Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [adv] [vb infin] at all " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Spence ( 1975 ) says , " the firm , in large part , consists of non-market institutions whose function is to deal with resource allocation in the presence of informational constraints that markets handle poorly or do not handle at all " ( p. 164 ) . |
| 2 | Compulsory admission occurred where the doctor ascribed the sick role but the patient did not accept it or did not react at all . |
| 3 | Good works sold both above and below estimate or did not sell at all , and the determining factor may have been a lone telephone bidder working against the reserve . |
| 4 | It 's a material that does n't expand at all as the temperature goes up . |
| 5 | Please try and be really strong tonight and do n't cheat at all . |
| 6 | While the Indians appear to understand roughly what we 're doing — they 're happy to do retakes and do n't seem at all put out by this great big eye being pointed at them — they do n't seem to understand about the idea of acting . |
| 7 | CFCs are made and do not occur at all in nature . |
| 8 | Bass players of the time were most unhappy about the situation , though ; their instrument , the double bass , was exceedingly bulky , very fragile and did not take at all well to the rigours of touring , especially if strapped to the roof of a car , as many were . |
| 9 | ‘ More than once , I should n't wonder , ’ he grunted , and did not look at all thrilled when she failed to reply . |
| 10 | Miss Butler said : ‘ He stood next to me in the lift and did not look at all shifty . |
| 11 | Janice , who switched to nights this week to cover for a colleague , today told the Echo : ‘ He stood next to me and did not look at all shifty . |
| 12 | She kept rabbits in a hutch in the back garden behind the rows of cabbages and the clump of rhubarb and did not mind at all that in winter she had to wash at night in a bowl set on a sheet of brown paper in front of the living room fire because there was no heater in the bathroom . |
| 13 | Paul came in and did n't seem at all surprised by the theatrics when the curtains opened revealing the four of us . |
| 14 | Its declination is 46 degrees north , so that it is circumpolar from Britain ; it can be seen from most inhabited countries , though it is always very low from New Zealand and does not rise at all from the latitude of Invercargill . |
| 15 | This remarkable condottiere — the word is pure Italian and does not translate at all well ; it describes a mercenary , but perhaps ‘ soldier of fortune ’ is more polite and catches the flavour better — not only managed to hold on to his head , but to great booty as well . |
| 16 | This means allowing participants to discuss particular issues between themselves while the researcher listens in but does not contribute at all : they almost interview themselves while the interviewer eavesdrops . |
| 17 | In the early stages if no other remedy is clearly indicated or if Aconite seems to be indicated but does not help at all . |
| 18 | She is frightened of some noises — like the vacuum cleaner — but does n't bother at all when I use the lawnmower or hedge-cutter . |