Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [conj] [noun] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 How far Marx and Engels were wedded to the idea is not clear and Engels did note that this sequence did not apply to the New World .
2 Having said all that , owls are still lovable and i do kid myself that they care about me .
3 It shook slightly as he scribbled an address , then pushed the serviette across the table , his body slowly relaxing as Ward let go of him and picked up the serviette .
4 The latter two sources are of uncertain reliability , while the Encomiast 's suppression of Emma 's previous marriage to Æthelred makes one suspicious of his entire treatment of the affair , but it is inherently likely that negotiations did take place , for Cnut was shrewd enough to appreciate that gaining Emma 's assistance against her sons without Richard 's goodwill would have been to leave the job half done .
5 It was as close as Jane dared go to a direct suggestion of murder , though she could not resist one more enticement .
6 It therefore seems fairly certain that Swegen did have a Slavonic consort , probably for political reasons .
7 It is perfectly true that Blake did have a battery-operated radio in his cell which worked on medium and long waves only .
8 Moreover , the person responsible for inducing this state is likely to be held at least partially liable if misfortune does occur .
9 They are not passive little sidelines but are the actual location of class ( and if anything else other than class does matter , then that also ) action in relation to the state .
10 Well , I do n't want to get too technical because mathematics does get very esoteric and erm it 's a real Tower of Babel to research mathematicians .
11 ‘ It 's very possible that garages do take people for a ride , ’ acknowledged a spokesman for Kangol , one of the major baby-seat manufacturers .
12 ‘ It is very important that players do go and play for their country , but we have n't got it right here , ’ said Francis .
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