Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [prep] a [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The same sort of thing , sadly , goes on at a higher level . |
| 2 | But while County are tipped to go up this time , Francis could be stepping on to a bigger stage before next spring . |
| 3 | So you actually had to go on to a smaller boat ? |
| 4 | If an employee trades down to a cheaper model and sacrifices less salary , no output tax liability arises . |
| 5 | Some settlement is likely to take place over a period after the trench has been filled , but this can be filled in at a later stage . |
| 6 | The man who entered a monastery did so , in principle , for life ; there were of course apostates ; there were also a number who moved on to a stricter way of life ; and a few who were promoted to abbeys elsewhere , or to bishoprics , or even to the papacy . |
| 7 | ‘ It was important that I moved on to a bigger stage , with a club in the top bracket of the English First Division , or Celtic and Rangers . ’ |
| 8 | Trading in for a smaller house or flat again releases considerable capital , which is often shared with the offspring . |
| 9 | He needed to come down from a greater height than most . |
| 10 | Dougal bent down for a closer look . |
| 11 | That might mean Lewis being fobbed off with a further promise of a title fight sometime in the next year or two , though he insists : ‘ I 'll fight this in the courts . |
| 12 | This nearly always results in drifting further back without much gain of height and ending up in a worse situation than before . |
| 13 | Marr and his colleagues have come up with a simpler explanation which relies on the fact that there are two classes of ganglion cells , on-centre and off-centre . |
| 14 | By this meeting Nigel had come up with a further solution : rather than abolish SERPS , he suggested that we modify it to the point that it could be afforded . |
| 15 | Pigs bred for life inside do n't do well outside — so the Pig Improvement Company has come up with a tougher type of pig . |
| 16 | Instead , we gradually get the horse used to having its feet picked up , little by little , until it will tolerates having its feet picked up for a longer time without causing any fuss . |
| 17 | It was a ritual that distressed Anna Essinger and her staff but , given the pressure to move the children out of the camp so that others could take their places , nobody was able to come up with a better alternative to what was known as ‘ the market ’ . |
| 18 | The Party now needed to come up with a longer term programme of how to pave the way towards socialism in China as a whole , paying particular attention to the different economic situation in the south which could indeed significantly influence their future strategy . |
| 19 | Perhaps the topic that worries you may be scheduled to come up in a later training session — but it happens today . |
| 20 | It all adds up to a better deal , for your managers , your training budget and for effective corporate management development . |
| 21 | Was that why John drew back from a closer relationship ? |
| 22 | To heighten concern about the Convention , Broken Promise could not have come out at a better time . |
| 23 | so of course that would 've come out at a later stage , yeah , you know there 's a lot of business miles involved in flying to all these er places . |
| 24 | That , if need be , could be sorted out at a later date . |
| 25 | In non-ELT materials you can look for situations which are likely to feature highly predictable language : scenes set in restaurants or shops , at parties , the reception desk or the dining table can sometimes be picked out of a longer programme and used in isolation to give an example of particular language functions in operation . |
| 26 | It is very distressing to find out at a later date that you have made a mistake which can cost you dearly . |
| 27 | He is expecting City to come back with a bigger offer . |
| 28 | The counsellor made it clear that if they wanted to come back at a later stage , they would be welcome . |
| 29 | the Chief Officer do n't quote me by it embarrass er I 've had with carried out on a larger sum other than that available . |
| 30 | All the roofs will be surveyed using traditional techniques , but detailed investigation , using a range of monitoring equipment including infra-red thermography , ultrasonic pulse-echo testing and strain gauges , will be carried out on a smaller sample . |