Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [subord] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conversely , where the tenant is likely to give discounts to certain customers ( eg those who pay by credit card , or employees ) , or where he is likely to have sales or special offers , his advisers should attempt to ensure that it is the amount he receives rather than the full retail price which is to be included in the calculation of turnover . |
| 2 | It would seem that the old wall did not finally disappear altogether until the eighth-century , well after the city had been devastated by the Goths . |
| 3 | The task was to report verbally whether the dividing contour in the 9.5°x3.2° rectangle matched the probe line , which was presented immediately below the rectangle following its offset as shown . |
| 4 | Black holes would have been formed only if the early universe had not been perfectly smooth and uniform , because only a small region that was denser than average could be compressed in this way to form a black hole . |
| 5 | False perception can arise only if the nervous system has spontaneous activity independently of any causative external object . |
| 6 | Chaotic behaviour can arise only when the governing equations are non-linear . |
| 7 | When the chief minister of Maharashtra became uppity earlier this year , Mr Gandhi arranged for dissidents to mount a campaign to get rid of him , and relented only after the chief minister ate humble pie . |
| 8 | Chief Supt Baker added : ‘ The carnival is too big for Handsworth now and there are more suitable parks , big and accessible enough to cope better than the cramped Victorian streets of Handsworth . |
| 9 | The neo-classical analysis can be justified only if the new equilibrium positions are reached quickly . |
| 10 | On the other hand , assent is sometimes given only after the unconditional appropriation is made . |
| 11 | It was argued that a lengthy period within a mental hospital could itself produce symptoms of social disorientation , apathy , loss of initiative and so on , which amounted to institutional neurosis , an illness that could persist long after the original illness had cleared up . |
| 12 | Erm it has been altered somewhat since the original er railway days , but nevertheless it retains quite a bit of the old character erm and er the high pitched roofs erm and the . |
| 13 | Further , LCH has in recent years agreed with most , if not all , of the London markets that it will only accept contracts for registration from clearing members who are members of the relevant market.3 A financial futures contract will be registered only if the clearing members in whose names it is submitted are members of the financial futures market . |
| 14 | Britain is full of small business people who are breathing a sigh of relief that their business rate is limited to an increase in the retail prices index rather than the 60 or 70 per cent . |
| 15 | It is now only a short step to think of comparing ‘ local ’ specific mortality patterns ( m a ) with a standard ( m s ) by means of a weighted average over the age groups of the ratios of m a to m s , using as weights the deaths that would be expected locally if the standard specific mortalities were to apply , i.e. m s x P a This is called the standardized mortality ratio ( SMR ) . |
| 16 | She turned on the charm to all she met and grinned at cameramen , seeming to know instinctively when the best pictures were being taken . |
| 17 | But they can be slow to use , and many experienced users prefer the keyboard shortcuts they provide rather than the laborious use of mouse and pull-down menus . |
| 18 | Chan makes the point that in recent times academics have fared better than the average urban worker . |
| 19 | Most of the alpha particles will be contained only if the current flowing through the discharge is higher than about 2.5 million amps : so JET was designed to have a current of 3 MA . |
| 20 | Heartburn or acid regurgitation were reported only when the oesophageal pH was less than four — that is , the symptom index was always 100% and was independent of endoscopic changes in the oesophageal mucosa and oesophageal function . |
| 21 | Time savings appear only if the best plays are looked at early on in the game . |
| 22 | Board and Sutcliffe ( 1990 ) found clear evidence supporting the Samuelson hypothesis for index futures , but this occurred only when the high and low prices were used in the volatility measure . |
| 23 | The Art Gallery of Ontario 's C$58 million expansion and renovation has created one of the largest museums in North America , but the fiscal crisis that forced the provincially sponsored Gallery to close its doors last summer , and to fire more than half its 445-person staff ( The Art Newspaper No.22 , November 1992 , p. 7 ) , will continue to reverberate long after the enlarged institution reopens 24 January . |
| 24 | The number of entries in the parish register dwindled in the middle decades of the seventeenth century , suggesting that many villagers moved elsewhere once the arable fields were enclosed . |
| 25 | Each of these ideas is considered separately although the two processes are inter-related . |
| 26 | But some at least remain in the animals ' stomachs and guts long enough for them to be carried away when the sated diners depart . |
| 27 | Each kieve has a false bottom made up of interlocking slotted plates which prevent the mash being sucked away when the sweet worts are run off . |
| 28 | ‘ In the course of time the present [ 1954 ] conflict between Communism and Democracy , between East and West , is likely to pass just as the religious wars of the 16th and 17th century have passed . |
| 29 | We are at the stage where we need to know exactly where the remaining rabbits are , so that we can dig down to secure them . |
| 30 | Where the burrows are located in a bank it is necessary for the gun to stand on the all-round vision requires one gun on each side of it — and each man needs to know exactly where the other man is standing . |