Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [adv] [adv] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , by comparing the percentage of cognate words in two related spoken languages it is possible to estimate fairly accurately the date at which they separated . |
| 2 | The public has become more aware of the importance of groundwater ( it is interesting to see how widely the term aquifer is used in newspapers now compared with during the drought of 1975–76 ) , and public use of the Hydrogeology Group 's enquiry service has increased . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's been interesting to see how much a woman 's sense of herself comes from how she looks . |
| 4 | Moderator I declare my interest as a member of the panel on doctrine but I wanted to enquire whether Professor would be willing to include not only the problem of anti-semitism but what seems to me to be the opposite problem which also exists today , which is the problem of Zionism . |
| 5 | Let us suppose that in fact there are not more than 600 quarters , the holders of which are willing to accept as low a price as 35s. ; but that holders of another hundred would be tempted by 36s. ; and holders of yet another three hundred by 37s . |
| 6 | We are free to choose not only the values of A , B , C , and D at P , but also the values of their derivatives at P. The values of A , B , C , D , and their six independent first derivatives provide ten free variables . |
| 7 | Economically it is sensible to use as high a concentration as possible and dilute on site to the required level but there is some validity in specifying low activity concentration where users consistently ignore dilution instructions . |
| 8 | But , tell me , Captain Owen , what do you expect would be the nature of this information for which you are prepared to pay so high a price ? ’ |
| 9 | And , in view of her theory that anorexics have a poor sense of their own size , weight and proportions in general , it may be interesting to examine more closely the status of the eldest child and more specifically the eldest daughter . |
| 10 | It is possible to define quite accurately the fraction of the time that the motion is turbulent . |
| 11 | As with every other technological innovation , they may attempt to protect their ‘ inventions ’ which means after altering the genes , they could slap a patent on it , making it possible to own not just an idea and a technique , but the matrix of a living animal . |
| 12 | At one location it is possible to inspect not only the file of the company known to the searcher but also those of any related companies that this inspection reveals . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's amazing to see how differently the grandchildren in the various families are brought up . |
| 14 | It is very easy to build up quite a dislike of The-Most-Important-Film-Star-Of-The-Nineties before ever clapping eyes on him . |
| 15 | It is dizzying to think how much a baby learns in his first couple of years . |
| 16 | It is impossible to lay down precisely the contents of this rule as this may vary depending on the circumstances and the type of function being exercised . |
| 17 | It was impossible to say how long the tenancy would last . |
| 18 | It was impossible to say how long the tenancy would last . " |
| 19 | Nevertheless , it is dangerous and indeed impossible to push too far the analogies between the heads of the two outer demoiselles and various particular kinds of tribal art . |
| 20 | It is now possible to identify more easily the place of modernizing and modernist discourses within English studies of the second half of the 1930s . |
| 21 | The theories in academic psychology that might explain this have also become more sophisticated , making it possible to identify more precisely the stage of information processing at which the crucial filtering effect occurs . |
| 22 | All in all , it was a great night — good fun and a chance to meet others in the department that you 'll be lucky to see even once a year ! |
| 23 | The reductions in university places introduced by the Conservative government in the early 1980s are likely to widen even further the gap between the higher and the lower socio-economic groups among the student population . |
| 24 | Some children may be willing and glad to talk over beforehand the implications of forming a reconstituted family . |
| 25 | First within Jerusalem , where three thousand are converted on the day of Pentecost itself ; it would be hard to stress more emphatically the link between the Spirit and mission than by showing such effective evangelism as the result of the reception of the Holy Spirit on that notable day ! |
| 26 | It is hard to judge how far the change in personalities at the head of the Iranian regime following Khomeini 's death in June 1989 simplified this process . |
| 27 | It is hard to judge how far the fluidity of the London ruling class is parallelled in other towns , or whether provincial towns preserved a more closely knit society . |
| 28 | It then seems natural to ask how else the claim could be established . |
| 29 | It is hard to say how directly the King reminded the Company that it was doing well because it had been granted a monopoly of the English market . |
| 30 | They seemed confused as to what was going on , but were too sleepy to make too loud an objection . |