Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [vb infin] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The point , therefore , is to validate Marxism , to show that it is not simply a method of interpretation , nor even that it is the best method of interpretation that can most successfully account for the facts and the course of history , but to prove a priori that history works according to dialectical structures , and to demonstrate ‘ the moments of their inter-relations , the ever vaster and more complex movement which totalises them and , finally , the very direction of the totalization , that is to say , the ‘ meaning of History ’ and its Truth , ( I , 69 ) . |
| 2 | I 'd much rather sit by the pool . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ In my life , Oh why do I give valuable time to people who I 'd much rather kick in the eye ? ’ |
| 4 | Whereas-it was common in their own time for the Teddy Boys to be contrasted with a nostalgically remembered state of pre-existing harmony ‘ twenty years ago ’ or ‘ before the war ’ , given the real horror which greeted their arrival we can perhaps only marvel at the way in which the nostalgic trick of amnesia can now work in the Teds ' favour . |
| 5 | The official Tass news agency announced on Jan. 1 that Soviet troops would henceforth only serve in the Transcaucasus on a voluntary basis . |
| 6 | Cayley attracted his friend Sylvester into studying invariants ( the term " invariant " is due to Sylvester ) and these two did so much research on the subject that they were named the Invariant Twins . |
| 7 | Hence , whether a child is placed with a foster family or in residential care may not so much depend on the child 's needs but on where he or she happens to live . |
| 8 | Better not talk on the phone , had we ? ’ |
| 9 | You know , in the past … ’ she trailed off , she could sense that she 'd better not squat on the bidet to wash between her legs in front of Miss Goldilocks . |
| 10 | ( Warning : your proof had better not apply to the H-numbers introduced above ( see exercise 15 below ) nor to some of the number systems introduced in Section 3.6 ( see exercise 3.6.12 ) where this assertion on gcds is false ! ) |
| 11 | Because the external examiners are coming into the child 's environment , they might only just walk through the school , but you 'd hope that they would pick up something of the ambience ; plus the work can be presented how the child wants to present it . |
| 12 | Nor did Gillian , who talked just as if she 'd only just run to the signpost and back . |
| 13 | When the life of a child can so easily hang in the balance , is there not a case for recommending that all parents attend a practical course in first aid , rather than relying on the printed page ? |
| 14 | He will only always talk about the things he always talks about . |
| 15 | Tax increases in other areas , including a new tax of 1.3 per cent on incomes exceeding F40,000 million , would only partly compensate for the cuts . |
| 16 | Besides , with this creed I can so clearly distinguish between the criminal and his crime , I can so sincerely forgive the first , while I abhor the last with this creed revenge never worries my heart , degradation never too deeply disgusts me , injustice never crushes me too low , I live in calm looking to the end . |
| 17 | Among those concerned with language teaching some assume that such a model must also be directly relevant to problems of pedagogy , that in general the principles and objectives which define the discipline of linguistics must necessarily also apply to the subject of language teaching in the school curriculum . |
| 18 | So y w feel free now to ask questions I mean , you must have something that worries you about about this partic I can only really talk about the exam . |
| 19 | ‘ Obviously it would be good to look at more examples from different cultures , but it 's such a huge subject , in ten weeks you can only really deal with the tip of the iceberg . |
| 20 | In the government 's view it is wrong that planning decisions about land use should so often result in the realizing of unearned increments by the owners of the land to which they apply , and that desirable development should be frustrated by owners withholding their land in the hope of higher prices . |
| 21 | Because the employee could only therefore point to the licensing fee as a tangible form of benefit , he also argued that the employer 's use of the valve in the steel production process at its South Teesside plant generated other economic benefits . |
| 22 | I would rather not answer across the Floor of the House the serious point that the hon. Member has raised , but I will certainly look into it and come back to him . |
| 23 | I 'd rather not talk to the guests much beforehand simply because I find it works better just to say hello , and thanks for coming , and leave it at that . |
| 24 | Shamed Souness said : ‘ I 'd rather not talk about the goals we gave away and concentrate instead on the pluses . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I 'd rather not say on the telephone . ’ |
| 26 | Now I know that I 'm going and Alma 's going , but we 've yet to decide I would rather just go to the crematorium |
| 27 | I would just rather march at the head of the unit as I have done on many other occasions . ’ |
| 28 | The Faculty will normally only register for the LL.M. degree those candidates who possess a prior degree in law although there are exceptional circumstances in which it will vary this requirement . |
| 29 | ‘ The NRA would just not respond to the access problems while we had the lease , ’ said Robin . |
| 30 | Yeah , Could I also just quickly comment on the differences between columns H and I that you 've referred to . |