Example sentences of "[adv] and [adv] [vb base] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The depressions which accompany the menopause for many women and those which afflict some men in middle life militate against enjoyment generally and often result in a generally sour view of society as a whole . |
| 2 | I humbly and obediently beg for a close examination of the musical powers of my child , above all for the sake of his honour . |
| 3 | As with doctors , there are always nurses whose personal strengths are such that they can openly and lovingly respond to a patient 's pain , grief and distress without needing defences . |
| 4 | My patience snapped and I said : ‘ Do shut up and just listen for a moment . ’ |
| 5 | He 'll hear you out and probably roar for a cup of sack . ’ |
| 6 | Messengers would then , when making up numbers for ships ' crews , ignore the crowd of men outside , " sneak out and deliberately proceed to a boarding house and obtain the required number of men " . |
| 7 | It is possible , for example , to read Henry James scholarship exhaustively and never arrive at a nodding mention , much less a satisfactory treatment , of the black woman who lubricates the turn of the plot and becomes the agency of moral choice and meaning in What Maisie Knew . |
| 8 | If on the other hand the board does not fully and cleanly develop after a couple of minutes , then the board has not been exposed to UV light for long enough . |