Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But alack , it does no bleat and bleat as if the little heart on it would burst . |
| 2 | The capital gains made by the trust on 31 December 1993 are chargeable to UK capital gains tax as if the trust were a UK resident . |
| 3 | They also disagree about whether the glands in the armpit should be removed , treated with radiotherapy , or left alone . |
| 4 | Organisers apologise for for the late notice . |
| 5 | I could I know about there if I really want to but no way I could do it . |
| 6 | If airlines can fly wherever and whenever they want to after the EC 's liberalisation of aviation , experience will be similar to that of the United States , where empirical work suggests the market is ‘ imperfectly contestable ’ . |
| 7 | They choose to tax as much as they want to and they choose to spend as much as they want to and no one can tell them otherwise , there is no central control over that . |
| 8 | His main powers concern external relations , defence and , perhaps most significantly for a supporter of the death penalty , the ultimate say on whether a condemned man will hang . |
| 9 | ‘ Your pardon , ma'am , ’ said the lawyer , ‘ but you speak as if the battle were won ! |
| 10 | He felt his skin tingle , he felt the fine hair all along his spine react as if a low current had been run through him . |
| 11 | We act as if the anti-Semitism comprehended the Fascism — which would be true only if all Fascists were anti-Semites ( they are n't ) , and if all anti-Semites were Fascists ( even less true ) . |
| 12 | They can not exercise it without regard for the wishes of the German people , but neither can the German people act as if the ‘ German question ’ concerned nobody but themselves . |
| 13 | In other words , we act as if the brain of one species is very much like that of another . |
| 14 | Act as if the message is not inconsistent . |
| 15 | Does the onset of SAD symptoms depend upon whether the subject lives an ‘ outdoor ’ or ‘ indoor ’ life ? ( b ) The patients could keep a diary of their moods throughout the year , a form of self-diagnosis . |
| 16 | These range from whether the phenomenon is a purely subjective one tied to cultural self images ( post modernism , consumerism ? ) or an objective and subjective one for part of the population part of the time , ie : women , parents , to a question of ‘ epoch ’ ( the '80s ? ) . |
| 17 | Evaluations of Soviet society inevitably focus on whether a ruling group that does not own , but controls , property , receiving a salary rather than extracting surplus for its own use , can legitimately be called a ruling class in a Marxist sense in which class depends on the ownership of the means of production and the extraction of surplus from an exploited class . |
| 18 | If you play around with the savings plan spreadsheet you will quickly discover that the earnings ratio is n't dependent on how much you put into the plan every month , only on how long you save for and the interest rate . |
| 19 | Mature evergreen trees , such as Ilex crenata , have been trained and clipped into formal shapes which look as if a green cloud is floating on each branch . |
| 20 | ‘ You look as if a good meal would n't come amiss . ’ |
| 21 | Ah but it 's silly because the thing is , th the they 're , well the , th those , th those two rooms look as if a bloody tip has hit it ! |
| 22 | Some of the erm stems on it look as if the not mouldy but they 're , they 're sort of |
| 23 | We fought over scraps of flesh and gristle as if the economy was a rotting carcass . |
| 24 | And can you imagine what the Harris Tweed lounge covers look like after a free range toddler has snacked and sicked up its holiday treats ? |
| 25 | We 've seen them , they seem to and the mud guards hang off ! |
| 26 | Add to that a groom in a broom cupboard with the bridesmaid and a case of mistaken identities . |
| 27 | Add to that a packed lunchtime season , and late-night entertainment in the studio on Fridays and Saturdays , and we think you 'll agree that there 's always something for everyone at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round . |
| 28 | Add to that a lot of nervousness which led to two false starts , and nobody was too happy , except perhaps Ernie Obeng who just pipped the American Darwin Cook to win . |
| 29 | Add to that a smooth ‘ knife through butter ’ gearchange and responsive brakes ( with anti-lock from the 2.0-litre engine size upwards ) and you 've a recipe for smooth , undemanding driving . |
| 30 | Add to that a freebie joystick or light phazer , plus an incredible cash saving , and you 've got an offer that 's hard to refuse . |