Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [vb mod] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Television sets were rare and people watched in groups ; in the oases of the south it was customary to watch television out of doors in the cool of the summer evening , where any person who happened to pass by could sprawl on the sand . |
| 2 | ‘ Whatever future conclusion we may reach as to this , we can not deny that an object once attended to will remain in the memory , whilst one inattentively allowed to pass will leave no traces behind . ’ |
| 3 | Quite a few of the ‘ cricket is boring ’ brigade of know-alls came to may house for Sunday tea , and went away entranced by a brilliant finish involving the last-minute heroics of a David Bairstow or an Eddie Barlow . |
| 4 | Maybe it is , but what does it mean wh what sort of thing might it refer to might think of a couple of fairly obvious ones . |
| 5 | But erm Mrs , said she will keep you informed of will discuss with the er , residents and the board of councillors . |
| 6 | What that action consisted of must depend on the imminence or immediacy of the threat to the peace . |
| 7 | Working in EFL in this country offers the opportunity to be an ‘ armchair globetrotter ’ in that the students one deals with may come from all over the world , and the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the classes and the schools is often very exciting . |
| 8 | 4.2.3 [ bat are the financial implications for the dementia sufferer and the carer ? ( see also section on Personal Finance ) Any action plan arrived at should take into account not only the housing situation but also what effect the plan may have on the dementia sufferer . |
| 9 | Some of which are , well will need to be covered as we proceed er with the discussion on H two and I think in particular probably the additional paper produced by will need to be introduced Mr . |
| 10 | But now that computer animation looks so real , some advertising agencies are insisting that the images they pay For must look as if they have come from a computer . |
| 11 | Scotmid 's transport manager , , was concerned that any item of the collection disposed of should stay in Scotland , and he approached the National Museums . |
| 12 | As we insisted during the period of the Schools Council Resource Centre Project , there are many possible patterns of organization within and without a school , and what is experimented with or decided upon must relate to the local situation and to the needs of the school as its staff see them . |
| 13 | Each House has its privileges ( though many are identical ) and whilst the modus vivendi above referred to may inveigh against interference by the ordinary courts into the affairs of the House of Commons , it is not at all clear that it precludes comment by the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords on the affairs of the House of Lords . |
| 14 | Cordless tools tend to be more expensive than their mains powered counterparts , but if looked after should last for several years , even on the original battery . |
| 15 | The mark may fail to qualify for registration or the act complained of might fall outside the scope of trade marks ; for example , if it relates to the format of an advertising campaign . |
| 16 | Again , since truth is held to be individual and also fallible , rulership will be both conditional and also temporary ; because clearly the views as to what is true and therefore proper for government to act upon will change from time to time as opinion fluctuates amongst the body of the people . |