Example sentences of "[adv] and [adv] [adj] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as time went on , the new state , conscious of its strength and achievements , became less and less willing to accept this situation . |
| 2 | Voluntary contributions to the ‘ poor boxes ’ in the parish churches proved less and less adequate to maintain those in need , and from time to time a tax , or rate , was levied on all the property in the parish ; the proceeds were then used by the churchwardens and by ‘ overseers of the poor ’ to support the old , the sick and orphans , to provide work for the able-bodied poor , and accommodation for the homeless . |
| 3 | The nations of the world have become less and less disposed to help each other . |
| 4 | And it more and more difficult to imagine any world other than the one portrayed on TV . |
| 5 | Instead , data are provided directly and more timely to obviate this need . |
| 6 | When there has been a contravention of subsection ( 1 ) of section 89 or of any of subsections ( 1 ) to ( 6 ) of section 90 or of a provision to which subsection ( 3 ) of section 89 applies , the company and every officer of it who knowingly authorised or permitted the contravention are jointly and severally liable to compensate any person , to whom an offer should have been made under the subsection or provision , for any loss , damage costs or expenses . |
| 7 | But that was in an era of different attitudes when punches were swapped more freely and no one thought less of a player for standing his ground in a fracas . |