Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And although always implied rather than broadcast , this rejection of intellectualism is so well understood throughout the service that it has even affected those to whom Bramshill scholarships to University have been offered , and many turn them down . |
| 2 | In one of a series of flashy special effects that often intrude rather than enhance the action , Streep 's upper and nether regions instantaneously tighten as if bolted into an invisible vice . |
| 3 | According to the Far Eastern Economic Review of Aug. 22 , Cam was reluctant to accept the post and only did so after Do Muoi personally pressed him . |
| 4 | It would be like the attempt to look directly at the sun that dazzles and finally blinds rather than enlightens . |
| 5 | The questions are concise and well worded so as to avoid endless lists of fact gathering queries . |
| 6 | The UK agreements are not concerned with principle or with the ‘ spirit ’ of the agreement : they are trickily worded and legalistically interpreted so as to maintain the maximum freedom to advertise . |
| 7 | The disk is round to pentagonal , delicate and frequently damaged so as to obscure the shape ; covered with skin without any plates ; disk diameter up to 25 mm . |
| 8 | Gilding , normally done by taking powered gold mixed with mercury to form an amalgam , was painted onto the surface and then heated so as to drive off the mercury . |
| 9 | By their very nature , botanical-style pictures are a traditional subject and therefore look best when treated as such , with a traditional type of frame and backing . |
| 10 | The course we have pursued has been a wise one — not cutting ahead of need but firmly doing so when required . |
| 11 | In fact , both groups did well in recognising black speakers who used Creole syntactic and phonological features ( speakers 7 , 8 and 12 ) while both did badly when presented with a white speaker using Creole syntax and phonology ( speaker 2 ) . |