Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [adv] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the project 's a success , similar constructions may spring up elsewhere in the country . |
| 2 | We should think more carefully about the effects of the legislation . |
| 3 | Information should relate not only to the country as a whole but should apply to the locality where the expatriate is to live and work . |
| 4 | Reforms , however , should focus not only on the quality of care for detainees and on advice and evidence for the courts but also on services for the victims of crime . |
| 5 | He must know not only about the risks he wishes to avoid , or to take , and the price at which he is prepared to transact , but also more about the characteristics of the underlying instrument such as its volatility and the degree to which its price is correlated with the risky prospect against which he seeks a hedge ( or upon which he plans to speculate ) . |
| 6 | As the hon. Gentleman must know perfectly well from the railway safety report , published only last week , the total number of significant collisions in 1989 was 85 , and in 1990 it was 59 . |
| 7 | Such lads of calibre must be sought out early in another respect as well ; for bodily modifications must commence as soon after the onset of adolescence as could be . |
| 8 | The connections to the cistern are straightforward : the ballvalve is connected via a tap connector , which has a small fibre or rubber washer to make the seal ( a bent tap connector is often best for this job ) ; the cold feeds are connected to the tank connectors with compression joints and must fall gently away from the cistern to avoid airlocks ; the overflow pipe can be copper or plastic ( with a plastic tank connector ) and should be installed with a fall of at least 1 in 10 from the cistern . |
| 9 | It seems only apposite that he should hover so often on the edge of the ‘ pathetic fallacy ’ , as for instance in the assault on Caradhras , where Aragorn and Boromir insist the wind has ‘ fell voices ’ and that stone-slips are aimed , or on the bridge at Khazad-dûm , where Gandalf is ‘ like a wizened tree ’ , but the Balrog a mixture of fire and shadow , a ‘ flame of Udûn ’ — checked only for a moment by Boromir 's horn . |
| 10 | It should be stressed that they should carry on normally during the observation period ; it is simply the time when the specified behaviours are recorded . |
| 11 | We should look not just at the actual drug taking itself , but also at what makes people want to take drugs . ’ |
| 12 | It should look not only at the responsibilities of Government , but at the contributions that others make : business , local authorities , NGOs and members of the public alike . |
| 13 | Your sister should look somewhere else for the answer , then maybe she 'll begin to sort things out . |
| 14 | Full-time training at agricultural colleges , universities , or other specialized establishments can provide a much deeper knowledge of the theory of farming , but you should look very carefully at the syllabus to ensure that it covers subjects germane to practical smallholding before enrolling on a course . |
| 15 | I would suggest that , leaving aside permanence achieved by return home to the child 's natural parents , relatives or close friends , and permanence in some cases achieved by residential care ( and I think we should look very carefully at the work of the Children 's Family Trust and at the Ockenden Venture , where results are extremely promising ) , there are sixteen different routes to achieving permanent family placement with substitute families . |
| 16 | They should look very closely at the Guatemalan experience before doing so . |
| 17 | I do not accept that , but we should look more carefully at the way in which we spend money on tobacco . |
| 18 | To understand the basis of this division , we should look more closely at the construction of organisms . |
| 19 | This tends to suggest that one should look more closely at the characteristics of those sustained or not sustained at home , and at the decision to admit to an institution . |
| 20 | If he is to stay in his job , he should look more seriously at the many other complaints about the way in which his Ministry is regulating food firms , especially in the meat trade . |
| 21 | As being ourselves becomes more important than looking flashy , it is only natural that relaxed , comfortable clothing should emerge once more from the wardrobe . |
| 22 | In deciding whether these tests are satisfied the judge must look not just at the prosecution 's case , but must take into account the likelihood of the newspaper successfully raising a defence . |
| 23 | We must look even further from the croft than fishing , however , to find the root cause of the crofting problem . |
| 24 | I believe that we must look very closely into the alternative meal . |
| 25 | Within the overall pattern we must look very carefully for the local variations , realize the implications of both soil and climate , and plan our holding to make the most of the resources . |
| 26 | To understand what the issue is really about , we must look more carefully at the premises they bring to bear on the discussion of reduction ; for this debate functions as a strait-jacket , stifling the very assumptions and aspirations which lie at the heart of the dispute . |
| 27 | To understand the reasons behind that agreement we must look more loosely at the context in which it was made . |
| 28 | To appreciate fully the origin of these offences we must look more closely at the kind of theories held by the pupils . |
| 29 | This should occur not only at the design stage but also as experience develops in operating the plant and data on actual failures and failure rates become available . |
| 30 | That being so , they should feature prominently both in the selection process for headship and in subsequent management support and training . |