Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pers pn] [adv] [adv] [coord] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Addictive use of any substance or behaviour is seen when the individual uses it in appropriately and compulsively to suppress uncomfortable emotions Or to gain a sense of elation in order to change a disordered mood rather than simply using it for its own sake . |
| 2 | The Earth does n't take a circular path around the sun so it passes it quickly sometimes and slowly at other times . |
| 3 | The Court of Appeal was satisfied that the following matters were among those to which attention should be paid : 1 The nature of the employment Employment in a capacity where " confidential " material is habitually handled may impose a high obligation of confidentiality because the employee can be expected to realise its sensitive nature to a greater extent than if he were employed in a capacity where such material reaches him only occasionally or incidentally . |
| 4 | He still calls me up now and again . |
| 5 | Phones me up now and again , oh yeah , I 'll have you . |
| 6 | She ranges historically as far back as the Florence of Savonarola 's time in Romola , and geographically she actually encompasses themes such as Judaism in her last novel Daniel Deronda , and that , I think , you know , takes her both chronologically and geographically well beyond Jane Austen 's range of interest . |
| 7 | When she makes the occasional mistake , he points it out discreetly and quietly . |
| 8 | The Profitboss goes where the customers are , and serves them well there and then . |
| 9 | And it portrays him both accurately and feelingly . |
| 10 | Everything in his relation to his slaves shows that he treats them as more or less human — his humiliations of them , his disappointments , his jealousies , his fears , his punishments , his attachments . |
| 11 | Narrow your stance and pull your rear hip back to try and reduce this profile , but notice also how this makes you gradually more and more susceptible to a foot sweep . |
| 12 | The performance of modern gliders makes it much easier and more likely for a pilot to fly himself into a potential death trap unless he uses his imagination or has already learned to have a healthy respect for the elements . |