Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [conj] [adv] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Are you suggesting that Barney made up his mind to kill Angy and cold-bloodedly chose a method that would throw suspicion on someone else ? |
| 2 | Remember , Miss Carter wanted me to go pupil-teaching and then take a teacher 's course , well that 's one thing I could do ; it 's not too late , I 'm only twenty-two . |
| 3 | The incumbent 's output starts at a high level and gradually declines , whilst the entrants ' output starts low and gradually increases the more it discovers about the market . |
| 4 | The first clinical signs are dullness , reluctance to eat and usually a temperature rise to 103F–105F together with a runny nose which starts watery but soon becomes a very thick yellowy discharge down both nostrils . |
| 5 | Tory councillors refuse to accept this and still argue the Skinnergate and High Row plans will not work . |
| 6 | It would be easier to plant the tuber first , in a pot consisting of the above mentioned medium and then to place the pot in a shallow tank . |
| 7 | Dawes of Nelson , re-united with capable lightweight John Lowe , will be suited by the extra furlong here , and is expected to come late and fast to land the spoils . |
| 8 | ( In Siegfried Wagner achieved a comparable brilliance in that Siegfried , having been splashed by the blood of the dragon he has killed , wins the ability to penetrate the hypocrisy of Mime , who is made to profess good while simultaneously revealing the real evil he intends . ) |
| 9 | David Hill , the party 's unflappable director of communications , has more than adequately filled the role performed by Peter Mandelson in 1987 . |
| 10 | He has more than likely planned the expedition for the half of the day when it is not Northumberland Avenue 's turn for heating . |
| 11 | Everybody has More or less has a paper It 's not like the Scotsman or the News , as regards numbers , but then you 've got all the local news and you got all the local advertisements . |
| 12 | There is much casual evidence that , during the stock market crash in October 1987 , the futures market crashed first and then dragged the spot market down . |
| 13 | Be careful not to overdo this and accidentally bend the notes sharp ! |
| 14 | If the tribunal had , for example , decided that it should be comprised of , inter alia , the need for certain fixtures and fittings , and then later ignored this but still invoked the phrase furnished tenancy , all the objections expressed to the separation of the sum from the parts would still apply . |
| 15 | In Europe the ravages of war had to be made good and then came the enlargement of universities , government institutes , and industrial establishments . |
| 16 | They may argue as a point of fact that , to carry on a taxable ‘ business ’ ( or ‘ economic activity ’ — the terminology in the EC 's Sixth Directive , Art 4(1) and ( 2 ) ) and so use the partial exemption rules , the person must do more than just sell a mere , say , £5 worth of food , drink , tobacco , matches , magazines , books , postcards , camera films , audio or video tapes , cassettes , compact discs , records , sunglasses or combs each year . |
| 17 | The pictures , on the other hand , must do more than just illustrate the story . |
| 18 | You can do more than just watch a programme once , straight through . |
| 19 | Life just has not provided them with a partner and so they wander on through their thirties and forties , still living alone and gradually accepting the situation . |
| 20 | The Smiths were , at this time , lying low and eagerly awaiting the release of the album . |
| 21 | The story tells us , at a literal level , how Hartleap Well received its name ; the curious prose preface emphasizes this and also conveys the idea of commemorating and preserving a tradition for posterity . |
| 22 | By virtue of not developing , you stand still and eventually become an anachronism . ’ |
| 23 | Long sentences can become complicated and so obscure the message . |
| 24 | I certainly had had enough and so had the poor lady , judging by her slight breathlessness , flushed cheeks and waving handkerchief . |
| 25 | It is impossible for the voter to know in advance whether it is his ballot paper which is going to contribute to the result of the election in this way but if voters do not express enough preferences then there is a risk that at some stage in the count their vote will become non-transferable and therefore exercise no further influence upon the result . |
| 26 | The most appealing aspect of The Smiths is their charisma — working class street boys made good but still retain an aura of mystery . |
| 27 | So , even amid the fading glow of the MCG 's floodlights , and the successful reintroduction of South Africa , it is not the time to sit still and just ponder the future . |
| 28 | Virus infections seldom kill , but they do tend to affect vigour , reduce the crop , delay ripening and generally impair the plant 's efficiency , although not all virus infections are necessarily harmful to the vine . |
| 29 | However , if artistic representations of my experience are to do more than merely reflect a personal trauma , it is imperative that the work connect with the common experiences of other women in the same or similar situations . |
| 30 | But to win this game takes more than just knowing the right moves , donning the groovy gear and asking Mr Barber for ‘ a dishy pop-star cut , please ’ . |