Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adv] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the present case we shall take the view that the perception of two distinct types of phrase here can be explained rather simply by a divergence of relation at the intensional level . |
| 2 | The trouble about Ellis 's preoccupation with crime fiction is that it 's a genre that sits most comfortably in an England that is dead and gone . ’ |
| 3 | But it fits less well with a situation in which the ‘ rules ’ under which the negotiation takes place are regularly changed to the extent that the nature of the ‘ game ’ may itself have been changed . |
| 4 | Part of the reason why the shareholders had to wait so long for a return was that the original capital had been only 10,000 guineas , and the Company financed itself by fairly short-term loans from the merchants with which it did business , so the shareholders stood at the end of a long line of creditors but could expect substantial returns on their money in the end if the Company survived . |
| 5 | John Gorman says … he 's happy but in some ways disappointed that they 've had to wait so long for a win … it 's been hard week after week … but they 've shown great character and the fans have been very supportive |
| 6 | He pressed on and on , resting only briefly on a rock outcrop before continuing . |
| 7 | On the contrary , ‘ few things are regarded so cheaply as an animal 's life … |
| 8 | Enough to remind her of the consequences of submitting so easily to a man who despised her . |
| 9 | She came back to the north with him after that and they lived together again for a time . |
| 10 | I know of no animal of its size which can disappear so completely as an otter ! |
| 11 | He felt only sorry for him and sure that , if they could stay alone together for a while , Fiver would come round to an easier state of mind . |
| 12 | How far would Rock Hudson have got if his true proclivities , hidden so long by a succession of girlfriends provided by the studios , had been known ? |
| 13 | M103 is in the same × 20 field with Delta , but is not at all easy to identify , and looks rather more like a chance aggregation of stars . |
| 14 | This manoeuvre looks rather more like a tail-spin . |
| 15 | Two classes of category were identified : the first consisted of the 41 types occurring most frequently in a window of + or - 2 word positions , to capture those words in close grammatical construction with the node . |
| 16 | The second domain-specific method ( DS2 ) resembles the first in that 20 of its 81 categories were one or two-word sequences occurring most frequently in a window of + or - 1 and 2 word positions , respectively . |
| 17 | It may be junk , but it looks all right in a garden . |
| 18 | To be able to concentrate so fully on a race needs good board handling skills , since you should n't have to think about how to sail the board fast . |
| 19 | It 's the largest subject created so far by a foundry which specialises in works of art by sculptors from Britain and Europe . |
| 20 | It 's the largest subject created so far by a foundry which specialises in works of art by sculptors from Britain and Europe . |
| 21 | Mm I think er what this stuff that I 'm er knocking together here into a pack for each of you is a step in the right direction , I think Mary 's done a , a good job here on this er |
| 22 | Women will wait much longer at an intersection rather than take a risk . |
| 23 | It would n't be on walking much further to a bus stop somewhere else , especially in the winter when it 's raining and snowing . ’ |
| 24 | However , Mr Murdoch has come dangerously close to an edge over which other debt-happy Australian entrepreneurs have already tumbled . |
| 25 | Ken had come home late from a gig he had not enjoyed . |
| 26 | In a national survey , ‘ forward planners ’ in all classes had lower fertility ( and family size clustered more tightly around an average of two children ) , and were more likely to use effective methods of contraception . |
| 27 | The French now seemed fully committed once more to a future of European co-operation . |
| 28 | France and West Germany had presented a proposal for an immediate co-ordinated financial aid package amounting to some US$15,000 million , but the USA had argued that it could not commit itself to direct aid until the Soviet Union had reduced military spending , moved more forcefully to a market economy and curtailed its aid to Cuba . |
| 29 | Her yellow nail traced once more for a stranger 's benefit the blank faces , wide staring eyes of the previous generation of Dersinghams . |
| 30 | If Somerset should opt once more for a batsman , my instinct tells me the favourite would be Richie Richardson . |