Example sentences of "[verb] hard [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He continued to work hard and regularly up to his death not just at the drawing and painting he loved but also at the mechanics of his etching and the presentation of his work to the public . |
| 2 | When hunting , they fly hard and fast , but a trained bird will never go too far from the falconer and the promise of more food . |
| 3 | But the tears started to come hard and fast . |
| 4 | After retirement these expectations may no longer even be relevant , yet habits die hard and probably patterns of caring have already been established which will go on exerting an influence even though there is no longer any need . |
| 5 | Fidel Castro Smith fought hard and bravely to hang on to his title , losing only by 118 to 117 1/2 points |
| 6 | Lori 's face became hard and tight . |
| 7 | If we travel hard and fast , we can be back in the city before nightfall . ’ |
| 8 | Also , in Deanos support , He does work hard and effectively even when he s not scoring . |
| 9 | They will both work hard and urgently to carry to a successful conclusion , if they can , the two processes of which they are in charge — the peace conference at The Hague and the prospects for a UN peacekeeping force . |
| 10 | Edouard sat and watched his brother as he spoke , his own face growing hard and still . |
| 11 | We did not , perhaps by failure to look hard or widely enough , find any architectural photography that seemed to fit our purposes . |
| 12 | Look hard and long , and then think of your father Iying here tormented with cold and pain and fear and despair . |
| 13 | But look closely through those softly parted , glossy lips and you 'll notice the perfect teeth set hard and fast in a calculating smile . |
| 14 | She looked back at the waves and pulled hard and carefully with her oars . |
| 15 | To most who knew him he was ‘ Mr Wolski ’ , who worked hard and rarely spoke . |
| 16 | As usual , the team worked hard and well and we had a lot of fun and good fellowship , which helps to dull the pain of aching backs and feet ! |
| 17 | We worked hard and honestly , and made good profits . |
| 18 | I served an apprenticeship , worked hard and now I am in the wrong and it is not my fault . |
| 19 | Farming families worked hard and long for scanty remuneration , and it is difficult indeed to see them as beneficiaries of the government 's development policy . |
| 20 | Robyn glared up at him , her breath coming hard and fast in her throat , as she tried to prise his fingers away . |
| 21 | She swallowed hard and then looked up at him . |
| 22 | Ruth swallowed hard and suddenly felt sick and uneasy for her bitterness . |
| 23 | Their home is a country retreat which Julie finds harder and harder to leave . |
| 24 | Unfortunately , cold war traditions appeared to die hard and neither Douglas Hurd nor James Baker seem to have ‘ factored in ’ a Soviet component for their proposals . |
| 25 | Nathan thought hard and finally wrote that the Volvo was ‘ old and depressed ’ . |
| 26 | Like the right hon. Member for Birmingham , Sparkbrook ( Mr. Hattersley ) , I thought hard and long about why the Government had reversed their decision . |
| 27 | It was raining harder than ever . |
| 28 | " Do you notice it 's raining harder than ever ? |
| 29 | This particular move towards ‘ honesty ’ was seldom so kindly interpreted ; but at least it was then Americans , not contras , who could play hard and fast with the money . |
| 30 | ‘ I play hard and then I relax . |