Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [verb] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The meso- and metathorax become more or less intimately associated to form a pterothorax and the union is often so close that the limits of those regions can only be ascertained with difficulty . |
| 2 | He 'd much rather have advised a disciple — the earnest girl Fruitbat , perhaps , or her relentlessly smiling lover , Chogyam-Jones , who dressed in what looked like a Chinese carpet ; their flattery was becoming necessary . |
| 3 | The logs in the basket were rarely burned ; he was suspicious of comfort , and was never in the Palace long enough to make lighting a fire worthwhile . |
| 4 | The idea of going to France and turning into reality something which for so long had seemed a dream was now a concrete possibility . |
| 5 | Sweat from his hand began to soften the crisp white document that had been drawn up after many long night-time meetings when they had all finally agreed to form a co-operative . |
| 6 | I once went out to dinner and discovered that the seven other people present had all just finished reading A Dance to the Music of Time . |
| 7 | The steady gaze was only just beginning to show a hint of scorn . |
| 8 | He was arrested , charged with possession of cocaine and only just missed serving a jail sentence when the court ordered him to attend a drugs rehabilitation centre . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't mind at all , ’ Shannon returned evenly , only just managing to stifle a grin as she caught sight of Josh rolling his eyes . |
| 10 | Doctors at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford have only just started to keep a record , but so far they treated six people for barfly injuries . |
| 11 | In some specimens the latter papillae are much more developed forming a line among the proximal edge of the adoral shields . |
| 12 | Mr O'Connor said the campaign so far had taken a lot of time and effort , with mixed results . |
| 13 | Most Ophiacanthids so far examined possess a comma shaped surface except for Ophiomyces , the possession of similar articulation surfaces in Ophiohelus , Ophiothauma and Ophiotholia is inferred pending future study , so an absence of this form of socket would support Verrill 's proposal . |
| 14 | Will the Leader of the House arrange for an early statement from the Lord Chancellor on the workings of the Civil Evidence Act 1968 following the collapse yesterday in Liverpool and Gravesham of several hundred poll tax cases because the Government have so far refused to introduce a commencement order to allow computer evidence to be used in the magistrates court under that Act ? |
| 15 | Police inquiries so far have drawn a blank . |
| 16 | The next problem comes when we recognize that the work done so far has produced a piece of research which could easily keep a dozen people occupied for the rest of their lives . |
| 17 | Though we have so far considered writing a melody phrase by phrase and sentence by sentence ( because it has been necessary to consider the small detail ) , a composer would be wise to avoid this step-by-step method . |
| 18 | None of the paths so far described involves a discontinuity . |
| 19 | Although the council had so far managed to hold a balance , its ability to do so once the king was crowned was more doubtful . |
| 20 | Although the council had so far managed to hold a balance , its ability to do so once the king was crowned was more doubtful . |
| 21 | The authorities have so far managed to prevent a chain reaction . |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia , Kuwait and other Gulf states had so far promised to provide a total of $9,500 million . |
| 23 | It completed all stages of the legislative process in the House of Lords but , being a private member 's bill , has so far failed to obtain a Second Reading in the House of Commons , despite cross-party support . |
| 24 | Charles was old enough now to begin to play a hand of his own . |
| 25 | Shocked is making plans to sail with her father , who long ago began building a boat , until marriage and fatherhood distracted him from finishing it . |
| 26 | The Umayyads ' governor in Mesopotamia somewhat clumsily managed to provoke a revolt in the course of which Ali 's second son Husain , a grandson of the Prophet , and his complete entourage including small children were massacred at Karbala , not far from Kufah . |
| 27 | First admitted to Maudsley Hospital with a ‘ sudden onset of schizophrenia ’ and given insulin shock treatment , she was soon sufficiently recovered to consider a return to work . |
| 28 | Police investigating a triple murder in Buckinghamshire are tonight desperately trying to stop a man who 's threatening to kill himself . |
| 29 | Her colour 's dreadful ; Anya 's little sleeping draught may have been harmless , but the day and night just past have taken a toll . |
| 30 | I 'm sure he 'll try to say it 's just about going to get a result , but it will be an emotional day for him . |