Example sentences of "[adj] and [adv] [vb base] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Remember , Miss Carter wanted me to go pupil-teaching and then take a teacher 's course , well that 's one thing I could do ; it 's not too late , I 'm only twenty-two . |
| 2 | I 've always found it rather sad that a man could produce something as evocative as this and also produce a child who could not appreciate it. , |
| 3 | BLANKED a complimentary letter from the ‘ Proud To Be Plain Club ’ ( ‘ we believe a woman can look average and human in public and still play a role in society ’ ) asking her to be club mascot . |
| 4 | You can be schizophrenic and still make a will that . |
| 5 | Both the Delanos wrote books for children and adults in an effort to encourage the population to become more literate and hopefully generate a sense of pride in the history of the island . |
| 6 | If wild animals have access to your garden you may need to prevent them trying to dig up your pet 's body ; make sure that the grave is as deep as possible and perhaps place a paving slab over it . |
| 7 | So if you use that and just have a look at this problem here . |
| 8 | ‘ Fix one line , foul up two more and then take a tea-break ! ’ |
| 9 | In the context of claims for personal injuries , it is clear that ignorance of the law dissuades potential claimants from seeking advice , and most people only seek legal advice after first obtaining advice from other services , which may be ill-informed and thus cause a person with a claim not to pursue it . |
| 10 | She was so glad that Len was back by her side , and yet she dared not tell him why , because he would only be angry and perhaps start a fight and worry afterwards anyway . |
| 11 | In phytophagous insects the mandibles are bluntly toothed and often bear a molar or crushing surface near the base of the biting margin . |
| 12 | How industry can turn green and still turn a profit — balancing environmental liability with shareholder responsibility will be held on 19–20 March 1992 in London . |
| 13 | Just because you are thin and never suffer a day 's illness does not mean that you can embark on an energetic walking programme without building up to it . |
| 14 | To display the jewelled egg , knot a thread at one end , run it through a pretty bead , up through the egg , through another bead or two and then make a loop with the top to hang the egg . |
| 15 | The Seagram Grand National looks to be an ideal race for Royal Cedar , who jumps economically without being spectacular and never put a foot wrong here . |
| 16 | This is rooted in the perception of society as a collection of disparate and even conflicting interests — such as those of the rich and poor — with a democratic system of government being one in which these different interests are recognized as legitimate and therefore have a voice . |
| 17 | If you ca n't keep your ladder in a shed or garage , padlock it to something secure and never leave a key ‘ hidden ’ outside . |
| 18 | Though explicitly Christian , ‘ Journey of the Magi ’ forms between the earlier and later work a bridge over which the reader ( with access to the gospel word ) may cross into the release of Christianity , the new birth ; but , denied that access , the speaker of the poem can only seek relief in death to escape from having to return to the old way in which he is ‘ no longer at ease ’ . |
| 19 | Hence he had to get an album out sharpish and also undertake a tour of some sort . |
| 20 | Hence he had to get an album out sharpish and also undertake a tour of some sort . |
| 21 | Greg hit a good drive at the 18th and then put a 3-iron on the green . |
| 22 | However , the nub of Sybase 's interest in the group is thought to be focused at what it can do to make its client/server technology more object-oriented and therefore steal a march over competitors like Oracle Corp and Informix Software . |
| 23 | Company boss Peter Johnson revealed that pre-tax profits are up by a third and also forecast a cracker of a year ahead . |