Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it strictly true to say that ‘ An act done before the giving of a promise to make a payment or to confer some benefit can sometimes be consideration for the promise ’ ? |
| 2 | This method of deciding the right time to sow was recommended by Fitzherbert , the sixteenth-century writer on agriculture : ‘ go upon the land that is plowed and if it synge or crye or make any noise under they fete , then it is to wet to sowe . |
| 3 | An SBU or divisional manager will be motivated to seek appropriate investments if he knows clearly what the generic strategy for his SBU is ( he would presumably have participated in determining it ) , is aware of what is expected of him in terms of building or maintaining competitive strengths , and knows that early-warning indicators will be set up to monitor how his investments are contributing to the improvement or maintenance of those specific strengths . |
| 4 | 17.1 If in the Publisher 's opinion the Work should cease to have a sufficiently remunerative sale the Publisher may either remainder or waste any copies remaining on hand . |
| 5 | 16.1 If in the Publisher 's opinion the Work should cease to have a sufficiently remunerative sale the Publisher may either remainder or waste any copies remaining on hand . |
| 6 | To get a job with some other pernickety employers you might have to run a marathon , walk a dog , sprout some hair or shed some weight . |
| 7 | This need not detract from the magic of listening to a story or require any re-scheduling of the traditional story hour . |
| 8 | But nothing in the response of the Al Fayeds ' advisers , for all its bluster and menace , rebutted my basic case or added one jot of information to explain the origins of the brothers ' wealth . |
| 9 | After dinner the Colonel gave all the officers tasks , such as playing bridge , winding up the gramophone or reading suitable books . |
| 10 | Similarly , while it is true that the military do play a more crucial role than in the past , it is one thing to say this and another to argue that the heads of the four services are in some manner an elite or share similar goals . |
| 11 | Use the runny kind of honey or mix some water with the stiffer kind to make it runny . |
| 12 | Plant and animal breeding programmes have utilised a crude form of genetic engineering by crossing or interbreeding related species in the anticipation that the offspring will contain preferred characteristics . |
| 13 | No person or group has claimed responsibility or given any reason for the attacks . |
| 14 | ‘ The justices however failed to make any determination , or failed to make any finding or state any reasons for finding as to whether ( i ) there was any genuine alternative to the making of a secure accommodation order ; ( ii ) all other alternatives had been comprehensively considered and rejected . |
| 15 | If you can define the area with a different floor level or use one arm of an L-shaped room , so much the better . |
| 16 | It has since been pointed out by Digby McLaren ( 1970 ) that many other groups disappeared at the same level or underwent traumatic changes . |
| 17 | Sufferers with bad backs know they must avoid certain movements , such as bending with stiff legs , twisting on a fixed base or lifting heavy weights . |
| 18 | you got yo would have to take and hour or take two hours , or take three hours and if you take up to three hours or if you got three separate hours that was detention and if we were in our in the junior part of the school in the first three forms erm , you then had to go into school on Saturday morning . |
| 19 | We would usually advise mucosectomy for dysplasia or coexisting colorectal cancer , however , as we do in polyposis . |
| 20 | To prepare melons for chopping once you have removed the skin or to serve smaller melons like Galia or Charentais you need to remove the seeds . |
| 21 | He sits up the stairs and either plays the computer or draws these men or plays with these wee men all over the place , so |
| 22 | As I have said before , the intellectual aristocracy of B.P. , who lived near the Park or had private transport , were able to take part in many home-made activities , such as the pleasure of organising and playing in small domestic chamber concerts , or chess , bridge , tennis , dancing , and amateur dramatics . |
| 23 | ( 4 ) A change in the " content " or " subject " of the learning experience is justified because it enriches the learning experience or makes these experiences more meaningful and thus more developmental ; i.e. we change content as instrumental in making the processes more effective . |
| 24 | Though taking up an interest for its own sake may also lead to new friends and a good social life , it can be helpful or necessary to join a club purely for emotional support or to forge fresh contacts . |
| 25 | Proposed dwellings on the land will not be permitted to incorporate windows at either first floor level or both ground and first floor levels , facing in a certain direction or overlooking adjoining property . |
| 26 | When steering the model around on the ground , in the zero height hover , it will soon be obvious if the model has a pronounced tendency to keep heading in one direction or turning one way , and it is a simple matter to use the transmitter trim controls to correct this . |
| 27 | Once again , it is generally understood and accepted that the weapons prohibited are not limited to those specifically mentioned in this Protocol or any other treaty , but extend to all those that come under this description or have this effect . |
| 28 | She accepted the first price offered by the first jeweller , not realizing that she could probably have raised fifty per cent more money by bargaining or trying other shops . |
| 29 | If approved , such " associations " would have no right to collective bargaining or to initiate industrial action . |
| 30 | ( Slowly from each tube-squeezed & mixed white hollow ) |