Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [noun] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paradoxically , then , reduced citation visibility for authors could result in middle authorship continuing to be regarded as an earned ( and hence valued ) privilege rather than as a right , a favour , a payback , or an inconsequential bagatelle . |
| 2 | Mr Gorbachev , and others , should remember that a shrinking of American protection for Germany could raise the tricky issue of how Germany will defend itself — including the until now unthinkable thought of German nuclear missiles . |
| 3 | Given the delay in the appointment of a new Director ( see later ) the Directorate feel that preparation for CCT must continue and that options for the restructuring of the Department should be available when an appointment is made . |
| 4 | In the case of Julie Smith it will be very short and admission procedures , nursing assessment and preparation for theatre will have to be compressed into a very short space of time . |
| 5 | Conversely , a more realistic preparation for birth would help most first-time mothers , many of whom are terrified by the level of pain involved in childbirth and fear something is wrong . |
| 6 | Preparation for viewing could include a reading assignment to be completed before the viewing session . |
| 7 | For example , if one reads bread and , the logogen for butter will receive some input ( collect some evidence ) from the cognitive system even before the word butter is actually seen . |
| 8 | This study indicates that despite recent cases linking NMS-like syndromes with clozapine therapy , clozapine monotherapy with careful monitoring for NMS will become the treatment regime of choice for patients with a history of NMS , especially in view of the drug 's unique lack of extrapyramidal effects . |
| 9 | The Pakistani Prime Minister , Mohammad Khan Junejo , and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Britain agreed in April 1987 that a peace settlement for Afghanistan should include a commitment to establish ‘ a neutral non-aligned ’ regime in Kabul . |
| 10 | If the referendum does not result in a reform of the constitution , a rare opportunity for decision will have been wasted . |
| 11 | If a witness is not available to attend the hearing after a written statement has been filed and served the court may nevertheless admit the statement as evidence although the lack of opportunity for cross-examination will affect the weight attached to it . |
| 12 | Another undated scrap about Ivy must date from about this time , when she still invited people to luncheon : |
| 13 | The abolition of compulsory service for the nobility ( 1762 ) appears to have been widely read as an indication that freedom for serfs would follow shortly . |
| 14 | After a discussion , they decided that their best hope for safety would lie in leaving the house , making for the shore and trying to get away in a ship . |
| 15 | Quite rightly , professionals are struggling to understand the pressures of caring , and their sympathy for carers can make them ignore or misread signs of abuse , or even to interpret abuse as a response to the difficulties some elderly people present . |
| 16 | We might expect the throne for some generations to be occupied by a more or less yellow king ; but can any one believe that the whole island will gradually acquire a white , or even a yellow population , or that the islanders would acquire the energy , courage , ingenuity , patience , self-control , endurance , in virtue of which qualities our hero killed so many of their ancestors , and begot so many children ; these qualities , in fact , which the struggle for existence would select , if it could select anything ? |
| 17 | In some families with aggressive children the boundaries and limits on the child 's behaviour may not be clear and a struggle for power can take place between the parents and child which rapidly escalates into violence . |
| 18 | These will be concerns for his successor as David will take his leave of the Education Department at the end of July and his immediate plans are more leisurely now than they have been for many years . |
| 19 | But routine screening of milk for contaminants should have disclosed higher lead levels by mid-October . |
| 20 | Without early intimation of dates of training sessions enthusiasm for training could dwindle quickly . |
| 21 | The first machines that could be connected to the public telephone networks were introduced in the 1950s , and at this point today 's enthusiasm for fax might have been expected to appear . |
| 22 | The park authority say that the upgrading of the towpath for cyclists could have an adverse effect on the landscape and ecology of the area and be in conflict with other towpath users . |
| 23 | Churchill 's support for détente may seem odd in view of his earlier criticisms of the ‘ iron curtain' , but Churchill was concerned at the dangers of global war ( especially after the explosion of hydrogen bombs by America and Russia in 1952 and 1953 ) ; he had hopes of establishing a reputation as a peacemaker , to match his reputation as a war leader ; and he believed Britain could play a major role as the arbiter between Moscow and Washington . |
| 24 | He is horrified by the contemptuous way in which fat Establishment cats speak of workers and it is particularly unfortunate that his enthusiastic support for co-operatives should have foundered because he backed dodgy horses . |
| 25 | It must also be said that Herbert Casson 's admiration for youth could outbid even Baden-Powell 's undying romanticism : For page upon page , across three issue of Teacher 's World , Herbert Casson went on like this , at the same unrelenting pace . |
| 26 | Intergraph Inc will preview Microstation , its flagship CAD/CAM software , running under Microsoft Corp 's Windows NT — and will also show its new plug-in-and-go system , the PC 466 , a 66MHz Intel Corp 80486 box , which comes with 32Mb RAM , 426Mb disk , TCP/IP and graphics accelerator ; out now , it comes with a 17″ or 19″ colour monitor ; Microstation for NT will ship the second half of the year . |
| 27 | Microstation for NT will ship the second half of the year , it says . |
| 28 | The formulation and implementation of a national energy policy was the first priority of the new president in domestic politics , and , as he saw it , some sort of test both of the governability of the United States and of his exercise of leadership , ‘ Our decision about energy will test the character of the American people and the ability of the President and the Congress to govern this nation . ’ |
| 29 | But some farmers , with over-grown footpaths on their land , are concerned that the entire responsibility for clearance will fall to them . |
| 30 | Responsibility for provision may change without corresponding changes in the source of finance . |