Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun] [verb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ferocious weaver ants of South-east Asia and South Africa use a highly unorthodox tool to help them construct their nests . |
| 2 | Only in a few cases is it unclear whether a crater is volcanic or from an impact , and in comparably few cases does it seem more likely that a crater is of volcanic origin . |
| 3 | Because there are so many things to see we have programmes designed for those who like to travel around , including five splendid coach tours . |
| 4 | Only next day did we discover that he had no part whatever in the plot — to Mr Wrong of Colchester , our apologies ! |
| 5 | A clue to his role may be found in the fact that only seven times did he take five wickets in an innings and never once ten in a match . |
| 6 | IT 'S that time of year when there seems to be a party every other night and it takes a little extra imagination to make you stand out from the crowd . |
| 7 | Science had guided the USA in ‘ conquering ’ nature ; so why could not scientific method help it control international society ? |
| 8 | and not much pay do they get then " . |
| 9 | Causes exist in the real world ; they are not just human constructions to help us understand it . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm not sure Peter saw it like that . ’ |
| 11 | It is appalling to hear a doctor describe , with the detailed anatomical knowledge that only a doctor can have , exactly what happened to his poor body when he was tortured ceaselessly , unendingly , with just short gaps to let him regain consciousness , for weeks on end . |
| 12 | Not one animal did we see all week — or hear , for that matter — although the small-windowed barns on the mountain paths , the frequent smell of liquid manure and the amount of cheese melting on menus indicted that there must , somewhere , be some . |
| 13 | The animation of your character is superb with constant movement ( even when you are still ) and just enough detail to make it seem real . |
| 14 | Surely if I know all this I should be able to put on just enough weight to make me feel comfortable , or at least stop losing any more ? |
| 15 | Brain-storming is simply one of a number of " thinking techniques ' developed and popularized over recent decades to help us think more efficiently and creatively . |
| 16 | often this is because of a distinctive vocal sound , but sometimes more subtle devices make everyone want to listen . |
| 17 | I am convinced that only my genuinely clear conscience let me convince the adults around me that I was totally innocent . |
| 18 | The government 's aim has always been to attract foreign investment ; only its tactics have changed as the tiny city-state ( 639 sq km ) matures and looks for more sophisticated investors to help it achieve the longed-for ‘ developed nation ’ status by 2030 . |
| 19 | He has no permanent record of what he has said earlier , and only under unusual circumstances does he have notes which remind him what he wants to say next . |
| 20 | If the Tellenoreans had got into Pike 's body , was n't this a slightly odd thing to make him do ? |
| 21 | But before I take up that theme let me try to get closer to the ground . |
| 22 | In few cases in the later eighteenth century did it extend to improving the housing of the urban poor , crammed in their squalid suburbs in Chichester and Lewes or in the back yards , behind the better houses , in Battle . |
| 23 | An urban lad , such wide open spaces made him feel exposed and uncomfortable . |
| 24 | The operation itself is usually purely formal , and only just stirs up enough dust to make you cough a little , but it is a sign that you belong to the higher or fit-to-be-dusted classes . |
| 25 | ‘ I know that you are predisposed to leave things here ; I have employed purely technical means to help you rid yourself of something you wish to regard as a technical problem but behind this eidetic delusion we both know there lies an emotional reality . |
| 26 | A noisily closing door made them glance up at the ship 's sunlit bridge . |
| 27 | His name was Joe Jack , and after my first visit I went back many times to hear him talk as he carved out the shape of a leather sole or polished a repaired shoe on his rotary machine . |
| 28 | Now sheer monotony makes it stick in the gullet like sawdust . |
| 29 | Since Jews deviated further than most other groups from the blueprint he had in mind , he needed to take particularly strong measures to make them conform to it . |
| 30 | And if you think a pike has teeth , well these fish make them look like toothless gummies ! |