Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] a [noun sg] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given that a person could be an illegal entrant through deception , what standard of proof was to be applied when reviewing the immigration officer 's decision that a person had entered by deception ? |
| 2 | League tables of exam results will soon be published ; given that a class may contain 20 children who can not speak English , its position in any league table is bound to be low . |
| 3 | However , given that a demand must be served before proceedings could be taken , it does not follow that Mr. Thomas 's second proposition is correct . |
| 4 | Oh you 'll want half a tin wo n't you ? |
| 5 | But experts say such a proposal would not be technically feasible . |
| 6 | The obligation to provide such a service should rest , it was said , with the local authority . |
| 7 | The family historian who visits such a place would find it hard to believe that it was once the home of a mere waggoner if he had not seen old photographs that show its condition before the First World War . |
| 8 | Anyone doubting such a claim should simply scan , as we have done , headlines of the more popular newspapers from about 1968 onwards and note the frequency with which terms such as ‘ mindless ’ , ‘ evil ’ , ‘ thuggery ’ , ‘ mad ’ , ‘ violent ’ , ‘ wanton destruction ’ , etc. , crop up in reports concerning football supporters . |
| 9 | British critics fear such a member may care only for a section of his constituents . |
| 10 | That one year can make such a difference ca n't it ? |
| 11 | Therefore , any housewife who receives such a bill should complain to the courts . |
| 12 | Thus , prima facie , the party who receives such a document should be bound by relevant standard terms and conditions , even if he never reads the document , and is unaware that they exist . |
| 13 | A criminal court which admitted such a defence would never hear the end of it . |
| 14 | In Western cooking such a mixture can add zing to almost anything from scrambled eggs to vegetables , soups , stews and sauces and poached or baked fruits , with the grateful advantage that the result will not taste as though you have succumbed to panic and thrown in a spoonful of curry powder . |
| 15 | ‘ Our legal adviser told us that using such a route could even lead to the club being closed down if their investigations opened up a real can of worms . |
| 16 | In this way people using such a terminology may distinguish the role of father from that of father 's brother . |
| 17 | and the report is early warning that based on present level of flow , the volume of traffic using such a bypass would be relevantly low . |
| 18 | If some components have to be physically larger than the space provided or require other " upstream " or " downstream " components to be modified as well , then the consequences of pursuing such a concept must be similarly recognized at an early stage . |
| 19 | I do not think such a man can be killed . |
| 20 | Kenneth Baker indicated recently that he thinks such a plan should go ahead ; if he can persuade his government colleagues that the scheme could make a real contribution to economic growth it could start up by the Spring . |
| 21 | For the voice of resurgent German nationalism to enjoy such a platform would send shivers through continental Europe . |
| 22 | However , building such a machine will be by no means easy . |
| 23 | to determine the liability of the owner of a dog under the animals act 1971 a dog must be compared with other dogs of the same breed and not with dogs generally . |
| 24 | It may be argued that such distinctions between what machines can do and what only humans can do are of merely temporary interest , since in principle there is nothing that a human can do that a machine might not be devised , some day , to do . |
| 25 | Before the passing of the 1980 Act certain decisions of this court , in particular Wallis ' Cayton Bay Holiday Camp Ltd v Shellmex and BP Ltd [ 1974 ] 3 All ER 575 and Gray v Wykeham-Martin [ 1977 ] CA Transcript 10A were thought to have established a general doctrine that in one special type of case there would be implied in favour of the would-be adverse possessor , without any specific factual basis for such implication , a licence permitting him to commit the acts of possession on which he sought to rely ; the effect of implying such a licence would , of course , be to prevent the squatter 's possession from being " adverse " . |
| 26 | Does he agree that any Department which adopted such a policy would have the grateful thanks of a vast number of women ? |
| 27 | North Merseyside was dismissed immediately as existing staff would be unlikely to wish to relocate to the area and it was felt such a location would not serve to enhance the company 's recruitment image . |
| 28 | The evidence necessary to answer such a question would need to combine information on pay with life history . |
| 29 | To destroy such a man may be necessary and unavoidable in order to protect other members of society . |
| 30 | … ( 7 ) A modification of the contents of any computer takes place if , by the operation of any function of the computer concerned or any other computer — ( a ) any program or data held in the computer concerned is altered or erased ; or ( b ) any program or data is added to its contents ; and any act which contributes towards causing such a modification shall be regarded as causing it . … |