Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ I thought we 'd better just have a quiet word together before we go down and see the kids on the beach , ’ Ben was saying as Carole bustled back into the room , carrying a tray laden with plates of cakes and biscuits . |
| 32 | Without calling for one 's whole attention , it so persistently demands a small part of it that concentration on anything else is ruled out . |
| 33 | But the cops exercise restraint , and the huge crowd gathered to watch the spectacle laugh and chant as unfortunates caught red-handed inside individually beat a hasty retreat . |
| 34 | He saw the half-dressed models then , and quickly walked away , only just taking a deep breath in time as he walked out from the cover of the parked car . |
| 35 | The Department of Interior has only just begun a two year study to streamline the fiendishly complex sets of planning rules that govern new mining projects . |
| 36 | The difference between their debts and those of Third World countries however , is that while loan institutions can seize an individual 's assets , they ca n't so easily reclaim a nuclear reactor or a dam . |
| 37 | What he would like even more would be to own the fine boat , the means to support the boat ; and the further means to enjoy a style of life which could so easily include a fine boat , because that would surely embrace fine horses , fine coaches , fine clothes : Wealth . |
| 38 | Greed , frustration , and envy so easily replace a loving relationship . |
| 39 | I have only once seen a serious fight between badgers , and the sounds on that occasion were terrifying . |
| 40 | Dr Tydeman said that he had only once seen a patient suffering from the condition and he found it particularly frightening and disturbing . |
| 41 | As much as he is thoroughly yankified , known to all the world as Jimmy Lin , with his high-rise apartment on the Upper West Side and scarcely a trace of an accent , he none the less still feels a strong connection to his native island . |
| 42 | We know however that what actually happens is that the anxiety only ever reaches a certain level and then levels off , forming a plateau . |
| 43 | She had only ever had a vague impression of Frank Shildon and was interested in how far that was at variance with what she was discovering . |
| 44 | Another reason for its failure was that CAFFE could only ever provide a single path through the diagnostic tree ; there was no way to volunteer information and to jump ahead to a later section of the flow chart . |
| 45 | I would only ever use a tiny quantity for its perfume . |
| 46 | Your metabolism needs a kick-start in the morning , so always eat a healthy breakfast . |
| 47 | She had gone along once to pay a casual visit and found one of Nenna 's youngsters , the little one , cooking some kind of mess for him in Dreadnought 's galley . |
| 48 | Zeolite and many of the resins become fully charged and must be soaked in salt water , or better still have a steady trickle of salt water running to waste through them to recharge them . |
| 49 | To be sure of surprise and originality adapt the joke to a new locality or profession , or better still find a funny story based on a situation taken from real life . |
| 50 | Horrified by his latest intentions , they were perhaps genuinely considering a last-ditch attempt to save him from himself . |
| 51 | These exercises will firm up these vulnerable areas and if this routine is done daily then you will not only quickly see a noticeable difference , but feel the strength and power in your arms as you go about your everyday business . |
| 52 | Of course , these single-employer estates are not closed social fields : indeed , social networks extend outwards from the estates to include other colleagues employed by the same company who live elsewhere in Dunrossness , and perhaps also include a few Shetlanders perceived as having an equal social status . |
| 53 | It is in our interests as designers in this field to ensure that the ‘ pub tradition ’ that we all hold so dear remains a living tradition . |
| 54 | The children sit for normal exams at the local school and have so far maintained a necessary standard . |
| 55 | Foreign investment banks have so far made a big chunk of their profits from earning high interest on the 10 billion won ( $12.6m ) they must deposit to do business . |
| 56 | From Bill Evans ' early days at the end of the first world war , across the years to Bill Evans junior of the 1990's , the family has so far recorded a combined total of 143 years ' service with Wedgwood . |
| 57 | The Police have so far adopted a watching waiting game … vastly outnumbered … they hoped they would gradually leave of their own accord … earlier this month … |
| 58 | My heart pounds , and my throat closes up with fear when this happens , but they have so far beaten a hasty retreat after a selection of Anna 's words , not to be found in any A-level vocabulary book that I 've ever seen . |
| 59 | The scheme , launched by Michael Howard in May , has so far attracted a large number of national and other contractors , and has been given widespread support from both Government and consumer associations . |
| 60 | Official results are not expected until Wednesday but Serb radio said ballots counted so far showed a massive turnout and a ‘ no ’ vote of between 95 per cent and 99pc . |