Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [prep] [adv] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is possible to paint with quite a small brush the details of shadows and shapes of clouds — in fact more so than is generally accepted . |
| 2 | But he meant this to come for only a few days , not for an indefinite stay . |
| 3 | Sometimes as adults if a child for instance asks the question ‘ what is death ’ it is very easy to go into quite a long diatribe about life and death and get really profound , whereas in fact all a child may be wanting to know is how do you know if somebody 's dead , how can you tell the difference between somebody being dead and somebody being asleep ? |
| 4 | By detecting heat this can provide a picture that would be impossible to detect with just the human eye . |
| 5 | But , before we turn to the left 's criticism , it is both necessary and instructive to look at how the dominant rightwing , or what I have termed here ‘ mainstream criticism ’ , dealt with these films . |
| 6 | Yet , although both sets of protagonists had much to say about how a scientific theory should be constructed , neither said much about the substantive assumptions that underlay inquiry or the types of questions with which the study of international relations in particular should be concerned . |
| 7 | It is also likely to provoke at least a verbal protest from the United States , which has warned against any attempt to stem the flow of American programmes across the Atlantic . |
| 8 | It is extremely hard to write about even a dozen different people within a relatively short span . |
| 9 | ‘ In broad terms the acrylics are mature products , ’ he says , ‘ So the general expectation must be that they are likely to grow at much the same rate as the economy of the industrial world as a whole . |
| 10 | Just as they can not cope with the nutritional inferiority of a vegetarian diet , so they find it hard to deal with even a moderate dose of alcohol and may start to vomit , collapse or even go into a coma . |
| 11 | Dr Nolan said it was just shock and she would get over it in time , but it was hard to live with just the same . |
| 12 | Those currencies which currently belong to the exchange rate mechanism and are not perceived by the markets as likely to join at least the first echelon of a single currency may come under pressure in the market . |
| 13 | It was easy to save on coral sand because without undergravel filtration , it is better to stick to only a light dusting of sand on the tank floor . |
| 14 | On our first day we headed for that beautiful beach … but we did n't make it the temptation was too great to lounge by probably the largest and most stunning freshwater pool in the Canaries . |
| 15 | Scottish banks have warned council chief executives that they will be unable to cope with even a modest level of account arrestment . |
| 16 | A detailed story was constructed and refined to account for both the straightforward and more difficult aspects of Prolog . |
| 17 | In identifying these three , Urry is concerned to argue against both the Marxist concept of base and superstructure and the ‘ autonomist ’ approach that the three spheres are autonomous are both inadequate , because they fail |
| 18 | Water companies are obliged to give more comprehensive data to local councils , so consumers should be able to get at least the same amount of information . |
| 19 | In their last fixture before Henley at Marlow Regatta , St Edwards took on another Oxfordshire school Radley College , and were shocked to loose by just a few feet . |
| 20 | It is therefore essential to have at least a general knowledge of the physical background of CL to avoid serious misinterpretation . |
| 21 | Only brief attention will be given to traditional methods of appraisal as they have little to offer to either the public or private sector . |
| 22 | Snotlings can not be joined by heroes or led by them — they fight as a big mass of their own kind and are far too excited to respond to even the simplest commands . |
| 23 | It is difficult to think of even a few ‘ minus points ’ to set against the outstandingly beautiful and accommodating Fairy Wrasse . |
| 24 | In a van , estate car or large hatchback it 's okay , but it 's too big to get into even a large saloon without a lot of hassle . |
| 25 | For some other companies it is uneconomic to open for just a few days between bank holidays . |
| 26 | If each of these requirements were to be implemented , it was , he said , necessary to have at least an organized labour-market , though much more would be needed . |
| 27 | So let's go afloat to look at how the basic boat controls work . |