Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] this [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , as a strategic planning authority , it is through the Structure Plan process that it can influence the protection of natural resources such as peat lands , and the opportunity for this will arise in the current review of the Plan which will be available for public consultation in the New Year . |
| 2 | He was not seduced , although his excuse for this would have been much better than most , by the politically widespread enthusiasm for the alternative of his old friend Halifax . |
| 3 | Some support for this might come from the archaeological evidence , which attests Kenchester 's increasing importance through time . |
| 4 | Much of the responsibility for this will rest with health authorities who will play the key role in demonstration projects recently announced by the Government . |
| 5 | If a fragment is stuck badly , a solvent should be used to loosen it again , but it is advisable not to use force for this may result in fresh breaks . |
| 6 | The sufficiency of this must depend on circumstances , as , for example , the ramifications and complexities of the transaction , the amount of deception practised by the husband upon his wife and the intelligence and business understanding of the woman . |
| 7 | The effect of this would have been to transfer responsibility for venue decisions from the magistrates to the prosecution , while preserving the defendant 's right to opt for jury trial . |
| 8 | The effect of this may have been beneficial to some of the British potters , especially in Oxfordshire where good quality imitations of provincial samian vessels were produced . |
| 9 | ‘ The effect of this will fall much more on less mainstream client groups , by which I mean drug and alcohol misusers , and highly physically disabled people ’ . |
| 10 | Moore suggests that recognition of this may open our minds to the possibility that there is a plurality of goods . |
| 11 | ‘ A boat like this can carry a lot of food and drink . ’ |
| 12 | If they give you an equation like this let's say the weight you 're making up a a load for a lorry and you 're putting erm crates on with car engines in , and the car engine weighs erm I du n no say it weighs a hundred kilograms . |
| 13 | If a flagrant oversight like this could occur it says little for the prospects of men of lowly status being correctly recorded . |
| 14 | A Health and Safety Executive spokesman said : ‘ Research like this can help us take steps to reduce the risk of a mistake being made that could have catastrophic consequences . ’ |
| 15 | The SAD working group suggested that the development of options depended on clarification of the responsibilities between health Boards and local authorities — perhaps we have to await Griffiths and the NHS Review before this can happen conclusively . |
| 16 | If training succeeds in raising the " operating intelligence " in a broader way , then the spin-off from this will have benefits elsewhere . |
| 17 | The converse of this can apply if your table heights are at different levels . |
| 18 | Fostering Society awareness at a local level can be a great help — stamping membership cards in areas was suggested — From the objectives stated in our Development Plan in the first year , it is calculated that the minimum Membership needed for 1987 will be 3,300 — and the responsibility for recruiting the majority of this must rest with our Q.T. 's — the burden can be eased by working together on local projects and targets have been set for each area to reach by the end of this academic year . |
| 19 | The removal of this will mean that thousands of residents will be unable to obtain the legal assistance in matters like arranging family visits or to look into their own circumstances . |
| 20 | The work for this would ferment in the house the right kind of feeling , atmosphere , to do away with the nastiness of the last day or so . |
| 21 | Candida is one of the yeasts that has this versatile approach to life , and the relevance of this will become clear later . |
| 22 | The police say a small investment in clothing like this could save your life . |
| 23 | ‘ You 'd think someone rich enough to own a rig like this could afford a pair of fenders . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ How amusing it is , ’ he said to him , ‘ that an insect like this should talk of such important matters ! |
| 25 | The starting point for this will depend on how familiar the school is with the procedures . |
| 26 | Not recognizing the need for this will undermine the implementation of therapeutic advice and the child 's behaviour problems are likely to continue or get worse . |
| 27 | The historical legacy of this suspicion of parliamentary government is nowhere clearer than in the constitution of the Vth Republic , and an examination of this will show how , with partial replacement of national by EC government , different countries have different things to lose . |
| 28 | The nature of this will vary greatly depending on a rose 's ancestry , while its appreciation is a very personal matter . |
| 29 | Any disregard of this may provide the minority shareholders with a claim under s459 Companies Act 1985 , under which they may complain against resolutions of the company which are for the benefit not of the company as a whole , but of the majority shareholders alone . |
| 30 | material — the exact meaning of this will depend upon the context , but it suggests something that is not trivial or insubstantial and in a context where quantification is appropriate the starting point is , as a rule , taken to be around 5% of the price ; |