Example sentences of "[be] [adv] simply [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would have been enough simply to hear his stories . |
| 2 | At rush-hour , the traffic was at a slow crawl , to the point where she was convinced that it would have been quicker simply to walk . |
| 3 | Bush has made it plain that US forces are there simply to ensure that relief gets through to those who need it , although it might help more if the troops sorted out the renegade gangs stealing the food . |
| 4 | Well it is possible of course and I think that er the European Nations , including those in Eastern Europe er ought to be getting together to consult about what we can do , because I do n't think it 's right simply to send these refugees back as the er Italians have been doing , er in fact there likely to be amongst . |
| 5 | Often it 's enough simply to suggest a division — perhaps by using a screen , or even a row of tall , leafy plants . |
| 6 | In a case where the breach is not " capable of remedy " , there is clearly no point in affording the first of these two opportunities ; the object of the notice procedure is thus simply to give the lessee the opportunity to apply for relief . |
| 7 | But to be Christian is not simply to preach Jesus ' message . |
| 8 | The duty is not simply to take reasonable care to refrain from the act or neglect , but to take reasonable care not to injure such a person by the act or neglect . |
| 9 | This is not simply to enable the vet to work in comfort , or even to reduce his rage when the first words are ‘ I will just go and try to get a rope on her ! ’ |
| 10 | This is not simply to say that emotions are expressed , but that emotions are reformed , cleansed , redirected and redeemed . |
| 11 | The importance of these examples is not simply to reinforce the general point that data materials , whatever else they may consist in , have to be " read " through , in terms of , a theoretical framework to exist as data , but that the theoretical significance of such materials can change . |
| 12 | The purpose is not simply to replicate earlier experiments but to provide new evidence which will help to discriminate between alternative theories and provide insights about the ways in which our understanding of choice under uncertainty might be improved . |
| 13 | Your aim , though , is not simply to lose as much weight as you can in as short a time as possible . |
| 14 | It is important to note that this is not simply to do with naturalistic notions of ‘ emotional maturity ’ . |
| 15 | This is seen as crucial in attracting people away from the current crop of cramped top-of-the-range coupes — essential if the car is not simply to draw existing Bentley customers from the Turbo R. |
| 16 | This is not simply to force people into speaking blank verse , but to see how a person responds to the essential humanity of a character — for Shakespeare , of all the classical writers , is probably the most human , whose work is blessed with both grandeur and the common touch . |
| 17 | The point is not simply to abandon this type of teaching but to acknowledge and analyse its limitations in the light of a more complex understanding of the nature of racism and to develop forms of educational engagement more likely to open up racist subjectivities and common sense to alternative discourses . |
| 18 | Their task is not simply to carry out a paperwork exercise . |
| 19 | The speaker 's aim here is not simply to communicate the proposition that the hearer must identify the speech act performed by an utterance . |
| 20 | The purpose of community intervention is not simply to observe but to ensure that treatment is sustained for those whose illness , in terms of either severity or nature , warrants this . |
| 21 | Throughout my last chapter I kept on emphasizing that the task of the social anthropologist in the field is not simply to observe the details of customary behaviour but to note how this behaviour serves to " express relationships " . |
| 22 | To say that physics and physical science have such strong boundaries is not simply to make a statement about the disciplines . |
| 23 | But since the object of the present cultural history is not simply to plot , from within , the development of an academic discipline , it is necessary to assess successes and failures from a different standpoint . |
| 24 | However , the best way of doing this is not simply to develop important new methods and techniques , but also to make them accessible to applied workers . |
| 25 | The role of the tutor is not simply to offer students an experience which leads to their being assessed at pre-existing levels of competence , but actively to assist students to enhance their skills , knowledge and behaviour . |
| 26 | Many of the women made it clear in the interviews that their concern is not simply to get housework done in the most efficient way and the shortest possible time . |
| 27 | The concern at Cosmeston is not simply to present static displays but to attempt to bring the village to life with living history events , with crafts-men working in the buildings and with more animals added to those already living at the village . |
| 28 | The Halls ' purpose is not simply to attract musicians such as Nigel Kennedy and Courtney Pine . |
| 29 | Its purpose is not simply to help suffers to leave behind their negative destructive addictions but also to help them to become enthusiastic about positive aspects of a healthy physical , emotional and spiritual life . |
| 30 | What Lord Denning M.R. does in the Lannon case is not simply to reject Camborne and Barnsley . |