Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [verb] [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also drawn in charcoal were two other features of religious importance : a group of five-pointed stars and a mystical two-line formula , each consisting of all 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet — the ultimate anagram which , when rearranged , could quite literally be used to express all human knowledge and all experience . |
| 2 | He may very soon be trying to use that enormous power endowed by evolution to ensure parental acceptance of responsibility , to ensure that we pander to his every whim — if we let him , probably by screaming and indulging in ‘ tantrums ’ . |
| 3 | A simple measure of breakage can thus be expected to differentiate these major groups of predator . |
| 4 | Even Father Watson could scarcely be expected to swallow this . |
| 5 | He became aware that the Boulton & Watt steam-engines installed in so many factories in the first quarter of the nineteenth century could no longer be coaxed to produce more power to meet ever-growing demands , and he came up with a very elegant solution which prolonged the useful life of these engines by many years . |
| 6 | Although the elephant is not a predator , it could easily damage the nest , and it must somehow be persuaded to take another route . |
| 7 | A period of at least five years in a senior position will generally be needed to enable this requirement to be met . |
| 8 | Candidates will normally be expected to have some postgraduate or teaching experience , although training will be provided by the University 's Centre for Teaching , Learning and Assessment . |
| 9 | The inter-probe distance measure can easily be extended to use this information by redefining r ab = Σ c ( h ac h bc ) and n ab = Σ c ( h ac + h bc ) — r ab . |
| 10 | Once the basic approach had been decided and successfully implemented , the system could then easily be extended to cover all BAA employees . |
| 11 | They can not easily be used to describe those events outside of us , like our social circumstances or what psychiatrists call ‘ life events ’ , that have such a critical impact on our emotions . |
| 12 | This claim might not unreasonably be held to cover such examples as we see in the following subject phrases : ( 15 ) the bicycles damaged all had red handlebars the line defective is the one to the outside a dose strong enough would put him out all night In all these cases , prenominal position would also be acceptable and appears to give the same cognitive meaning for the sentence as a whole , hence encouraging us to accept a solution to the first question , above , in terms of " emphasis " or " focus " . |
| 13 | The likely £160,000-plus list price will of course narrow the clientele down somewhat , but particular attention will still be paid to circumvent any speculative purchasers . |
| 14 | It can further be used to keep all members of the community informed , and to pass on information to other pressure groups and the general public . |
| 15 | Investigations reinforced the point that immediate action must always be taken to contain any spill that might enter the drains , and that effective emergency procedures are key to this . ’ |
| 16 | She was Jane , except to Rob , and now no one else would ever be allowed to use that diminutive . |
| 17 | as if we 'd ever be allowed to forget that . |
| 18 | He argued that , on the one hand , reproduction is mainly practised by peasants and others of low rank , who could hardly be expected to show much interest in whether they produced male or female children . |
| 19 | I know you can hardly be expected to adopt all your expressions erm but you should n't be too technical in you know . |
| 20 | I can hardly be expected to know that , can I ? |
| 21 | Nor is it self evident that the profession could reasonably be expected to fund such a massive activity out of its own pocket . |
| 22 | Consequently , the master or captain of the tanker or dry bulk shipment vessel may reasonably be expected to sign each bill . |
| 23 | Whether the risk is one against which the occupier may reasonably be expected to offer some protection will depend upon factors which are more usually taken into account when assessing the standard of care , e.g. the nature and extent of the risk , practicability of precautions and , possibly , the type of entrant . |
| 24 | ‘ It shall be the duty of every director of a building society to satisfy himself that the arrangements made for assessing the adequacy of the security for any advance to be fully secured on land which is to be made by the society are such as may reasonably be expected to ensure that — ( a ) an assessment will be made on the occasion of each advance whether or not any previous assessment was made with a view to further advances or re-advances ; ( b ) each assessment will be made by a person holding office in or employed by the society who is competent to make the assessment and is not disqualified under this section from making it ; ( c ) each person making the assessment will have furnished to him a written report on the value of the land and any factors likely materially to affect its value made by a person who is competent to value , and is not disqualified under this section from making a report on , the land in question ; but the arrangements need not require each report to be made with a view to a particular assessment so long as it is adequate for the purpose of making the assessment . |
| 25 | On the other hand , ’ the flat menace in his voice silenced her indignant denial before it could be voiced , ‘ a woman in her twenties might reasonably be expected to show more intelligence . |
| 26 | A counter-notice which must be served within 21 days after service of the Notice , should only be given where it is required that the party whose statement it is sought to admit , should be called as a witness , but there are witnesses who can not , or should not be called , that is if dead , beyond the seas , or unfit to attend , or who can not after reasonable diligence be identified , or can not reasonably be expected to have any recollection ; consequently in respect of all those persons , the opposing party is not entitled to serve a counter-notice requiring such person to be called unless he can contend that the person can , or should be called . |
| 27 | There are five specific reasons for not calling a witness given in r25 — namely , that the witness is dead or beyond the seas or unfit by reason of bodily or mental condition to attend as a witness or that , despite the exercise of reasonable diligence , it has not been possible to identify or find him or that he can not reasonably be expected to have any recollection of matters relevant to the accuracy or otherwise of the statement . |
| 28 | Because many of the currently available printers use sequences of control codes to change character fonts or to select graphics , provision must also be made to allow these to be sent without being trapped . |
| 29 | You can also be made to pay all or part of your legal costs out of your own pocket . |
| 30 | Checks should also be made to establish that change of use of the land is not required and that there are no listed buildings or tree preservation orders affecting the site . |