Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Since preview audiences rated it both best and worst thing in the film — presumably depending on level of squeamishness — it obviously made an impression .
2 Parents seek right to sue over injury to foetus
3 AMERICAN born Lisa Price , now living in Llanidloes , has been appointed sales manager for Radio Maldwyn , and is successfully canvassing for advertisers in time for the independent local radio station 's launch on July 1 on 756kHz medium wave .
4 The problems mostly arose from lack of capital and only in a few cases had any action been taken — two had recently purchased houses in nearby villages for their sons and some had been able to purchase or rent some more land .
5 The keys crashed to the floor next to Gedanken ; the piece of paper followed , slowly fluttering from side to side like a snowflake .
6 Those speakers whose ties are weakest are those who approximate least closely to vernacular norms , and are most exposed to pressures for change originating from outside the network .
7 Again both sides of industry are closely involved in their preparation , and in addition the Commission believes that trade unions should be " properly consulted in preparation of standardisation measures , and in the management of these Directives " .
8 The steady rise in quality of the materials produced and developed at Dudley Teachers ' Centre , for instance , is an excellent example ; the centre has an enthusiastic warden and much of the work has developed under the stimulus of an outstanding educational adviser , but the content of the materials has been developed by local teachers with admirable results ( mostly limited at present to print-form ) .
9 Phonological features were eventually assigned to variants in order to construct these subscales , but the first step was to quantify the data in order to compare the patterns which emerged in different data batches .
10 Deaf people are effectively discouraged by regulations from training as teachers of the deaf .
11 By speaking on behalf of their constituents they occasionally thereby disagree with aspects of party policy ( 8 per cent ) .
12 And in the years of glut there is always a slatted wooden tray in some cool , dark attic , which the writer nervously visits from time to time ; and yes , oh dear , while he 's been hard at work downstairs , up in the attic there are puckering skins , warning spots , a sudden brown collapse and the sprouting of snowflakes .
13 Iceland : the Althing , which began to discuss the agreement on Aug. 17 , eventually voted in favour of ratification — requiring only a simple majority — on Jan. 12 , 1993 .
14 In each case , therefore , the agreement between the parties or the court order should be properly carried into effect by way of a conveyance , severance , transfer or declaration of trust , the form of which is the subject of this chapter .
15 This is consistent with the view that their struggle to stay awake is not necessarily punctuated with periods of somnolence , or microsleeps , but shows a compelling tendency to slip down the arousal continuum .
16 In the indictment Bunyan was accused , among other things , of ‘ devilishly and perniciously abstaining from coming to Church to hear Divine Service ’ .
17 Well more misery for Forest another defeat more injuries less to go from strength to strength and we 'll be right back .
18 Black smoke gushed out of open doors and through windows and roofs only to be suddenly consumed by tongues of fire that licked heavenwards , raising up their flaming fangs like the arms of satanic dancers placating some obscene god .
19 Alternatively , eustatic changes in non-glacial periods can be produced by changes in the cumulative length of active spreading ridges , which will obviously relate to changes in plate patterns ( Hallam , 1977 ) .
20 The Y , so change in Y over change in X so
21 In this environment , the true scientist 's heart naturally turns to thoughts of revenge .
22 Although it was especially developed for babies at risk of allergy , many nutritionists believe that it would benefit all babies to follow a similar , gradual pattern of weaning , If your family is not allergy prone , you can adapt it to suit your needs , circumstances and baby .
23 On the other hand , his determination to win became such that he frequently appeared to condone his fast men bowling in an intimidating fashion , which obviously led to criticism from press and public .
24 The Emperor , popularly supposed to be immortal , only endured by virtue of adamantine , anguished courage and will power .
25 The resources of the AIB and its equivalent organisations throughout the world are necessarily limited for reasons of economy , and the person in charge has to deploy his forces in the most effective manner he can devise while at the same time always keeping enough reserves in hand in case of a major catastrophe .
26 I had wondered once whether that was the reason my father had married her , but that was before I had learned that men are not much given to acts of altruism , and certainly not in sexual matters .
27 A broken man , pale and much given to outbursts of weeping , a man trembling on the threshold of self-murder .
28 He claims that professionals make important contributions to the functional well-being of society and in addition , their services are highly regarded in terms of society 's values .
29 The Justice Police had sealed off the streets and were only allowing in members of parliament who agreed to be body-searched .
30 Chamlong 's second-in-command , Col. Winai Somphong , was appointed as Minister of Communications , a portfolio long tainted by accusations of corruption .
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