Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [verb] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the wave reaches the cell periphery , enough calcium may diffuse across to activate the neighbouring cell . |
| 2 | Unseasonable bad weather may mean a late start to breeding and the loss of an entire season 's young ; in particularly bad seasons large numbers of birds may fail even to start , and miss a breeding season altogether . |
| 3 | The problem that exists is that factions of governors who are members of the European Central Bank and who disagree with its policies may join together to frustrate them at the national level . |
| 4 | Clough must act quickly to arrest Forest 's bottom-of-the-table plight because the fear of relegation is spreading through the club . |
| 5 | It is of great importance that some of this money should go directly to support pupils ' learning . |
| 6 | Either Germany should revalue upwards to give the rest of us some breathing room or Britain , France and Italy should combine in a joint downward realignment . |
| 7 | FPA director Doreen Massey said : ‘ GPs and clinics must work together to reach this huge area of need . ’ |
| 8 | FPA director Doreen Massey said : ‘ When one in three of all pregnancies is unwanted and one in five ends in abortion , GPs and clinics must work together to ensure that their combined services are reaching this huge area of need . ’ |
| 9 | Solicitors must compete effectively to succeed : not just on price , but on the total quality of service offered to clients . |
| 10 | The acquirer should refuse finally to settle the terms of the warranties until it has seen the disclosure letter and disclosure material . |
| 11 | Parents need to provide their children with firm guidance and positive models of behaviour ; schools should do more to prepare pupils for the responsibilities of being parents . |
| 12 | It was proposed that the College should attempt systematically to buy in diseased animals , perhaps appointing a special member of staff for that purpose , but nothing came of this , nor of a linked suggestion that students ' fees should be increased to allow relevant staff increases . |
| 13 | A Consultation Committee inviting representation from all interested parties should meet regularly to consider Compact progress , and to inform the Management Committee of its views and concerns . |
| 14 | Designers should check locally to determine whether the Local Act is still operative in the area proposed for building a high- bay warehouse . |
| 15 | Although the term might seem naturally to denote prior arrangement , it was held under the previous law that the word is ‘ not a term of art ’ and that a person can organise spontaneously by giving directions on the spot as to such matters as the route to ken , when to stop and when to advance and so forth . |
| 16 | If you have n't time to make all the figures yourself , a group from your knitting club might get together to make these as a shared gift . |
| 17 | ‘ If a co-ordinated effort is not made as quickly as possible , the death toll could increase dramatically to become a major catastrophe , ’ said Mr Demoze Kebebu , regional representative of Ethiopia 's Bureau of Refugee Affairs . |
| 18 | In theory , the administration could decide simply to ignore all the laws that give America unilateral power to impose sanctions on its trading partners . |
| 19 | Ramsey could find nowhere to live within the parish . |
| 20 | And so Josie left her there , intending to be as quick as she could on her errand and to return before Lucy could wander away to think her thoughts of darkness somewhere else . |
| 21 | They were with all the boring stuff at the beginning , the primitive stuff all the other kids used to run past to get to the Frasque fighter . |
| 22 | The association would do better to invest some of that money in advertising to attract a larger audience to the annual meeting . |
| 23 | Border 's side would do well to approximate the sensitivity and skill the Reverend showed . |
| 24 | Perhaps he believes in third-time lucky , but other hopefuls in the British auction would do well to rely on something more concrete than fortune . |
| 25 | Ceauşescu would climb inside to study the details . |
| 26 | The tenant 's adviser would do well to include an express provision to that effect . |
| 27 | Surely all political parties would do well to agree that there is to be no political vacuum in Northern Ireland and that we are determined to fight for peace as the future of Northern Ireland . |
| 28 | You gentlemen would do well to remember that fact ’ |
| 29 | With The Frank & Walters ' debut LP ( ‘ Trains , Boats And Planes ’ ) already captivating the UK public , Mr Anonymous Music Shop Employee would do well to show them more respect . |
| 30 | Ford defended his action , pointing out that a protracted trial of the former President would serve only to continue the long agony of Watergate , and distract the United States and its people from more urgent matters . |