Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [adv] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The majority423 asserted that Article 28 ( a ) as an entirety must be given its ordinary and natural meaning , and the word ‘ elected ’ could not be read in isolation so as automatically to imply a choice . |
| 2 | Make a point of trying to keep absolutely straight rather than just correcting a swing when it happens . |
| 3 | The market makes it possible for the peasant to grow and sell cash crops , rather than just maintaining a subsistence economy and therefore to produce a surplus . |
| 4 | If he proposes to say something new , I hope that , as the guardian of the interests of all parts of the House , you Mr. Speaker , will make representations to try to make sure that he does it in the House rather than just making a speech or holding a press conference , even if it is in Wales . |
| 5 | Then again , addictions to substances that affect different types of synapse can be quite similar — and some people seem to be prone to addiction per se , rather than just to have a weakness for a particular substance . |
| 6 | However , business analysis may often suggest altering business practices rather than always reveal a need for computer information systems . |
| 7 | I do not believe , though many readers are convinced of it , that this is what finally attracts them , otherwise they might just as well do a crossword puzzle . |
| 8 | My mother and my best friend , both of whom believed that I could just as well have a bath at home , came with me . |
| 9 | I have rarely if ever met a prison administrator , who does not subscribe to the doctrine that work for prisoners is the best training for life after release , and that it is also the best mechanism for running a humane and tidy prison . |
| 10 | Perhaps this is the reason why we rarely if ever find a prayer in the New Testament addressed to the Spirit . |
| 11 | He began to tell me the difficulties of his life at home , and finally he told me that he had tried more than once to find a home with another brother or sister , but they had persuaded him to return to Cis and Elfed . |
| 12 | Those who want to experiment with putting a volt meter across their tanks will more than likely get a reading . |
| 13 | The 24-year-old arrived in Britain yesterday after finally receiving a work permit and is standing by to make his debut in tomorrow 's Anglo-Italian tie against Pisa . |
| 14 | TOP Liverpool model Rachel Brown was recovering in hospital today after apparently taking a drink spiked with the designer drug , ecstasy . |