Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sometimes turn the possibility of this over in my mind , but only rarely does a suitable piece of information present itself . |
| 2 | But whereas calypso now only rarely contains a political message reggae almost always does . |
| 3 | The Cartesian cogito — cogito ergo sum ( I think therefore I am ) — conventionally if somewhat simplistically marks a major point in the emergence of Western individualism . |
| 4 | She has managed their staff restaurant for 18 years , so obviously has a great relationship with our clients . |
| 5 | Without calling for one 's whole attention , it so persistently demands a small part of it that concentration on anything else is ruled out . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | We know however that what actually happens is that the anxiety only ever reaches a certain level and then levels off , forming a plateau . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The research on this subject so far gives a mixed answer ( Campbell 1985 , Baum and Cope 1980 , Kiernan 1989a ) . |
| 10 | The main season for preparing annual reports and accounts will soon be with us — the year end of 83 of the FTSE Top 100 companies falls between 31 December and 31 March — so now seems a good time for finance directors to assess whether their annual tome is user friendly . |
| 11 | If only Cassan can get him safely through the speed leg , which so often plays a decisive part in the overall result , he looks as though he would relish the bigger obstacles expected for the second and third legs . |
| 12 | The person inside so often retains a strong feeling of individuality and continuity , as demonstrated by the poem ‘ The Crabbit Old Woman ’ ( Carver and Liddiard , 1978 ) . |
| 13 | Thus an electronic system that passes signals at frequencies up to only modestly distorts a rectangular pulse of duration τ between its input and output . |
| 14 | Just as a weak muscle needs repeated exercise , so too does a weak imagination . |
| 15 | This not only produces a balanced form to the plant , carrying and showing the blooms to advantage , but reduces hindrance to air movement to a minimum . |
| 16 | Foster 's recall for the second Cornhill Test at Lord 's not only represents a major gamble , however , but also underlines a desperate shortage of fit and in-form pace candidates . |
| 17 | The most informative is undoubtedly that caused by Gundovald 's claim to the throne , since Gregory of Tours not only allocates a considerable amount of space to the rebellion itself , but also provides evidence in the ensuing books of the Histories which illuminates the nature of the " pretender's ' following . |
| 18 | Not only does a lexical check give a greater reduction in the number of candidates , but also a more useful reduction because it guarantees the output will be words ( see also Higgins and Ford , 1989 ) . |
| 19 | Next month I shall be writing about the rib transfer carriage , another small accessory that not only does a good job but also helps that neck ache ! |
| 20 | Cabrera Infante , among others , repeatedly draws attention to his role as author , while the narrator of Alfredo Bryce Echenique 's A World for Julius not only maintains a running dialogue with the reader , but also involves himself with his characters , putting himself in their shoes , addressing them directly as if they were there alongside him and , like a supporter at a sporting event , siding with some against others . |
| 21 | This not only involves a mutual understanding of the common-sense notions in everyday life about what counts as an excuse , it requires that constables put themselves in the position of the offender to test whether they would have done the same . |
| 22 | In this , the estimation not only involves a cross-area element , it also embraces a considerable areal disaggregation , from an average ward size of 7.7 km² ; ( range 0.74–38.7 km² ; ) down to the individual kilometre square . |
| 23 | Breaking down activities into a number of small wins not only creates a rewarding climate for action but concentrates attention on the possible . |
| 24 | As the University 's commercial arm , UnivEd not only makes a major contribution to the University 's finances , but also enhances Edinburgh 's position as an international centre of excellence in teaching and research . |
| 25 | This site not only makes a picturesque scene , it now has the important role of housing the Dean Heritage Museum , a centre devoted to the recording and exhibiting of much of the Forest 's industrial heritage . |
| 26 | The international system not only has a major division between communist and capitalist states but also deeper cultural divisions between what are usually termed the First and Third worlds . |
| 27 | A screen , on the other hand , not only has a specific function , but is also an integral part of the overall design , and will therefore be looked at in quite a different way . |
| 28 | During the process of learning the student is working to achieve something ; knowledge of how close her performance is approximating to the desired goal not only has a motivating effect , but if given in sufficient detail provides information which enables her to adjust her learning nearer to the goal . |
| 29 | Warwick Collins points out that the keel design not only has a distinct draught advantage over a fin keel , but also claims that it helps to damp any pitching motion in a seaway . |
| 30 | The Gyle project not only has a permanent site safety supervisor , Stewart Adam , but also receives regular visits from a regional health and safety advisor . |