Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah , yeah that 's right , due to s lack of infrastructure in the rural areas , it 's much more lively but erm the disaster of one form or another , of one form or , or another will have a much more important effect , well that 's simply because there 's a flood then you either swim or you sink , you know , there 's no , there 's no help a at hand . |
| 2 | And of course when you was er was n't on guard duty at the f early evening , course there used to be used to pop into the Peel and have a couple of halves or some would have a pint and there was a chap in , in the Home , Home Guard he , he used to be able to play the piano so we used to have a singsong in there for a social , you know . |
| 3 | Children aged 1 , 2 , or 3 must use a child restraint ( or an adult seat belt with a booster cushion ) if fitted . |
| 4 | Existing borrowers who have been with the society for five years or more may get a reduction in their interest rate if they have never been in arrears . |
| 5 | Literacy rates among artisans and shopkeepers was much higher : 80 per cent or more would seem a reasonable approximation for the level reached by the late seventeenth century and persisting through most of the eighteenth century . |
| 6 | Therefore , we reasoned that patients who had been stone free for two years or more might represent a ‘ protected ’ subgroup at low risk for recurrence . |
| 7 | In writing an auto-biography or the story of my life , or the intimate journals or diary of myself , it would be well perhaps to give a few details concerning my birth ; a date or two might add a little dignity also . |
| 8 | Either or both will do a fine job of picking off enemy war machines or lobbing missiles into the middle of key enemy units . |
| 9 | For instance , as SCCs were formed , so each would appoint a number of ‘ Friendly Visitors ’ to interview the school-leavers and their parents at home and to collect all relevant information from teachers as to academic ability and character . |
| 10 | Yeah but we 're that that would enable a double shift to be done decide not to run a double shift |
| 11 | I remember , again a few years ago , visiting India and buying one or two beautifully carved tables , which had obviously been carved by an individual spending quite a lot of time doing it , and I was impressed at that stage , rather naively perhaps , that if in fact I 'd bought a plain table , an uncarved one , it would have cost me about ten times as much , for the simple reason that that would require a milling machine which was not normally available , and such was the erm economy that it was cheaper for people to do this . |
| 12 | I think that he accepts that that would constitute a long-term commitment , and a hazardous and dangerous one . |
| 13 | And clearly from our debate the county council propose that that shall include a new settlement . |
| 14 | ‘ I can appreciate that that will pose a considerable problem . ’ |
| 15 | Will the Minister confirm what my hon. Friend the Member for South Down ( Mr. McGrady ) said , which was that the Housing Executive has lost about £19 million of funding for 1991-92 and that that will have a serious effect on new build ? |
| 16 | The groups were selected in such a way that each should contain a fairly equal proportion of aristocrats , diplomats , artists , men of letters and distinguished academics . |
| 17 | It was through these benefit or friendly societies that working people began collectively to provide insurance against the loss of income through unemployment , and to ensure that each should have a respectable funeral . |
| 18 | A capital injection from the company 's bank has to be looked at as a probable source of additional finance , although this would mean a secured loan . |
| 19 | Movement of a chemical signal could be through the xylem , although this would require a reversal in the direction of transpirational water flow . |
| 20 | Although this may involve a job , a relationship or a house move , the feeling is that you are starting a new era . |
| 21 | Although this may sound a simple piece of gymnastics it was no parlour trick at night with a sea running and the canoe 's stability always in doubt . |
| 22 | Although this may seem a very tedious way to go about things , it is the only sure method of success . |
| 23 | Although this may seem a rather small task it is greatly appreciated by patients whose movement around the hospital would otherwise be severely restricted . |
| 24 | Although this might seem a ‘ safe ’ option compared to buying Goblins , this is n't really the case . |
| 25 | Although this will mean a slightly increased retrieval time ( of the order of 5 — 8 ms depending on the device ) it is claimed that the space saving more than offsets this overhead . |
| 26 | It will not be very much , a natural curve is generally about two centimetres , three-quarters of an inch , since more than this could cause a wavy effect . |
| 27 | The government has resisted introducing a ‘ disregard ’ of maintenance for those on income support partly because of fears that this might create a disincentive to work . |
| 28 | Even amongst those who supported restricting the giving of accountants reports to registered auditors , concern was expressed that this might create a monopoly for larger accountancy firms who would then be in a position to charge higher fees . |
| 29 | Er now I mean One thing that a lot of the literature says is that this might indicate a power , and another thing that the literature says |
| 30 | It is suggested in Bramwell on Taxation of Companies and Company Reconstructions that this might constitute a value-shifting arrangement entitling the Revenue to adjust the consideration on a disposal of Target 's shares , though the Revenue have indicated that payments for group relief would not usually constitute value shifting — see the Institute of Chartered Accountants ' Technical Release TR 291 . |