Example sentences of "especially [conj] they [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Albrow ( 1986 ) has questioned what he calls the ‘ myth of the heroic struggle ’ in sociology , but it seems clear that many disciplines had to fight hard to gain entry and become established , especially where they appeared to threaten the hegemony of existing disciplines , as English and modern languages did with classics , the social sciences with history , and now perhaps computing with mathematics . |
| 2 | People who take sleeping pills can also be at risk of falling , especially if they rise to void during the night , and the ‘ hang-over ’ feeling in the morning can create a safety risk . |
| 3 | But sometimes parents still can not accept their daughter 's sexuality , especially if they return to live in their parents ' home . |
| 4 | It contended that on " most 'hard' calculations " the British appeared to have a limited future on any measurement of international power , especially if they continued to over-commit themselves . |
| 5 | With Ernie 's co-operation , the garden would be a picture next summer , especially if they managed to create a covered patio leading off the drawing-room , which Brian had suggested . |
| 6 | And especially if they planned to go somewhere else today . |
| 7 | I would suggest that the major item which the government has to give priority to is unemployment , especially if they wish to continue in office after three years , which I forecast could be the timing of the next general election if all goes well . |
| 8 | The Russians refer to ‘ buka ’ , the Welsh ‘ barog ’ means spiteful , while the Scots usher forward ‘ boggle-bos ’ , ‘ bucca-bos ’ , ‘ bodachs ’ and ‘ bugbears ’ as the solution for misbehaviour in very small children , especially if they refuse to go to sleep when they should . |
| 9 | The Spastics Society survey shows that many dislike this form of voting , especially if they have to get their form signed by a doctor . |
| 10 | ‘ . There is something enormously satisfying in giving another person advice , especially if they appear to take it seriously . |
| 11 | He said the Government had failed to understand the depth of feeling amongst unionists , especially as they had to share the council chamber with Sinn Fein . |
| 12 | As the ubiquity of stellar coronae had only just been discovered with the Einstein Observatory , the absence of coronae for stars of this type was tantalizing , especially as they seemed to disappear rather rapidly ( on an evolutionary timescale ) . |
| 13 | David Speedy 's goal enough to get all three points for Leicester and I think on the balance of play they just about edged it but Forest put up a marvellous performance in the second half especially when they had to make er changes and things did n't go well for them . |
| 14 | He adds that ‘ the natives of Mull are very careful to chew a piece … especially when they intend to have a drinking bout ’ . |
| 15 | Out-of-town businessmen use our facilities , especially when they wish to impress important clients . ’ |