Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And may that play also include their song , like the playful growls and snarls of puppies and kittens , or even of their parents ? |
| 2 | But the use of the notion of appropriateness-conditions would in that case simply make the wrong predictions . |
| 3 | It is one thing to concede , as Finnis does , that the determination of the general requirements of justice leaves open a variable content but it is quite another should that concession logically entail that , given determination , any content is possible . |
| 4 | In fact , an explanation which went back to a biologically grounded disposition could in this case precisely avoid the invocation of rational collective agency , which is rather an intellectualist embarrassment to the story as Hume ( 1738–40 ) tells it . |
| 5 | And er I do this bit now do n't I ? |
| 6 | What I have to recognise by contrast is that even now James Joyce , born a hundred years ago , brings not unity but division , nor does this division merely reflect some such crude opposition as highbrow and lowbrow , or even informed and uninformed . |
| 7 | But does this distinction really work ? |
| 8 | But does n't this conclusion directly breach the principle of closure ? |
| 9 | If you find your throat is dry and you need some water just take a few sips to moisten your mouth . |
| 10 | Would this frog ever make the front cover of the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ? |
| 11 | Why could n't this woman simply accept it as a fact of life , part of her make-up , such as not wanting to live in the country or swim in the sea . |
| 12 | The metalinguistic function : focusing attention upon the code itself , to clarify it or renegotiate it ( ‘ What does this word here mean ? ’ , |
| 13 | Only thirty five of the hundred here think that we er , need this monarchy so let me ask you a final question , do you think Britain , therefore , should be a republic ? |
| 14 | Yeah so erm yeah so if you get that sort of thing and then you can in some way either get people to discuss or get them to fill in a questionnaire about it or something of the sort I mean that 's er the format that y'know kind of er seems to work quite well for final year projects anyway er generally speaking with other stuff so er yeah that 's that 's do-able . |
| 15 | Now ultimately I think that it is this definition of ‘ autonomy ’ in terms of origin , and the associated distinction between an ‘ inner ’ self which can in some way spontaneously generate its ‘ own ’ actions , and ‘ external ’ influences which are not ‘ part ’ of the self , that will need challenging . |
| 16 | Anyway , why must this discussion always crop up whenever we see each other ? ’ |
| 17 | are the relatively simple techniques relating to the facts about costs and outputs — numbers of staff , numbers of applications dealt with capable of being developed to deal with far more complex questions about outcomes : what did this activity actually achieve , in terms of modernizing British industry … improving the nation 's health , or educating it for the 21st century ? |
| 18 | But does this observation not give us an insight into a deeper foundation on which the individual disciplinary culture is based , a foundation which is common to all disciplinary formations permitted entry into the academic community ? |
| 19 | I am very sorry to hear that your husband is dying of cancer and we can at this stage only send you our best wishes and understanding . |
| 20 | as I say if you could erm if you could some time soon drop a note off in my tray about , you know , kind of what exactly you 've got outstanding so I can go round and see the erm see the people concerned and , and say that you 've been |
| 21 | She went down the stairs and , again remembering Naylor 's rage , she was certain about one thing — that , whatever way , whichever way , somehow , if he had not done so already , Naylor would at some time soon take action that would for all time sever the relationship he thought she had with his cousin . |
| 22 | Must that achievement always carry the maggot of guilt in it ? |
| 23 | And how long does each assignment usually take ? |
| 24 | All this potential migrant has to do is to say well does that area right exceed sorry this area . |
| 25 | Do n't that dog ever shut up ! |
| 26 | I wonder if that has , does that milkman still come round here ? |
| 27 | you think , why does that crab always have to come my line . |
| 28 | does that letter still go them ? |
| 29 | Secondly , because of defects inherent in the operation of markets , the strict maximisation of profits will in any case frequently fail to lead to the maximisation of aggregate wealth . |
| 30 | If not , the fairness of an election may be suspect ; but to use the senatorial rules is to add a further complication to a system whose misguided ingenuity can in any case scarcely fail to give rise to misunderstandings and doubts about the way in which it works . |