Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [verb] [prep] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 After the passage quoted just above concerning the esteem in which Molla Fenari was held and his place in the state , and before passing on to the next event in his life , namely his going on the pilgrimage in 822 ( 8 Dhu " l-Hijja = 26 December 1419 ) , Ibn Hajar writes that Molla Fenari became widely known for his erudition and that he was both pious and abundant in culture and merit " except that he was censured for [ espousing ] the sect of Ibn al- " Arabi and for the fact that he taught the and affirmed it " : he goes on to say that Molla Fenari , on the advice of friends , abjured mention of the subject in Egypt .
2 But the language your correspondent then goes on to use in her letter belies her true position — that of a supporter of the status quo and of the present head teacher .
3 She goes on to complain of her exclusion from theological learning :
4 GEORGE FOREMAN is ready to carry on fighting after his defeat by Tommy Morrison in Las Vegas on Monday night .
5 Labour is determined to create a ‘ skills-culture ’ in which everyone is entitled to go on learning throughout their working life .
6 After marriage , only the exceptional woman is now going to go on working outside her home . ’
7 The one who wanted to go on banging through my play ?
8 On the fourth floor is Mozart House , a room which features 3,000–4,000 Mozart CDs , portraits of the maestro on the wall , and an Empire couch to sit on to listen to his music being played continually .
9 But I said there was a lot lower than you got only passes in your grade .
10 The man who links together his prayer with deeds of duty , and fits seemly actions with his prayer , is the man who prays without ceasing , for his virtuous deeds or the commandments he has fulfilled are taken up as a part of his prayer .
11 They became so engrossed in their chattering , that they did not notice a customer who came up behind them .
12 Cash in comes from your deposit book and cash out comes from your cheque book .
13 Suddenly she rose from the post , some 250 feet from me , and with a dozen or so leisurely beats of her magnificent wings she was angling in to land on my glove and devour her prize !
14 He was rarely home , even Pat only went to his flat three or four times .
15 The tsarist threat receded in 1867 , when Russia sold Alaska to the United States , and the doctrine subsequently became better known for its challenge to the perceived intention of the European Holy Alliance to help Spain reconquer its former colonies .
16 Industry critics further point out that the EIUG 's worries last year about sharp price increases did n't materialise , and such international price comparisons as there are provide little support for its case .
17 He has since given over his castle to the worship of Isis .
18 Sinead has since said of her time at Grianan : ‘ I have never , and probably never will again , experienced such panic and terror and agony over anything . ’
19 Has since resigned from his family to spend more time with John Major .
20 Now the motorist who hit him , 20 year old Gavin Soutar from Park North , has successfully appealed against his sentence for driving without due care and attention .
21 ‘ I 'm so sorry , my dear , but your sweet face has entirely driven from my mind the details of your file .
22 They had spent another fifteen minutes with Leeming before the doctor had come in to check on his patient .
23 She has obviously learnt from her creator , who amended Defoe 's actual Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain ( 1724–6 ) , by introducing with the aid of books further description of historic buildings , without venturing further into the country than his garden .
24 If the renowned sciences of the ancient Indian sages consisted of all these extravagant follies , mankind has indeed been deceived in the exalted opinion it has long entertained of their wisdom .
25 The Catholic Church has long insisted on its right of making due provision for the full range of the educational needs of its community and has invested heavily in making such provision .
26 With the Gunners fading alarmingly in their pursuit of the Championship , chairman Peter Hill-Wood has told Graham he has only to knock on his door to be handed virtually an open cheque book .
27 But the behaviour of Reverend Prentice has only added to his anguish .
28 Similarly , the attempt to remove barriers to investment has merely led to their redistribution , for instead of paying rates inside Enterprise Zones firms pay higher rents and property prices ( Erikson and Syms , 1986 ) .
29 ‘ Just imagine him standing by the side of you , with his hands crossed before him in a Miss Mollyish style , his intended bow half a courtsey , his fat arms and legs assisting , as in duty bound ; his side glances at you every ten seconds , while he softly , sweetly and insinuatingly informs you — that he has made the arts his peculiar study for the last eight years , and that he flatters himself , by his unremitting study he has greatly contributed to their improvement ; that he came to Ambleside for that purpose ( 't is a great big lie — he came solely to get a living for himself and family , but he is too proud to acknowledge this ) and hopes that the time has been employed with equal advantage to the arts and to himself . ’
30 For the Council , the creation of the new institutions has greatly added to its work , while for the colleges the rigours of course submission and CNAA validation procedures have , in some cases , been traumatic .
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