Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they are brought together , in successive books , by the force of this preoccupation , and the reader has to make what he can of the resemblance between two figures quite remote from one another in any coarser understanding of the matter , to do this while adjusting his sight to a vista of copycats , impostors and successive interpretations — a vista which is far from unfamiliar now and can be caught , for instance , in the productions and reproductions of contemporary literary theory . |
| 2 | The Government made clear when introducing its reform of the housing benefit scheme in April 1988 that it will be adapted to provide community charge rebates for low-income groups . |
| 3 | Not so foolish as to put your head in a noose . |
| 4 | Similarly , the inventor must be careful when discussing his invention with potential manufacturers and the like and the law of confidence is very important at this stage . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd rather see you like that than making my bed for me , ’ said John . |
| 6 | Aunt Sarah did not so much as lift her head from the rug she was making , but Ruth watched the way the rug hook stabbed the canvas with increased speed and vigour , as if she wanted to hurt it , and Ruth knew that her aunt was as tense as she was herself . |
| 7 | When Travis seemed in need of another stiff drink , Sebastian served him liberally and , Travis 's tongue more free than it had ever been , he spoke of his love for Rosemary , his wish to marry her , but how because of her sense of propriety she would n't even let him take her out , or so much as mention her name to his family . |
| 8 | I wo n't so much as put your petition in front of my Bishop . |
| 9 | It may not be as easy as surrendering your body to the doctor and simply taking the medicine , nor can you expect an over-night cure . |
| 10 | In 1682 Ralph Thoresby , the Leeds antiquary , ‘ saw the glasshouses ’ as he passed through Silkstone , and when John Warburton came that way in 1718–19 while preparing his map of Yorkshire , he pinpointed the position of the glasshouse to the right of the road that crossed the stream just to the south of Silkstone church . |
| 11 | The reason , in my opinion , why many artists call pastel application ‘ painting ’ is because they have some sort of complex when comparing their art to that of the oil painter , which is wrong . |
| 12 | Dr Scott , from long experience , did no more than wrinkle his nose at the odour of decay , and spent twenty minutes there , mostly occupied with a careful consideration of the head . |
| 13 | Tony did no more than repeat his run of the morning . |
| 14 | Medical research company Medirace , which is trying to develop a drug to treat cancer and Aids , is more than tripling its size through an £87million takeover . |
| 15 | One is led to conclude from all this that despite some tactical ‘ victories ’ here and there , the British point of view with respect to policy in the EEC has not on the whole prevailed , any more than has its influence over the development of the institutional framework of the Community . |
| 16 | The re-furbished flats were more than contributing their share of reducing the UK target of 20% reduction in CO 2 emissions — 15 years ahead of schedule ! |
| 17 | In elections to the Landtag ( provincial parliament ) in Upper Austria on Oct. 6 the extreme right Freedom Party of Austria ( FPÖ ) more than tripled its share of the vote , winning 17.7 per cent ( 5 per cent in the last Upper Austria provincial elections in 1985 — see p. 34110 ) and 11 seats ( three hitherto ) . |
| 18 | Since 1985 , Heidrick and Struggles in London has more than tripled its number of consultants — from five to fifteen — most of them at first new to search and comparatively young . |
| 19 | She could feel Maggie 's distress ; Maggie needed more than to have her care about the house . |
| 20 | She was able to talk about herself in a more positive way , and this she attributed to having felt useful and capable when helping her sister-in-law around the house . |
| 21 | Lady Belladonna 's utterance is tantamount to saying her age multiplied by her age multiplied by her age is the same as multiplying her age by four and then by five and finally by 45 . |
| 22 | But it was the same as drying her hair in the nude , with an electric hair dryer . |
| 23 | But if you 've got the right attitude and right , as I said on the notes , right voice and the right er personality , it it 's just the same as having somebody face to face . |
| 24 | This is not the same as assessing its impact on the value of the company , although it makes some attempt to do this , as will be described shortly . |
| 25 | I must admit I acted with the thought that I could interest you , that some attention would not be unwelcome — I hope I am not so insensitive as to force my company on anyone without some indication on their part — and there was interest , was n't there ? |
| 26 | The salt itself , even at high dose ( 5% ) in my experience , has little effect on the flukes other than to weaken their hold on the fish . |
| 27 | We did little planning other than booking our accommodation in a chain of well positioned youth hostels , but the holiday was memorable . |
| 28 | Uncertain whether to admit his pleasure at being asked to assist , he said merely , ‘ If you 'd like me to . ’ |
| 29 | It is a fine , Medieval bridge , guarded at each end and fortified as befitted its position as the sole river crossing and approach to the castle . |
| 30 | " I 'd rather see you dead than turn your coat like her next door . " |