Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] [art] [noun] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where perhaps a defendant has been a passenger and is not accused of reckless driving . |
| 2 | The structure of the society , too , may vary from a large extended family system where care for all dependants — the young , the elderly , the mentally handicapped , the ill — is shared , to the small nuclear family , typical of the Western world , where often the state has taken over many of the traditional caring activities of the family , with their attendant safety aspects . |
| 3 | This is in marked contrast to desktop publishing programs where almost every element has to be created externally and then imported . |
| 4 | I find it very difficult to ignore these differences — let alone the teeth , although perhaps the species has different dentition in juveniles and adults as is the case in , for example Chilotilapia rhoadesi . |
| 5 | The crowds are the biggest the bookshop has seen and the book is selling faster than any the publisher has known . |
| 6 | When this process becomes revolutionary upheaval is not always easy to identify and the decision as to whether it was a radical reinterpretation rather than simply an adjustment depends on the observer 's standpoint . |
| 7 | March , April and May are the periods to watch for the sudden and the unexpected , although virtually every month contains a potential departure or arrival point , an ending or a beginning . |
| 8 | Although recently the Association has been enabled to take on some 250 full-time archaeologists , there is still an acute shortage . |
| 9 | When parks are ploughed , there is a tendency for farmers to plough closer and closer to the trunk until eventually the tractor disturbs the roots and the tree suffers , or even dies . |
| 10 | Stay with the man , watching him , waiting hour after hour , until eventually the man has to give in and say something to draw the whole thing to a close . |
| 11 | This encourages increasing molecular motion until eventually the polymer behaves like a viscous liquid ( assuming that no thermal degradation takes place ) . |
| 12 | Cos perhaps the dad 's moved out or you know . |
| 13 | It 's a question of not being discouraged and persevering until suddenly a drawing looks like you hope , of seeing the possibility in something , in a line , and thinking ‘ Oh quick , I must n't change that . |
| 14 | The colobus , driven forward between the blockers , is deceived into thinking that an avenue of escape lies ahead until suddenly the ambusher reveals himself . |
| 15 | If only , thought Hugh , between amusement and anxiety , if only the lady has been gracious enough and considerate enough to keep the lid firmly on that reliquary of hers , we may yet come out of this without scandal . |
| 16 | And for the rest of the winter until only the Bundesbank knows when . |
| 17 | The principle is that the bottom shot holds the float down almost to the sight-bob , then the rod is placed in two rests and the line is tightened until only the sight-bob remains above surface . |
| 18 | The process goes on for several days , a few polyps occasionally expanding briefly , until finally the coral returns to its former glory . |
| 19 | If food to be eaten raw or without further cooking has thawed , it 's acceptable to refreeze it if just the surface has softened but you can still feel some ice . |
| 20 | The purchaser hopes that if ever a court considers any one level of protection to be unreasonable , it may sever this from the agreement and leave the other covenants untouched or impose a more reasonable amended form . |
| 21 | You 've been set in a certain class and no matter how your opinions change and you want to throw that class off , if ever a man does , it wo n't let him , it 's there in his voice , in his manner ; even if a gentleman was to take to the road he 'd still be a gentleman ; I mean , according to the kind of education he 's received , so to my mind that has become a kind of cage . |
| 22 | And if ever a man sleeps well after a day 's work done well that man is , and I pray God give him rest , Donald Templeton ! ’ |
| 23 | If ever a man deserves an honour from his country , it 's this man . ’ |
| 24 | And , if ever a subject needs intelligibility , it is race . |
| 25 | If ever a victory deserves to be recorded for posterity this one does . |
| 26 | Ian Balding , the winning trainer who sent out Mill Reef to win the Arc in 1971 , said : ‘ If ever a horse deserves to win a Group One race it is Silver Fling . |
| 27 | er , and if ever an incident happens in our part of Leicester , and there 's a police statement about it , it 's usually quoting him . |
| 28 | Baldwin , with a glowering Churchill beside him and uncertain followers behind him , took the opportunity to pay a notable tribute to the Viceroy and to end it on a curious note , half petulant , half menacing : ‘ I will only add that if ever the day comes when the party which I lead ceases to attract to itself men of the calibre of Edward Wood , then I have finished with my party . ’ |
| 29 | I 'm sure if ever the occasion arises when I want advice on insurance , you 're the first person I 'll come to . ’ |
| 30 | Other materials such as blown mineral wool and blown polystyrene beads do not have this disadvantage if expertly installed , but the beads can be a nuisance if ever the wall needs to be pierced . |