Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [vb infin] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Donnellan ( 1966 ) began by noting a distinction between two usages of definite descriptions ( inter alia , noun phrases in English with the determiner the ) : ( 18 ) The man drinking champagne is Lord Godolphin ( 19 ) The man who can lift this stone is stronger than an ox The first would most naturally have a referential use , where the description might in fact be wrong ( e.g. the man is actually drinking lemonade ) but the reference succeed in any case ; the second would most naturally have an attributive use where the speaker would not have any particular individual in mind ( we could paraphrase ( 19 ) as " whoever can lift this stone is stronger than an ox " ) . |
| 2 | But he 'd still much rather have a new pair of football boots at Christmas . |
| 3 | I 'd much rather have a plain name I know what they 're talking about then . |
| 4 | This will not so much create a two-tier structure within the Division , as enable a wider spectrum of students to participate in the profession , allowing them to stop off , by way of academic attainment , economic circumstances or job notice , at different levels , secure in the knowledge that they have professional status , capable of being upgraded if they so wish . |
| 5 | Erm , I think since we 've got some new people here , I 'll , I 'll perhaps just say a little bit about the group shall I , just to explain how we operate and erm and also how this meeting is going to operate erm . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I would only ever use a tiny quantity for its perfume . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ Of course you 're suggesting the side lines were n't legitimate and this may be hindsight , but now I look back Mr Hatton did perhaps occasionally have a shady air about him when he talked of them . |
| 13 | Although they had been told to counter this objection with the fact that this was a single instance or two of older machines and new machines could be serviced almost immediately , this did not altogether convince a potential customer and it was felt that many sales had been lost . |
| 14 | While it was possible to identify a group of 27 libraries with staff members whose title included ‘ training ’ , ‘ development ’ or ‘ personnel ’ , they did not uniformly devote a major part of their time to training , and there were instances of authorities who named individuals apparently spending more of their time on training than ‘ named ’ training officers . |
| 15 | As Professor Goode has pointed out , the fact that the charge has crystallised will affect the relationship between the chargee and the company but it does not necessarily affect a third party since if the company is left free to deal with the assets in the normal course of its business then the chargee should be estopped from denying the company 's authority to do so . |
| 16 | An ability to help bring a child into the world and care for it does not necessarily create a good parent . |
| 17 | The rapid rise in tenancy in the mid-Meiji period and its maintenance at a high level thereafter may not necessarily mean a wholesale polarization of rural wealth , but a keenness on the part of those who were able to work more land to rent extra plots to take advantage of improved market opportunities . |
| 18 | Although mountaineers will not need reminded , the less experienced need to be constantly alerted to the fact that a hot , sunny car park does not necessarily mean a benign hill-walk . |
| 19 | This did not necessarily mean a dramatic change in the substance of French policy : in its last phase the Fourth Republic had asserted French independence through a nuclear policy and a far from submissive attitude towards the US and Britain . |
| 20 | There was a robust denial of those allegations from Borders Regional Council 's assistant education director , Kenneth Paterson , who said the temporary closure did not necessarily mean a permanent shutdown . |
| 21 | But , just as with the word processor , the content and presentation of those documents do not necessarily reflect a similar improvement . |
| 22 | Sometimes they will complete tasks more slowly , owing to a slower rate of informational input ( Mason and Tobin , 1986 ) , but this need not necessarily reflect a reduced level of comprehension , although it may be mistaken for this . |
| 23 | Jacobite candidates did well in the elections to Anne 's last two Parliaments , although it must be remembered that Tory candidates in general did well , so that the absolute rise in the number of Jacobite MPs did not necessarily reflect a relative rise in the strength of Jacobitism within the Tory party as a whole . |
| 24 | It became clear in the operation of the first category that , for example , strong social conscience or interest did not necessarily bring a concomitant skill in criminal advocacy . |
| 25 | However , participation in a CU does not necessarily represent a freer trading regime for all participating countries . |
| 26 | This need not necessarily involve a direct analysis of the effects of colonialism as such , but can also consist of a relentless anatomization of the collusive forms of European knowledge . |
| 27 | The availability of higher wages did not necessarily produce a commensurate increase in consumption . |
| 28 | First , a variation in rate poundage across the country did not necessarily imply a corresponding variation in rates actually paid . |
| 29 | The case of Etruria warns us that the assimilation of many techniques and notions does not necessarily imply a real understanding between two civilizations . |
| 30 | A feeling of the ultimate national identity , even if displaced in terms of a united Europe , does not necessarily imply a negative connotation . |