suggest that Eden was not the consistent anti-appeaser which he claimed to be . |
| 17 | However , the scientific community does see the problem as potentially very serious . ’ |
| 18 | In this case , the high APR does have real value as a true measure of what their credit costs , over the year . |
| 19 | Where a strong subject-employment relationship does exist and influences course planning , we may speak of a ‘ professional ’ course . |
| 20 | Other information from the completed schedules does give cause for concern . |
| 21 | Although only tentative conclusions can be drawn from such a small sample , the content of the completed schedules does demonstrate the type of information that they are capable of engendering , and the ways in which it might be used . |
| 22 | But if , having served a term in purgatory , if having had the chance to try his arguments on other philosophers , Hegel was not unrepentant , he might agree that there was perhaps something in the alternative view : that each of the factors affecting historical development does have its own authenticity ; that they act upon and react to one another ; that from time to time this or that factor will take on a greater or lesser importance ; that of course — with a nod in the direction of Marx — at least since the neolithic age and the development of agriculture the mode of production has been a major factor ; and that the actions of particular men , Marx among them , have in fact been formative , changing not merely the degree of development of a kind already prescribed by a programme of social evolution , but the kind of development itself . |
| 23 | To begin with , conductive education does offer a positive approach to a clear set of goals , whether you agree with them or not . |
| 24 | While conductive education does offer an alternative vision , it is unfortunate that this vision implies the removal of burden and shame through the achievement of normality . |
| 25 | In addition , conductive education does offer higher expectations than those to which special education has aspired . |
| 26 | Later old age does involve a series of losses for many people which have to be surmounted , whether it is loss of physical activity or sight , hearing , loss of house or home , or the death of those close in affection . |
| 27 | Interviewing confused old people does take longer , and may well require more imaginative ways of gaining information than through a standard questionnaire ( see for example Willcocks ( 1984 ) ) , but surely an attempt should have been made ? |
| 28 | However , the U-pattern shift without clearly marked neutrals does make the work easier . |
| 29 | An issue with real social ramifications does exist . |
| 30 | Nevertheless , a high level of public spending does raise problems , especially when the general economic situation is bad . |