Example sentences of "[adv] be [verb] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | On the one hand he must cope with routines where the demand is for precise obedience to established instructions and on the other hand he might suddenly be faced with a need to respond in a creative manner totally outside any instructions . |
2 | Also , once this perspective is established , any assurance from the other side of real interest in disarmament will naturally be seen as a trick , or at best as a propaganda move . |
3 | Monthly salaries will obviously be costed on a calendar month basis and with the exception of site-based staff the majority of salaries will probably be costed to overheads . |
4 | Many of the organisms that left fossil remains were of kinds now extinct , although some , like the trilobites , could obviously be placed into a phylum with many living representatives . |
5 | Rappaport 's diagram can obviously be used as a basis for commencing this analysis . |
6 | Once mistaken for a joker , he could henceforth be seen as a crank : an important advance in reputation , though this playful and darting mind was seldom so serious as when it was spoofing , or so earnest in intent as when making a joke . |
7 | Of course , sea-trout never give themselves up easily ; you have to know your loch and be prepared to hunt for where the fish lie ; so be prepared for a lot of rowing , and a lot of finger-crossing on Oscaig . |
8 | One PC complained at length to a sergeant that the ‘ ground ’ where they both worked had become much quieter ; he looked back with nostalgia to the old days when the ground was much ‘ harder ’ and ‘ you could literally be strolling past a pub and a bloke would come staggering out with a knife in his back … ’ |
9 | Every nutrient that is required for energy , growth , repair , health , breeding and normal species behaviour can only be obtained from a diet that is balanced ; and there are many examples of things that go wrong when even traces of certain minerals are deficient in the diet . |
10 | Diversity can only be increased through a body set up with the specific task of creating and sustaining new media . |
11 | A circular aperture has an area proportional to the square of its diameter , so doubling the aperture diameter increases the image illumination by a factor of four ; to double the illumination , the diameter need only be increased by a factor of 2 . |
12 | This bond can only be broken by a crime , and that kind of crime brings it 's punishment . ’ |
13 | Central heating boilers should only be fitted to a flue that has been lined with a stainless steel flexible liner of about 150mm ( 6in ) diameter . |
14 | Except for criterion ( 1 ) , the requirement of reasonableness can only be invoked outside a consumer context . |
15 | It could only be given to a child in very mild doses because excessive use could cause ‘ retard growth and lasting disfiguration ’ . |
16 | Advice and assistance in making a will can only be given to a client who is over 70 , or disabled or suffering from a mental disorder ( or a parent or guardian wishing to provide for such a person ) , or a single parent wishing to appoint a testamentary guardian . |
17 | As for confession , which had been allowed to laymen , this was to be undertaken only when the penitent was in mortal danger : the emphasis now was not on contrition but on absolution which could only be given by a priest . |
18 | Nyman and Silberston , while making use of fixed percentages , also insist that the location of control can only be discovered by a case by case approach . |
19 | Noting that " negotiations can not take place behind the backs of our people " , he implicitly reaffirmed the ANC demand for a one person one vote system , declaring : " It is our belief that the future of our country can only be determined by a body which is democratically elected on a non-racial basis . " |
20 | The ERM can only be justified as a stepping-stone towards a Single Currency . |
21 | Even if ( and I do not accept this at all ) neutrality could only be justified as a means to a fair contest , it should not be identified with action securing a fair contest . |
22 | The answer lies in the fact that , usually , the program , once written , can only be run in a computer if it is converted into object code whether temporarily , using an interpreter program , or permanently , using a compiler program . |
23 | A DC can only be assessed by a user who has been asked by LIFESPAN to assess it ( ie. all managers of modules listed on the DC , managers of packages referencing modules on the DC and the DC submitter , calculated at the time the DC was submitted ) . |
24 | Tables involving these variables will only be based on a 10% sample of the population . |
25 | An attempt to identify those social properties which pertain to objects as artefacts , for example , as opposed to the properties of words as discovered by linguists , or dreams as discovered by psychologists , can only be achieved through a balance between two procedures . |
26 | Thus a ‘ working ’ or ‘ practical ’ agreement can only be achieved through a process of dialogue . |
27 | However , he will stress that economic success can only be achieved through a commitment to free market principles and Scottish businesses ' pursuit of efficiency , diversity , enterprise , international markets and quality . |
28 | A full and accurate assessment of land potential involves detailed enquiries into soil and climate and experience of the behaviour of the crops and livestock it carries , and this can only be achieved over a period of years . |
29 | It is suggested that enabling educational environments can only be achieved by a re-examination of the way in which special education relates to mainstream education . |
30 | When bile duct injury is diagnosed , optimal management can only be achieved by a team , including surgeon , endoscopist , and radiologist . |