Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] [verb] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both branches would move steadily outwards to form the oceanic crust , which , as it got progressively further away from the ridge would rapidly acquire a thin veneer of deep sea sediments ( muds and clays , mixed up with myriads of tiny shells from planktonic organisms ) . |
| 2 | David Tagg of Grand Metropolitan also acknowledged that headhunters will try quite naturally to seduce good people away from such companies as his own ; but , he maintained , headhunters overall did a good job for him and he was not frightened that they might take his staff . |
| 3 | The Majority , whilst also favouring discipline for the poor , argued that voluntary workers would respond more flexibly to need than those limited by state regulations . |
| 4 | At parish level , individuals can work together either to safeguard the character of their local village , or to improve its appearance . |
| 5 | Assessment of how successful an event has been depends largely on feedback , and , if possible , the organisers should get together afterwards to hear comments and take note for future reference . |
| 6 | The figures were released as Nigel Lawson , the Chancellor , warned that interest rates could climb even further to clamp down on rising prices . |
| 7 | If stars could shrink to as small as ten or twenty miles across to become neutron stars , one might expect that other stars could shrink even further to become black holes . |
| 8 | Unfortunately this is a problem which faces both kites er and ospreys and , and some other birds of prey , so er we always look for a few losses , but we hope that nevertheless , in a good season like this , the birds will breed well enough to produce good numbers of young . |
| 9 | The parish council is very worried when the controversial barrier opens later this year problems in the village , already vulnerable to flooding , will increase as the water turned away from the shut gates will have nowhere else to go . |
| 10 | They had listened meekly , shamed by his anger and , like children , trying to think of ways to please him ; but once he had left the billiard room he knew that the feuds would start once more to germinate . |