Example sentences of "[adv] be [verb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bulb had obviously been hit hard so as to break its filament , to ensure no warning light came on . |
| 2 | British law in this area is roughly based on the liberal precept that immorality may only be tolerated so long as it remains a wholly private matter . |
| 3 | While certainly it seems plausible to suggest that , if there are people from similar social or educational backgrounds in a number of key roles , the relationships between those people will facilitate the sharing of ideas and opinions , the processes involved can not necessarily be explained as simply as this . |
| 4 | This novel method of synthesising the compound could perhaps be used more widely if the compound were dispersed — eg within a zeolite — where there are channels for the rapid movement of the reactive plasma species . |
| 5 | Less than a quarter of contests ever reach the final , antler pushing stage , and even then the deer stag only pushes its opponent 's antlers rather than trying to spike his softer flanks ; antlers could perhaps be used more dangerously than they are . |
| 6 | Luce struggled to pin down the elusive thought , but it hovered , wraith-like , just out of reach , and in a minute or so was blotted out completely when she found herself being carried into a strange , and clearly masculine , bedroom . |
| 7 | Connelly was fighting as hard as he could but it was useless . |
| 8 | He knew he had not been dozing very long because the smells of fried bacon and toasted bread still drifted through the house . |
| 9 | Whereas endogenetic processes had not been studied as extensively as exogenetic ones this now gave a focus for study by physical geographers as illustrated by the analysis of eruptions by Etna ( Clapperton , 1972 ) . |
| 10 | It is evident that change has not been achieved as rapidly as desired , and to a large extent it is for this reason . |
| 11 | In the hon. Gentleman 's constituency , the time taken is being reduced , although it has not been reduced as fast as we should like . |
| 12 | ‘ 1992 has already been scrapped as far as I am concerned , ’ said Thomas . |
| 13 | I hope you realised they said a few a words on there that 's just been picked up like while I was |
| 14 | And big brewers Scottish & Newcastle chairman Sir Alick Rankin reckons the north will soon be hit as hard as the south . |
| 15 | The reductions will normally be worked out automatically before you receive your bill and you will not need to make a claim , but some people who did not previously pay rates , and who are pensioners or disabled people , can apply to the council for extra help as explained below . |
| 16 | For this same reason cooked potatoes should not be kept hot longer than necessary . |
| 17 | In Vienna , of course … my only conclusive recourse was to leave the city , which could not be arranged as quickly as I would have liked since I had army business there which demanded my attendance . |
| 18 | In reality , the asset would form part of the ‘ general pool ’ of plant and machinery and the tax benefit of the balancing allowance would not be realised as early as in the example . |
| 19 | Without their dedicated service , the prison would not be run so well as it is . |
| 20 | Belief in the power of such plants can be traced back to the time of the Druids ; it was certainly part of the belief system of the Celtic peoples , and although it may not be voiced so explicitly as it once was , yet the custom of planting and preserving this special tree is still continued by some people . |
| 21 | The connection between patronage of this type and parliamentary politics could not be stated more clearly than in a letter which John Graham of Dougalston wrote to Mungo Graeme of Gorthie in 1741 , saying that he had made an arrangement with the Laird of Glinns , one of the Stirlingshire voters : |
| 22 | While he may not be collecting as actively as he was a few years ago , his name still inspires sufficient awe in most art world people for them to request complete anonymity when discussing him . |
| 23 | This is a crude form of distraction display , but it can not be developed much further because of the context in which it occurs . |
| 24 | Gifts made prior to the introduction of inheritance tax will not be assessed more harshly than they would under CTT , had it continued . |
| 25 | But it should not be built somewhere simply because a Bill is lying on the table . |
| 26 | The film itself should not be written off just because it uses unsophisticated material . |
| 27 | It will make a little money , so you need not be troubled as far as I am concerned . ’ |
| 28 | No sooner had the Colonel stumped out , his face flushed with a moral indignation that might or might not be sustained as far as Eaton Square and the Foreign Secretary 's residence , than the telephone rang . |
| 29 | The members of the tribunal should not have any other personal interest in the proceedings ( though on an exchange that is of its nature run by practitioners , this requirement may not be treated as strictly as it would in an ordinary law court ) . |
| 30 | And I also rely on my evidence of of quoting another custodian of Government policy namely the Prime Minister and its current Prime Minister erm who makes the point that proposals for development must not be turned down simply because it is the safest course . |