Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Record-breaking and the alleged mania for quantification can not properly explain the appeal of sport . |
2 | Both at home and at school , methodologies may fundamentally obstruct the negotiation of meaning and , in doing so , reduce the likelihood of deaf children enriching their language skills . |
3 | Of course , Irish clergy and laity are sometimes at the forefront of political religious change in other countries , and a lively Irish intellectuals ’ religion will continue : but whether or not it will eventually affect the structure of power is another matter . |
4 | They are the most powerful because they can most effectively expose the discipline for what it is . |
5 | In the major eruption of Laki in Iceland in 1783 over 10 km 3 of lava was produced in just 50 days , and it spread to eventually cover an area of 370 km 2 . |
6 | But perhaps , too , we go to observe our death , prefigured in the element in which we can not survive , and which may eventually cover the earth for all time . |
7 | But not all the skills and ingenuity of law draftsmen could wholly circumvent the deviousness of ancient land law . |
8 | If the poetry of the early part of the eighteenth century is already grappling with the problems associated with a realistic treatment of agricultural labour , it is not surprising that an agricultural labourer should eventually make an impact as a poet . |
9 | So what has to happen , ideally , is that your detective must learn piece by piece things which will eventually make the answer to the fundamental puzzle clear . |
10 | That Sri Lankans were involved in much litigation and that the judicial system was based on alien principles can not be denied , but contemporaries did not successfully explain the link between these two facts . |
11 | Such people ‘ will assuredly prefer the reputation without the reality of goodness [ iustitia simulationem ] to the reality without the reputation ’ . |
12 | There is a danger that a voluntary organisation may become involved in trying to run services that should properly remain the responsibility of a statutory organisation . |
13 | Nevertheless , failures will be encountered and such failures can eventually attain a degree of seriousness that constitutes a serious crisis for the paradigm and may lead to the rejection of a paradigm and its replacement by an incompatible alternative . |
14 | In the ensuing weeks the two parties negotiated an agreement on a transitional federal coalition which would effectively oversee the dismantling of the Czechoslovak state . |
15 | Concessionary crownholds were also applicable to ‘ bodies which can effectively supervise the assignment of such houses ’ , such as housing associations . |
16 | Using this technology SunSelect intends to make Windows emulation available for Solaris 2.1 in the second quarter of next year and will eventually deliver the stuff on multiple platforms . |
17 | Little mention has been made so far of those elements of material forms which relate to each other in an ordered fashion , and which may thereby influence the manner in which they are utilized in constituting cultural patterns or acting as systems of meaning . |
18 | The members simply have not the time at their disposal to take on the continuous pressure needed to effectively construct a platform for alternative or opposing views . |
19 | To create new vehicles of communication in this context meant creating a system of broadcasting which could survive outside the duopoly yet one which would not fundamentally damage the ecology of the system . |
20 | We can not dictate what our children will make of the Community , but we must leave them in a position where they can effectively influence the shape of Europe , and that Europe must be one in which we retain our distinct national identity . |
21 | There was no reference to the key educational issue in the Queen 's speech , and Michael Stewart ( the new Secretary of State ) was obviously playing for time : ‘ I would rather wait a bit for a good comprehensive system than try to push a sham version in its place . ’ |
22 | Allowing such a relationship to continue will eventually strip a woman of her self-esteem , says Dr Forward . |
23 | The small community at Grasmere would be the first to experience ‘ the milder day ’ which would eventually include the whole of mankind . |
24 | We must know what these facts are in order that we can properly predict the enforcement of reparation , either specific or compensatory , in case of non-performance . |
25 | Still , the fact that Lord Heptonstall had the use of his all night does rather direct the spotlight on him . ’ |
26 | It will vigorously pursue the rebuilding of the line from Caernarfon , as well as extending from Porthmadog . |
27 | There are an estimated 300 million sperms in each ejaculate , of which , of course , only one will eventually fertilize the ovum of the female . |
28 | Personally I 'd rather buy a pack of cards and play the game for real , or buy one of those magazines you find on the top shelf of the newsagents . |
29 | And for the once mighty Dublin side , defeat would effectively signal the end of what has been a bitterly disappointing and frustrating season . |
30 | Very , very soon the secret of life would be revealed , and Ruth would rather know the secret of death . |