Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] [adv] [conj] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As with other addictions , compulsive gambling and risk taking are seen when the sufferer is compelled to return despite repeated and increasing negative consequences and when the processes is used inappropriately and compulsively to suppress uncomfortable emotions or to gain a sense of elation in order to change a disordered mood . |
| 2 | Yes , any behaviour that is used inappropriately and compulsively to suppress uncomfortable emotions , or to gain a sense of elation in order to change a disordered mood , or to which someone repeatedly returns despite negative consequences , can be a form of addictive disease . |
| 3 | Undoubtedly Kingston 's favourite verb , it is used again and again to describe the alacrity with which his heroes rush into adventure : by contrast , their enemies often scamper as well , but away from danger rather than towards it , thus implying the superiority of the British race which is taken for granted in the yarns of the last century . |
| 4 | In Switzerland the drug is used legally and openly to treat psychological disorders , especially depression . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's become harder and harder to smile or laugh out there during an international match . |
| 6 | But others will contend , with no lack of passion and sincerity , that if the principle of equal consideration is taken seriously and always to predominate , then it will seriously distort those natural impulses of affection and solidarity which dictate so many moral choices . |
| 7 | Which is very light so to compensate for this a ply line is used this is a rubber line which is quite thick and the rod is flicked backwards and forwards to let line out . |
| 8 | You may choose to use initials for something which is mentioned frequently or simply to write the first half of the word . |