Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] they [vb base] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Many teachers are now suffering from or showing signs of stress-related illnesses so that they wish to take early retirement , some on the grounds of ill-health , or are eager to leave the profession altogether , ’ the Belfast secondary teacher added . |
| 2 | These stations are run by boards appointed by the state governments so that they tend to act as mouthpieces of the respective state governments . |
| 3 | Inevitably this affects their attitude to these people so that they tend to assume that all their visits are time-wasting . |
| 4 | They need to be reminded that this is a start-up situation so that they start to do any analysis in the context of all the information available . |
| 5 | Let's see if we can move them on this year so that they start to think it 's a charity I know I really want to support . |
| 6 | I mean , does it really bore them ( so that they do n't need it at all in their lives ) or does it secretly shock and dismay them , so that they have to pretend to be bored ? |
| 7 | The humble screen saver , which cause electric toasters to fly across the screen , or turns the tube into a virtual aquarium in order to prevent the WordStar menu getting burned into the phosphor when the machine is left on but unattended for long periods , is the latest battleground for the advertisers according to the Wall Street Journal , which reports that PC Dynamics Inc of Westlake Village , California is actually giving Everready free publicity for its Energizer Bunny because it wanted an animated character to spur interest in its program — so users are expected to pay $25 not only to advertise Everready batteries but to suffer the exasperating experience of having the damn rodent make special appearances , popping on screen in the middle of their work , so that they have to press a key to zap it . |
| 8 | It is when the physical phenomenon of soil erosion affects people so that they have to respond and adapt their mode of life that it becomes also a social phenomenon . |
| 9 | They 've not in the past shown themselves to be very honest erm nor very keen on going into their own archives , and I think it 's , actually takes people like me , who live on the border-lines if you like of the two cultures , to go in and discover erm sometimes embarrassing documents , embarrassing information , to confront them with it , in their own language , so that they have to take stock . |
| 10 | Counsel Mr and Mrs Smith so that they learn to feel better towards each other . |
| 11 | Catch their interest and spark their enthusiasm so that they begin to see the product 's potential . |
| 12 | The biological assumptions involved in such statements are based on a series of half-truths about the ageing process , extended so that they appear to support explanations about the nature of life and health in old age that are not justified by the facts . |
| 13 | It is merely that they wish to question me , for I had responsibility for the food last night . |
| 14 | The South African budget for this year gives university researchers less than they need to keep pace with inflation and allocates most of the additional spending on science to applied work in government laboratories , dashing hopes of a significant increase in university funding . |
| 15 | For if a holder thinks that the buyers will really be able to get at 36s. all that they care to take at that price , he will be unwilling to let slip past him any offer that is well above that price . |
| 16 | I can see that perhaps if they want to have a er they may feel they need to stray into other boundaries but I did feel that when I read what Huntingdon district council proposed which was if you like , to completely re-drawing the electoral map for the entire county I was n't actually looking at something that was designed to deal with the interests of the citizens of Huntingdon district council , I was looking at the straightforward political proposal which would be far better to come from a political party than from a district council . |
| 17 | But because of the bureaucratic necessity to generalize and disregard distinctions too fine for large-scale enforcement and administration , some people are able to do better if they refuse to acknowledge the authority of this law . |
| 18 | Bring them in and they want to change things . |
| 19 | The bridge owners claim its falling down and they need to raise more than £1 million to build a replacement . |
| 20 | There might be a thousand methods for closing the deal , but in the end the customers will buy only if they want to buy . |
| 21 | mm , the thing is though , that was n't a Court hearing yesterday and whatever they say is gon na incriminate them so if they want to ask them questions they 've got ta take them to Court have n't they ? |
| 22 | even though they might be part and parcel of the same organization , they are not the leaseholders so they ca n't make the arrangements , so if they want to make the arrangement they must have the lease assigned to them first , then we will come to terms with them over land and to under le under let . |
| 23 | People who take sleeping pills can also be at risk of falling , especially if they rise to void during the night , and the ‘ hang-over ’ feeling in the morning can create a safety risk . |
| 24 | But sometimes parents still can not accept their daughter 's sexuality , especially if they return to live in their parents ' home . |
| 25 | I would suggest that the major item which the government has to give priority to is unemployment , especially if they wish to continue in office after three years , which I forecast could be the timing of the next general election if all goes well . |
| 26 | The Russians refer to ‘ buka ’ , the Welsh ‘ barog ’ means spiteful , while the Scots usher forward ‘ boggle-bos ’ , ‘ bucca-bos ’ , ‘ bodachs ’ and ‘ bugbears ’ as the solution for misbehaviour in very small children , especially if they refuse to go to sleep when they should . |
| 27 | The Spastics Society survey shows that many dislike this form of voting , especially if they have to get their form signed by a doctor . |
| 28 | ‘ . There is something enormously satisfying in giving another person advice , especially if they appear to take it seriously . |
| 29 | It 's clear that neither Jane nor Grant want to split up but , in Jo 's view , they should stop living together if they want to save their relationship . |
| 30 | Right , very good , that 's all from Headquarters , right then we move on to then any other business , erm I think mainly it 's just the odd verse with arrangements for next meeting , because our next meeting is our own A G M , erm , at , which we erm elect our officers for the next year , er , and there are , are other arrangements to make , erm we sometimes put a little form do n't we on the end of the minutes that , people to fill in if they wish to nominate someone , I think we should do that even though very , very rarely gets actually filled in , erm , and we have some post which we have elections for others where we can phone the people who are doing those jobs and , and hope they 'll carry on . |