Example sentences of "[Wh det] [modal v] [verb] [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This ‘ sausage ’ or ‘ carrot ’ ballooning can block the flow of emergency cooling water in the reactor , which should stave off a meltdown . |
| 2 | Judge the timing of the research carefully , advised Ms Morris ; a key sales period , Christmas for example , would not be typical , neither were school holidays , which might throw up a biased sample . |
| 3 | Both there and at Keetmanshoep the Germans built headquarters stations which could take on a new strategic role in time of war . |
| 4 | In the late 1690s the Scottish government gave its support to a proposal intended to enable the country to escape from all its economic problems : a trading company was to be launched which would set up a commercial centre at Darien on the Panama Isthmus . |
| 5 | Another new instrument that the Commission will be considering next year is a revised draft of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture , which would set up an international system of visits to places of detention , aimed at preventing torture and ill-treatment . |
| 6 | ‘ We would like the Community to work towards a simple document — a European Record of Achievement — which would set out an individual jobseeker 's qualifications and experience in a way which could be recognised easily by employers in other countries . ’ |
| 7 | Between Alice and Mary and Reggie took place the accounting session which would bring in a regular contribution to the household . |
| 8 | I expect to find rich pickings in the Ministry of Defence , with its townships , its airfields , its office blocks , its country houses , its sailors ' hostel in South Kensington and its acreage of land which would make up an English county . |
| 9 | Using our description above ( pp. 11 – 12 ) , construct a brief summary of the main points which would make up an instance of each of the following TYPES of argument about the book : |
| 10 | The new road bridge spanning the Dornoch Firth was suggested as having a dual role — carrying both road and rail , the rail section to be a new piece of line which would cut out a long detour and dramatically reduce the journey time to the Far North . |
| 11 | Words such as ‘ unsown ’ and ‘ snow ’ or ‘ star ’ and ‘ stir ’ , along with many others like each other in this way make this a poem without the reader being aware of any rhyme which would take out a lot of the emotion . |
| 12 | The best that could be achieved in western Europe was a dispersed defensive strategy which would bog down an offensive , in case of war , and so give time for negotiation . |
| 13 | That we adopt a system of Primary and Secondary Visits which would operate over a two year period . |
| 14 | You have to be careful , you ca n't actually say that Nick represents this or that , you have to say that George thinks that he represents and sort of a kind of genetic engineering which would turn out a generation of perfect people , alright . |
| 15 | The customary toasts will be cheered with soft drinks which will wash down a modest buffet of sausage rolls and sandwiches . |
| 16 | Other measures include a 50p increase on garage rent to £2.50 a week , which will bring in an additional annual income of £32,500 . |
| 17 | The new programme , which will run over a two week period , will focus on a wide range of mental health issues . |
| 18 | This allows the user to list a number of programs which will fill up a complete disk , or more than one disk . |
| 19 | For many people that sort of price for a piece of software which will cut out a lot of laborious typing will appear to be a snip . |
| 20 | It is a question which will take on a more hard-nosed approach once the euphoria of post-World Cup celebrations die down and the reality of the 1992 season , with the test challenges of Scotland and the All Blacks plus the Wallaby tour of Ireland and Wales and possibly South Africa , arrives . |
| 21 | To finish the planting scheme , there are tiny species which can eke out an existence in a teaspoonful of soil . |
| 22 | In particular , the collation of brief reports which can make up an evaluation at the end of each planning cycle should enable the head with both colleagues and governors to create a bridge between good management and good learning . |
| 23 | History has shown that the insensitivity of civil or military rulers to such pressures often results in a civil war , coups or revolutions which can bring about a sudden change in a country 's political ideology and attitudes to private enterprise . |
| 24 | The real problem is with the strings , which can blot out a singer with thick , heavy sound . |
| 25 | Most of the money spent in capital cases goes towards the litigation , which can take over a decade before all the avenues of appeal have been exhausted . |
| 26 | ‘ Your reflections , ’ Hope cried out to the apparently enraptured merchant , ‘ set off my own — as do all the most acute thoughts , scattering from the hand like seeds , each of which can take on a life of its own , and I confess that I became absorbed in those great matters of morality and commerce raised by your eloquent conversation . ’ |
| 27 | Many sacks use texturised nylon fabrics with a sort of natural feel which can take up a certain amount of moisture but dry off quickly . |
| 28 | But trying to measure what will happen over a span of two decades is a hazardous task and the Central Planning Bureau admits to uncertainty . |