Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] [to-vb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anything in writing is a guarantee if it " contains or purports to contain some promise or assurance " ( s5(2) ( b ) ) . |
| 2 | Chairman , do n't we have a number er the hold-over or , or balances to cover this expenditure ? |
| 3 | There is no evidence from pollen or macrofossils to indicate any tree or shrub growth on St Kilda except for Salix . |
| 4 | Next on the ladder is an offence which carries a maximum of 14 years and is perpetrated where the defendant , in committing a sexual assault , carries , uses or threatens to use a real or imitation weapon or threatens to cause bodily harm to a person other than the complainant or is a party to the offence with any other person . |
| 5 | ‘ A person is guilty of robbery if he steals , and immediately before or at the time of doing so , and in order to do so , he uses force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force . |
| 6 | By s.8(1) of the Theft Act 1968 : [ a ] person is guilty of robbery if he steals , and immediately before or at the time of doing so , and in order to do so , he uses any force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force . |
| 7 | For example , although some companies will be happy to maintain foreign prices as a multiple of the UK price , this will not satisfy a company that needs to hold multi-currency price lists reflecting the different terms of payment from country to country . |
| 8 | one team that has to win this weekend are Gloucester … the Cherry and Whites have lost 3 of their opening four league matches … tomorrow though … |
| 9 | These processes are often interlinked and although they will be discussed separately here it is often the case that measures to combat one problem may lead directly to another , or that desertification results from soil erosion and/or salinisation . |
| 10 | We found that patients who developed abdominal pain had significantly higher median serum amylase and lipase values than asymptomatic patients , a finding that tends to validate abdominal pain as a marker of ‘ subclinical ’ pancreatitis . |
| 11 | The report follows an EC directive in which the member countries are provided with the option of realigning their VAT policy by January 1993 in accord with a Community guideline that aims to prevent unfair competition between the member states . |
| 12 | An archway covered with more Rosa ‘ Dorothy Perkins ’ leads you to a small back garden with another island bed as its main feature , There is yet more pink phlox and annual lavatera , along with the variegated phlox ‘ Norah Leigh ’ , hostas , the dwarf gentian-blue Delphinium tatsienense and Geranium ‘ Winscombe ’ , which is one of the pink varieties that seems to flower all summer long . |
| 13 | However , it is the separation of powers which vests the assets in the Church Commissioners and the policy-making function in General Synod that seems to cause most difficulty . |
| 14 | Yet that is the sort of philosophy that seems to underlie this strategy document for Scotland 's health , ’ they say in an article in the Scottish Medical Journal . |
| 15 | The pedagogical principle that seems to underlie this statement is that one must have an experience before one can adequately talk about it . |
| 16 | The only killer that seems to have much success in dealing with this troublesome prey is the North American marten known as the fisher . |
| 17 | And while it may be that the tragic case of the disappearing baronet is one that appears to defy all logic , it is not a case that defies the world 's greatest detective . |
| 18 | Elizabeth Arden 's Anti-Cellulite Toning Treatment , £19.95/150ml contains technospheres , which according to Arden , release Celluplex , a concentrate that helps to convert excess fat into energy . |
| 19 | Artificial Intelligence is a new discipline that seeks to explain intelligent behaviour by building and testing models of cognitive processes in the form of computer programs . |
| 20 | This law ( named after Charles Goodhart , formerly of the Bank of England ) states that attempts to regulate one part of the financial system will merely divert business to other parts which are unregulated ( see Box 17.1 ) . |
| 21 | Furthermore , he claims that attempts to make clerical work more routine have had a limited impact because clerical skills and qualifications have not been standardized . |
| 22 | Bell soon realised that attempts to convert light energy direct into acoustic energy at the receiver were impractical . |
| 23 | In both , the identification with music that attempts to express any part of this vast area tends to be one of self-deceiving empathy . |
| 24 | The Union Chargeability Act of 1865 also removed many of the disincentives to build by altering the basis of poor law finance , but the onset of agricultural depression after 1 873 followed so hard upon its heels that attempts to reform rural housing were rendered largely ineffective . |
| 25 | The biggest danger of Mr MacGregor 's decision is that he perpetuates a system that fails to reward good classroom teaching . |
| 26 | He was convinced that HIV is transmitted only by mucosal route and doubted whether any vaccine that fails to convey mucosal immunity will protect against the disease . |
| 27 | During its flight , the weapon twists and turns to avoid high ground and to keep clear of enemy defences . |
| 28 | Elsewhere in How to Read Pound remembers Landor and Browning , and has to make special provision to exempt them from these strictures . |
| 29 | Existing on a small pension , Doris ca n't afford a fridge and has to buy fresh food nearly every day . |
| 30 | The supercilious surgeon becomes a patient and has to suffer bureaucratic confusion , overcrowded waiting rooms and unnecessary procedures — just like everyone else . |