Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [pron] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gave me an ultimatum : either get down to training properly or we part company . |
| 2 | There are millions of people who admit to being members of the two Christian churches and their various sects , but who do little or nothing to give substance to that admission . |
| 3 | Home is somewhere where you have space to spread your wings . |
| 4 | An important clue to this act of discrimination has always been found in the existence of regularities , especially where they make prediction possible . |
| 5 | She did n't correct enough or she lost control or maybe she 'd had a few bevvies . |
| 6 | We made two hundred and forty five pounds on Thriller of the Year one hundred and nineteen pounds on Tea for Two but that is after we 've made the three hundred pounds donation to Whiston Hospital we made a thousand and eighteen pounds on the panto Wuthering Heights we lost four hundred and nine pounds , but that was basically that we do costume plays and have to hire the erm fixtures and set pieces from Wrightsons or wherever we 're always going to be in this position and I think it 's the tradition of the Garrick that we continue to do them , and I think we have to accept that we may have losses in future on those particular erm things . |
| 7 | I mean it 's enough that he pays lipservice to it now which you know would n't have even been recognised . |
| 8 | Agnew said : ‘ It went better than I dared hope . |
| 9 | Constipation can be a real problem for children , especially once they start school . |
| 10 | The wonder is perhaps that he has time to do any writing and research at all after running two companies — Pluto Press ( Australia ) and PR agency Social Change Media — and with partner Stephanie Dowrick , also a writer , bringing up two children . |
| 11 | If an adze was used , smaller trees might have been more practical so that one finished square might be one round long . |
| 12 | They assault the sense , savage the palate , ravage one 's innards and announce themselves in loud , pungent terms so that one gets wind of them long before one catches sight of them . |
| 13 | In other cases , where rhythmic pulse is an important component of the accompaniment , the harmonic and rhythmic movements have to be fused together , so that one gives point to the other . |
| 14 | Yeah but I think what w Jane is going to do is invite somebody from N Y T E C to join us later , so that we have chance to get our act together |
| 15 | Sympathetic stimulation ( mainly left ) caused by physical or emotional stress could periodically increase the amplitude of EADs that were present because of the intrinsic repolarisation abnormality , so that they reach threshold and provoke ventricular tachyarrhythmias . |
| 16 | If depreciation is to be substituted for loan redemptions , then first of all the law must be changed , to take the principal repayments out of the revenue account so that they become balance sheet transfers as in business . |
| 17 | Her parents remained adamant , so much so that they consulted Granny Patin concerning the wording on their daughter 's tombstone . |
| 18 | They actually er attack the gills er surfaces of the fish so that they lose body salt . |
| 19 | Gradually their capacity to care for themselves fully is reduced so that they require help with heavier cleaning jobs or gardening , then help with routine tasks such as shopping and cooking and finally , in some cases , help even with feeding , washing and dressing themselves . |
| 20 | As long ago as 1970 , the Coldstream-Summerson Report reflected the growing concern about vocational courses and suggested they be recognized so that they became design ‘ technician ’ courses along the lines of the definition laid down in the 1969 Haslegrave Report . |
| 21 | Briefly , it is how the composer , like the author of a sentence or of a line in a poem , groups his ‘ words ’ in order of importance so that they make sense . |
| 22 | The process of modifying these bold early sketches so that they match experience takes a lifetime . |
| 23 | Parents can be motivated by keeping a weight chart for the child so that they see progress or failure and the aim of treatment is kept in mind . |
| 24 | Teenagers ( and children ) should always be told about future events involving them moving house , or father going into hospital for an operation so that they have time to adjust to the idea . |
| 25 | Mortar slabs in position leaving a 1 in ( 25mm ) lip over the block and tilt slightly forward so that they shed water . |
| 26 | When staff advisors are used to plan changes the business , they must be kept involved during the implementation , monitoring and review of the project , so that they share responsibility for outcomes . |
| 27 | Demolition charges had also been carefully set on machinery in the fish meal and other factories ; these small charges of gun cotton being placed so that they destroyed equipment without the risk of causing needless casualties . |
| 28 | At every stage children 's ideas can be included , so that they give rise to many opportunities for scientific investigations . |
| 29 | Jo and Maggie are lucky , they 've managed to swing it so that they work side by side . |
| 30 | Cut small slits into the pointed ends so that they resemble waterlily leaves . |