Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 Performing ‘ the juggling act ’ needed to reconcile family and employment obligations does however present many difficulties for women .
2 However as the actual number of dwellings increased , the proportion of those living in concealed households does actually reduce .
3 I discovered as I picked my way through endless encounters that , even when you are your own mistress — free of guilt , responsibility or even social obligation — the excitement of different sex with new partners does eventually pall .
4 The victim of false pretences does truly consent and acts of his own volition , although his consent to transfer his property to another has been obtained by fraud .
5 And although adding new terminology ( or reinterpreting old terminology ) to a subject already burdened with varying and often confusing descriptors must be viewed circumspectly , the use of the term information skills does usefully illuminate the nature of the new emphasis .
6 Only in the most extreme cases does any sense of closure pertain .
7 Nevertheless , the predominance of keiretsu groups does often act as a brake on competition in Japan .
8 291 made off 366 balls , with 38 fours , in just under eight hours does rather speak for itself .
9 This greater variety than that envisaged by Morgan or Engels does certainly modify the picture .
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