Example sentences of "and generally [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He is everywhere , doing good things from building houses for the poor , helping farmers in Africa raise better crops and fight disease , to monitoring Panamanian elections , which he declared a fraud before it was officially agreed , and generally promoting peace and justice around the world .
2 At national level , the National Council for One Parent Families acts as a central organization drawing together the various statutory and voluntary bodies concerned and generally offers advice and information in this field .
3 There is a common expectation that mourners will visit the cemetery where the dead person 's body or ashes have been interred for a recognized period of time , attending to flowers at the grave and generally maintaining contact with the memory of the dead person .
4 B er , both today and Sunday look very good for socializing and generally enjoying life , but on Saturday I think it 's going to be very important to keep things in perspective .
5 I 'm beginning to feel that direct action is the only way forward like Earth First , who in Canada lie down in front of loggers and generally sabotage development .
6 I cut the cheese with the Lappish knife I acquired last time out ; it has a 25-centimetre blade and can open cans , cut fire-wood and generally keep misery at bay .
7 He may need to be able to use apparatus , and generally speaking science teachers are accustomed to explaining necessary points about its use and keeping a close watch on safety .
8 To the immune systems of the animals that it may infect , the resultant mutant virus will look as if it is rabies and so will trigger antibodies and generally stimulate immunity against the disease .
9 All they had to do was live life through an alcoholic haze and generally raise hell — hence the term ‘ Hellraiser ’ .
10 The catfish that is sometimes suggested is carnivorous and pugnacious and generally creates havoc .
11 The nurse may help promote sleep by reducing anxieties if possible and generally providing comfort — rearranging pillows or adjusting the backrest .
12 But Wesley went on to write hymns , give advice and generally add shape , colour and texture to the ritual life of the First Spiritualist Church .
13 Co-opting a sports or stage celebrity guarantees that they , or one of their famous friends , are likely to be available to open the summer fair , attend the leaving presentations and sports day and generally add glamour to all the events that benefit from maximum publicity .
14 In the local Nag 's Head pub , Tony recounts his musical history with laddish brazenness , explaining how the four elements of East 17 ( including singing dancer Brian Harvey , dancing keyboardist John Hendry and rapping dancer Terry Coldwell ) were in the same gang , spending their schooldays bodypopping and bunking off , and generally going f— nowhere .
15 Tuff-Link claim the kits reduce plants check , increase overall plant survival and generally save space , time and are available from most garden centres and DIY outlets for around £2 .
16 A representative national committee for religious education and welfare was set up to establish youth clubs , organise correspondence classes , distribute literature and generally to keep contact with refugee children in Christian homes , offering Jewish hospitality at times of festival or fast and preparing boys for Bar Mitzvah .
17 Once under way , they got to burst plastic bags , twirl lengths of gaily coloured plastic tubing , blow on plastic whistles and kazoos , join in on occasional chanted lines , and generally commit mayhem .
18 Bees pollinated frequently and with large loads but generally promoted geitonogamy , whereas butterflies pollinated less often and with smaller loads but usually cross pollinated ; flies pollinated infrequently , with small loads and generally promoted geitonogamy .
19 The girls continued to giggle and scream and run and hide and generally have fun with their father , whom they adored and knew they could do as they liked with — especially , Katya , the middle one and the liveliest .
20 But things are different at night , when he hisses , growls , howls and generally causes mayhem .
21 SAE ratings are quoted in imperial hp or kW , and generally give peak power for a bare engine .
22 As the debate continued , it was decided to hold a competition to find a suitable and generally agreed plan .
23 ‘ The language is ideal for research , looking up references and generally pulling information together , ’ said Peter Mangan , who works in CMC 's marketing department .
24 Luther would wait until dark , when the rest of the family had vacated the kitchen , then would take everything from the larder , spreading it on the table , spilling it on the floor , and generally inflicting mayhem on a hitherto spotless environment .
25 The result was a general and generally admitted inferiority of British men-of-war to those of France .
26 It is reasonable to suppose that children enter a communication task as active interactants ready to ask questions and generally negotiate meaning because that is what they do all the time in the world outside the laboratory .
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