Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [prep] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both laboratory experiments and numerical simulations have demonstrated that plumes can arise only at a boundary between convective regimes , such as that between the Earth 's core and mantle at a depth of 2,900 km . |
| 2 | If he returned home in the evening he would sometimes dine with John Hayward but , since Hayward was an inveterate diner-out , he would often eat alone from a tray on his knees . |
| 3 | The loop could act only as a monitor to be interrogated in the case of breakdown of comprehension . |
| 4 | Rather , they can act only as a guide to decision making by making the assumptions underlying the decisions explicit . |
| 5 | The Frenchman , before turning to her sons , let his glance fall pointedly for a moment to the swell of her breasts tightly bodiced beneath a new Fifth Avenue day dress of sheer white silk chiffon ; then he smiled secretly at her again and this undisguised expression of passionate interest brought a faint flush to her face . |
| 6 | Using EBG , one might observe just one species , a sparrow , and deduce that any bird with short wings and a short beak could survive comfortably on a diet of seeds and insects . |
| 7 | Elementals often appear as a moving light or a change in temperature , or they may take the form of an animal or bird and make it behave oddly for a period of time . |
| 8 | For them stations would act principally as a means of access to the labour market in mines , farms , and towns , not as a route to the world market for their produce . |
| 9 | Interview schedules can fall anywhere on a scale from the completely structured to the completely unstructured , and many include questions of several types within the same schedule . |
| 10 | However , each represents a recognisable stage of achievement , so that the student can build progressively towards a range of demanding and useful competences . |
| 11 | Mind you , I suspect she 'll only stay ashore for a couple of hours , but that 's better than nothing at all . ’ |
| 12 | Nothing could stay outside on a night like this . |
| 13 | The unity of the discipline is to some extent an external facade , a matter of appearance ; from the inside , it may appear rather as a constellation of specialisms , more or less closely related . |
| 14 | The aim of Heidrick and Struggles ' approach is to build a team that can truly work and integrate together over a number of years . |
| 15 | Instead of a plot of intertwined complication , which would do nicely for a book in which its unravelling was the whole of the matter , you might well find that a plot which consisted of only one major twist or deception would suit you best . |
| 16 | Despite the ominous row of trespassing hatchbacks , we saw nobody on the ridge at all , and luxuriated in the surprising solitude that one should n't expect so near a town like Fort William , which grows more like a Highland Gorbals every day . |
| 17 | Batts may have been set up or mis quoted something which I 'm sure the press would never intentionally do especially against a team like us who they all love . |
| 18 | Moreover , if the tables are to be turned , the USSR will do so at a time of her choosing , rather than wait for the hour of maximum danger to herself . |
| 19 | Those of us who believe that our future and national interest lie in such a course do not do so in a spirit of emotional faith or constitutional adventurism ; rather , we take a hard-headed view of where our economic interests lie and where the money will come from in the years ahead . |
| 20 | When the time came to act in Algeria , he could then do so from a position of strength rather than weakness . |
| 21 | ‘ I reckon , though , that James and I would probably do better with a dose of that injection you 've just given Sandy . ’ |
| 22 | Remember , even if you do not have any specific ailments you will still benefit greatly from a course of lessons , perhaps preventing much pain or discomfort later on in life . |
| 23 | For example , a site may consist largely of a number of postholes , all dating to the Neolithic period . |
| 24 | On her unlucky nights she really would benefit enormously from a gift of blood . |
| 25 | It will do now in a couple of years time . |
| 26 | The slightest alteration in the chemical balance would result immediately in a race of exploded beetles . |
| 27 | It will grow well in a mixture of mud and unwashed sand or gravel . |
| 28 | The submerged form will grow well in a mixture of unwashed sand . |
| 29 | Most seemed to know what one should do there in a variety of situations in order to be an accepted member . |
| 30 | Thus the term " criterion " can refer either to a description of the knowledge and skills possessed by the learner or the score which has to be reached in order to qualify for the description . |