Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] [verb] [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , however , a Cleric of Good or Law wishes to conduct some ritual cleansing , or calls down a blessing to effect same , then this is fair role-playing and the Cleric should not be grossly penalized ; all the same , something should take an interest ! |
| 2 | All these restrictions , whether carrying a right to compensation or not , are imposed in the public interest , and the essence of the compensation problem as regards the imposition of restrictions appears to be this — at what point does the public interest become such that a private individual ought to be compelled on to comply , at his own cost , with a restriction or requirement designed to secure that public interest ? |
| 3 | The new recruit into any organisation or group has to learn these norms and the codes of speech that groups employ before they can feel part of the group . |
| 4 | Books Tokens is planning a mailing to primary schools in the UK and Ireland in April , and would be interested to hear from any publisher or organisation wishing to reach this market with a view to sharing costs . |
| 5 | In many species , if a female mates with two males , the second male by some means or other manages to fertilize many more than half the eggs . |
| 6 | If you rate the difficulty or effort needed to achieve those objectives , it will help you to avoid choosing all the most difficult ones in the first week . |
| 7 | A personal approach from a friend or acquaintance seems to sway many people to join . |
| 8 | This might , he appreciated , mean putting sections of the house ‘ under wraps ’ , but would I bring all my experience and expertise to bear to ensure such losses were kept to a minimum ? |
| 9 | We were not convinced , however , that his plan to reintroduce small unitary authorities would foster the vision and expertise needed to meet this challenge . |
| 10 | If the rarity of jade and the distances from which men were prepared to obtain supplies were one indication of the high regard in which the material was held by certain peoples , the investment in time and labour needed to shape this hard material to social needs was even more eloquent of its honorific status . |
| 11 | The fact is , he argues , that parliamentary scrutiny in Italy and France is inadequate compared to that in Britain and Denmark , and federalism seeks to superimpose these inadequate and alien procedures upon our political system . |
| 12 | Since the Japanese and Taiwanese refused to supply any data on the albacore drift-net fishery , it was hardly surprising that no information on incidental dolphin catches had come to light . |
| 13 | It seems to me that the time , effort , initiative , and determination required to complete this course are equivalent to that needed to complete a research project . |
| 14 | The Committee for International Justice and Peace wishes to make this letter public so its text will be released to the press after you have received it . |
| 15 | While prominent Wesleyans like Hughes , J. Scott Lidgett , R. W. Perks , Charles Kelly and Henry Lunn were active and , in Hughes ' case , vital to the movement , the majority held aloof and Conference refused to take any notice of the Council . |
| 16 | The 43-square-mile site also includes two water parks with enough rapids , tidal waves , water chutes and body slides to occupy several sunny days , five golf courses , and 10 resort hotels , plus a collection of nightclubs , cinemas and comedy theatres gathered together as Pleasure Island . |
| 17 | Handbuilt in Battersea by 24-year old Jens Hucke and 20-year old Richard Stott — both ex-students of Norman Reed 's School Of Guitar Making in Totnes , Devon — J.J. Hucke guitars come in four or five different models with such features as plateless shaped neck/body joints , 24-fret bound necks with no wimpy fingerboard overhangs , a selection of top-flight hardware and pickups , and custom finishes to suit all tastes . |
| 18 | Imbalances in the electrical system can either be due to too much energy or too little energy , and acupuncture aims to correct such imbalances by removing blocks and by reducing or increasing the amount of energy . |
| 19 | Hartmann argues that there is a vicious circle in which patriarchy and capitalism tend to maintain each other . |
| 20 | Much of the literature on women and education tends to make this kind of distinction , arguing both for greater equality of access for girls and for changes in what are claimed to be inherently sexist curricula and values put over in school . |
| 21 | The molality of the solute is expressed in terms of the unknown molar mass and the experimentally determined masses of solute and solvent required to give this elevation of boiling point . |
| 22 | Some of the Area Board chairmen could not help noticing that their colleagues who shouted loudest could sometimes induce appeasement , Citrine and Self seeming to show more regard for consensus than for the merits of the case . |
| 23 | She obviously would not have travelled such a huge distance if she did not hold out hope for the relationship , and Charity wanted to respect that . |
| 24 | Although biofeedback and hypnotism seem to benefit some patients , such services are not often readily available . |
| 25 | The teacher and student get to know each other well , and therefore work in a relaxed productive way . |
| 26 | The net result of having so many favoured people around was that tickets for the Kirov and Bolshoi ballets were obviously rationed , and we had to be content with second league fixtures of circus and puppet shows to fill any gaps in the programme . |
| 27 | Mother and baby get to know each other a few hours after birth … but for some mothers its a felling they can not appreciate … |
| 28 | Other tongues suggested that Valentin was Elena 's illegitimate child by another man , but the chronology of his gestation and birth seems to rule that out as malicious gossip . |
| 29 | This is an intolerable situation and society has to remove those who will not conform to reasonable standards of behaviour . |
| 30 | People who ooze experience , self-confidence and charisma appear to find most aspects of teaching easy ; many of the best drama teachers I 've seen working , however , are quiet and self-effacing , and I 've seen relatively inexperienced young students running very successful whole group drama sessions . |