Example sentences of "the [noun] [vb past] [vb infin] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Exactly what powers he had in that direction was not clear , but the Board did promise that no former member of the staff of an undertaking taken over would suffer any reduction of salary or conditions of service . |
| 2 | However , no doubt mollified both by the President 's dramatic decision on Tuesday to announce the release of eight long-term political prisoners and by the urbanity of his style , the archbishop did note that the talks had proceeded in ‘ a far better atmosphere ’ than previous encounters he has had with the government . |
| 3 | The researchers did find that volcanic eruptions encourage the destruction of stratospheric ozone by providing a profusion of aerosol particles , which act as catalysts for the reactions that destroy ozone . |
| 4 | But the three-man tribunal of legal experts from France , Greece and The Netherlands did admit that the punishment had been too harsh and that there were mitigating circumstances . |
| 5 | The defendant did leave and worked as a milkman for a competitor of his former employer . |
| 6 | But the management did respond and er I think it was just because of the sheer pressure of the shop stewards er making continuous overtures to them on each and every problem that came up , and they were not going to be set aside er with a simple answer er that would n't satisfy a member . |
| 7 | you 've got the option then if , that if the work did increase and they were satisfactory |
| 8 | I call this an alternative theory because it seems obvious to me that the committee did think that clause 12 was necessary — and I am not simply referring to the definition of ‘ deception . ’ |
| 9 | The Committee did stress that there was ‘ a real desire for improvement ’ and prepared a draft Convention which provided for service via the consular channel , or by an agent appointed either by a party or by the Court whose process was involved . |
| 10 | And er luckily she did n't follow it , but the cat did get and go away . |
| 11 | If the fish did attack and he missed with his spear , Trent knew that his chances of getting out of the water in one piece were nil . |
| 12 | The success which eluded her in the classroom did arrive but from an unexpected quarter . |
| 13 | Terms were not disclosed , although the tabloid did say that it has received a capital injection from Duna , which will be used for investment purposes . |
| 14 | However , the Court did conclude that the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan had been in violation of international law . |
| 15 | However , the court did concede that : " There may be extreme cases where the urgency of communicating a warning is so great , or the source of the information so reliable , that publication of suspicion or speculation is justified ; for example , where there is danger to the public from a suspected terrorist or from the distribution of contaminated food or drugs … " |
| 16 | The court did say that an intention to use the article , should a suitable opportunity arise , would be sufficient mens rea . |
| 17 | Under questioning , the prosecutor did confess that a search of the house had revealed Ralemberg 's and de Macon 's indentures with me , as well as my own pathetic love letters to Mistress Agnes . |
| 18 | While agreeing broadly with the England manager 's summing-up of the present Brazilian team , the thought did occur that in another footballing era he could have been describing an Italian side — brilliant in breakaways but giving nothing away at the back . |
| 19 | The report did recommend that members be called upon to break off relations with Spain , but there were serious divisions among them about the efficacy of such measures . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , the pupils did acknowledge that not all teachers held negative attitudes towards their ethnicity . |
| 21 | Yes , the men did drink and go with prostitutes . |
| 22 | And yes , the police did think that a young person , sex unknown , had been on the scene of the suicide . |
| 23 | Does , does it call into question the fact that that was really what the peasants did think and believe , or were the peasants opportunists , and if they felt they could get away with anything they would get away with anything ? |
| 24 | as if obeying her the bus did appear and ten minutes later she and Erika were at Frankfurter Allee , a roaring road choked with an army convoy : dozens of lorries , their contents masked by huge tarPaulins . |
| 25 | Although we know from other sources that Emily Faithfull 's London apprentices and journey-women were in fact paid the full male rate ( though with some amendment of the apprenticeship system ) , it was clear that she and other promoters of the scheme did anticipate that the consequence might be to lower wages in the printing trade . |
| 26 | However , the survey did find that 89 per cent of rivers , 90 per cent of canals and 90 per cent of estuaries were of either good or fair quality . |
| 27 | However , the document did propose that Palestinians should control their own justice , agriculture , education , taxation , tourism , social security and labour offices |
| 28 | But is does seem clear that at various times the Levellers did allow that in practice not all men would be enfranchised by their proposals . |
| 29 | But , if the time did come when she needed another confidante , Bridget was the person she would choose . |
| 30 | His purpose was to demonstrate not that the earth did spin but that it was impossible for human reason to prove that it did not . |