Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [conj] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Next , myself , a little shaken and a few scratches , and lastly Sgt. Storrie , who seemed okay . |
| 2 | It is now widely realised that a comprehensive education for a mentally handicapped child should continue over a longer time than the normal educational period of 5–16 years . |
| 3 | ‘ However , the reality is that such matters will only be successfully resolved when a greater degree of trust and cohesion has been attained as a result of working together . ’ |
| 4 | The typical small businessman in Hong Kong now has business interests in southern China , to complement his existing connections through kinship , and would much prefer that a cheaper project be put in place , with a view to the needs of Greater Hong Kong as they will be in the 21st century — this after full consultation with the Chinese authorities . |
| 5 | Gazing down below me , I suddenly realised that a huge curtain of mist and rain has swept across the water and was fast obscuring the tundra below . |
| 6 | This was necessary not only to secure that a substantial part of the development ‘ returned to the community ’ , but also to prevent a two-price system as existed under the 1954 Act . |
| 7 | Adele duly did just that , fondly imagining that a lone fireman would come out to her East Street home in an anonymous van with the suitable cutting equipment . |
| 8 | For the second Test both sides will be much better prepared and a better Test match will be the result . ’ |
| 9 | In wild surroundings a natural amphitheatre containing two lochs is rounded and , just when the road seems to have lost direction and to be leading nowhere , there are signs of civilisation and cultivation , a perfect harbour is suddenly revealed and a steep descent ends at its terminus there . |
| 10 | It just so happens that a framed photograph of Clarence Winchester in his 50hp Caudron biplane at Hendon circa 1915 adorns the Collectair office wall ! |
| 11 | It was long thought that a mere redistribution of duties without any reduction in the total number of employees required or the total amount of work to be done did not amount to redundancy . |
| 12 | Skanform panels are claimed to be ideal for covering large wall areas in environments where surfaces are constantly cleaned and a high degree of hygiene is necessary . |
| 13 | We did so not because we did not want money spent on community care , but because we did not necessarily believe that a one-track policy was the best way to ensure the ideal form of care . |
| 14 | It so happened that a local head of a special school was very involved in this campaign . |
| 15 | In addition , the Rayner review of the service introduced not only cuts but a new philosophy that official figures , which previously had been for the service of the nation as a whole , were now to be tied far more closely to the requirements of the government of the day . |
| 16 | But it is sobering to reflect that Bowes could devote so much time and energy to assembling his huge collections , a task that preoccupied him for many years , without apparently caring that a main source of his wealth , coal , was blighting lives and blighting the countryside . |
| 17 | Her prayer beads were constantly moving and a steady stream of soft petitions to Allah were just audible . |
| 18 | Some were constructed so that they would only move when a passing person activated a treadle of some sort so that the toy would suddenly spring into ‘ life ’ . |
| 19 | Reigning in their verbal and facial expressiveness to play a character so damaged that a big speech is possible ( if at all ) only at the end , they subsequently receive an award from a jury awed that they were clever enough to play so dumb . |
| 20 | The testing process is absolutely vital , not only to ensure that a significant problem exists which would be alleviated by a harmonizing measure but also to identify it accurately . |
| 21 | In higher education , we naturally believe that a fundamental aspect of the student 's programme of studies consists of getting the student on the inside of just such internal standards of reasoning in the discipline he or she is studying . |
| 22 | How else could it be so swiftly known that a prominent member of the Royal College of Acupuncturists , say , had been picked up during the night and pinched for drunk-driving ? |
| 23 | The laughter was suddenly gone and a desperate sadness enveloped Ruth as she closed the door after her and leant back against it . |
| 24 | So learning that a particular symbol on a computer keyboard , situated in a particular room , delivers a banana from a feeder , is really the same kind of mental activity as recognizing the shape of a banana plant in a forest and remembering where to find it again the next day . |
| 25 | I can only suppose that a large bird took hold of the ring on top of the box with his talons , and flew away with it . |
| 26 | One , that we ca that we only go when a clear brief from Brussels officers can not be established , and not a trip just for the lads which was reminiscent of the last hastily organised trips . |
| 27 | Social services were more closely involved through their provision of home care services , although this did not necessarily mean that a social worker was appointed . |
| 28 | But this does not necessarily mean that a physical demonstration of the product in action is the only way to use TV for a demonstrable product — the Vauxhall Astra ‘ dog ’ commercial , in which the proud owner treats the car as a pet , and it reacts appropriately , is , in effect , a demonstration commercial , but the demonstration is done obliquely and with humour . |
| 29 | It should be noted that the offences only apply where a misleading price indication is given by a person in the course of his business to a consumer . |
| 30 | So , after much jockeying and a few power lunches ( although all three contestants for the top spot — McDonald , Stewart , and Somerville — deny this ) Trevor has got the top job and a salary reckoned close to £125,000 a year . |