Example sentences of "[noun] [is] [to-vb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When food is clumped in groups , the best method of search is to move straight ahead when not in a group , but to turn through tight angles once one item has been found , in order to find the rest of the group . |
| 2 | Er , so our intention is to do as quickly as we can . |
| 3 | The alternative is to manage reactively rather than proactively . |
| 4 | Though her job is to translate as faithfully as possible , this process is replicated in her mind by ‘ bad copies ’ in which analogous discursive systems are conjoined in such a way as to emphasize disparities between them or unexpected parallels . |
| 5 | Their response to danger is to flee as fast as possible , rather than freeze or hide . |
| 6 | But the aim is to discover not merely whether there is more radioactivity in the brains of the trained compared with the control chicks , but just where in the brain it is located . |
| 7 | The function of a library service is to provide so far as resources allow , all books , periodicals , etc. , other than the trivial , in which its readers claim legitimate interest . |
| 8 | For most companies , the practice in the UK is to report much sooner than the publication period permits . |
| 9 | As the aim of investigating terraces is to determine as accurately as possible former base levels , the back of marine terraces ( E on Fig. 9.18 ) should be measured as this approximates to the former high tide level , but the front of river terraces ( F on Fig. 9.18 ) is the closest approximation to the level of the centre of the old valley floor which was graded to high tide level . |
| 10 | If the motor is to accelerate as quickly as possible the maximum ( pull-out ) torque must be developed at all speeds . |
| 11 | Once a project which meets the predetermined criteria has been found the natural inclination is to proceed as quickly as possible , but ignoring changed circumstances will cause problems . |
| 12 | The secret is to lean back hard as you put the power on . |
| 13 | The cabling of Britain is to begin as soon as possible , so that at least major conurbations will be hooked up by 1986 , when the BBC starts direct broadcasting by satellite ( DBS ) . |
| 14 | And one other match taking place this evening is the preliminary round F A Cup replay at Railway Cuttings between Banbury United and Solihull Borough , and if you 're thinking of popping along , the message from Banbury is to get there early as another bumper gate is expected . |
| 15 | Important though this literature is , the main purpose of later sections is to isolate as far as is generally possible the impact of the government budget on the Lorenz curve that would otherwise have obtained , and then to consider proposals that are more closely tied to the poverty literature . |
| 16 | The MP added : ‘ I 'm calling on Saville 's to withdraw as quickly as possible from the deal and allow the local authorities to acquire the land . |