Example sentences of "[conj] [det] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So we should like to see an authoritative source of comparative APRs : both typical rates and the extremes of the range of rates , for different types of credit and ( where this makes a significant difference ) different types of purchase financed by the same type of credit . |
| 2 | And that that made a big influence on me and I swore it 'd never happen to my kids . |
| 3 | Many people feel that that constituted a deliberate attempt by the city council to block Goodwood road , even though the council knew that it was part of the long-planned eastern relief road . |
| 4 | Yeah I think that , that that sounds a little bit too much . |
| 5 | Erm if er the extent to which a new settlement would generate new trips and that that has a locational implication . |
| 6 | Admittedly they 're a little bit less streamlined but if you 're going to say that that makes a serious difference |
| 7 | Such wishes are carefully expressed in a manner that neither leaves a permanent record for posterity nor gives the impression that illegality was ever suggested . |
| 8 | I should have thought it would have been easier than that to put a new one in . |
| 9 | ‘ There 's nothing in the passage , so that means a dead puppy , I 'm afraid . |
| 10 | Both the RDP and the NDRP occupied the nebulous centre ground of South Korean politics and were distinct only in that each had a strong regional basis . |
| 11 | The strict delineation of expression of the ICAMs ( ICAM-1 is expressed on activated leukocytes , endothelium and epithelium ; ICAM-2 is constitutively expressed on leukocytes and endothelium ; ICAM-3 is constitutively expressed only on leukocytes ) suggests that each serves a specific purpose rather than acting as a ‘ failsafe ’ for the other ICAMs . |
| 12 | For example , it 's apparent that each has a detailed grasp of the content and purpose of the information he is being asked to package for the page . |
| 13 | Although this seemed a good idea at the time , current strategy at WH Smith is to have full control , as in the buying up of 100 per cent of Molinaire , the TV services company , in July . |
| 14 | Although this seemed a wise decision at the time , it was anything but wise in the long run , as we had not reckoned on the dramatic rise in house prices . |
| 15 | Although this involves a delicate piece of balancing , it is not Iran 's only such balancing act . |
| 16 | Although this varies a great deal from patient to patient , all post-operative patients are likely to have some degree of anxiety and/or pain . |
| 17 | The LCP are recorded more closely ( note entirely to the violins ' advantage in the busier moments of the outer movements ) , and although this lends a welcome clarity , I find the results almost totally devoid of charm . |
| 18 | Although this represented a growing separation of the press from the state , the latter still exercised immense control over the press through the taxes and duties which it imposed upon it . |
| 19 | Although this had a complex rationale , there is no question that one motive behind it was a desire to reassert a largely factitious national identity — the ‘ imagined community ’ of nationhood that is supposed to transcend all inequalities , oppressions and exploitation ( Anderson , 1983 ) . |
| 20 | One method ( Ingersoll et al. , 1984 ) obviates this by identifying minerals within the clast , rather than the complete clast , although this produces a modal composition based on total mineralogy rather than based on detrital grain mineralogy . |
| 21 | Although this corrected a chronic under-representation , the SDLP were furious , interpreting it as an integrationist measure in favour of Protestants . |
| 22 | Although this has a militant reputation , the abbess is a Chinese appointee and nuns have been known to climb out of windows to take part in the demonstrations . |
| 23 | The opposition Party for Peace and Democracy ( PPD ) protested that this violated a previous agreement to hold local elections simultaneously in large and small areas . |
| 24 | After a critical few weeks of talks with the Minister-Presidents a compromise was reached by which a German government would be created , but without giving the impression that this meant a permanent division . |
| 25 | Many teachers try to compile their own programmed texts , but it must be said that this takes a great deal of time to prepare . |
| 26 | Graham felt that this sent a powerful if implicit message to school students that men were more important than women , and she embarked on a project to make a less biased , more representative dictionary . |
| 27 | Although in recent years total government capital spending has been of the order of £20 billion per annum , Brown and Jackson ( 1983 , p. 138 ) point out that this represents a real reduction of approximately one half over the past 20 years . |
| 28 | On the basis that this represents a challenging but realistically attainable target , I have calculated a target for each branch on the attached sheet . |
| 29 | He makes the point that this represents a genuine shift of control , not found in the earlier use of semi-autonomous working groups . |
| 30 | There are signs from some parts of the country that some authorities are already exploring , albeit gingerly , the possibilities of ‘ joint purchasing ’ and that this represents a good way forward . |