Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [prep] an [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fairness , it must be said that the professions have worked out a number of checks and balances to this system , and a common alternative to a percentage fee , hourly rates , can work out as an even more expensive open cheque drawn on the public purse . |
| 2 | If the period is too short , little smoothing will be achieved ; if too long , the irregularities will be flattened out to an almost straight horizontal line and there will be considerable gaps at each end of the series . |
| 3 | It was n't until dawn that she finally drifted off into an all too brief and fitful sleep . |
| 4 | We can make our ‘ tree diagram ’ grow to look like this : If we then look at this phrase in the context of a longer phrase ‘ twenty places further back ’ , and build up the ‘ further back ’ part in a similar way , we would end up with an even more elaborate structure : |
| 5 | They may twitch , move around to an apparently more comfortable position , but their eyes remain closed and they remain unresponsive . |
| 6 | They can be blotted down for an even more subtle finish , if you prefer , then topped with a dewy lipgloss . |
| 7 | Edward , resentful , set off in an even more dour frame of mind than usual . |