Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [vb base] [art] [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | DESPITE HIS assertion that he is not anti-Japanese ( Business column , June ) , it is difficult to see Jeffrey Ferry 's article as anything other than yet another petulant cry at the temerity of these Japanese — for being good at business when they do n't look like us , behave like us or even speak the language properly . |
| 2 | It can provide information regarding the possible need to change management style , to accelerate , decelerate or even terminate the activity earlier and hence save scarce resources which can be used to good effect elsewhere . |
| 3 | Other male relatives dropped in to offer last-minute words of advice , or simply wish the party well . |
| 4 | Or simply complete the coupon opposite , tear off and post . |
| 5 | Sometimes , too , the return of even a class player such as Sean Lineen can actually have an inhibiting effect for there was an unmistakable tendency either to channel everything through the Scotland centre or else turn the ball back inside . |
| 6 | The plants provide surprisingly ornamental edgings to beds and borders , and also grow well in pots which enable them to be protected , and thereby extend the season both early and late . |
| 7 | By going on loading the crystal in shear we can repeat the process indefinitely and eventually squeeze the dislocation out of the far side of the crystal ( Figure 5c ) . |
| 8 | The reason creditors agree to such arrangements is to give their debtor time to sell assets , usually his stock , without the pressure of a forced sale and so realise a maximum rather than a minimum amount for the benefit of all involved . |
| 9 | Other primates , such as baboons and gorillas , have the same three pigments , and so see the world very much as we do . |
| 10 | The tendency of the later 1960s was to move away from packaged courses towards ‘ options ’ in the hope that many pupils would be able to choose from a wide range of subjects and so assemble a programme best fitted to their own interests and abilities . |
| 11 | I wonder if he could tell us whether he is prepared to amend the legislation in this fashion , and perhaps tell the House exactly what other amendments he needs to make in order to take account of changing circumstances . |
| 12 | So how could a species slowly and randomly evolve the ability not to be killed outright ? |
| 13 | Bush and Gorbachev merely represent the forces which brought them to office and merely pursue an agenda so predetermined that its outcome could have been predicted in advance . |
| 14 | Others do not mention the possible approval of others , and apparently have no idea why the image attracts them , nor why they should feel an inner compulsion to conform to it . |
| 15 | Start with arms outstretched and gently curve the body sideways . |
| 16 | In industry it is usually done with portable meters which measure the electrical resistance between two needles pressed into the wood and thus give the answer much more quickly . |
| 17 | Yeah well you can buy little bottles of oil and just put a drop in |
| 18 | card ca n't you just go stra buy and just write a cheque out and go straight in ? |
| 19 | I mean we could go back up and go into Ashpoles and then just go down Park with er black widows and just blow the shit out of everything . |
| 20 | who speaks to you , er it 's easy enough to just er have the microphone handy that they do n't see and just switch the tape on and I 'll record what they 're saying , come away , see , do it secretly like that , they do n't have to know really that they 're on tape and it does n't really matter , I mean the people who will listen to these tapes are er anonymous you know |
| 21 | Yes , it 's very hard because you get to that stage where you know you can only really push forward for so long , then when it you know , the whistle looms near , you try and you know , you 're just going to go for the result really , and keep it you know , a clean sheet and just get a point out of the game . |
| 22 | well he said the house is going up for sale , I think he thinks I 'll be patient in that direction , it 's not that , it 's just that if it was a nice house , a normal house where the kids can play out on a nice day and just hang the washing out , I could be getting on with it |
| 23 | You hold the machine on the surface and gradually tilt the blade downwards to saw through . |
| 24 | The occupational therapist 's main role is to assess the patient 's physical needs , and provide appropriate equipment to make daily life easier for both patient and carer , so that they do not expend unnecessary energy on functional tasks which would make the patient 's condition worse , and possibly harm the carer too . |
| 25 | If a message has to be taken , be certain to record the date , time of message , who it is for , and who it is from , and always repeat the message back to the caller to ensure that the details are correct . |
| 26 | Avoid those with broken or hanging stems , wilting leaves , dry compost , any pest or leaf discolouration at all , and preferably buy a plant not yet flowering , though the buds may already be visible . |
| 27 | At some stage after you have leapt out through the waves you will need to gybe and hopefully catch a wave back in . |
| 28 | She dialled her mother 's number and nearly put the phone down when it started ringing . |
| 29 | Industry was geared up , under Lend Lease , to produce the armaments that would defeat Hitler , and also pull the country finally and forever out of the stagnation that had crippled it for a decade . |
| 30 | Then hold the ear up over the head with one hand and carefully brush the hair down . |