Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] a [adj] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the children help , they sometimes suggest a different way of arranging things and even a small alteration can suddenly make a forgotten toy more popular . |
| 2 | Okay erm let's perhaps make a few comments then about the Vienna settlement itself . |
| 3 | Well I only got a few responses so the rest of the votes I made up . |
| 4 | She told herself firmly that he did not suspect a thing , but he suddenly slanted a brilliant glance across at her and she was n't at all sure what he thought . |
| 5 | That in turn apparently provoked a great argument afterwards among the students who had been in the congregation , with much quotation of Darwin and some rumblings among the creationists present . |
| 6 | One classic er case that only occurred a few years ago and it was way before bonfire night , but erm , people working from home to try and make a little bit of pin money , a young lady had taken on the task of putting sparklers into five into a little bag for a particular manufacturer . |
| 7 | Mm , so you only want a small amount then really do n't you ? |
| 8 | He obviously found a ready-made son too . ’ |
| 9 | She 's young , so has a great future ahead of her . |
| 10 | He discarded his captain Wayne Shelford in a rather messy episode in mid-1990 only to find a few months later that Shelford 's replacement also had his faults . |
| 11 | She says she had no idea that there was a REAL Paradise in Gloucestershire , even though she only lives a few miles away . |
| 12 | In all cases discussed here ( except one ) the testator had none the less made a juridical intention quite clear . |
| 13 | Well not disappointed that they 'd picked up Marvin Cox because obviously they 're going to need a very strong side if they 're going to win anything so erm you know , with guys like Marvin around , then it 's got to be a good idea , you know , they 've obviously made a big jump there to grab someone they think 's going to make a difference . |
| 14 | Suddenly he gave a frightened start , for he had nearly fallen asleep and the ground below seemed a long distance away . |
| 15 | ‘ You can only evaluate a neural network empirically ; you can not guarantee up front that the neural network will work correctly , ’ warned Professor John Stonham of Brunel University . |
| 16 | Well they 'd better do a wee test then . |
| 17 | They had only met a few days ago . |
| 18 | And did so , with a smiling , ‘ It makes me very glad I only ate a light lunch today . ’ |
| 19 | They 've only got a little stub though have n't they ? |
| 20 | It was only sold a short while ago , and the family were hoping to move to this house in Eynsham , but the sale fell through . |
| 21 | The City of London branch of the ILP , which had long cultivated a middle-class membership well informed about international affairs , developed close links with many of the leading figures in the UDC . |
| 22 | Feet placed wide apart may feel more stable , but only encourage a pulling action rather than leaning . |
| 23 | As Levinas puts it , ‘ the idea of truth as a grasp on things must necessarily have a non-metaphorical sense somewhere ’ . |
| 24 | So anyone who wants to study competition , travel and world capitalism in the 1980s for a PhD programme in fifty years time had better take a good look now . |
| 25 | That is what the wording of Labour 's policy document really means , and that is what will come about if we are mad enough to elect a Labour Government again . |
| 26 | Then the ever-watchful Jonas would come to the rescue , gently introducing a new topic so that she would shake off her mood with a diffident smile . |
| 27 | In recent years we met less often and yet he could conjure up an incident which made us both feel it had all happened a few days ago . |
| 28 | On Friday it only niggled , as if the chief had departed from a conquered place , and merely left a small garrison behind , or as if he had evacuated the Corsica , and a few straggling pains only remained . |
| 29 | At that , at , at at that time we 're only talking a few years ago |
| 30 | They dive into the mist and vanish , only to reappear a few minutes later , some considerable distance away . |