Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you need a quick change of role — or want to take extra time to look stunning — start with your hairstyle . |
| 2 | They would seem to be of integral importance to any manager or coach handling black sportsmen , yet few theorize at any level other than the physiological or , more occasionally , the psychological . |
| 3 | In British terms that means reflecting the multifarious ways in which speech and gesture reveal or seek to conceal social status and social pretension : and in a fast-shifting , highly unrigid world like the British , status is far more often a matter of pretension than of birth . |
| 4 | A ministry that enjoyed royal confidence could generally take the House of Lords for grated , and provided it did not prove incompetent or seek to impose excessive taxation , " its position was unassailable in the Commons . " |
| 5 | Wednesday have now gone seven League games without a win and must start taking chances or stop making basic mistakes at the back . |
| 6 | They will now consult their members to see whether they wish to accept the rise or consider taking industrial action . |
| 7 | Gabriel 's use of colour is sublime , often radiantly transparent , and occasionally accentuated by the addition of sand or tar to give full impact to the overall artistic image . |
| 8 | Estimate how many cups can be filled or try to pour equal quantities into a given number of cups . |
| 9 | They are invited to sense sounds played in another room , or try to match patterned cards drawn elsewhere . |
| 10 | But he asked nothing ; it was not his habit to woo men from their clan allegiance , or try to make dishonest use of a man he wished to employ honestly . |
| 11 | They may grumble , work to rule , sabotage industrial machinery , take strike action or attempt to organize other members of their class in an effort to overthrow capitalism . |
| 12 | If a sector is not in balance ( i.e. Y=E ) it has either to accumulate assets ( the surplus sector ) or attempt to sell additional liabilities ( the deficit sector ) . |
| 13 | Spain 's relatively weak environmental protection laws could mean that its government would be compelled to purchase the land in order to protect it , or risk facing legal action from frustrated developers . |
| 14 | In the past I 'd behaved in a way that made it impossible for women to stay with me — for instance , I 'd cut off emotionally , or refuse to have sex , or start seeing other women . |
| 15 | So although the pluralist decision-making system is widely supported as a process in which diverse political interests can wield influence , the outcomes of the political bargaining process are frequently allocatively inefficient or fail to promote social justice . [ … ] |
| 16 | Not as rosy as you might think if you have to rely on just the state pension , or fail to review existing pension arrangements . |
| 17 | Despite the fact that they might not need it , most people like a little fat spread on bread or choose to have fried food occasionally . |
| 18 | ‘ Whereas , it is necessary that steps be taken to ensure the continued conservation of the countryside in mountain areas in certain other less-favoured areas ; whereas the Member States have already taken or plan to take positive measures for this purpose and these efforts should be encouraged ; whereas farming performs a fundamental function in this respect . ’ |
| 19 | Only the Lollards , however , seem to have elaborated a pacifist doctrine founded upon the Biblical injunction against killing : the tenth of the twelve Lollard conclusions published in 1395 declared that ‘ manslaute be batayle or pretense lawe of rythwysnesse for temperal cause or spirituel withouten special revelaciun is expres contrarious to the newe testament , the qwiche is a lawe of grace and ful of mercy ’ . |
| 20 | Any growth which has occurred must either have come later or have involved other forms of temporary working , such as the imposition of a special " temporary " status on certain workers recruited on open-ended contracts — something which our case studies indicate might have been the case . |
| 21 | It is best known for persecuting Indian peasants , especially the lower castes or ‘ Untouchables ’ , who may have stolen from a neighbour or have demonstrated dirty habits . |
| 22 | IF YOU bought into privatisation issues with limited allocations , or have inherited small parcels of shares , you may find selling them a problem . |
| 23 | I would like to year from any readers who are developing or have developed local codes . |
| 24 | Stopping smoking is the most effective single treatment for those who have had a heart attack or have developed arterial disease of the legs . |
| 25 | Club members — they have all either undergone open heart surgery themselves or have helped loved ones through the ordeal — display this zest for life which would encourage anyone faced with the same ordeal . |
| 26 | At birth babies who have been jaundiced , premature or have had certain antibiotic therapies — to list just a few instances — should also be screened for impaired hearing . |
| 27 | So unless you have been self-employed or have had other money , not connected with your job , you may never really have needed to give the question very much thought . |
| 28 | Girls may be there simply because they are young and things are not working out at home or with their boyfriends , or they may be designated as " ESN " ( educationally sub-normal ) , or have had previous children that they have lost through negligence or ignorance . |
| 29 | It is composed of Law Lords , and others who hold or have held judicial office in the United Kingdom or the Commonwealth . |
| 30 | To put it more crudely , those students who are male , white , middle-class and Christian , will very rarely have their views challenged or have to make sympathetic adjustments as a consequence . |