Example sentences of "[vb pp] simply [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Onlookers admitted to me that they had come simply to see the tragic spectacle of the naked bodies — some of which were badly burned . |
| 2 | They fear that they are now looking at a successor tax which is designed simply to allow the Government to muddle through to the next election . |
| 3 | We add the commentary at the very last minute and it is designed simply to strengthen the picture-story , not to add to it . |
| 4 | The curriculum already exists and is external and objective to both teacher and pupil , and their interaction is designed simply to bring the learner to that state of knowledge at which the teacher has already arrived . |
| 5 | A distinction drawn the previous day by Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok , who pointed out that the UDF was subject to restrictions but not formally banned , was dismissed by the UDF on Jan. 18 as a " play on semantics " ; moreover , the UDF had decided simply to disregard the restrictions , rather than apply to the authorities to have them lifted . |
| 6 | Many attempts have been made simply to control the starfish . |
| 7 | Because it is difficult to get everyone together , too little time and consideration will be given to making the final decision , which may well be made simply to bring the meeting to a close because one or other member of the panel has to get away . |
| 8 | Leni soon realised that Mina had defected simply to join the Holly-wood dream that the East Berlin loudspeakers were always denouncing . |
| 9 | However , where such a term is used simply to define the consequences of breach of an express term in the contract it can not be regarded as an exclusion clause . |
| 10 | At one level , the spectrum as a whole may be treated as a fingerprint , which can be used simply to recognize the product of some reaction as a known compound . |
| 11 | It can be used simply to indicate the time actually worked on a given job . |
| 12 | It can be used simply to indicate the time actually worked on a given job . |
| 13 | But Gray is unlikely to be axed simply to silence the unjustified demands of the minority but he must wonder whether it is worth carrying on anyway when the supporters are so fickle . |
| 14 | Trial , by contrast , is reserved for cases where the factual issues are straightforward ( most often road traffic accidents ) , and the jury is asked simply to answer the question of fault with a ‘ Yes ’ or ‘ No ’ answer , going on thereafter to assess damages . |
| 15 | The negative income tax case illustrated as Fig. 9–13 shows an initial equilibrium at 1 on 10 , where the individual is assumed simply to face the wage rate implied by the slope of . |
| 16 | Although the defendant programmer would not be allowed simply to copy the programs in question , he would not be required to " wipe clean the slate of his memory " because to do so would unduly restrict his use of his own training , skill and experience . |
| 17 | Furthermore , during periods of inflation money incomes will normally rise together with prices and so more money will be required simply to purchase the same collection of goods and services . |
| 18 | In the same way he lauded the pilots , calling them ‘ some of the bravest people I 've ever met in my life ’ , apparently not noticing that much of their fortitude was required simply to fly the shocking aircraft and the hapless missions with which he had entrusted them . |
| 19 | So the majority of golfers are best advised simply to judge the wind conditions and allow for them in their choice of club and aim . |