Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [vb -s] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Caroline McLaughlin of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities said : ‘ We warned the impact of the scheme on homelessness would be negligible … paying council tenants to vacate their homes does very little . |
| 2 | Although adolescents are not as vulnerable as young children to the effect of parental separation , contact between young people and their parents becomes less frequent the longer they remain in care ( Millham et al. , |
| 3 | What is certain is that as the relationship between doctors and their patients becomes less paternalistic , so must the manner in which we seek to obtain their consent for treatment . |
| 4 | However , Table 2.6 shows the long-term trends , with upward mobility rising and downward moves declining , though the overall proportion of sons moving occupational level compared with their fathers remains fairly constant . |
| 5 | The same year saw the appearance of Gow 's edition , with commentary , of the fragments of the Alexandrian iambic poet Machon ; none of his productions makes more entertaining reading than his edition of this scurrilous but amusing author . |
| 6 | Note that what Firbas describes as functional sentence perspective in this example would be analysed purely in terms of information structure in Halliday 's model . |
| 7 | Despite this , the imperative need to export our manufactures remains as strong as ever . |
| 8 | We take rigorous steps to ensure that our brands are not only produced to the highest specifications possible , but that the quality of our products remains consistently excellent — whatever the product and wherever it is brewed or sold . |
| 9 | Such a framework needs to be flexible enough to move with the times , keep abreast of public sympathy , but ensure that their control over our lives remains essentially untouched . |
| 10 | It is as if to let people see your feelings takes away some of your power . |
| 11 | Indeed , the area serviced by the vast majority of our members remains highly profitable . |
| 12 | Let's assume one of your employees drinks too much both at work and at home . |