Example sentences of "[subord] [adj] [noun] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The circular plan was derived from the hospital tents of the Crimea , where improved ventilation helped reduce the risk of cross-infection . |
| 2 | Where serious challenges do emerge , for example in the case of the election of the socialist , Salvador Allende , as president of Chile in 1970 , the threat is removed by violent overthrow of the constitutional power by the capitalist class through the army and the police , with the support of other key sectors of the establishment . |
| 3 | Even where post-merger firms did achieve productivity gains , they did little better than the productivity performance of the industry as a whole . |
| 4 | Where written records do survive they are as a rule woefully incomplete , and for prehistoric communities they are by definition completely absent . |
| 5 | Although detailed discussions did take place and were finally unsuccessful , this careful approach managed to maintain an on-going business relationship … |
| 6 | This ensures nothing is inadvertently left inside the patient , although modern-day swabs do show up on X-rays . |
| 7 | Although French technique does seem awkward to begin with , it is the most efficient way of moving on easier angled terrain and is also the basis of resting on steeper ground . |
| 8 | He tries to obtain fresh herbs where possible , and grows a few in his garden as a standby , although dried herbs do work if the fresh variety is not available . |
| 9 | Most countries in the South suffer from a low per capita income , a small industrial base and a lack of diversified exports , although important exceptions do exist . |
| 10 | So although positivist criminology did concern itself with social and economic conditions , in a way that classical criminology did not , it mostly ended up just as timid-looking as far as drawing ‘ corrective ’ conclusions was concerned . |
| 11 | Although female cetaceans do have paired mammary glands , twins have been recorded only very rarely , and even then one or both have died . |
| 12 | But if political calculations did enter the minds of the Conservatives ( Alexander 1982b:46 ) then they have been disappointed . |
| 13 | If unavoidable delays do occur the operative should be paid at the basic rate and the hours excluded from bonus calculations . |
| 14 | Even if implied warranties did apply , they would not address all the purchaser 's concerns as can be seen by the fact that the main warranties implied by the Sale of Goods Act 1979 are dealt with within warranties A3 and A4 in the standard sale agreement ( see Appendix III ) . |
| 15 | If foreign investors do express interest , ITN may raise new equity to strengthen the business . |
| 16 | If social workers do become integrated into Homes with a clear role offering continuity , the possibility of doing group work with residents and families should be considered . |
| 17 | But if naval patronage did prove to be of considerable value to the Elphinstone family interest , reinforcing the impact of the Indian patronage distributed by Keith 's brother , William Elphinstone , the fleet could only provide patronage for those officers fortunate enough to be employed in a command in a suitable station far from Great Britain . |
| 18 | If individual deterrence did work as the theory suggests , we would expect that if we introduced a new kind of harsh punishment designed to deter , the offenders who suffered the new punishment would be measurably less likely to re-offend than similar offenders who underwent a more lenient penalty . |
| 19 | The Soviet Union , for its part , let it be known that if serious trouble did break out in East Germany Soviet troops would not move in , as they did to quell the 1953 revolt — so long as the West did not interfere either . |
| 20 | Even if indirect taxes do impose smaller administrative costs than direct taxes for a given revenue yield , not too much should be made of this . |
| 21 | If black holes do exist , Kip will get one year of Penthouse . |
| 22 | There 's no doubt that exaggeration of symptoms can become a powerful factor in pursuing compensation claims , and if bogus claims do create an RSI bandwagon , genuine cases will fail as a result . |
| 23 | There are escape routes for those , too , and if injured rabbits do get back into the system they are likely to be extremely difficult to capture . |
| 24 | The government 's fear is that there may be many more Welkoms waiting to happen , and if racial conflict does spread in South Africa , it could seriously unsettle a delicate process of change which is underway . |
| 25 | If artificial selection does change the average condition of the population , the trait under selection must have been heritable ; and the degree of response to artificial selection indicates the degree of heritability . |
| 26 | Of course if independent Republics do get control of their own weapons , it 's blown out of the water , their non proliferation treaty caught you has n't it ? |
| 27 | Second , even if nuclear families do inhabit separate houses , they may be part of a joint family : ‘ A joint family may consist of several branches living as separate households in different residences but pooling their incomes , all the major decisions relating to finance , ceremony performances and marriages , etc. being taken jointly ’ ( Anwar , 1979 , p. 55 ) . |
| 28 | If noumenal things did exist , there would be no possibility of defining a " principle of individuation " for them in any case . |
| 29 | After all , if religious beliefs did furnish presupposition , sanction , and motivation for science , they might be looked upon more favorably in an otherwise secular society . |
| 30 | Even if young people do obtain a home in the privately rented sector , it is nearly always a transient tenure whether they are married or not . |