Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [art] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Record-breaking and the alleged mania for quantification can not properly explain the appeal of sport .
2 Both at home and at school , methodologies may fundamentally obstruct the negotiation of meaning and , in doing so , reduce the likelihood of deaf children enriching their language skills .
3 Of course , Irish clergy and laity are sometimes at the forefront of political religious change in other countries , and a lively Irish intellectuals ’ religion will continue : but whether or not it will eventually affect the structure of power is another matter .
4 Nevertheless , failures will be encountered and such failures can eventually attain a degree of seriousness that constitutes a serious crisis for the paradigm and may lead to the rejection of a paradigm and its replacement by an incompatible alternative .
5 The members simply have not the time at their disposal to take on the continuous pressure needed to effectively construct a platform for alternative or opposing views .
6 The small community at Grasmere would be the first to experience ‘ the milder day ’ which would eventually include the whole of mankind .
7 We must know what these facts are in order that we can properly predict the enforcement of reparation , either specific or compensatory , in case of non-performance .
8 Very , very soon the secret of life would be revealed , and Ruth would rather know the secret of death .
9 It is my belief that any writer , who takes their work seriously , makes it a priority and does not give up , will eventually win a measure of recognition .
10 Illert , through his research , is now in a position to rigorously describe the shapes of past , present and future shell forms , and as sea shells are amongst the best preserved of all fossils , we have a progression throughout the entire fossil record from the Pre-Cambrian era right up to the present day .
11 So with your pennies and her pennies I think we should all make a lot of money for Save The Children , do n't you ?
12 To respond to this situation with further physical punishment is to invite war ; one which will greatly damage the relationship between horse and person .
13 RIGHT The weather can greatly affect the progress of work on a site .
14 If Gran wakes , she 'll only want a glass of water . ’
15 I thought I 'd better make a cup of coffee .
16 One view is that the rising indebtedness might suddenly trigger a loss of confidence , with the consequential withdrawal of funds from the USA and massive sale of US dollars ; the exchange rate for the dollar would collapse , and with it would collapse the value of dollar-denominated assets held by non-US residents .
17 That is an opted out school as against the standard state school , which is subject to the overall policies of the Local Education Authority , and indeed it is funded by the Local Education Authority through a formula , and the amount of money that is put into that formula will obviously affect the amount of money the school has to spend , so it 's providing the same range of education within the National Curriculum , but it is not beholden to the Local Authority — that 's the basic difference .
18 Two days later the Communists saw the new grouping as an " essentially disruptive organisation which can only hinder the development of unity between existing political parties and organisations against the Chamberlain Government " .
19 the outcome of these disputes will not only affect the standard of living of the parties and their children , but will help to determine such matters as future accommodation , need to rely on state benefits , scope for obtaining employment , and even the prospects of re-marriage .
20 The question " Were you speaking Patois or English just then ? " will not necessarily make a lot of sense to a member of the London Caribbean community , any more than the questions " Why did you say that in Patois ? " or " How would the effect of that be different if you said it in ordinary English ? " .
21 History shows that the long-term effect of altering the price of motorised travel does not necessarily affect the amount of money people and organisations spend on transport .
22 We will obviously need a period of consultation in government before we introduce legislation .
23 Anti-road campaigners called for the government to guarantee long-term protection for Oxleas Wood and pointed out that the change of mind did not necessarily signal a change of policy , with the government 's £23,000 million roads programme continuing to threaten 160 sites of special scientific interest , many of them more valuable than Oxleas Wood .
24 Their wiping out would merely free the individual from anxiety , heal his ulcer , lighten his step , brighten his eye .
25 Such operations have the advantage of removing the pollutants entirely from the waste stream ie the compounds do not merely undergo a change of state within the environment — and can exhibit beneficial interactions with microorganisms ( eg the so-called powdered activated carbon ( PACT ) process , in which powdered carbon is added to activated sludge and ‘ biological activated carbon ’ , in which microorganisms extend the life of carbon filters before regeneration is required ) .
26 Healthy exercise , rational recreation , better living conditions and temperance campaigns were all designed to morally arm the men against temptation .
27 ) . Once inside the store , the retailer hopes , the customer will not only buy the product on offer , but also many other items , which are sold at a much higher profit .
28 In order to give a rounded picture of the changes confronting the farm worker today , we must not only consider the transformations in work and technology and the equally manifest , if less discontinuous , factors underlying his level of pay and conditions .
29 It suggested they did not sufficiently respect the vow of celibacy .
30 It can not only focus a desire for action , but is also satisfyingly accurate in its local ‘ fine-tuning ’ .
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