Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [adv] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | But this can hardly be our fault when we consider how Milton manages , with or without intention , to build up a wonderfully vivid and intriguing portrait of Satan and offers little else to give any sense of decent , moral , proportion . |
2 | Now , given that so much of that pruning has already been done and given that even given that situation we have never yet reached four percent contingent er turnover savings , I think it highly unlikely and so do the officers , that they will be achieved this year . |
3 | Love had found its proper expression when she became old enough to repeat little verses her governess taught her , mostly in French , or to stumble ludicrously through songs her mother sang . |
4 | On the face and neck this usually takes 2–3 days as these areas heal quickly and early removal helps to reduce scarring . |
5 | Cai Guoqiang is masterminding this frankly baffling artistic project in Oxford 's Angel Meadow . |
6 | The more I thought about it , the more I looked forward to seeing this little known mountainous region , and I had every intention of penetrating at least as far as the Webi Shebeli river . |
7 | I needed to come up with a solution which avoided this overly defined focal point and used it at the same time . |
8 | You will probably need this anyway to reestablish forward flight . |
9 | ‘ Christmas and the New Year is the peak booking season , so we are announcing this now to stimulate maximum interest , ’ said a spokeswoman . |
10 | As might be expected , this basically simple idea has some fairly involved theoretical ramifications , but we can ignore these for present purposes . |
11 | Although occasionally slipping into the realms of standard speedcore and generally tackling some well worn lyrical subjects , it 's obvious that Sofa Head are intrepid explorers venturing into unchartered waters . |
12 | Although occasionally slipping into the realms of standard speedcore and generally tackling some well worn lyrical subjects , it 's obvious that Sofa Head are intrepid explorers venturing into unchartered waters . |
13 | It was becoming easy enough to find biochemical changes that occurred when an animal learned ; the problem was to show that such changes were really part of the memory-making process . |
14 | For short outings , he may be able to operate an ordinary wheelchair , but driving these one-handed requires enormous effort , so an electrically operated wheelchair is preferable . |
15 | It was an open tourer having a folding hood and never looked large enough to take four adults . |
16 | If a slat becomes loose within a panel , spray with water to make is more flexible , press flat then use galvanised nails to anchor the slat between the vertical side battens . |
17 | T&A Thompson Cards operates throughout Ireland , and their cash and carry operation has two fully equipped walk-through vans making regular monthly country-wide journeys . |
18 | This policeman was having to give evidence and he 'd come to talk , oh I see you 've had the baby , cos he was talking to me it had happened I said , oh what did you have blah blah blah , blah blah blah , but the little devil went in the witness box , he denied about not being there on duty about putting his mac on , ooh and he 'd never clapped eyes on barrister or a solicitor and they said he 'll meet you before the case , so we had to go extra early meet this barrister and he never came and so they took us in this little room in all his wig and his gown , we got , oh what happened ? |
19 | The history of the past ten years has seen Labour consistently oppose any change inside the health service and , even more regrettably , has often seen groups inside it resist reform on the grounds that their vested interests are being challenged . |
20 | In order to substantiate her claim , India has permitted several foreign expeditions , always accompanied by a team of nationals , to visit this highly restricted military area — a combat zone in the heart of the greatest collection of unclimbed peaks in the Karakoram . |
21 | You should do this only to compare one beer with another or one wine with another . |
22 | If the tumour had grown bigger why take more pictures ? but that was dangerous ground , I was n't a medic . |
23 | Coun Michael Williams said : ‘ It 's a matter of concern that the Trust has n't seen fit even to consult local authorities on such an important issue affecting the people of Machynlleth . ’ |
24 | Some of the South Africans are were last night understood to be unhappy that only the English anthem is to be played , but it was felt better not to cause more controversy in the light of Thursday 's threat by the African National Congress to call a halt to future tours . |
25 | But , privatization had not dramatically affected core areas of local government activity by the end of the 1980s , and in those areas where it was implemented it seemed unlikely significantly to undermine bureaucratic power . |
26 | Imagine Sandy just saying one morning , oh , by the way , babes . |
27 | Eventually supergrains of matter coalesced until the rocky fragments became large enough to attract more materials with gravity accreting at a faster and faster rate until they became full-sized planets . |
28 | Scatter over the chopped cashews and add some freshly ground black pepper . |
29 | Add some freshly ground black pepper . |
30 | For example , if there are a total of twelve children , twelve divided by four equals three so have twelve sweets on the cake around the edges and cut the cake into quarters , each with three on , before cutting it into the individual pieces . |