Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because this treatment is a holistic therapy , the person as a whole will be treated rather than a specific problem area and this treatment often involves a combination of techniques , such as dietary therapy , water treatment , hot or cold water packs and massage . |
| 2 | An explanation of the available function keys and how these are used is given below and a summary is given in Appendix A. |
| 3 | Although when measuring pebbles to determine axial lengths individually , relatively small numbers of grains are considered , in most methods large numbers of grains are examined so that a statistically meaningful set of numbers is obtained to characterize the sample . |
| 4 | Yes , it is unsaleable at this price of £4914.91 but can be made saleable if the price is adjusted so that a return at the new , higher , current rate of return can be earned . |
| 5 | SCOTLAND 's preparations for the crucial World Cup qualifying tie against Malta at Ibrox on Wednesday bordered on the farcical yesterday when Rangers ' Richard Gough and Stuart McCall were forced to withdraw from Andy Roxburgh 's squad and Ally McCoist was given less than a 50-50 chance of playing . |
| 6 | Either a curve must be fitted , a job which is difficult to do well , or the data must be manipulated so that a straight line becomes a good summary . |
| 7 | A man 's voice will be heard better than a woman 's voice . |
| 8 | If the stimulation conditions are altered so that a red coloured area is presented , illuminated by red , green , and blue light , that area will look strongly red to the observer but the cell wo n't fire ! |
| 9 | In this situation the circulation was altered so that a cold polar vortex remained until the end of the simulation , thereby maintaining the presence of PSCs for a much longer period . |
| 10 | The reward is given only if a desirable behaviour occurs and the punisher is given only if undesirable behaviour occurs . |
| 11 | These figures had now been revised so that a truer comparison of the housing stock 's condition could be made . |
| 12 | If the ships had been made of a material like glass they would have broken long before a crack became conspicuous . |
| 13 | But the benefit is realised only if a spending tax replaces other existing taxes and the tax burden as a whole is either unchanged or reduced . |
| 14 | Mrs Hunt has said she can not understand why there was such a delay when an ambulance station is situated less than a mile from her home . |
| 15 | As a result , the slug hit Lomax low in his right side , inflicting a painful flesh wound rather than a fatal chest shot . |
| 16 | These issues implied that a CPIS should be designed rather than a manual system . |
| 17 | It has thus fared better than a small party could expect , maintaining a PS almost equal to its PV and even on occasion slightly in excess of it . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , the bipartite system remained in place and would be fundamentally modified only if a powerful political will to do so could be mobilized . |
| 19 | This is particularly true in this country , where the insurance industry requests that thefts and burglaries are reported so that a claim may be proved . |
| 20 | Likewise , if past convention has made a particular layout familiar ( such as time increasing downwards or from left to right ) , a change should be considered only if a clear advantage is to be gained . |
| 21 | Mr Patten said this meant that all releases of waste from large industrial processes would be considered together before a discharge licence was granted . |
| 22 | The full benefits of price stability and statutory independence for the European central bank , and indeed for the Bank of England — that must be a necessary institutional corollary — will be enjoyed only if a future Government and Parliament agree in good time to adopt a single European currency . |
| 23 | The devaluation or revaluation of a currency against the dollar was permitted only when a country faced a severe economic crisis . |
| 24 | A change of intention will normally be permitted only when a significant time has elapsed or a material change of circumstances has occurred sufficient to justify the person 's change of intention . |
| 25 | These questions should be designed so that a positive answer indicates a strength , a negative answer a weakness . |
| 26 | The Khmers Rouges had claimed meanwhile that a " group of Soviet technicians " was repairing " electronic equipment in Soviet-made tanks " in preparation for an attack on Battambang by the State of Cambodia forces . |
| 27 | He had barely addressed more than a few brief and studiously polite words to her — and yet every fibre of her being was vibrantly aware of his magnetic , almost menacing presence . |
| 28 | Judicial decisions gradually shifted vicarages from the second category to the first ; before the end of Edward 's reign , royal judges had deemed more than a score of advowsons of perpetual vicarages to be lay fee . |
| 29 | Persons of inferior degree rarely owned more than a single parcel , irrespective of whether they lived on it themselves or let it to a tenant . |
| 30 | A CHARGE of rape on a mentally handicapped girl was dropped yesterday after a judge ruled she could not give evidence against her alleged attacker . |