Example sentences of "[art] [adv] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result the word ‘ share ’ has become something of a misnomer , for shareholders no longer share any property in common ; at the most they share certain rights in respect of dividends , return of capital on a winding up , voting , and the like . |
| 2 | The reasons for this are complex , but basically the more efficient one is as a reader , the less one reads individual words as separate bits , or pays attention to their structure . |
| 3 | None the less it makes two features of long-term insurance policies very clear . |
| 4 | ‘ Give it back you thief , ’ he bawls after me , but I spurt ahead , knocking over a coupla kids who start bawling and bellyaching as well , but I do n't stop to investigate , because after all , I 'm doing them a favour , the sooner they learn that life is full of hard knocks the better . |
| 5 | Does he agree that the sooner we put new measures on the statute book , the sooner we can instil into these young criminals the knowledge that such selfish and irresponsible behaviour will not be tolerated ? |
| 6 | ‘ The sooner we get this scum banged away the better . ’ |
| 7 | As I have said before , when writing about human behaviour , we are no more than swollen-headed animals and the sooner we accept this fact the safer we will be . |
| 8 | In this case , the sooner I remove young Svend from Suzie the siren , and make him aware of his responsibilities towards his parents and his own future , the sooner I can resume a normal life ! |
| 9 | If , for instance , if extremely problematic strapping , splints or plaster of paris treatments are used and treatment should be started as soon as possible after birth , so the sooner you notice these things the better You 've all had your hospital experience , has anybody not actually seen a child with erm club foot ? |
| 10 | The sooner you enter this world the greater will your enthusiasm for the subject be and the deeper your understanding of the past , the discipline of History and , ultimately , yourself . |
| 11 | Dr Jean Coope , in Menopause , advises : ‘ You may not think the stranger is the perfect son or daughter-in-law , but the chances are that your children know who will suit them better than you do , and the sooner you accept this fact , the happier your family will be . ’ |
| 12 | It was n't the McAuley of old , probably because of ring rust and a badly bruised right hand , and the sooner he gets another contest the better he 'll like it . |
| 13 | Koontz , O'Donnell and Weihrich formulate the principle that ‘ since people tend to follow those whom they see as a means of satisfying their own personal goals , the more managers understand what motivates their subordinates and how these motivations operate , and the more they reflect this understanding in carrying out their managerial actions , the more effective leaders they are likely to be . ’ |
| 14 | Yusuf held back , coolly remarking that both sides were their enemies and that the more they slaughtered each other the better . |
| 15 | The more we accept this fear , the more we produce the images to support its reality . |
| 16 | However , the more we investigate this phenomenon with the client the more often it becomes clear that the avoidance is maintained because the person is afraid of the fear response itself . |
| 17 | Unfortunately , the more we structure these issues the worse and more childlike behaviour becomes . |
| 18 | The more you fear financial loss , the blinder you become to solutions . |
| 19 | And the more he tried to visualise her , the more he saw another face . |
| 20 | ‘ The more I followed one character 's life , the more I was led into those of several other characters , ’ he says . |
| 21 | The more I heard this set , the more I love it . |
| 22 | I confess that the more I consider this alternative , the more I dislike it . |
| 23 | It is perhaps understandable that , the nearer we approach modern times , with their greater technical proficiency , the number of ‘ curious ’ editions should diminish . |
| 24 | I went in the today they like mad animals running round without a head on |
| 25 | The earlier we take these steps the better for everyone concerned . |
| 26 | Cos he 's a really you know nice guy and |
| 27 | A Well I phoned this help line about the council tax and they were really helpful my bill was a lot cheaper than the original estimate , maybe you should give them a call ? |