Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The third John Booth provided much of the capital for his partners , Samuel and Aaron Walker , when they established the business that eventually made them the leading ironmasters in the North of England .
2 Remortgaging can effectively deliver you a cheaper deal .
3 Helen 's ability to enjoy herself and express her objections effectively make her an easy person to help , although she is sometimes criticised for being demanding .
4 Adjuring Theda , in the prettiest way , to wait for her here , Miss Merchiston then escorted Mr Quatt to the front door , presumably bidding him a fond farewell in the sickeningly sugary tone she had chosen to adopt towards him .
5 Natural aptitude and a career in radio , film and television had helped him become an outstanding communicator — a strength chat not only made him a formidable campaigner , but also equipped him for the business of government in the television age .
6 Its proximity to another , larger , Binns store in Middlesbrough only made it the obvious candidate for the axe .
7 They obviously hate you a great deal . ’
8 Jacqui had only given him the Christian name .
9 He looks around for a moment , pleased as punch , then realizes that his fellow group members have all heard it a dozen times before .
10 It has become a familiar complaint of managers this season , dissatisfied that the ‘ brave new world ’ of the Premier League merely offers them the same problems as the old .
11 Which not only guarantees you the widest choice possible but also allows you complex control over the design of your beautiful new custom-built bedroom .
12 After the two pictures for Leone , Van Cleef stayed in Europe to make pale imitations of them and only returned to Hollywood in 1970 for El Condor which unwisely made him a sympathetic character .
13 They reckon the average French woman do n't change their knickers , they only change it every two days or something and all sorts they do n't shave .
14 I only asked him the other day
15 It is hoped to have another polo match here next year and perhaps make it an annual event .
16 ‘ I only met you a half hour ago and I love you like one of my own . ’
17 We only make it a hundred miles or so before evening falls .
18 ‘ They have all given me a tremendous amount of help , and I know that any help or guidance I want in the future will be there .
19 The lawful carrying of something like a car jack which is used to cause injury on the spur of the moment does not necessarily make it an offensive weapon ( R. v.
20 He eased back from her , only allowing himself a partial penetration .
21 Although in fact ultra vires , taxing many men worth less than £2 on goods must have been considered justified by circumstances , for their numbers alone made them an important element in the local community .
22 Picasso had abandoned the use of a consistent light source a year earlier only to reinstate it a few months later in the paintings done in Paris during the winter .
23 As season 72/73 arrived , a passing shopper , Mrs Hilda Sheppey ( 58 ) , suddenly found herself the first manageress in football history .
24 Clear skies allowed us to witness , once again , sensational scenery ; the worst storm of the summer only caught us a few hours away from Sasoma .
25 One problem is that we do not necessarily know what a particular wavefunction looks like , and it is here that the LCAO approach to the construction of molecular orbitals is very useful .
26 I rather like the Nimbus set , despite the generous acoustics and the occasional technical frailty , as not only has one the inestimable benefit of hearing the music shaped , balanced , and paced in a way that at least approximates the sort of thing Schubert originally had in mind , but they all sound as though they 're having such a jolly good time ( one palls at the though of all those ghastly , poe-faced Schubert records which litter the catalogue ) .
27 But I notice , little madam , you were pleased enough to find yourself a good Catholic … . ’
28 Well they 'd basically do what the British troops would do but they would n't lose much hate against them would they ?
29 But it is that same obstinacy or , put another way , determination to win , that has not only made him a successful captain , but also into one of the most feared batsmen in the world .
30 Over the years he had not only made himself a small fortune , but in the process gained something of a respectable reputation .
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