Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [adv] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 In my view there was indeed an inconsistency here , though it was an inconsistency which Friedman only recognized implicitly when he started putting forward an alternative model , radically different from his accelerationist hypothesis , which denied any direct role for aggregate demand in influencing the level of employment .
2 Here , in Mixed Life , he relates that individual experience of Christ in every man to the Christ who transcends individual limitations and is expressed by the whole body of those in whom he is born in time through their knowing and doing : It is precisely because of these " sundri wirchynges " in the lives of individuals dictated by their particular talents and circumstances that discussion of active and contemplative life tends to polarise life-styles which are then also subject to evaluation in which contemplation is more highly esteemed simply because it relates to a greater state of spiritual awareness .
3 Throughout the spawning the Scats paid no attention to the eggs , being gently nudged away if they came too close .
4 Having been gently reminded by Lady Rutherford , ‘ We are all philanthropists here ; we do not need to put our hands up if we wish to speak ’ , William Morris completely forgot his shyness and at one stage became so carried away that he stood at the front of the room shaking hands with himself .
5 Do you believe that women feel more empowered or less empowered now than they did last year ?
6 Jed was n't so sure , he did n't like the idea that the future was all decided already and he did n't know anything about it , but he indulged her , and the bloodstains remained , and grew .
7 It was understood that everybody became so frustrated occasionally that they tried to escape , but to desert and to fail was considered despicable in their eyes .
8 There was complete silence as we padded through two more streets with walls so bitten away that they looked like lace .
9 ‘ You , Sir , ’ he wrote to Sir John Franklin , ‘ fully understand this pleasure particularly when one 's visits are directed to a fresh field abounding with novelties ; if I find my labors as much rewarded here as they have been in V. D. Land , I shall consider myself amply paid . ’
10 I was only born there and I lived there for about six months and then got taken out .
11 Camille herself — the Camille whom Camille was used to — merely noted exasperatedly that he seemed to have had plenty of time yesterday , sitting round in the cafe all morning .
12 In Wilson 's first defeat by a British competitor over this distance for 2½ years the two swam neck and neck for just over half the race before Akers suddenly pulled ahead as he searched for an Olympic qualifying time .
13 She 'd only pulled away because she knew what was happening was wrong , not because she had n't been enjoying it .
14 In the report which played mainly on the results of the trade union studies information unit survey the survey was only taken shortly after we had commenced the new education system therefore the figures are not necessarily reflected today .
15 Many parents felt that their own contribution to the assessment was only taken seriously when it supported what the professionals were saying .
16 She says it 's all happened just because she chose to marry an RAF serviceman .
17 Lord Coulsfield said : ‘ The question of the extent and nature of any rights of access to the beach has been much discussed locally and it appears that feelings have run fairly high .
18 He was somewhat taken aback when we identified ourselves as Customs , muttering something about clearing customs at Poole Quay later .
19 This trial was only started shortly before I left post and the results are not yet known .
20 Feeling a need suddenly for warmth and companionship , she turned , meaning to retrace her steps to where Fen sat , apparently engrossed now that she had left him in peace .
21 The singing of the choirs was less assured here than it had been in the group of European folk songs , arranged and conducted by Duncan Hanner at the start of the concert .
22 The strength and nature of these traditions has been brilliantly analysed elsewhere and we need only remind ourselves here of their importance and their diversity .
23 I think I could probably send a return on Tuesday erm but I 'd rather wait because if I can send stuff properly done rather than you know done to the latest or or the the pre-latest system then I will .
24 A COMMUTER was badly injured yesterday after he awoke and leapt from a moving train in a tunnel near Chatham , Kent , thinking it was in a station .
25 Look , cos that 's why it 's already broken so if you push it it 'll go .
26 There are still many buildings that are not listed simply because they have not yet been properly surveyed , or have somehow slipped through the net .
27 He and Elinor had been to the council offices and I had still not come home when they got back .
28 Manager Lennie Lawrence said : ‘ Slaven was not picked tonight but he has as much chance as any other player of playing at Tranmere on Friday night .
29 The swing is pushed and is not pushed again until it has come right back to its starting point .
30 No , all I 'm saying is that I 'd like to support Don and what Don 's just said there and I think that er , we a that is what we are gon na have to do .
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