Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The way forward must also lie in a two-track policy by which we continue to promote a public debate on some of the catastrophic failed philosophies of the past . |
| 2 | I realize that if one looks at the matter objectively , one has to concede my father lacked various attributes one may normally expect in a great butler . |
| 3 | Valorous actions might sometimes result in a small award from a philanthropic organization , but generally received minimal recognition . |
| 4 | Computers which operate reliably in classrooms and offices in Boston , London or Paris , may quickly fail in a dusty village in Senegal . |
| 5 | Many could successfully survive in a harsh environment , and their bodies enabled them to evolve into larger and more diverse creatures . |
| 6 | Cos I do n't wan na work in places like that , I 'd rather work in a quiet . |
| 7 | To ensure formal consideration on a future agenda , a recommendation by Mexico was adopted calling for exclusive allocations for both amateur and broadcasting services around 7MHz which , it is hoped , could eventually result in a common worldwide amateur 40m band . |
| 8 | Indifferently magnificent , it sneered back at my eager camera lens , which could only fit in a pitiful few floors . |
| 9 | I 'd sooner sleep in a used grave ! ’ howled the parson . |
| 10 | Your pet may be slow in responding , and this could easily result in a serious accident . |
| 11 | While it might be interesting to compare Mrs. Simper 's and Sophronia 's reactions to lower servants better educated than themselves , the essential point is that a violation of the ordinary division of labour could easily result in a domestic servant losing his or her place . |
| 12 | The materials manager does not purchase all the material he could possibly need in a given period . |
| 13 | the materials manager does not purchase all the material he could possibly need in a given period . |
| 14 | Though I could probably squash in a crème caramel . " |
| 15 | No , you 'd never guess in a thousand years . |
| 16 | The courage the British captain had shown on numerous dangerous patrols into enemy waters and the havoc he had wrought against shipping there was something I could never match in a hundred years . |
| 17 | Donegal 's insistence on playing the short ball out of defence cost them at least two points , a luxury they could never afford in a close scoring game . |
| 18 | Our two personae may have the roles of speaker and hearer , yet they ‘ may also stand in a certain linguistically-relevant relationship of status vis-à-vis one another ( parent : child , master:servant , teacher:pupil , etc . ) . ’ |
| 19 | In the first two cases ( ( a and ( b ) ) there will be a beneficial effect on output , employment and balance of payments , whereas in the third case there will be no overall positive effect on any of those variables ; it may even result in a negative effect if Nissan 's components are ‘ less British ’ than those of other UK-based manufacturers . |
| 20 | This always goes down well and may even result in a congratulatory Mars bar whether you win ( unlikely ) or lose ( strong possibility ) . |
| 21 | Otherwise , an American or British firm suffering from high domestic interest rates ought simply to borrow in a different currency , say yen . |
| 22 | I would rather die in a glorious cause than to succeed because I never set anything to go for . |
| 23 | As she tentatively slid one ski forwards half an inch , the other decided it would rather proceed in a sideways direction , and , with a strangled squawk , she hit the deck , an ungainly tangle of arms , legs and ski-sticks . |
| 24 | The Piaroa view the arrogant and dominating character , which the Shavante would highly esteem in a mature male , as odious . |
| 25 | And strict interpretation of the ten miles and Mr reminded me would just pinch in a little bit erm of the of the West Yorkshire greenbelt . |
| 26 | I wonder if they would sooner live in a tribal hut than the white man 's three-bedroomed house with fully-fitted kitchen ? ’ |
| 27 | Small wonder at the end of a week , punch-drunk wth boredom , they were vague about how many they would normally do in a specified time-period . |
| 28 | Staff in Virgin 's international department grew to accept the fact of opening Music Week to read that Virgin now had offices in fifteen countries ( a slight exaggeration ) , and would shortly open in a further five ( It 's the first we 've heard of it , Richard has to be kidding ! ) . |
| 29 | Even if the Sun is shrinking at a rate of merely 0–01 per cent per century it would totally disappear in a million years ; and it would have been twice its present size a million years ago . |
| 30 | There are two safeguards however , such an Order requires the Secretary of State 's confirmation and would probably result in a public inquiry and should the local authority be successful s.170 of that Act provides that compensation is payable in respect or any exercise of the power . |