Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [adv] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knows the kinds of places she likes to work , sleep and eat in , and will instinctively seek out the right type of office , hotel , or restaurant . |
| 2 | Recommendations were made that would eventually phase out the broad gauge . |
| 3 | Do n't entirely rule out the ultimate staging of a joint men 's and women 's event . |
| 4 | Better carry off an embarrassing situation with as much panache as she could muster . |
| 5 | I do not rightly understand how the medical men could not save him after the accident since you say the cut seemed small and did not appear to trouble him but I have heard that for the blood to be poisoned it takes only a pin-prick and that a cut where there is manure about can have this effect if not noticed . |
| 6 | Surfing can only sustain about a dozen photographers . |
| 7 | At first the simple machines available could only detect down a few inches , and — amongst other operating difficulties — encounters with tufts of grass caused them to constantly give off false signals . |
| 8 | Foucault thus does not merely set up an alternative history , but contends that that alternative is part of a displacement that is in the process of replacing the history that preceded it . |
| 9 | Here I can merely indicate how an alternative theory might be constructed . |
| 10 | Your shopping receipts will suddenly take on a new significance ! |
| 11 | Your shopping receipts will suddenly take on a new significance ! |
| 12 | On the contrary , if the student body were to take its right to learn ( Lernfreiheit ) seriously , and were to be vigilant in seeing that it enjoyed the kinds of academic freedom I spelt out earlier , it would necessarily take on an assertive role . |
| 13 | Well I mean the sort of like in Reading will probably only call once every blue moon Yeah but you 've got a situation where there 's and and sort of and th she 's not gon na tell is she ? th what 's going on |
| 14 | In other words , if one person has double the income of another , the property occupied will not necessarily have twice the rateable value . |
| 15 | ‘ The policy of peaceful coexistence … does not only hold back the revolutionary struggle , but promotes its upsurge … the might of the Soviet Union serves as a decisive obstacle in the way of imperialist plans for unleashing a new world war . ’ |
| 16 | Those of us who were there to witness his quite wretched display against Dundee United in the league in those first few months , and to hear Graeme Souness 's private condemnation of it later , can only realise now the formidable character this player is blessed with . |
| 17 | However , she could only get up a little way before she tumbled backwards , as the jar had a heavy glass base which proved impossible to overbalance . |
| 18 | I can only pick up the linguistic crumbs . |
| 19 | It was , therefore , with a certain displeasure , that I received , one Friday evening , Nigel 's announcement that he had been sent details of a converted mill in Wales and we 'd better drive up the next morning to take a look at it . |
| 20 | Even then , they would only put in a brief appearance in puddings and cakes at Thanksgiving and Christmas . |
| 21 | Strictly speaking , only two sentential contexts are required to prove semantic constituency , but of course a constituent limited to only two specific contexts would necessarily play only a minor role in a language . |
| 22 | I can only point out the immoral lifestyle that accompanied his profession and the evidence of spiritual deceit . |
| 23 | A sociology of the unconscious would not only point out the unintended consequences of social action , where these are grasped and comprehended in terms of conscious intentions which are then misunderstood , or reinterpreted , by other groups within the social relationships , and which result in outcomes which neither the original intender nor the others could have foreseen . |
| 24 | The actual workload of doctors does not necessarily reflect accurately the potential demand for their services , as unmet need is not taken into account . |
| 25 | Another issue , which commentators are keen to see debated widely , is the question of whether the Institute can effectively carry out the dual roles of protecting the interests of both the public and its members . |
| 26 | I agree , and I hope Gloucestershire will eventually bring in a legal budget . |
| 27 | New occasions of conflict were now appearing and would eventually break up the long peace , and as this became clearer so did the essentially competitive nature of the European system . |
| 28 | It seems that many people , perhaps without even thinking about it , would rather do down the other player than cooperate with the other player to do down the banker . |
| 29 | In this way you will soon build up a comprehensive set of notes for revision . |
| 30 | But we have nothing against foreign investment in British companies , and I can not think why the Hon. Gentleman should take that line . |