Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [verb] [pron] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was puzzled for some moments as to the source of the smell , so little did she expect the brothers would be so dirty . |
| 2 | Even Graham , one of the few members who had left home and lived in a flat , would be helping in the campaign , although he would not be voting Conservative , so much did he dislike the personality and politics of the local MP . |
| 3 | Of course , if we do this two spits deep , so much deeper do we increase the potential for fertility . |
| 4 | Although the 3 extracts above are necessarily brief do they illustrate the differences pointed to on p. 10 ? |
| 5 | In each mess the menu was sufficiently wide to make one dither a bit because there were several options that looked appetising . |
| 6 | He had been tempted , so amusing did he find the situation , to ring the doorbell and ask if he could borrow a jack to change a wheel , or something . |
| 7 | If you are not prepared to let me see the original letter then this pretence of cooperation becomes a farce and I see no point in continuing it . ’ |
| 8 | As usual , though , the route has been carefully planned by the organisers , who can always predict how a race is likely to develop and are not inclined to let anyone have an easy ride . |
| 9 | Celebrate with a cup of tea , that 's not bad do you want a strong cup or a weak one ? |
| 10 | This part of the city lacks the individual character of Robyn 's own suburb , where healthfood stores and sportswear boutiques and alternative bookshops have sprung up to cater for the students and liberal-minded yuppies who live there ; and still more does it lack the green amenities of the residential streets around the University . |
| 11 | It was also nice to see him give the young girl who had drawn his winning number a £20.00 note as a way of saying thank you . |
| 12 | The other aspect of the question you raised is really that do you change a situation by the very fact that you 're doing an evaluation ? |
| 13 | Funnily enough — now this makes me think a bit , although it was probably just because he liked the name — he did call his daughter Hannah . |
| 14 | They know about science from television and from their school teacher , and any other source of information to them is really beneficial to let them make a sensible decision . |
| 15 | In sum , there is no definitive answer to the question of how many senses there are : we have yet to discover all of our own , and even less do we know the full details of those enjoyed by some of the other members of the Animal Kingdom . |
| 16 | and as you do n't have anything to do with the decorating anyway I do n't know what you 're peeved about you like it before and then you like it after , and you 're quite content to let me do the bit in the middle . |
| 17 | And er sh it had on there this is to do with crisps right , and it , and it had on the survey how warm do you think the weather is ? |
| 18 | How much does it cost an employer to provide childcare facilities and what is the cheapest option ? |
| 19 | He said , How much did you pay the others ? |
| 20 | C reg C reg Fiesta , how much do you reckon a C reg Fiesta costs ? |
| 21 | How much do you think a yo-yo is ? |
| 22 | How much do you think a video camera actually cost then ? |
| 23 | — How much do you think the structure of discourse types varies between cultures ? |
| 24 | How much do you think the clocks ? |
| 25 | There are however problems with that approach of how much do you dry the salts , for example . |
| 26 | How much do you get a pint over there now then ? |
| 27 | How much do you get an hour ? |
| 28 | How much do you get an hour ? |
| 29 | er sixty three , and how much d' you think a normal M P's on ? |
| 30 | well we can count the panelling that we 've got left over there , how many do we use a day ? |