Example sentences of "[adv] [coord] [verb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Felipe eyed Maggie sceptically and spoke as little as possible . |
| 2 | The edges of adjacent planks were not fastened together mechanically but stood open so as to form a V-shaped groove . |
| 3 | I said nothing , but turned away and walked as quickly as I could towards the stairs and down to the student canteen in the basement . |
| 4 | This second wave struck more rapidly and spread more broadly than its predecessor . |
| 5 | However , the latter point fails to take account of the fact that rape is committed even if there is no ejaculation , and even if the woman is infertile , and it has been strongly argued that ‘ penetration involving the penis , vagina or anus is perceived differently and regarded more seriously than other forms of penetration ’ . |
| 6 | Penetration involving the penis , vagina or anus is perceived differently and regarded more seriously than other forms of penetration . |
| 7 | Now when the film 's over I 've got one or two more questions to ask you so I want you to watch very carefully and listen very carefully as we go through the film . |
| 8 | Tests have been regularly carried out since the early eighties to discover whether those who exercise regularly or who have jobs which involve a considerable amount of physical exertion are able to think more clearly and remember more accurately than their IQ counterparts who lead a fairly sedentary life . |
| 9 | In fact , Labov 's propensity to set out patterns in his data in a highly visual way is quite in the spirit of exploratory statistics ; but the data are not presented as comprehensively nor analysed as thoroughly as they would be using Tukey 's principles . |
| 10 | It comprises nearly 150 oil paintings , collages , gouaches and sculptures from all periods of Picasso 's career and is a rich illustration of the opinion advanced by John Richardson in the first volume of his biography of the artist that still-life was a subject which Picasso ‘ would eventually explore more exhaustively and develop more imaginatively than any other artist in history ’ . |
| 11 | Since many negotiations seem to break down at the implementation stage it is often worth making a prior commitment to monitor progress jointly and to meet again shortly after implementation is supposed to start . |
| 12 | I locked the shed again and jogged as far as the bridge while I got my breath back . |