Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It probably matters little where we choose that point as long as it is not at infinity . |
| 2 | Over-use of such mediating devices is unwise , especially where they involve direct repetition . |
| 3 | Not only can this play hell with the smooth operation of a network , it can be a nightmare to troubleshoot , especially where you have long cable runs between machines . |
| 4 | In some rocks their shells lie so thickly that they form solid bands . |
| 5 | These funerary items were nearly always painted by heraldic amateurs — signwriters , coachbuilders and so on — so although they provide useful clues they should not be regarded as authoritative , but of course the fact that they are not can also form part of the story the local historian has to tell . |
| 6 | All except one had good mobility ; none was incontinent ; none wandered from home . |
| 7 | Of those who shared , all except one made some attempt to clean the syringe and 83% always cleaned shared equipment . |
| 8 | ‘ In the present circumstances it is enough that we help each other , neh ? ’ |
| 9 | It is enough that we see these things and sit with her while she drinks manzanilla or brandy to wash the sight away ( though we are never told why she drinks ) — these things are enough to make us participate in what we surmise she must be feeling . |
| 10 | It was bad enough that he had this damn-fool obsession with programming — if he had got his priorities right in the first place , he and Emma might have made some headway . ’ |
| 11 | A rat tested about 24 hours after being taught does as well as one tested just after being taught , and much better than one tested 12 hours after being taught . |
| 12 | Two members of the band posed with a laughing Mr Brooke , who said : ‘ I know them considerably better than I did 15 minutes ago , ’ — but he declined to offer a rendition of any of their songs . |
| 13 | The Tell performance I attended — at Covent Garden on Monday — hung together musically far better than it did two years ago . |
| 14 | He removed it before saying venomously , ‘ Well , I hope if they 're ever in Louise Butler 's position , they 're treated better than you treated that girl . |
| 15 | So I would ask nicely that I have petty cash of say thirty pounds , which out of I would buy , or pay the cleaners ' wages , and any minor expenses that come my way . |
| 16 | Drain the steak , reserving the marinade and thread a skewer through one strip of steak at 2.5cm/1in intervals , pushing the strip together so it forms concertina-like folds . |
| 17 | Miss Glover , in one of her few interventions , said warmly that she believed such things could and did happen . |
| 18 | Of course , one has to be careful in this context to recognise that many of the infractions I 'm referring to are not necessarily offences AGAINST others — but represent errors of performance , imperfections which reflect badly on the offender — so that one undertakes remedial work , NOT for the purpose of making amends but to re-draw the picture of oneself so that it corresponds more closely to the one which one would like to project to the world at large . |
| 19 | In general , however , we have , as in Equation ( 3.4 ) and its analogues , a spectrum of relaxation times so that we write Two assumptions are now usually made . |
| 20 | Okay so that 's about paralinguistics about the way we use the voice in a presentation and the way we chose the words so that we have effective communication with our audience . |
| 21 | We 're now attempting to install , or produce those systems so that we have better information . |
| 22 | Assertiveness training is about extending and being flexible in our communication style so that we have more choices as to how we respond in different situations . |
| 23 | Would not it be easy to accede to the commissioner 's request to change the three points in the regulation which the Commission says are defective and deal with Crown immune areas , reduce the latitude given to authorities and ensure that environmental assessments are recorded in writing so that we have proper regulations and proper environmental impact assessments ? |
| 24 | He can measure every clause of what the income is , against what the expenditure is so that we have some control to ensure that the church life grows and we do n't stumble . |
| 25 | So that we have intense emotion without cause . |
| 26 | Our yachts are well maintained , so much so that we offer generous guarantees of compensation if rare failure immobilises you for a day . |
| 27 | We may constantly try to assert our individuality and separateness from others by inevitable disagreement , rejection of their views and immediate aggression towards them so that we stage pre-emptive strikes . |
| 28 | Basil of Caesarea ( c330–379 ) , bishop , monk , and social reformer , also directed many to self-renouncing service in the market-place , for ‘ God the Creator arranged things so that we need each other ’ ( Longer Rule VII ) . |
| 29 | Grammatical structures need to be " overlearned " — so that they become automatic habits . |
| 30 | To help raise parental esteem so that they become equal partners in this process ; and so that young children are able to see their parents as problem solving , confident role models . |