Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if a wife were expressly to agree to sexual intercourse on demand , such a promise would not in English law be contractually binding upon her . |
| 2 | But this common-carrier principle has produced little such trade because negotiations were soon bogged down in technical committees full of engineers from the very monopolies that stood most to lose from cross-border competition . |
| 3 | It happened so fast and so drastically that I nearly slid after him , managing only instinctively to pivot on one foot and throw myself headlong back onto the boards still remaining solid behind the hole . |
| 4 | Is English law right to define rape in this way , and thereby to exclude from this offence such conduct as forced oral sex ( fellatio ) , cunnilingus , and buggery ? |
| 5 | From that moment they have gone from strength to strength and last year reached the final of the Pilkington Cup only to lose in extra time . |
| 6 | It is recommended that your database is large enough to cope with current LIFESPAN data plus an allocation for future data . |
| 7 | The bandwidth of such a system is wide enough to cope with high-definition television which requires around 30 MHz , instead of 8 MHz , per channel . |
| 8 | It would be like returning to resit an examination in which we have not done well enough to proceed to another level of our education . |
| 9 | Behaviourists , for example , want only to treat of overt behaviour as the data for psychological research and this is as much a theoretical specification of what , for them , is to count as data as experience and meaning are for non-behaviourists . |
| 10 | Many fewer people leave school at 16 than did when the examinations were introduced ; and more every year are being encouraged to stay at school or to leave only to go to sixth-form college , college of further education , or wherever else they may receive education that will lead to a higher accreditation . |
| 11 | As the year progresses it is hoped that companies will begin to feel confident enough to invest in new production and distribution facilities but the construction of new offices will remain subdued reflecting the stock of vacant buildings which still exist . |
| 12 | No doubt some owners are lucky enough to fall into that category — but most of us have to scrimp and save to keep our horses happy . |
| 13 | Readers might also be interested to hear that Stalin proposed signing a treaty with Morrissey when the time was right , only to renege on any agreement , later resulting in the bloody battle of Stalingrad and the division of The Smiths . |
| 14 | Such payment , furthermore , is thought not only to detract from any generosity that might otherwise characterize her action , but altogether to cast doubt on her motives and her reliability . |
| 15 | I decided that I had not come all this way only to indulge in polite conversation . |
| 16 | So I suppose I shall have to rely for my silver lining upon Carrie Schlegel of Capistrano Beach , California , who was kind enough to write to this magazine to say that I was God . |
| 17 | It gives you the opportunity , not only to concentrate on legal work , but also to learn about management and the way institutions work . |
| 18 | ‘ So far we have identified almost 50 separate groups who work closely enough together to benefit from this type of training , ’ said E.S . |
| 19 | The use of modern language laboratories and deep immersion techniques can teach practically any individual , either manager or shop-floor worker , enough to work in another country after some two or three months ' experience . |
| 20 | The ultimate insult had been thrown at him : he , the Maître Auguste Didier , had been obliged , nay commanded , not only to appear in Dickensian dress but to don the unmistakable apparel of Alexis Soyer : tight white drill trousers , matching tunic , short jacket , ridiculous cummerbund , slotted into which was his own kitchen knife ( no doubt for a speedy self-martyrdom after the imminent disaster of this meal ) and , worse , the horror on his head . |
| 21 | The UK Government offers Overseas Research Student(ORS) awards annually to provide for partial remission of fees to overseas postgraduate students of outstanding merit and research potential who are studying for research degrees . |
| 22 | Muslim weavers who had emigrated from India and Turkoman weavers from the north were brought together to work in large weaving centres in Karachi and Lahore . |
| 23 | The guidance says that Kenneth Clarke , the Health Secretary , ‘ is minded ’ to go for Japanese-style pendulum arbitration — where the arbiter would be free only to find for one party or the other , and would not be able to compromise . |
| 24 | He knew that recording this observation in line , tone , texture and colour , using a variety of materials , was essential if the looking was to become keen enough to lead to deeper understanding . |
| 25 | The sane alternative must be to create conditions in which small , self-reliant enterprises can take root and grow ; to provide training and guidance for those bold enough to lead in this direction . |
| 26 | We believe first of all the shock troops of the Labour Movement , the Radicals within the Liberal Party , the forces who want peace and not to become doormats for Hitler and Chamberlain to walk upon , and the members of the Left Book Club — have all to engage in organised effort to bring about Unity . |
| 27 | Before the land bridge to North America emerged above the waters once again they had been isolated long enough to evolve as New World monkeys whose modern descendants walk on all fours and many of whom have prehensile tails . |
| 28 | You 're old enough to behave with some circumspection . ’ |
| 29 | It is inevitably the case that these tend to be people who are not rich enough to engage in high-powered tax planning , or who , for lack of knowledge or advice , fail to take the necessary precautionary action . |
| 30 | He was now very weak and was forced to convalesce until March — after that , his doctor advised him , he would be able only to engage in part-time office work . |