Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He travelled widely after graduating with a second-class BA ( ordinary degree ) in 1878 and spent a year as a stockman in Queensland , Australia .
2 There was no question that he could have gone into some major productions and worked with some of the more notable directors ; he refused point blank , especially after seeing On a Clear Day .
3 Only before embarking on a major expedition have I seen the tension surface in Andy .
4 When he returned they lived together before marrying in a quiet register office ceremony in December 1986 .
5 As I said , mine 's only on ringing with an external call , is n't it .
6 This stronger sense of learning also carries with it the idea that ultimately the student is able to evaluate it for him or herself , and form a personal view about its validity ( by reading the relevant articles , by listening to the different views of the authorities on the topic , and perhaps by assisting in a clinical trial ) .
7 Many areas that appear to be hazard-free on current maps may merely by passing through a temporary period of quiescence .
8 He did so by insisting on a crucial distinction between the Jesus of history and the Christ of faith .
9 Is it not then possible that Satan , in his opposition to Christ and man , and wishing to destroy all that God has given , could do so by appearing in a godly angelic light ?
10 And even those modern fictional texts , such as the novels of Samuel Beckett , that seem dedicated to demonstrating the impossibility of communicating anything to anybody about anything , do so by alluding to a paradigmatic act of storytelling , a paradise lost of communication :
11 The river was in flood and tradition maintains that Coilus was able to cross only by leaping onto a large rock in mid-stream and from it to the farther bank .
12 Shortly after appearing on an independent television programme to discuss his views ( no BBC programme invited him on ) , Altrincham was hit in the face by a furious official of the League of Empire Loyalists .
13 On Oct. 9 , shortly after appearing before a special tribunal [ see below ] , she accused him of " naked aggression " against the judiciary , and added that she regarded him as her main opponent .
14 My sympathies , however , were very much with the wretched fellow who had the courage to own up that he could not face the prospect any longer of flying against a lethal enemy .
15 Further , the employment of an agent may be such as to give him an authority to contract on behalf of his principal generally with regard to a wider or narrower class of affairs ; and as between the principal and third parties such authority can not be limited by restrictions imposed by the principal , but not known to third parties .
16 There was no mistaking the menace in his demeanour as he advanced towards her , and Fran took several hasty steps backwards before coming to an abrupt halt against the wall .
17 When I first realised that most of the bites were not simply ‘ line ’ bites ( and you can test this easily by casting in a baitless hook ) I tried every conventional trick in the book to hit them .
18 These types of questions can not be answered easily by looking at a conventional map .
19 It is rather like looking for a single straw in a haystack .
20 It was a little like talking to a wooden puppet .
21 Wheel clamps are n't on the list yet , but it 's still worth asking for a few quid off your annual premium .
22 A PALESTINIAN stabbed to death a Jewish man and wounded a woman at a Jerusalem bus stop yesterday before fleeing to a nearby Arab area , Israeli police said .
23 Individuals may sometimes rent a stall on a ‘ one-off ’ basis , usually by waiting until a particular time ( eg 11.00 ) to see if the regular trader turns up .
24 Dyeing beings after the wool has been cleansed , usually by washing in a weak solution of soda and soap , when it is immersed in an alum-bath for about 12 hours .
25 The Kaduna-based Hausa language newspaper Gaskiya ta fi Kwabo ( ‘ The Truth is Worth More than a Penny ’ ) , took this allegation further by quoting from a leading Kaduna State politician :
26 Those points that fall outside this envelope can be further analysed directly by pointing to a particular location .
27 It is the agency 's job to establish a good working relationship between employers and agency staff , and it is in your interests to promote this by fulfilling your obligations to both by working in a professional and reliable way .
28 A separate shower cabinet may be more convenient to step into for those with much arthritis in the hip and knee joints , but the cabinets of superior quality , which are not too small , are the only ones really worth considering for a disabled person , and they are fairly expensive .
29 Through the village , the road into Barbondale rises sharply before contouring for a level mile along the side of Barbon Low Fell , new plantings of conifers permitting only glimpses of Barbon Manor high on the left .
30 Her husband Alex is now in hiding after an abortive escape attempt .
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