Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [vb infin] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The maker of weapons , the fletcher or the bowyer , might not so easily claim immunity from war . |
| 2 | Due to the difficulties of achieving fast even concentrations of gas in such large congested volumes , their adverse effect on human beings , and ineffectiveness on rapidly developing deep- seated carbonaceous fires , and halon systems will normally only have application to parts of the ancillary accommodation such as computer suites . |
| 3 | Sometimes I would purposely not pay attention to detail or to nothing . ’ |
| 4 | It was an odd thing to say ( it would n't matter if the film was brilliant — it would still probably provoke mirth among non-believers ) , but then it was also an odd thing to see in a film which was presumably trying to revamp the alien invasion genre for a new age , because it was such a throwback to the cinematic aliens of the last few years . |
| 5 | In short , the probability is that women will more often gain access to heroin through a male , frequently via a ‘ romantic relationship ’ , than any other social route . |
| 6 | If the following sequence is carried out with sensitivity , not only will it relieve tension but it will also effectively stimulate clarity of thought . |
| 7 | In particular , the international projection of nationally-headquartered firms ' corporate identity is a vexed issue : Siegel & Gale 's new survey of 50 leading Hungarian companies , for example , found that if all of them believed that a company 's image was important to building sales , most would also rather do business with German 's sharply-etched Volkswagen that with fuzzy French concerns . |
| 8 | Sprint Inc , the American telecoms company , is currently deploying a real-time telephone fraud detection application , developed using Symbolics Inc 's object-oriented programming environment : the two-part contract involved Sprint buying 50 turnkey Symbolics systems and will also now involve collaboration with Symbolics Consulting Group to integrate multiple mainframe and workstation-based systems in a WAN supporting TCP/IP , X.25 and SNA . |
| 9 | ‘ I would really not find research into events that took place some thirty-five years ago any relaxation whatever . ’ |
| 10 | If the same reader were faced with the type of ‘ discourse ’ fragment created by Venneman , reproduced as ( 8 ) below , he might quite readily provide support for Venneman 's analysis by saying that ‘ the topic ’ is Mary . |
| 11 | IF US officials go ahead with their threat to raise tariffs , it will almost certainly increase unemployment in Britain . |
| 12 | During the first days of that Holy Week Mrs Abigail continued to believe that she could not endure a marriage that was a travesty , and that she could no longer endure life in Dynmouth . |
| 13 | On the basis of this review , we have decided that we shall no longer accord recognition to governments . |
| 14 | They could no longer plead ignorance of God . |
| 15 | Will he accept that in the United States of America , the land of free enterprise , it was concluded that voluntary arrangements would never sufficiently overcome discrimination against employment and will he respond positively to the view of the employers forum on disability and the law society as well as three hundred and eleven honourable members of this house who have signed E D M number two that the time has now come for legislation to ban discrimination against in er disabled people in respect of employment in this country . |
| 16 | And he established the principle that any decision which drew on the contingency reserve of public money should go to full Cabinet and not be taken in Cabinet committee , where the Chancellor and the Chief Secretary could all too easily fall prey to ambushes set by cabals of spending ministers . |
| 17 | The hon. Member for Teignbridge can not argue simply that nuclear power is cleaner and environmentally more safe and that it should therefore always take precedence over coal , because we can do things to coal that would make it environmentally far more acceptable . |
| 18 | Or does he too quickly take flight from history altogether into a realm of the Absolute ? |
| 19 | This special pleading is , no doubt , partly emotional but it might very well include reference to children 's lack of knowledge and understanding . |
| 20 | ARSENAL fan Paul Dear has vowed he will never again set foot inside Highbury after losing a court battle against the club . |