Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [verb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Never be apprehensive or let that apprehension show . |
| 2 | Worse still , one third of premature babies due or suffer some form of handicap throughout life . |
| 3 | It was certainly good to read that so many people had never felt healthier or had more energy ; and I was gratified to hear from those who had previously attempted to diet but without success that this diet had worked for them . |
| 4 | None of the patients were alcoholic or had any history of small intestinal disease , gastric operation , or small bowel resection and had not lost more than 10% of body weight in the six months preceding the study . |
| 5 | It is a grim indictment ( and I do apologise to him if I am wrong ) but he seems not to read Latin or to use any source except in translation . |
| 6 | Exceptions occur when a position is so specialised or obscure that search is the only way ; but by the laws of demand and supply , such jobs as these usually attract high salaries in any case . |
| 7 | However , it has become clear that to implement such knowledge in language processing systems it is necessary to use semantics in its broader sense , i.e. using encyclopaedic knowledge and general knowledge . |
| 8 | We feel the savage assault and the cold breath of the infinite that causes this frost of many colours and the stilling of the images , with its beauty . |
| 9 | You mean it 's easier than having some creep loaded with policies pestering me at my digs — ’ |
| 10 | This wife stood by her afflicted husband and even expressed fears about what might happen if the firm were to remove him from his electronic friend : ‘ I know it sounds funny , but I 'm afraid that losing that computer may break his heart . ’ |
| 11 | But there are always a few that fit neither category , and seem most of all to require a personal answer to a specific question . |
| 12 | That the lover knows this and understands that love is a solitary thing , the value and quality of any love is determined solely by the lover himself or herself . ’ |
| 13 | However the European Commission and most E C governments refute this and contend that legislation is needed to ensure that workers are not kept in the dark about decisions taken elsewhere in the community that could affect their livelihoods . |
| 14 | My region welcomes this and hopes this motion will be given due consideration . |
| 15 | If market interaction takes place repeatedly , however , why is it that firms are assumed to ignore this and treat each decision as if it were a move in a ‘ one-shot ’ game ? |
| 16 | There is nothing to stop them doing better than this and backdating this improvement . |
| 17 | Jennie told Katharine to be aware of this and to correct any fault as necessary . |
| 18 | But at another level , if we could show love , respect and acceptance for each other in the magnificent diversity that that we show as women , instead of patronising and attacking each other on the basis of our body shapes , that would be a great step forward ! |
| 19 | Town jobs are easier and make more money , so it is off to the north and let the country go hang . |
| 20 | She says that the shop can be a little bit difficult to find so , to make things easier and encourage more trade , Sue has produced a Newsletter which she has circulated amongst knitting clubs . |
| 21 | Whatever I did I was convinced that people did n't like me , and that if only I could be slim and keep that way with sensible eating habits , they would . |
| 22 | Therefore the plant should be grown in a mixture of coarse sand and some peat or bulb fibre to keep it dwarf , low-growing and encourage many plant clumps , which form an excellent carpet of bright green flora . |
| 23 | So I thought I should try to stop smoking and lose some weight . ’ |
| 24 | Time spent in careful planning at the beginning of a test can make the test more efficient and economical and save much time in its execution . |
| 25 | The homework was interesting and demanded more investigation and some discussion with parents : she - the teacher — provided some useful clues for those who could not find names in an encyclopaedia . |
| 26 | The aim is to make something people can instantly get excited about but which also stands up to close analysis in terms of being musically interesting and having some kind of content and meaning … ’ |
| 27 | Of these two , sentence ( i ) was favoured : The justifications offered by the groups who chose ( i ) as the crucial opening sentence were interesting and merit some consideration . |
| 28 | The all-important top soil quickly disappears , and leaches into the rivers , making the water muddy brown and scuppering any chance of a new forest growing up . |
| 29 | When dealing with a pair , divide the track length in half and use this measurement when referring to track length . |
| 30 | Yet , despite increasing their number by almost half and achieving this reclassification in one speedy stroke , the CIVC was curiously quiet about it . |