Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even here , however , the separate heading is worth preserving , since modern style-studies can and do content themselves with the mere description of distinctive linguistic patterns , abstaining not only from relating them to external factors such as authors or literary movements , but also from attributing to them any specific literary function . |
| 2 | If the threat of ( big ) wars is small , it will make sense to spend more of that money researching and developing weapons and less on putting them into full-scale production — or on training and feeding expensive troops . |
| 3 | a system is abolished only by pushing it into hyperlogic , by forcing it into an excessive practice which is equivalent to a brutal amortization … |
| 4 | Only by defining it in some such manner as suggested will you be able to recognise that it is , or is not , correct . |
| 5 | Just as one can know whether one is short or tall only by comparing oneself with others , so one can know whether one 's own political system is " short " or " tall " only by putting it alongside other systems and noting the differences . |
| 6 | This respondent was also concerned about the failure of social workers to work for rehabilitation , stating , ‘ There are lots of social workers who think it quite appropriate to take a child away from dodgy natural parents and work avidly towards replacing it with adoptive ones . ’ |
| 7 | He 's very conscious of the fact that he 's indebted to him , not just for rescuing him from those awful guardians but for getting him into Grafton Abbey and then arranging for him to work for Mr Harvey . |
| 8 | Above all the parties have failed in the task of presenting clear alternatives to the questions of the day and thus of deciding them by public debate … |
| 9 | ‘ You wo n't get away with treating me like this , ’ she said , grinding her teeth together with fury . |
| 10 | You can move icons just by dragging them to new positions . |
| 11 | Far from awaiting us in some dazzling future , as some might hope , the golden age of individual psychoanalytic therapy is probably already behind us . |
| 12 | Far from tempting her by that impromptu strip-tease , Luke Calder had promptly dismissed her from his mind and settled down to sleep ! |
| 13 | If you have produced a promotional video which includes footage of the children and staff at work and emphasises the strengths of the school then it would be well worth showing it at this meeting . |
| 14 | In summary , his presentation allows readers to suppose that the Pioneers were wrong in establishing , or attempting to establish , the producers ' societies as bodies separate from the consumers ' societies , and wrong even in seeing them as genuine co-operatives . |
| 15 | He was somehow managing to make her begin to doubt her own words — simply by subjecting her to that look of dark unbelief . |
| 16 | The bill entered into force on March 13 , and under a transitional regulation in force until the end of 1990 citizens were allowed to resume using their former names simply by registering them with local authorities ; after 1990 a name could only be changed subject to approval and registration by a court of law . |
| 17 | Drain and refresh immediately by steeping them in cold water . |
| 18 | Ideally , you 'll try to absorb all the information here by applying it to all keys . |
| 19 | We were wined and dined at great expense and the next time I met Tommy he thanked me profusely for assisting him on that evening . |
| 20 | Not that the Irish manager , Noel Murphy , has too many doubts : ‘ If only the Irish selectors had chosen him for their second game instead of bringing him in halfway through the campaign , he would be inked in by now . ’ |
| 21 | In which case it would make more sense to elect proven adulterers instead of discouraging them from public life . |
| 22 | Why can not this Tory Government honour their pledge under the treaty to get rid of nuclear weapons , which will mean the withdrawal of Polaris — which is literally cracking up — and the saving of £10 billion on Trident , to be spent on the national health service to care for lives instead of threatening them with mass murder ? |
| 23 | We trust the author will hereafter reprint these expensive volumes in such a form as that they may be accessible to naturalists ; and thereby diffuse science , instead of restricting it to those only who are wealthy . ’ |
| 24 | If only Star would stop that agitated pacing , would only turn and look at her instead of questioning her in that cold , inquisitorial voice . |
| 25 | The universities are also concerned that in three years they may be obliged to give any available permanent position to a WIPer instead of advertising it for open competition , thereby reducing their ability to attract the best talent . |
| 26 | In this case , the researcher decides how many of each category of person should be included in the sample , but then , instead of selecting them at random from a sampling frame , the researcher goes out looking for the right number of people in each category until the quota is filled . |
| 27 | ‘ Apart from providing us with key data about the tangible net worth , pre-tax profitability and borrowings of each account , we have shared the CreditScan information with our sales and marketing colleagues . |
| 28 | I am sorry to confess that I did not look forward to seeing him at all . |
| 29 | Thank you again for your help and I look forward to seeing you on 13 June . |
| 30 | I look forward to seeing you on 13 June . |