Example sentences of "then this [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your power is great — and there I am not equal to you — but it lies in me to make you smile , and if you and I never meet , then this play of love remains incomplete . ’ |
| 2 | If you plan lightweight backpacking overnight trips or weekend walks , then this size of sack can be suitable — especially if the tent , cooking gear and so on are spread between two or three people . |
| 3 | If pub owners were prepared to emphasise the interest of genuine historic features , regardless of period , then this type of fakery , which disappoints or sadly deceives the customer in search of the traditional pub and irreparably removes much of a building 's interest for future generations , could be avoided . |
| 4 | If this is the case , then this type of horse can turn out to be a sensitive and responsive ride , but may always be spooky in unfamiliar circumstances . |
| 5 | If a condition is simply due to muscle tension , either as a result of an injury ( whiplash injury to the neck is a common one ) or due to postural defects , then this type of therapy is the treatment of choice . |
| 6 | If you are not prepared to let me see the original letter then this pretence of cooperation becomes a farce and I see no point in continuing it . ’ |
| 7 | If you had anticipated returning to clinical nursing without undertaking a re-entry programme first , then this kind of worry will have to be ironed out during your period of reorientation to the ward or district . |
| 8 | The frequency of site visits will vary with the nature of the work in progress , but unless the surveyor has agreed a basis of instruction which excludes detailed supervision , then this aspect of job control will usually be extremely time-consuming . |
| 9 | If , as Bataille argued , eroticism is about destroying ‘ the self-contained character of the participants as they are in their normal lives ’ , then this loss of separateness is a kind of momentary death . |
| 10 | So the membrane then hyperpolarizes , but the stimulus is still present , and that 's tending to lead to a depolarization , so we get then this circle of membrane depolarization followed by hyperpolarization , but it 's the calcium activated K channels which are tending to restore the membrane potential to negative values . |
| 11 | If you do a great deal of formal or business entertaining then this sort of dining room is essential . |