Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [adv prt] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Better carry off an embarrassing situation with as much panache as she could muster .
2 Foucault thus does not merely set up an alternative history , but contends that that alternative is part of a displacement that is in the process of replacing the history that preceded it .
3 On the contrary , if the student body were to take its right to learn ( Lernfreiheit ) seriously , and were to be vigilant in seeing that it enjoyed the kinds of academic freedom I spelt out earlier , it would necessarily take on an assertive role .
4 If you were trying to train one from scratch and made an error like that it could easily mess up an entire day 's work .
5 Yet , as Samuel warns : ‘ even if nation is expelled from the class-room , it will still carry on an underground existence in the corridors and playground and an altogether more uninhibited one on television and the football terraces .
6 The drier ingredients such as the nuts wo n't immediately stick to the truffles , but if you continue gently rolling them , they will gradually pick up an even coating .
7 They 'll also bring in an independent security auditor to estimate its effectiveness : Eagle will be installed on the user 's Sparc or RS/6000 .
8 We could also set up an effect-to-cause study in which we match two groups for which the response measurements differ and look to see if they also differ in some previous X-type phenomenon .
9 You can also get back an additional amount as compensation for the NI contributions you have paid on SMP .
10 you can also get back an extra percentage amount of NIC compensation on SMP .
11 For example , if at P the parcel had no motion in the east-west direction across the planet 's surface and the planet 's axial rotation is prograde then it will pick up motion across the grid towards the east , and in moving northwards will end up for example at Q. If it were in the southern hemisphere and moved southward it would also pick up an eastwards movement .
12 All League clubs get a share of tour profits and the 39 tourists will also pick up an extra cash bonus on top of their weekly tour wages and Test win bonuses .
13 So although in a liberal democracy it would seem practical and even suitable for the police to have a say in the way order is defined and maintained , as Foucault ( 1970 ) and Douglas ( 1987 ) have shown , this will inevitably take on an expansionist line ; for anything other than bland support of the proposals of the institution will present a challenge or pose a threat .
14 Doctors for Tobacco Law will now take up an important role in the campaign , working closely with ASH , the British Medical Association , the Coronary Prevention Group , the British Heart Foundation and many other medical organisations .
15 Those who can fully grieve over an unexpected disaster , like the sudden loss of a limb or blindness , will be in a far better state to make the best use of the faculties left .
16 Anyone who has a history of epilepsy ( even if that condition is being fully controlled by medication ) should never on any account be hypnotized , as the process of entering the appropriate altered state of mind can actually trigger off an epileptic fit .
17 You should never take on an electrical job unless you know exactly what you are doing .
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