Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [adv prt] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And while she 's on the job , she 'd better look round for a well-born filly for Timothy to marry . |
| 2 | You can choose between matt , satin or gloss finishes for the degree of shine you want , and can then merely wipe down with a damp cloth to keep clean . |
| 3 | Mm Oh that would be alright if we go yeah we can all go over for a nice little run out |
| 4 | Too often , noise has meant a level plane of abraded texture , which can merely add up to a different kind of blandness , a sense-dulling consistency . |
| 5 | Even the Commission , with all its enthusiasm for EMU , could only come up with a potential saving of between 0.1% and 0.5% of the Community 's GDP , and even this did not take into account new costs of changing the ecu into other , non-EC currencies . |
| 6 | But it has to be something good , or it will just fizzle out like a damp squib and you 'll feel worse than ever . ’ |
| 7 | But , in fact , virtually no behavioural tendency which constitutes genuine action can just show up in a cultural context ‘ as itself ’ . |
| 8 | I read about 3.54 , 4.3 and 3.9 , what do they mean , which is best and will it solve the problem or should I just change back to a standard cam ? |
| 9 | Japan may thus end up with a financial system that is caught halfway between freedom and regulation , and more dangerous than either . |
| 10 | When it comes to pure techno — the real deal interplanetary Detroit descendant , that is — Britain could easily come out with a resounding ‘ nil points ’ in any metaphysical Eurovision Song contest . |
| 11 | ‘ I know you and Niall did n't exactly get off to a good start , but if it 's any consolation you caught him at a bad time . |
| 12 | THE launch of Middlesbrough yesterday as the country 's second environment city did n't exactly get off to a flying start . |
| 13 | ( Yet again it must be said — an argument which does not directly arise out of a golden thread approach but which is pertinent here — the two passages in the new testament which speak of women 's subordination both rely on the Genesis account of creation and fall , an account no longer valid in a post-Darwinian age . ) |
| 14 | Gladys wo n't ever come back for a little girl will it ? |
| 15 | It was like being adrift on a warm sea , floating on a slow , swelling tide that would eventually wash up on a sun-kissed beach in little breakers of sparkling foam . |
| 16 | But she knew that any attempt at this sort of seductive sophistication would be laughably incongruous coming from her quiet , ordinary little self , and in any case she had made no serious plans to leave , so she simply said steadily , ‘ That 's very nice of you , Dr Russell , but I have n't fully worked out my plans yet , and if I do leave I 'll probably sign on with a nursing agency . |
| 17 | Furthermore , if the views are going to last , they will probably end up in a White Paper . |
| 18 | Hewlett-Packard will also come out with a new revision of its HP/UX operating system , tarted up with some additional commercial and technical functionality . |
| 19 | Pupils can often fall back on a circular argument such as : Why is the relationship linear ? |
| 20 | Damien and a companion of his choice can now head off for a fabulous hero 's weekend in London . |
| 21 | Collins should know — he can now look back on a managerial career which spanned Huddersfield , Hull City and Barnsley . |
| 22 | In a gap in the trees I can now look down over a green vegetable pointillism of tree-tops , falling away down to the town . |
| 23 | The extension of the theatre of war to south-eastern Europe had , despite the German triumph , led to increased concern that the war could now drag on for a long time . |
| 24 | However the conservationists and oil companies both agree that President Bush must now come up with a viable energy policy . |
| 25 | Erm anyway he he may well come back as a visiting |
| 26 | They would gladly put up with a certain level of pregnancy risk if it meant fewer side effects . |
| 27 | The Department has denied there 's anything secret about the plans , but objectors claim a series of bypasses and road-widening will eventually add up to a new motorway . |
| 28 | Such MPs would , it is true , know that territory better than any incoming outsider , and being known there would presumably get off to a flying start in the pursuit of popularity . |
| 29 | ‘ You invent , or goad me into , some failing to give you cause for complaint , so that you can then screw around with a clear conscience . |
| 30 | ‘ He did n't quite grow up with a happy trusting nature like you and George . ’ |