Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first stage in the transfer is a preselection process , involving informal discussions with tenants where they may make their own alternative suggestions , which eventually produces a single applicant to go forward to the final stages . |
| 2 | Whether or not he does it , every person has a duty to God not to ‘ harm another in his life , … liberty , … or goods ’ , and so has a parallel right to defend himself against such attack . |
| 3 | The position of a secured creditor is to be contrasted with that of an unsecured creditor who merely has a personal claim to sue for the payment of his debt and to invoke the available legal processes for the enforcement of any judgment that he may obtain . |
| 4 | Even if you make a complete mess of it , the model only has a few inches to fall . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , apparently she only has a short time to live ; David came back to be with her — he 's even living at Brooklands . ’ |
| 6 | It only costs a thousand pounds to get me |
| 7 | Since it necessarily takes a long time to produce such a report , the mandatory period within which the legal claim should be registered has frequently , even usually , expired before the report is available . |
| 8 | It only takes a few minutes to write yet receiving a letter out of the blue can mean such a lot to somebody . |
| 9 | Once you know the volume and page of your statute in the main work ( or in the Continuation Volumes ) , it only takes a few minutes to find the annotations in the Cumulative Supplement and Current Statutes Service . |
| 10 | It only takes a few moments to apply for Accident Cashguard 's important cover . |
| 11 | It only takes a few moments to apply for Accident Cashguard 's important cover . |
| 12 | It only takes a little imagination to turn the Cam pit into a nature reserve and if it was possible to lay out a few paths making nature trails etc. the future of the Great Pit that Rugby Cement Works are now engaged in could in years to come make an ideal game reserve and possible " marina " with a link to the river . |
| 13 | ‘ Our stables are just a few miles away at Bognor and it only takes a short time to get him there . |
| 14 | However , it seems likely that they could have given the 1968 Act a more liberal interpretation since it merely requires a local authority to provide sewerage wherever it can but within the bounds of reason and by no means universally . |
| 15 | And , of course , talk of cost must never overlook what are known as opportunity costs : time , effort , and money spent on one thing necessarily means a lost opportunity to spend them on something else , which may be of just as much value . |
| 16 | Before the album 's release will come a single , ‘ Your Loss My Gain ’ , that 's neither particularly immediate or commercial and so makes a surprising choice to re-establish him in the public domain . |
| 17 | Kendal , to the east of Windermere , is just outside the Lake District National Park and so makes a good base to visit the rest of the region . |
| 18 | But Elaine no longer has a close relationship to give her the support she needs . |
| 19 | ‘ Every individual here tonight has a key part to play in this great plan . |
| 20 | The food industry generally has a clear responsibility to ensure that food supplied to its customers is safe . |
| 21 | The 7,500-strong European-led force in Bosnia-Herzegovina already has a wide mandate to use force if anyone impedes its troops from achieving their objectives . |
| 22 | ‘ Rock ’ climbing has already overtaken shopping as the number one leisure pursuit in most parts of the developed world — and still has a good way to go before it peaks . |
| 23 | He still has a great deal to teach us , |
| 24 | There have been many criticisms of the Chicago School but this body of work still has a great deal to teach us . |
| 25 | Although he still has a long-term ambition to become a managing director of a successful company , for the moment his main aim is ‘ to help build Citigate into a top-quality player ’ . |
| 26 | Rather to her disappointment , Giles replied , and when she gave him the news about Yvette she added cautiously , ‘ Mind you , she still has a little way to go yet , but I think she 'll be OK . ’ |
| 27 | He believes it still has a long way to go . |
| 28 | The stock still has a long way to go before its regains the 780p level at which its stood in early April before a warning of a slow-down in sales . |
| 29 | The other part , communication , still has a long way to go . |
| 30 | It is sad that a man with so many good qualities should have led so many down the wrong path , damaging the sport he obviously loves , but I feel that the Charlie Francis story still has a long way to go . |