Example sentences of "[vb infin] [noun sg] [subord] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Conservative recovery after war and coalition does not demonstrate recovery because of war and coalition , and indeed the opposite might well have been the case .
2 Again in accordance with the Act , they could not refuse election , nor could they take part while in office in any contract to supply the necessities of the House ( with the notable exception of building and repair work ) .
3 People might also resist change because of peer group pressure to do so even though , off the record , they may acknowledge the changes as beneficial .
4 ( 7 ) Where an instrument under seal that constitutes a deed is required for the purposes of an Act passed before this section comes into force , this section shall have effect as to signing , sealing or delivery of an instrument by an individual in place of any provision of that Act as to signing , sealing or delivery .
5 Instead of imposing a university model ‘ what CNAA does … is to forget the university bit , and concentrate on evolving standards that will gain acceptance as of degree status .
6 Initially , both this and its French counterpart , the Academie des Sciences , were concerned as much with what we could call technology as with science .
7 You may lose hair because of illness or a shock , and it is common to have hair loss about three months after having a baby , but this is only temporary and the hair grows back .
8 By emphasising the ‘ primacy of action ’ what these theologians are really saying is that we do not know — indeed we can not obtain knowledge except through praxis .
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