Example sentences of "[adj] a [noun sg] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I 'm not for a mom , I 'm not for a moment suggesting that it 's something that would be picked up on a regular basis , but I think it does mean , as you rightly say , that er , if , if , if such a procedure does arise then I 'm conscious that I 'm in a one off situation , I know there 's at least one of our colleagues on our benches who has this on , with children on a more regular basis . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , the fact that the matter had come to such a head did have a sobering effect on them both . |
| 3 | Such a system does mean that we need to rely on the local press and Shropshire Radio to send out messages , but I think that it allows flexibility . |
| 4 | The bulk of this chapter is , therefore , written with the possibility in mind that the reader might use such a system to help identify gaps in any present personal library , or to lay the structure for a proposed collection of books . |
| 5 | Even if such a system did exist it is unlikely that it would appeal to lay users of a dictionary . |
| 6 | British Coal 's employee relations director , Kevan Hunt , said : ‘ Such a discussion did take place . ’ |
| 7 | ( vi ) Conveyance or transfer by husband to wife , not within s83 , with element of gift — no monetary consideration Although hardly within the circumstances mentioned in this book , such a conveyance does avoid a charge to stamp duty by virtue of the Regulations and provided that it is a conveyance or transfer of property operating as a voluntary disposition inter vivos for no consideration in money or money 's worth nor any consideration referred to in s57 of the Stamp Act 1891 ( conveyance in consideration of a debt etc ) . |
| 8 | If such a change does take place for Amanda and her family it 'll be seven years after time . |
| 9 | We can not imagine it , yet it is possible , and if such a change did come to one of us , there would be pain for both and merely afterwards friendship … |
| 10 | But such a dimension does help to explain why philosophy can be seen both as a mode of thinking in any discipline , and also a discipline in its own right ; for it is at least arguable that the ‘ questions about questions ’ in every field eventually converge on certain basic questions and concepts which we recognize as the traditional domain and concern of the philosopher . |
| 11 | If such a problem does arise there is naturally a heavy onus on the company to rectify the adverse conditions , and dismissal for sickness absence should only be a last resort . |
| 12 | Sometimes such a thing does happen . |
| 13 | If such a number did exist , it would be the last member of the series of cardinals arranged in the order of magnitude . |
| 14 | In the following example ( 5 ) , the speaker does not directly assert that one property ( being brave ) follows from another property ( being an Englishman ) , but the form of expression used conventionally implicates that such a relation does hold . |
| 15 | However , if such a situation does arise the income may increase the value of the individual 's right to recover the debt . |
| 16 | Where such a situation does prevail it will not be easy to evaluate the effects of the graduated tests from those of the greater relevance of the new curriculum and the enthusiasm engendered by teachers with a belief in the efficacy of the change . |
| 17 | We can be fairly certain that such a reaction did occur , not merely because it is observable among modern primates , but because it had to exist if young males were , in due course of time , to supplant the fathers , and this , for the purposes of reproduction , they had to do . |
| 18 | Italy is unusual in that a purchaser does acquire good title and claims by the original owner can therefore be rebuffed . |