Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [verb] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We half expected them to come back a few days later , but they have never returned to the barn we prepared so painstakingly for them , although they are still sometimes seen in the vicinity . |
| 2 | STANDARD LEVEL OF SERVICE : These amounts are the Government 's view , for the purpose of sharing out Government Standard Spending Grant ( see next note ) , of the appropriate level of spending for the authorities in your area to enable them to provide broadly a standard level of service , taking into account the particular circumstances of the area . |
| 3 | And on this morning , of all mornings , James phoned at the crack of dawn and asked me to preside over a ridiculous Press party . |
| 4 | times of I mean , I actually think it 's a an awful lot of ask of a friendship , or of a family situation and also , indeed , if you I mean I think sometimes they can be very supportive but th the true understanding may not be there and erm I think that 's what led me to start up a self- help group in Edinburgh erm which is , has been erm running for the last two years now . |
| 5 | Mum got me to reach down a tall vase from the mantelshelf . |
| 6 | ‘ I was extraordinarily lucky in starting off in a post that was small enough and compact enough to enable me to meet quite a sizeable proportion of the population . ’ |
| 7 | With only one hour and 30 minutes to go I squirted out a cheap-looking burning skull design , slapped on a logo and sent the damn thing off with only minutes to spare . |
| 8 | Twenty-five minutes later , as he climbed the steps of St Martin's-in-the-Field , he found himself offering up a little prayer , its sentiments not so very different from those of the carols this congregation would presently be singing . |
| 9 | Soon , he found himself standing over a young Dragoon who was lying on the ground . |
| 10 | To Joseph 's delight the Resident Superior led his entourage to the very front of the audience chamber and the American boy found himself standing only a few feet away from the throne where the Emperor Khai Dinh , a slender , almost feminine figure , sat swathed in a golden robe of richly embroidered silk . |
| 11 | ‘ Regarding Alfred Glynn , I want you to get together a small team , with a dog handler , to await instructions . |
| 12 | In this extract Roddy 's parents want him to take up a useful hobby : |
| 13 | Kendo then took the prey from Fitz , having let him tear out a large piece of the monkey 's intestines . |
| 14 | After all , if he could n't get into the England team while the ban was in force , what chance has he got once a world-class player like Gatting becomes available again ? |
| 15 | ‘ The refinancing will place the necessary cash at the disposal of Norsk Data A/S , enabling it to carry out a private resolution in which its unsecured creditors are offered a cash dividend of 25% , but the banks ‘ required as a condition for financing that the present share capital shall be written down to zero , and that a share issue shall be carried out by partly converting the banks ’ debt into equity . ’ |
| 16 | How he used it opened up a new realm for investigation . |
| 17 | However , a few newspapers were interested and I found myself giving about a dozen interviews . |
| 18 | Rush , later to be carried off with what Mr Bonds termed a ‘ bad groin injury ’ , also had a shot turned aside by Flowers , who later flung himself to keep out a stinging shot by Allen . |
| 19 | Teachers need not be afraid of explaining to pupils their reasons for wanting them to carry out a certain piece of investigatory work . |
| 20 | Space allows me to discuss only a few aspects of the curriculum in any detail . |
| 21 | There was no single incident that Loretta could pinpoint as the cause , merely a series of minor hold-ups ; and Bridget had mislaid her car keys , causing them to set off a few minutes after the time they had agreed . |
| 22 | Somewhat naïvely , I had expected it all to be sorted out then and there , but the chap just took my name , gave me a form to fill in and told me to come back a few days later for a full interview . |
| 23 | But chief executive Colin Spencer said the Government inspector would expect them to put forward a preferred route as a matter of policy . |
| 24 | On balance he 'd have preferred to have seen them take on a top world fast bowler to ease the new-ball burden on him — as indeed they intended before negotiations with Australia 's Craig McDermott broke down months before the start of the season — but sees at least one advantage in having a star batsman rather than bowler . |
| 25 | So let me spell out a few more advantages you may not have realised before : |
| 26 | Let me give just a few facts and figures . |
| 27 | Let me pick up a few points which occur to me arising out of what you 've just been saying . |
| 28 | Let me pick up a few points which occur to me arising out of what you 've just been saying . |
| 29 | This allows you to set up a different sound by altering the mid emphasis , coupled with selectable additional boost which can then be triggered by either the front panel ‘ enable ’ switch or via a footswitch . |
| 30 | It takes only a few thousands of eV ( keV ) to bring two nuclei together and if they fuse you get over a million eV ( MeV ) in return . |