Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adv] [adv] [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And because one would share with neighbours , it was rather spaced out so that people could benefit over a longer period . |
| 2 | ‘ We both only got as far as Harwich . ’ |
| 3 | Walter claims to have journeyed as a student to Nepal ( 'did n't everyone ? ' ) for purification , but Vivien reminds him that he only got as far as Ostend . |
| 4 | In the final UN resolution , voted on 1 June 1984 , the GCC text was somewhat watered down so that Iran 's role was in less sharp focus . |
| 5 | The goat suddenly trotted eagerly forward and Mrs Hollidaye had to run to keep hold of the leather strap . |
| 6 | He set off with rucksack and typewriter on a round-the-world trip , but only got as far as New Orleans , where , ever the hopeless romantic , he fell in love with a girl he met on a park bench . |
| 7 | I left early before the nuns were awake but I only got as far as Glasgow before I lost my way . ’ |
| 8 | REBEL sea captain Jack Lammiman set sail from Whitby on his greatest journey yet to America but only got as far as Scarborough . |
| 9 | ‘ You know , Dorothy , you and I have one thing in common , ’ I remember saying to myself in a Dutch accent , ‘ we both only got as far as Harwich . ’ |
| 10 | I never say my work is going to last a long time — usually five to ten years , though obviously the smaller pieces which are kept inside last as long as people look after them . |
| 11 | Now , as we 've all known since , oh , the first Crass record at least , rants tend to become extremely boring very quickly unless a ) there 's a point to them and b ) there 's some semblance of a tune to hum along to , and Leatherface have no problems on that score . |
| 12 | With a little more attention to the parser it could have been a Sizzler , but even as it stands it 's well worth your dosh so get out there and part with it at once ! |
| 13 | The railway only went as far as Achnasheen in 1876 . |
| 14 | We sampled the delights of hymns old and new , in alphabetical order , only reaching as far as J , for Jesus . |
| 15 | We can only go so far as union negotiators . |
| 16 | The Hungarians and Belgians broke away from the Italians and the two British crews dropped back and were being closely tailed by Folkesson/Skoldbek at Chertsey although the Swedish crew were only to get as far as Shepperton before blowing up . |
| 17 | The difficult and often contradictory principles of this age-long argument were memorably expressed as early as Plato 's version of the Apology of Socrates and , with a different bearing , in his Republic . |
| 18 | A groove 7 isolates the laser section from the FET section of the vapor and need only extend as far as layer 5 . |
| 19 | We have just been advised that the study of the proposed L.R.T. system has now been completed , and that this has resulted in a proposal that the L.R.T. lines will only extend as far as Dundonald . |
| 20 | City firms have already stumped up more than £300 million for Taurus and are in no mood to inject any more cash into a replacement . |
| 21 | Friends of Cuba suggest they may just scrape through now that oil in commercial quantities has been found . |
| 22 | ‘ Just look straight ahead and smile . |
| 23 | We put enough rehearsal in to know we were going to be okay ; it was n't people just going up there and jamming . ’ |
| 24 | The survey 's findings underline the concern of several City economists that the economy was already slowing down rapidly as base rates were lifted . |
| 25 | She was still gazing upwards anxiously when Felipe reappeared , and this time he was climbing down . |
| 26 | No offside given there surprisingly as Black turns it in and Whitlow 's there to win it again . |
| 27 | Jacqueline Sanchez , of the Ministry of Education , also points out that ; ‘ Over the years , since the revolution , many people have become much more demanding as far as education is concerned , and despite all the difficulties , are more critical and expect more of their schools . ’ |
| 28 | These had always done quite well as buses were not then allowed on Anerley Hill . |
| 29 | Members of Darlington recreation committee yesterday heard how more than £3,500 worth of damage had been caused to art works in the Myles Meehan Gallery over the past few months . |
| 30 | Measurement of h-parameters demands that the input terminals are effectively open circuit with respect to signals while the output terminals are effectively short circuited as far as signals are concerned . |