Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [v-ing] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition to the adverse economic effect , the trend in which the single market programme is moving will have a serious political effect as well . |
| 2 | In addition , any person with whom the child is living may apply for variation of any requirement in the order which affects him ( s39(3) ) . |
| 3 | In addition , the person with whom the child is living must allow the supervisor reasonable contact with the child ( para 8(2) ( b ) ) . |
| 4 | Wednesday night 's picking would keep as fresh as berries picked on Friday , even in the hottest weather . |
| 5 | If you have had more than a little alcohol you would probably become so relaxed that you fell asleep and nothing the therapist was saying would register at all . |
| 6 | Now even Kalim Siddiqui is saying let's forgive and forget , when just a short time ago he was wanting me murdered , deported to Tehran , whatever would spill my blood . |
| 7 | The inference seems to work roughly like this : assume B 's utterance is relevant ; if it 's relevant then given that A asked a question , B should be providing an answer ; the only way one can reconcile the assumption that B is co-operatively answering A's question with the content of B's utterance is to assume that B is not in a position to provide the full information , but thinks that the milkman 's coming might provide A with the means of deriving a partial answer . |
| 8 | It independently concluded that the main causes of the deficit in 1988–90 had been identified and that the Action Plan the University was following would prevent a similar situation arising in the future . |
| 9 | I thought the noise my pulse was making would wake the dead . |