Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | groans or shrieks as more trees lean |
| 2 | And then she either becomes terribly unfashionable , or wears very expensive hats that another woman 's husband has to pay for . ’ |
| 3 | Capital gains tax will not become payable until the original shareholder sells his shares in B ; and if B is formed in a tax haven in which there are no restrictions on loans to directors , he can in fact enjoy the proceeds of the original shares in Company A free of tax until he dies or takes up permanent residence outside the jurisdiction . |
| 4 | When a practice enters new markets , or takes on new clients or unfamiliar types of work , accurate costing becomes even more important than in more conventional activities . |
| 5 | Some constant changes , particularly affecting checkConsistency and diagnostics elsewhere , can result in conditions becoming difficult or impossible to satisfy , so that the program either can not complete the set-up operation or delivers too many diagnostics and perhaps even fails to deliver measurements . |
| 6 | Nothing that my right hon. Friend does or announces later this afternoon will change our objective , or our intention of maintaining medium-term balance in the fiscal situation . |
| 7 | Walking is a main attraction ; the countryside is varied and walkers can enjoy gentle lakeside ambles , rugged hill climbing , or strolls along easy paths . |
| 8 | Thus Sweezy 's and Rosdolsky 's criticism on the main point — does or does not unproductive consumption increase through time — can definitely be rejected . |
| 9 | A rising or a falling tone is quite easy to identify , whether it falls on a single syllable or extends over more syllables in the case of a tonic syllable followed by a tail . |
| 10 | Is n't it such a pity that when it comes to the playing of the game he either forgets the rules or makes up new ones . |
| 11 | The ‘ progressive ’ parent who believes in total involvement in shaping the disposition of children may end up in a stifling relationship that offers precious little access to the outside world . |
| 12 | It seems churlish to denigrate a show that offers as much humour and sharp observation as this one , but it is impossible to escape the conclusion that Reflected Glory finally adds up to less than the sum of its parts . |
| 13 | Thing is I bet you the spikes that goes exactly next door to him I 'll paint yellow . |
| 14 | unconscious there might be something that goes out some breath |
| 15 | It 's hunger that drives so many ballet students there , not an innate artistic urge . |
| 16 | In the case of dieting , do not force yourself to diet in a way that involves too much hunger or deprivation . |
| 17 | Equally to the point , the spectre of drastic economies that haunts so many men and women is often the result of their having only the haziest idea as to their likely income and expenditure . |
| 18 | A highly crafted , hugely sophisticated building-machine that rewrites so many rules of conventional corporate architecture is inevitably hard to digest . |
| 19 | ‘ We do a kit of plans and key parts for £350 , or a kit that needs only 40 hours to get to a bare hull for £1,800 . |
| 20 | It is always much more difficult to produce a lovely picture that contains only one type of flower , such as a bunch of freesias , as you can only use one flower shape , although you will be able to press the flowers in various ways — for example , side views , full views , with buds and without . |
| 21 | A brief review that covers more modern forms of generative treatment is in Katamba ( 1989 ) , chapter 11 , section 1 . |
| 22 | A style of Champagne that has slightly softer bubbles and marginally less " fizz " than ordinary Champagne . |
| 23 | We have signed a treaty to agree to that , but we have not just retained Polaris , with its enormous fire-power ; we have now decided to go on to Trident that has even greater firepower than Polaris . |
| 24 | Although the physical act of taking a drink or drug is technically self-induced , the spiritual disease that leads to this compulsion is a disease that has clearly identifiable characteristics and outcomes , that runs in families and may even be genetically inherited ( this does not mean that if your parents have addictive disease then you will necessarily also have addictive disease , but it does mean that there is a higher chance of your having it ) and therefore the existence of the disease may be totally beyond the control of the sufferer . |
| 25 | Losing the toss in both Tests did not help England 's cause , but there has been a collective lack of confidence against spin that has clearly concerned Fletcher . |
| 26 | But what happens if within my design , horizontal line one does not contain all the colours used , or even has only one of the colours , as in the case of a pattern that has either horizontal stripes , or large areas of colour ? |
| 27 | The tournament , which starts on December 28 , is run concurrently with the Under-21 Territorial Championships , an event that has rather more significance as an England trials showcase . |
| 28 | The tournament , which starts on December 28 , is run concurrently with the Under-21 Territorial Championships , an event that has rather more significance as an England trials showcase . |
| 29 | One problem that you may have already thought of , is the fact that the machine comes equipped with one yarn mast that has only two tension devices . |
| 30 | All this means that individuals feel estranged and confused by an event that has very powerful consequences in their life but which they did not witness and feel very frightened of . |