Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Other motivations may pull out of line this relationship between assuming and asking ; but at its purest , faith is strong or weak , advances or retreats in direct proportion to what it assumes . |
| 32 | To reach it other than by boat or wading in low tide would have taken an hour 's drive , so it was not often visited by the women . |
| 33 | The susceptibility of individuals to disease ; if animals are kept or treated in such a way that their immune system does not work very well , that in itself tells you that their welfare is less good than it might be . |
| 34 | Many mothers have difficulty in interpreting the demands of their baby and tend to feed rather than play or comfort in other ways . |
| 35 | Secondly , unlike the definition in ( 8 ) , it does not make the distinction between semantics and pragmatics along the encoded/unencoded line ; this is important because , as we shall see , there is still controversy over whether such pragmatic implications as presuppositions or illocutionary force are or are not encoded or grammaticalized in linguistic forms . |
| 36 | John was not universally popular with his new colleagues any more than he had been at the Wells ; his ambition aroused suspicion , scorn , envy or fear in some , and his sense of fun ( including a rather observant line in mimicry ) left barbs in some of its victims . |
| 37 | One of the most interesting and sometimes infuriating facets of running a reef aquarium is the apparently spontaneous appearance of various organisms which enter the tank either as larval forms or hidden in living rock or the bases of sessile invertebrates . |
| 38 | ‘ Yes , Your Majesty , ’ I mumbled , hoping I would not lose control of my bowels or vomit in sheer terror . |
| 39 | ‘ is different from other interests because it exercises power or influence in two ways — directly through interest groups and structurally because of the crucial role boards and managers exercise over production , investment and employment decisions which shape the economic and political environment within which Governments make policy ’ . |
| 40 | Industrial yields have also dropped across the country , while retail yields have been static or fallen in all regions . |
| 41 | The country was divided into shires , themselves composed of units known as hundreds ( or wapentakes in some areas ) . |
| 42 | If two people meet socially , face to face , sooner or later one of them will speak , or acknowledge in some way the presence of the other — even if it 's only a nod . |
| 43 | When the communicative support system with which they have grown up fails to function in the usual way , the effect , arguably , will be to make the children regress or behave in some other aberrant manner — for instance , to stop asking questions or to agree with whatever the adult suggests . |
| 44 | A description of personality traits is beyond the scope of this book , but they may be categorised in a simple manner under three headings , thus : * role traits : which are those parts of the personality which determine how an individual will react or behave in particular situations , and will react to the expectations of others in that situation . |
| 45 | I have already identified more than one type of contradiction ; those that can exist between one 's fantasies and what one would actually do or enjoy in real life , and those that can exist between one 's understanding of the oppressive nature of some discourse or practice and one 's continuing investment of desire and finding of pleasure in it . |
| 46 | Attendance at other courses may be required or permitted in particular cases . |
| 47 | There was no hint of compassion or understanding in those beautiful blue eyes , no hint that he would even consider an appeal , but for Grantham and Marsh 's sake she had to make one . |
| 48 | There should a widely-drawn ‘ basic ’ summary offence of unauthorised entry into a computer system , an aggravated offence of unauthorised entry with intent to commit or assist in serious crime , and a further serious offence of altering computer-held data or programs . |
| 49 | The recent rapid expansion of Asian drift-net fleets into the South Pacific and Tasman Sea has raised fears of similar problems of entanglement of marine mammals in plastic netting lost or discarded in these areas . |
| 50 | or , or alternatively because I have n't , I have made this clear throughout , I come to the conclusion that the , the questions as posed erm or posed in any court which any one has yet suggested really ca n't , ca n't be answered or , or there are reasons for not answering at this stage whatever it may be |
| 51 | ( g ) To lend and advance money or give credit on any terms with or without security to any person , firm or company ( including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing any holding company , subsidiary or fellow subsidiary of , or any other company associated in any way with , the Company ) , to enter into guarantees , contracts of indemnity and suretyships of all kinds , to receive money on deposit or loan upon any terms , and to secure or guarantee in any manner and upon any terms the payment of any sum of money or the performance of any obligation by any person , firm or company ( including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing any such holding company , subsidiary , fellow subsidiary or associated company as aforesaid ) . |
| 52 | ( g ) To lend and advance money or give credit on any terms with or without security to any person , firm or company ( including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing any holding company , subsidiary or fellow subsidiary of , or any other company associated in any way with , the Company ) , to enter into guarantees , contracts of indemnity and suretyships of all kinds , to receive money on deposit or loan upon any terms , and to secure or guarantee in any manner and upon any terms the payment of any sum of money or the performance of any obligation by any person , firm or company ( including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing any such holding company , subsidiary , fellow subsidiary or associated company as aforesaid ) . |
| 53 | However , it can not be proved or disproved in any final way and is unavoidably a political statement . |
| 54 | ‘ Where the processes carried on or the machinery installed are such as could be carried on or installed in any residential area without detriment to amenity of that area by reason of noise , vibration , smell , fumes , soot ash , dust or grit ’ . |
| 55 | I want to know whether the legend thereon was printed , or machine-embroidered ; whether the label itself was stitched into the pants , or appliquéd in some fashion ; whether the label indicates an element of design , or whether the information it retails relates purely to the material constitution of the aforementioned pants . |
| 56 | Consequently , even long-standing travel plans or arrangements may have to be postponed or cancelled in early May . |
| 57 | Again she was giving him the opportunity to ask her to lengthen the period — or to indicate in some way that he had no wish for her to leave . |
| 58 | These two styles of easy care trousers from calange are the epitome of simplicity and lightness , just what 's needed when climbing or walking in hot climates . |
| 59 | However , once printed text has been photocopied a few times , or faxed , or degraded in some other way , the characters can become similarly indistinct . |
| 60 | the task can be systematized or programmed in some way so that others can carry out the routines strictly to your requirements , thus reoccurring items are frequently delegated without undue risks being incurred |