Example sentences of "[adv] [noun] [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The flow of oil was for the most part halted after a few days when US aircraft bombed the pumping manifold stations . |
| 2 | Significantly , the statutorily required information compilations emanating from these bodies for the most part appear in a defined physical format : |
| 3 | But the legal relationship was for the most part enveloped in a broader normative framework … |
| 4 | In December 1959 Congress announced the cancellation of the B-70 weapons system , leaving NAA with only permission to proceed with a single XB-70 prototype . |
| 5 | The deep rumbling of the explosions dying down to a hissing of falling dust , everything grew quiet , and the twenty or so survivors collapsed against a low wall to get their breath back . |
| 6 | Beyond the pine , and a little lower on the cliff , a dozen or so bushes grew from a wide fissure . |
| 7 | As he got more excited as they got closer to Pollensa so Ruth sank into a deeper depression . |
| 8 | So democracy came as a late addition to the competitive market society and the liberal state . |
| 9 | So far we have shown only accompaniment based on a single rhythm . |
| 10 | Only Henrietta stood in a silent spasm , her entire body controlled by the Walkman which gripped her head and blared into her ears the sound of her own personal disco , reminding her , to her quiet fury , of the parties she was missing by coming on holiday with her parents . |
| 11 | However , developments in computer technology ( eg microcomputers linked to a larger central computer or networked micros ) may also have made decentralised management control easier and cheaper . |
| 12 | So America seemed like a good place to come . ’ |
| 13 | Words are only arrows pointing in a vague direction ; somewhere there amongst the lights of the horizon is a place where love scintillates in its own domain , the land of ‘ I and Thou ’ , my love . |
| 14 | His dogs looked as if they might be dangerous and so Coetzee reached for a tried and tested method for solving the problem — strychnine . |
| 15 | Hitherto Switzerland accounted for a third of all hazardous waste imported into Britain . |
| 16 | Where it is necessary to apply specific control measures , it is suggested that the flock should be annually ally treated with a suitable anthelmintic in late pregnancy . |
| 17 | I do believe it was n't just inability to cope with a terrible handicap . |
| 18 | Thus Barbarossa came from a noble family , with a background that suited him to his eventual imperial career . |
| 19 | And we consume a lot more than our parents did , though the proportion of income we spend on food is just 12pc compared to a third 50 years ago . |
| 20 | ‘ Not honour 'd with a human shape . ’ |
| 21 | They got back into the car and drove slowly along the rutted , narrow turnoff , until finally Nicolo pointed to a low rise . |
| 22 | Thus radio spoke to a large proportion of the population , both urban and rural , either in a language spoken at home or at least in one closely related to it . |
| 23 | Thus wages increase for a given M. As a result , there is an induced increase in membership up the membership demand curve in response to higher union wages . |
| 24 | Soon Babushka fell into a deep sleep only to be woken by a beautiful golden light which came from a far corner of the stable . |
| 25 | Why therefore did not organisms respond in a similar way to the much slower changes of sea level in the lengthy periods of climatic equability ? |
| 26 | The six credits required for the BA have been largely technology based with a strong emphasis on environmental issues and their control . |
| 27 | Normally Rachel slept for a few hours after the feed and Carrie had made sure her husband knew what to do should the baby wake up before she got home . |
| 28 | I had just time to pull on a clean shirt and a pair of Chinos — Springsteen 's favourites as they show up his black hairs to best effect — before the local news came on the TV . |
| 29 | The argument is that just as direct democracy is ruled out by the size of the modern state , so too once companies grow beyond a certain size it is no longer possible to involve all their members directly in the decisions concerning the running of the company . |
| 30 | Usually Artai behaved like a fractious child , his temper uncertain , his demeanour abrupt and discourteous . |